Clarion photographer Phil Ejercito chronicled President Barack Obama’s visit to Master Lock headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Obama recognized Master Lock for relocating 100 overseas jobs back to the Wisconsin plant. He offered a economic proposal to encourage further efforts at “insourcing” that would provide tax breaks to companies that bring jobs back to the United States. Ejercito’s photo essay captures the president’s entire visit to the company.

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