At the event, the company unveiled its "GE Garages, " pop-up labs focused on advanced manufacturing technologies.

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The U.S. has always been a leader in developing advanced manufacturing technologies and that is indeed the right bet to place.

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The group will also support growing businesses to achieve their goals and will also work to establish new businesses in manufacturing, advanced technologies and the green economy.

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Fourth, we should seize the opportunities of advanced manufacturing to help change the cost equation for new energy technologies.

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He was visiting an advanced battery manufacturing plant in Holland, MI to highlight the key role that innovative technologies will play in the future of the U.S. auto industry.

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