. >> president obama sfopd in maryland, and pennsylvania, an issue he focussed on was income inequality. the president announced a new retirement savings bond. we have the story of the region's comeback. >> talk focussed on speeding up the economy and growing the middle class. the steel factory was used as a back drop. this is a region ta came far in its economic recovery. >> when i was thinking... >> alica ash wood is anoning a number of entrepreneurs launching start-ups in pittsburg. >> pittsburg is an interesting city. it was never on my list of places i dreamed i would live in. >> but it's here, the rust belt, where this 42-year-old wife and mother is trying to make her dream a reality. ash wood started a company called truly accomplished. it's a web-based operation helping people organise their lives and businesses. >> if you have a good idea that can be proven in the mid west, and in pittsburg you can be successful in every other market. >> it was not always this way. 30 years ago pittsburg was at its worse. as the city lost steel and its industrial base the economy collapsed. 100