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▶ Construction of GG Koreatown large-scale project begins… First Korean local government business center opened
A signboard hanging ceremony is being held for the ‘K-Seongnam Business Center’, the first Korean local government business center in Fullerton’s history.
■Named Fullerton Hillcrest Park Korean Garden
In August of this year, the Fullerton City Council designated ‘Duck Pond’ located at the entrance to Fullerton Hillcrest Park (Brea Boulevard and Harbor Boulevard), which contains the Korean War Veterans Monument, and the nearby ‘Korean Garden’. It was named .
This Korean garden, which was created at the request of the Korean Association of Orange County (Chairman Cho Bong-nam), was created last October next to the Korean War Veterans Monument by about 50 people, including Fullerton Mayor Fred Chung, Buena Park City Councilor Joyce Ahn, Vice Mayor Tammy Kim Irvine, and Kim Deok-ryong, president of the World Korean Merchants Association. A plaque unveiling ceremony was held with people in attendance.
However, at present, the boundary of the location of the ‘Korean Garden’ is unclear and it is located next to a slightly steep hill, so to create a garden there, land grading must be done to build anything you want, such as a ‘pavilion’ or ‘pavilion’.
If this garden is well developed in the future, it can create a synergy effect with the veterans monument, which is currently a popular attraction. Visitors to the monument can visit the ‘Korean Garden’ right next to it and experience Korean tradition and flavor in the United States. It can be a place for education about Korea for second-generation Korean Americans.
■Opening of the first Korean local government business center in Fullerton history
This business center, named ‘K-Seongnam Business Center’ (K-SBC Fullerton, Center Director Youngjun Shin), is located in a two-story office building (801 N. Harbor Blvd.,) in downtown Fullerton. An opening ceremony was held last June with people from all walks of life, including Fullerton Mayor Fred Chung, Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin, and Congressman Michelle Park Still in attendance.
This business center, which is operated by the ‘Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency’ under Seongnam City and receives budget support from the city, is about 900 square feet on the first floor and 1,100 square feet on the second floor and displays and markets products of about 20 companies in Seongnam that want to enter the U.S. market. I do it. ‘Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency’ is an organization established to contribute to improving management and strengthening competitiveness through comprehensive and systematic support projects for small and medium-sized businesses and venture companies.
■OC performed well at the Americas Sports Festival, finishing in 5th place
The Orange County Athletic Association team (Chairman Choi Jae-seok) performed well, placing 5th overall at the American Sports Festival held in New York last June.
In this competition, the OC team won medals by competing in seven sports, including badminton, baseball, bowling, table tennis, ice hockey, taekwondo, and basketball. In particular, badminton won 12 gold medals and 3 silver medals, as well as a gold medal in baseball, a silver medal in bowling, and a gold medal in table tennis. They recorded two silver medals, three bronze medals, a bronze medal in ice hockey, a silver medal in taekwondo, and a basketball semifinal.
In this sports festival, in which 34 teams and over 5,000 athletes from across the U.S. participated, the OC team ranked 5th despite having fewer participating athletes and events than teams from other large cities. 1st place was taken by the host city New York, 2nd place by New Jersey, 3rd place by Dallas, 4th place by Washington DC, 6th place by Chicago, and 7th place by Los Angeles.
■GG A large-scale residential-commercial complex in the middle of Koreatown
This project, named ‘Brookhurst Place’, is to build the largest residential and shopping mall in the city of Garden Grove’s history on a 14-acre site. In June 2018, ‘Pace 1’, a 180-unit apartment complex, was opened at 12801 Brookhurst. Following the completion of St.,), construction for ‘Pace 2’ began last June. ‘Phase 2’, which began construction this time, is larger than ‘Phase 1’ and is equipped with 462 units of rental apartments (60 for low-income households), 58 units of condos for sale, 200,000 square feet of commercial and retail stores, and about 100 rooms. It will include a hotel, a one-mile trail, and a one-acre park.
‘Phase 1’ of this project took about 3 years to complete, but ‘Phase 2’ is expected to take several years to complete as it involves the construction of three buildings, a trail, and a park.
Written and photographed by Reporter Taegi Moon>
2023-12-28 08:48:32
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