Obama Promoting Manufacturing In North Carolina Today

President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. At the end of his fifth year in office, Obama's job ap... President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. At the end of his fifth year in office, Obama's job approval and personal favorability ratings have fallen to around the lowest point of his presidency. Obama will depart later for his home state of Hawaii for his annual Christmas vacation trip. It's the first time in his presidency that his departure plans have not been delayed by legislative action in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama is expected to travel to Raleigh, N.C. on Wednesday in a push to promote manufacturing, the White House said.

Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks at North Carolina State University to “to announce new steps with the private sector to strengthen the manufacturing sector, boost advanced manufacturing, and attract good jobs with good wages that a growing middle class requires,” according to the White House. He is slated to speak at 1:05 p.m. ET.

Earlier in the day, the President is scheduled to tour Vacon, an electric motor parts company.

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