Obama Announces First Manufacturing Hub

The president discusses a new North Carolina "manufacturing hub" that he hopes will spread innovation nationwide.

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Jan 20, 2014

The president discusses a new North Carolina "manufacturing hub" that he hopes will spread innovation nationwide.

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