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Siemens Mobility to invest $220 million into North Carolina rail manufacturing facility

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Siemens Mobility, the Unites States’ largest passenger rolling stock manufacturer, will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a $220 million advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.

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  • Siemens Mobility, the Unites States’ largest passenger rolling stock manufacturer, will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a $220 million advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.
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    Siemens Mobility, the Unites States’ largest passenger rolling stock manufacturer, will expand its manufacturing footprint by building a $220 million advanced manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, NC.
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    “America’s investing in rail – and we are investing in America,” said Dr. Roland Busch, CEO of Siemens AG.
  • “The new Siemens Mobility manufacturing and rail services facility will bring hundreds of good paying jobs to North Carolina, while working to meet the increased demands for high-speed passenger rail and modernizing our nation’s rail infrastructure.”
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SAS data ethics head named to National AI Advisory Committee

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Monday, April 18, 2022
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CARY, N.C., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Department of Commerce has named Reggie Townsend, Director of the Data Ethics Practice at analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) software company SAS, to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC). The NAIAC will advise the president and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to AI. 

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  • CARY, N.C., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Department of Commerce has named Reggie Townsend, Director of the Data Ethics Practice at analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) software company SAS, to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC).
  • The NAIAC will advise the president and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issuesrelated to AI.
  • Created in response to the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, the NAIAC provides recommendations on the current state of US AI competitiveness, the state of science around AI and AI workforce issues.
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