Evolution Free Zone obtains Country Brand license: esencial Costa Rica

August 2024.  Evolution Free Zone, a high-tech business park located in Tacares de Grecia, Alajuela, has received the license for the use of the Country Brand, esencial Costa Rica. It is a differentiating factor in the national and international market, as a player committed to sustainability, excellence, linkage and identification with Costa Rica, innovation and social progress. 

This distinction will raise the competitiveness standards of Evolution Free Zone and strengthen its position as a key destination for attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Costa Rica.

The Country Brand represents a seal of guarantee backed by the Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER), which confirms that Evolution Free Zone is an ideal place to operate in Costa Rica. This recognition is fundamental to attract more companies interested in setting up operations in the free zone, taking advantage of its state-of-the-art infrastructure, innovation and complementary services. 

At Evolution, we live each of the values of the Country Brand on a daily basis, as they are part of our organizational culture,” said Carlos Wong, Managing Director of CODE Development Group, the developer of Evolution Free Zone. “Our work strategy has a strong alignment with values such as sustainability, excellence, innovation and social progress, through which we manage to positively impact our stakeholders,”, he added.

With an area of 124 hectares, this business park offers a state-of-the-art ecosystem designed for leading companies in industries such as Life Sciences, Smart Manufacturing, Semiconductors and Knowledge Intensive Services. 

World-class companies have already announced their arrival at this park, among them: AVNA, Inari Medical, Epsillon Project, Accudyn Products Inc, Intricon Corporation and Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical. It is expected that in the next 15 years, with the consolidation of the operations of these companies and the presence of more world-class companies, 20,000 direct and quality jobs will be created.

We thank PROCOMER for their support in obtaining the “esencial Costa Rica” license. We are confident that, together, we can tell the world why hundreds of companies have chosen Costa Rica to operate successfully ”, said Wong. 

In turn, Laura López, General Manager of PROCOMER, said, “We welcome Evolution Free Zone to the “esencial Costa Rica” business community. It is a company which contributions will be a vital engine for the development of the Western region, Alajuela, and the attraction of new investments for the country. With this new award, we continue to build a competitive and avant-garde country, especially in terms of sustainability and commitment to the environment”. 

About Evolution Free Zone 

Evolution Free Zone is a high-tech business park located on a 124-hectare site in Tacares de Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Driven by technological innovation, sustainability and human talent, this Free Zone offers a state-of-the-art ecosystem for the successful operation of world-leading companies in life sciences, smart manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services. It was developed by CODE Development Group, a 100% Costa Rican-owned company with more than 20 years of experience in the development and management of industrial parks and free zones.  

Committed to sustainable development, it plans to provide more than 20,000 quality jobs and growth opportunities for the western region of Costa Rica.