by Joseph S. Pete, Northwest Indiana Times The U.S. Congressional Steel Caucus held its most optimistic annual hearing in years in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Read more.
Read more »by Alicia Acuna, Fox News Military veterans can have a tough time re-entering the workforce after serving in war. The special skills honed on the battlefield don’t always translate to the civilian world. Read more.
Read more »Mesabi Daily News staff report Mining contributed to $19 billion in state exports, according to a recent report from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Read more.
Read more »by Duluth News Tribune The Roger Blough was the first freighter of the 2017 commercial shipping season to leave the Twin Ports this morning. Read more.
Read more »by Joseph S. Pete, Northwest Indiana Times Great Lakes steel production rose to 694,000 tons last week, up slightly from 689,000 tons of output the previous week. Read more.
Read more »by Duluth News Tribune That rousing cheer from Northeastern Minnesota during President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress came when he announced, “We have cleared the way for the construction of the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines, thereby creating tens of thousands of jobs. And I’ve issued a new directive that new American pipelines be…
Read more »by Joseph S. Pete, Northwest Indiana Times ArcelorMittal, which employs 10,000 people in Northwest Indiana, is forecasting an improvement in steel prices, which made strong gains last year, Director of State Tax and Local Government Affairs Susan Zlajic said. Read more.
Read more »by Reuters The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday it had made a final finding that the U.S. industry was being harmed by the dumping and subsidization of imports of carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from China. Read more.
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