In mid-July, Gov. Andy Beshear alongside CED Secretary Jeff Noel and other members of the executive branch of Team Kentucky traveled to Japan and the Republic of Korea to meet with leaders at existing Kentucky companies as well as businesses considering future investment in the United States. Kentucky has nearly 540 internationally owned operations that employ more than 117,000 people statewide. The commonwealth is home to 200 Japanese-owned facilities that employ 47,000 people and seven Korean-owned facilities that employ 1,200 people. Gov. Beshear Taking International Economic Development Trip To Bring New Jobs to Kentucky