A Korean organization that supports small- and medium-sized enterprises and startups and helps them form partnerships to grow internationally visited the Cascade Industrial Center last month. Leaders from KOSME (Korea SMEs and Startups Agency) and Snohomish County, Marysville and Arlington also signed a memorandum of understanding at the Snohomish County campus in Everett.
City Council President Kamille Norton said, "The opportunities for Korean companies entering the U.S. market are abundant here. The cities of Marysville and Arlington have worked for many years to designate this special place with more than 4,000 acres of manufacturing and industrial-zoned land."
"The City of Marysville is extremely humbled to be part of an exciting collaboration with the Korean SMEs and Startups Agency,” Mayor Jon Nehring said. “We look forward to working with the agency on successfully landing Korean companies at the CIC and supporting their growth here.”
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, KOSME President Hakdo Kim, Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert and Marysville City Council President Kamille Norton at the ceremony in Everett Sept. 24. Earlier that day the Korean business delegation toured the CIC.