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State awards $1.22M to support MegazoneCloud’s U.S. headquarters in Perinton
State awards $1.22M to support MegazoneCloud’s U.S. headquarters in Perinton
South Korea-based MegazoneCloud has established its U.S. headquarters in Perinton after securing more than $1 million in state incentives for a project expected to create 122 jobs over the next five years.
The artificial intelligence and cloud-native services company has its U.S. headquarters at Willowbrook Office Park in Perinton. Empire State Development is supporting the expansion through up to $1.22 million in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Tax Credits. The project includes approximately $625,000 in facility improvements, with Monroe County and Greater Rochester Enterprise also assisting the company’s expansion.
Founded in South Korea in 1998, MegazoneCloud has grown into a global digital transformation company serving more than 8,000 clients worldwide.
Headquartered in Seoul, the company is a leading cloud managed services provider, serving as a premier Google Cloud partner and the largest premier Amazon Web Services consulting partner in the Asia-Pacific region. It also maintains partnerships with hundreds of technology companies and independent software vendors.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the company’s decision to establish its U.S. headquarters in Upstate New York underscores the state’s ability to attract global technology firms.
“This investment will help MegazoneCloud tap into the extraordinary talent available in the region, creating top-tier jobs and strengthening our overall economy,” she said.
MegazoneCloud CEO Bob Moore said Monroe County’s workforce and innovation ecosystem were key factors in the company’s site selection.
“Establishing our U.S. headquarters in Monroe County is a pivotal milestone in MegazoneCloud’s global growth strategy,” Moore said. “By deepening our investment in New York, we are perfectly positioned to help enterprises scale using next-generation AI and cloud-native solutions.”
Moore, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, said his familiarity with the region’s talent pipeline also influenced the company’s decision.
“As an RIT graduate, I know firsthand the world-class caliber of tech talent in the Greater Rochester area, and we look forward to tapping into that local brilliance to fuel our North American expansion,” he said.
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