This means it's increasingly essential to combine the vast potential native U.S. talent and our strong educational institutions to develop a more sustainable high-technology work force.

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Our fourth objective is to work with the interagency task force to align workforce programs funded by the Department of Labor and the Department of Education with market demands to help the task force identify and develop stackable credentials in high-demand industries, and to increase the use of technology to improve training.

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The Lucasfilm acquisition follows Disney's very successful acquisitions of Pixar and Marvel, which demonstrated the company's unique ability to fully develop and expand the financial potential of high quality creative content with compelling characters and storytelling through the application of innovative technology and multiplatform distribution on a truly global basis to create maximum value.

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Appliance manufacturers would also benefit from high-accuracy meter technology to monitor when products become less efficient, giving them insight on how to develop better gear.

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