Obama launches institute to boost US manufacturing

Aug 16, 2012 | 03:10 PM | Catherine Ngai

Tags  Obama, manufacturing, Youngstown Ohio, Allegheny, Boeing, Kennametal

NEW YORK — The Obama administration announced Thursday the launch of a new public-private institute in Youngstown, Ohio, to boost manufacturing innovation.

The new partnership, called the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), will receive an initial $30 million in federal funding as well as $40 million....





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