President Trump brought two dozen chief executives of manufacturing companies to the White House on Thursday and declared their collective commitment to restoring factory jobs lost to foreign competition. “The jobs are there, but the skills are not,” one executive said during meetings with White House officials that preceded a session with the president. The officials said Trump supports efforts to increase training for factory jobs, but they didn't provide details. Proposed solutions may be included in future presidential executive orders or legislative proposals, a White House official said. “All the CEOs are very encouraged by the pro-business policies of President Trump,” Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, said afterward outside the White House.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2017 22:38 UTC