President Barack Obama recently visited the $5 billion Intel chip manufacturing facility being built in Chandler, Arizona, praising the company's efforts to create new jobs in Arizona and throughout the U.S., rather than overseas.
During a speech on the Intel campus, Obama furthered his message of increasing high-tech and manufacturing jobs in the U.S. in addition to improving the educational system to better train future workers, according to the Tucson Sentinel.
"Let's stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs oversees and reward companies like Intel," Obama said, adding that his basic plan is for America to "build stuff, make stuff and sell stuff all over the world."
The president's stop in Chandler was part of a three-day, five-state trip, during which he will reportedly visit Las Vegas, Denver, Detroit and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the news source said.
Apart from recognizing Intel's contributions to the local economy, Obama also lauded Tempe-based First Solar, which is constructing a $300 million manufacturing plant in Mesa that is expected to create 600 new solar energy positions, reports the East Valley Tribune.
