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Obama's visit to Durham
President Barack Obama is visiting Durham on Monday. He'll tour the headquarters of Cree, a maker of energy-efficient LED lighting. His Council on Jobs and Competitiveness will meet in the American Tobacco District.
Throughout the day, turn to WRAL News and WRAL.com for:
- An interview with senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett
- An interview with the mayor of Rocky Mount, where unemployment tops 12 percent
- video of the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness discussion of entrepreneurship at American Tobacco Campus
- A slideshow from the council's tour of the American Tobacco District
- Live video and a slideshow of Obama's remarks at Cree on WRAL.com, starting at 1 p.m.
- Live video of Air Force One's arrival and departure from Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- In-depth reporting and analysis of the president's visit on WRAL-TV's evening news
President Barack Obama's jobs council visits Durham on June 13, 2011.
President Barack Obama lands at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on June 13, 2011.
The American Tobacco Historic District in Durham hosts a meeting of President Barack Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness focused on the region's entrepreneurial economy.
President Barack Obama and members of his hand-picked job creation team visited the Triangle to outline a plan for economic growth.
The partnership between government, the private sector and universities is a recipe for success in training the workers of the future, according to White House adviser Valerie Jarrett.
Jeff Immelt, the head of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness and CEO of GE, previewed the plan for job creation the council will share with President Obama Monday.
President Barack Obama and members of his hand-picked job creation team will visit the Triangle Monday to outline a plan for economic growth.
President Barack Obama and members of his hand-picked job creation team were visiting the Triangle Monday to outline a plan for economic growth.
Just about every aspect of what the Research Triangle Park area is known for, from high tech to biotech and entrepreneurship, received a first-hand inspection Monday from a "Who's Who" in corporate America.
During meeting in Durham President Obama will receive recommendations about how to boost hiring, including training to fill open jobs, cut red tape for building projects, easing visas for tourists and making commercial buildings more energy efficient. GE top executive Jeffrey Immelt spells out some ideas for boosting employment in an article written for The Wall Street Journal.
Employment data shows the state's work force actually is smaller and the ranks of the employed have dropped from a year ago. However, the unemployment rate has dropped due primarily to a decline in the number of workers counted.
President Barack Obama will visit energy-efficient lighting maker Cree Inc. during a stop in the Triangle next Monday, the White House said Thursday.
The American Tobacco Historic District and ad agency McKinney will share some of the media spotlight with Cree when President Barack Obama and members of his Council on Jobs and Competitiveness gather in the Triangle Monday.
Watch and listen to speeches given by President Barack Obama.
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