By The Business Review (Albany) President Barack Obama will tour GE Energyâ¿¿s complex in Schenectady on Jan. 11 and deliver a speech highlighting the importance of exports and energy-related jobs. Local workers for General Electric (NYSE: GE) will be among those working on $750 million of gas and steam turbines for a power plant in India, a mega-deal announced last fall. The significance of the deal is one reason for Obamaâ¿¿s visit, the White House said on Friday. GE chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt will give Obama a tour of a few buildings on the GE campus, likely the advanced-battery plant undergoing a $100-million renovation, and the nearby headquarters for GE Renewable Energy. GE is one of the nationâ¿¿s largest exporters. Air Force One will land at Albany International Airport. â¿¿These visits are not an accident,â¿ said U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-Amsterdam), a two-term congressman whose district includes Schenectady. â¿¿Itâ¿¿s flattering, and encouraging. Weâ¿¿re a hand-and-glove fit to the presidentâ¿¿s goals,â¿ Tonko said. â¿¿The president coming here just reinforces our efforts.â¿ The trip marks Obamaâ¿¿s second trip to the Capital Region in 16 months. Obama delivered a speech at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy in September 2009 in a visit to highlight the schoolâ¿¿s high-tech training programs. Copyright 2011 American City Business Journals http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2011/01/07/details-of-obamas-visit-emerge-ge-on.html?ana=thestreet
