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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Philiadelphia, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro spoke about items including celebrating the legacy of fleets and an international partner of trade to help boost the economy of Pennsylvania yesterday at the Hanwa Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia for the christening of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, State of Maine. According to Shapiro and his remarks yesterday in regards to the city of Philadelphia, “It was right here that our nation began its journey, and it’s been here in this city, in our naval shipyard, that we’ve built the American fleets that have protected our freedoms at home and abroad around the world since 1776.” Shapiro also showed his pride in his remarks for the facts of the international partner of South Korea employing thousands of people from Pennsylvania at companies including Hanwa and Pennsylvania being home to more than 52,000 Korean Americans. Shapiro also noted in his remarks that the economy needs to grow in Pennsylvania and wants the attraction there of greater investment from Korea across industries, from shipbuilding to manufacturing to life sciences.