Obama began speaking at 11:50 am eastern. Obama is speaking from Lehigh Carbon Community College in Allentown:
President Obama strolled through Allentown Metal Works manufacturing facility on South 10th Street in the city's old industrial section this morning, the first stop on a national tour focused on reviving jobs in America.
Amid steel rafters painted green and showing years of wear and rust, Obama talked with workers and company officials about the industry and the company's prospects.
Obama asked president and COO Michael McSully how much the company has had make in capital investments to modernize the factory, which makes heavy steel construction components including trusses for the transit center beneath the new World Trade Center. Read more at Morning Call
