[Mikey_1962]

I think that makes 5 by my count of places Obama has given a speech or mentions in a speech that went out of business.

There was New Chet’s Restaurant in Toledo Ohio, the screw works place that made wind turbine towers , Evergreen Solar, and a few others.

[hsalaw]

And Caterpillar.

[PghBaldy]

Then there are place(s) where he said someone is hiring, and they say “no, we’re not;” or they in fact lay-off workers. I seem to recall either John Deere or Caterpillar as an example of one of these.