The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership, March 28, 2018 Located at the western-most point of Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, the Port of Duluth-Superior is considered the “bulk cargo capital” of the Great Lakes. Economy Truly the start of the seaway system, the Port of Duluth-Superior connects the U.S. and Canadian heartland to the rest of the…
Read more »by Michael Stumo, Opinion Contributor, The Hill, March 22, 2018 Listening to the media elite or to Wall Street’s free-trade cheerleaders, one gets the impression that the sky must be falling. Pundits have wasted little time in deriding President Trump’s recent decision to protect national security by imposing tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. They…
Read more »Star Tribune, March 21, 2018 Minnesota celebrated the start of the 2018 commercial shipping season this week by opening the Port of Duluth-Superior to cargo ships that will deliver iron ore to customers along the Great Lakes, port and mining officials announced Wednesday. Duluth Seaway Port-Authority officials said the five ships departing the harbor will load iron ore from across…
Read more »by Joseph S. Pete, Northwest Indiana Times, March 20, 2018 Steelmakers are reviving shuttered steel mills and even looking to build a new one as 25 percent across-the-board tariffs strengthen the domestic steel industry. Republic Steel and U.S. Steel both announced they would restart mills and bring steelworkers back to work. London-based Liberty House is…
Read more »Star Tribune, March 13, 2018 We can all agree that Minnesota is blessed to be home to more global companies per capita than nearly any other state. These companies do, in fact, contribute to our quality of life. The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota’s member companies, including United States Steel, Cleveland Cliffs and Arcelor Mittal,…
Read more »by Jerry Burnes, Mesabi Daily News, March 12, 2018 Timing is everything, and for Iron Range leaders visiting the Minnesota Capitol today, their timing is impeccable. As Duluth and St. Louis County Days descend on St. Paul, and the chance for local politicians and organizations to promote themselves to state lawmakers, a delegation of county…
Read more »CNBC, March 5, 2018 Tim Timken of TimkenSteel Corporation said President Donald Trump‘s proposed steel tariffs “absolutely will” bring back jobs to the U.S. In the steel company’s Canton, Ohio, facilities, only two people work per shift. The rest of the company, which manufactures special bar quality steel in five U.S. locations, is fully automated. Timken — the chief executive…
Read more »Mesabi Daily News, March 2, 2018 President Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum next week brought praise from the Iron Range and its mining companies Thursday. The long-awaited decision by the president comes after months of review by the U.S. Commerce Department, acting on a campaign promise made by Trump that helped…
Read more »Business North, March 1, 2018 Mining and manufacturing played a vital role in a successful fourth quarter of Minnesota exports, according to a Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) report released Tuesday. The report, shared by the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, shows iron ore was the primary driver behind a 75 percent…
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