Keeping America on the cutting edge

Wednesday, February 26, 2014   Keeping America on the cutting edge President Obama is making sure America stays at the forefront of innovation. Yesterday, the President announced two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes -- one in Chicago and one in the Detroit area -- and a competition for the first of four additional institutes that will boost advanced manufacturing in the United States. American manufacturers have created 622,000 jobs since early 2010, and President Obama is committed to building on that progress. "If we want to attract more good manufacturing jobs to America," he said, "we've got to make sure we're on the cutting edge of new manufacturing techniques and technologies." Just this afternoon, the President announced that the Department of Transportation is making available $600 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants, a tremendously successful program investing in our nation's infrastructure. Those grants won't just help repair our crumbling roads and bridges -- they'll create more jobs in the process. Learn more about how the President is keeping America on the cutting edge of innovation -- and other ways he's making 2014 a year of action. President Barack Obama delivers remarks announcing two new public-private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, and launches the first of four new Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions, in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 25, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr Google+       This email was sent to publisher.au.ceomr@blogger.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111