N.C. university to house Southeast manufacturing innovation hub

Two years after President Barack Obama announced that Raleigh-based Power America would be the latest manufacturing innovation institute to bring public and private partners together, another $140 million consortium has been announced. Unlike Power America, which focuses on developing technology to power next-generation electronics, this institute will be based in Los Angeles, led by the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition. N.C. State University will serve as the project’s Southeast hub,…

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