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Cree Hosts President Obama

Jobs council comes to Research Triangle

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13 years ago

June 20, 2011

Robin Donovan Signs of the Times June 2011 Issue

President Obama visited Cree (Durham, NC) in North Carolina’s Research Triangle on June 21 to meet with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He also toured Cree’s LED manufacturing lines and addressed company employees.

The council was formed to advise the president on economic improvement, job creation and competition in the global business marketplace. During the meeting, Obama received recommendations to increase the number of U.S. engineering graduates, speed tourist visas, and streamline construction-permit processes, the News Observer reported.

Obama visited Cree once before, during a 2008 campaign stop.

(Photo gallery from the visit and official report from Cree.)

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