While Korean companies tried to find Williamson County workers in Taylor to fill jobs at a job fair, county and city officials were heading to South Korea to strengthen the business ties that could fuel an economic boom for at least the next two decades.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, a local subsidiary of South Korean based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and 13 suppliers to the technology giant were among 21 companies looking for the qualified applicants in and around Taylor at the East Wilco Business Expo & Job Fair last weekend.
Representatives from at least 11 technology companies “who don’t even have a presence here yet” flew in from South Korea for the event to help fill jobs locally, said Tia Stone, president and CEO of the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce.
