President Obama’s announcement Friday that the UT Knoxville will lead the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, or IACMI, a $259 million public-private partnership, received ample media coverage locally and nationwide. Business journals in cities such as Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta featured stories on the institute which reflects a $70 million commitment from the US Department of Energy and $189 million from IACMI’s partners. The AP, Knoxville News Sentinel, Chattanooga’s Times Free Press, WBIR-TV, WVLT-TV, Industry Week, The Manufacturer, and Composite World also featured the news.