Secretary Pritzker Visits IACMI Headquarters

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited IACMI headquarters as part of a tour of three National Network for Manufacturing Innovation sites.

During her visit, she praised the team for their innovation and collaboration across industry.

“What impressed me most about this facility is the collaboration that’s going on and the enthusiasm that you see from scientists working side by side with the private sector to create new products or to reinvent the existing products that we have today,” said Secretary Pritzker.

Read more about Secretary Pritzker’s NNMI tours on Commerce.gov.

Coverage of the IACMI visit is provided by University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Lab, WATE, Knoxville News Sentinel, Oak Ridge Today, and the City of Knoxville.

 

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