Washington Governor Welcomes Univera

The following is a clip from Washington State Governor, Gary Locke's January 2004 speech welcoming Univera to Washington. Univera is the parent company of Univera LifeSciences, Aloecorp and Unigen.

"We are thrilled that Univera’s move to Washington state is now a reality. This will mean more jobs for our state – ultimately generating some 300 good-paying jobs for the citizens of Lacey and the surrounding South Sound area.

Univera’s move to Washington state is yet another success of our trade missions. It is further proof that our trade missions pay off, and create jobs for our citizens.

For international trade to be successful, it is dependent upon building and nurturing personal relationships.

Univera is exactly the kind of company that we’re working to attract to Washington state. It is a biotechnology company, deriving vitamins, soaps and cosmetics from aloe plants. Univera is a holding company for three separate companies:

· Aloecorp is a multinational company that provides only the best biologically active Aloe Vera raw material worldwide.

· Oasis Wellness Network (Univera LifeSciences) is the world’s leading anti-aging company, committed to carrying out scientific research and development of innovative and natural products that promote quality of life.

· Unigen Pharmaceuticals is a leading natural products research and development company and proprietary ingredients supplier."

Comments

[Eric J]

You left out this graph:

Univera is moving its U.S. headquarters from Broomfield, Colorado, to Lacey this year.

Univera is still in South Korea. The U.S. Headquarters moved, not all of Univera. Ford, GE, Wal-Mart, etc. have headquarters in other countries too.

[Ty]

I quoted a speech from the Governor of Washington State, I don't think I made any statement about the headquarters.