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The White House Launches Competition for Three New Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

| Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing USA, National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

The White House today announced that it is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies – Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.  To build off the initial success of a pilot institute headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, the President announced in the State of th

President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership

| Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing USA, National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

Today, at Carnegie Mellon University, the President launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our global competitiveness.  Investing in technologies, such as information technology, biotechnology,