CEO Kim Young-gil pledges to 'grow together' with local communities

Woomi Construction holds a donation ceremony at Jeonju City Hall on Monday, with CEO Kim Young-gil (center right) and Jeonju Mayor Jo Ji-hun (center left) in attendance. [Woomi Construction]
Woomi Construction holds a donation ceremony at Jeonju City Hall on Monday, with CEO Kim Young-gil (center right) and Jeonju Mayor Jo Ji-hun (center left) in attendance. [Woomi Construction]

Woomi Construction announced Wednesday that it has donated funds to support families in crisis in the Jeonju area.

The company held a donation ceremony at Jeonju City Hall on Monday, presenting 30 million won ($22,100) to the Jeonju City Welfare Foundation. CEO Kim Young-gil and Jeonju Mayor Jo Ji-hun attended the event.

The funds will go toward a welfare safety-net program operated by the foundation, which provides emergency living expenses and caregiving costs to low-income children, teenagers, people with disabilities, single-parent households and families facing sudden hardship due to accidents or illness.

"I believe looking after those in need in the community is a responsibility that companies must take on," Kim said. "We will continue to play the role of a company that grows alongside the communities where we operate."

Woomi Construction has been expanding its ties with the Jeonju community through participation in major local projects.

Earlier that day at Jeonju City Hall, a separate ceremony was held to amend an agreement on the relocation of the Jeonju Army Base and the development of its site through private investment. Kim, Mayor Jo, Cheonma Development CEO Hong Geon-pyo and Janghan General Construction CEO So Jae-cheol attended, confirming the project operator's status and completing the remaining procedural steps.

Woomi Construction holds a 90 percent stake in Cheonma Development, the SPC overseeing the project, and is also the preferred negotiating partner for a private-sector park development project at Deokjin Park in the city's northeastern district. If both projects move forward together, they are expected to improve living conditions and the urban landscape across northeastern Jeonju.

Meanwhile, Woomi Construction was recently selected as a participant in a public-private urban housing complex project near Yongma Tunnel in Myeongmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul, valued at around 196.7 billion won, as the company steps up its efforts to secure new contracts.


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