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American companies and political leaders alike are hoping that the indications of a comeback in U.S. manufacturing will take hold.
On the sidelines of the Forbes Reinventing America Summit in Chicago on Thursday, Steve Forbes, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked up the potential of refiring of factories and bringing back production jobs.
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Watch the above video for their three reasons why there's major promise in the resurgence of American manufacturing.