China’s steel trade policies contribute to U.S. job loss: Heart of Steel by Olivera Perkins, The Plain Dealer Mention manufacturing job loss, and the discussion invariably focuses on globalization. Often it centers on companies moving jobs to low-wage countries at the expense of U.S. workers. However, the impact of the global economy on the…
A new steel champion by Jerry Burnes, Mesabi Daily News About a month away from November’s General Election and the Iron Range again rallied support behind Congressman Rick Nolan, D-Minn. Nolan on Tuesday was named a Steel Champion by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) at Hibbing Taconite for his support of the…
CEO: Essar still viable as mine developer by Beth Bily, Business North Essar Steel Minnesota’s new CEO, Matthew Stock, has wasted no time introducing himself to Iron Range officials. Stock, who replaced Madhu Vuppuluri in July, addressed the Nashwauk City Council Tuesday in an attempt to assure locals that the company does, indeed, have a…
From mining to biking: How Minnesota’s Cuyuna Range became an off-road cycling destination by Dan Kraker, MPR Seventy-year old John Schaubach steadily ground the gears of his mountain bike up a winding trail to the summit of Miner’s Mountain in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area — then let out a war whoop as he…
Magnetation to shut down remaining operations Grand Rapids Herald Review Staff Report A U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday approved a motion to terminate Magnetation LLC’s pellet purchase agreement with AK Steel, effectively marking the end of the innovative mining company. “Now, our focus shifts to safely shutting down the Pellet Plant and Plant 4 in…
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New trade tariffs thwart steel dumping, help Iron Range by Dee DePass, Star Tribune This week, Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation proudly announced that The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has launched new trade tariffs against seven nations that are designed to thwart the illegal dumping of underpriced steel products- a practice that badly hurt Minnesota’s…
Support builds for Minnesota Power’s proposed EITE rate released by the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota Dozens of communities, businesses, and residents have thrown their support behind a proposal to reduce energy costs for the iron ore mining industry in Northeastern Minnesota and protect local jobs. The Laurentian Chamber of Commerce (Eveleth, Gilbert, Mt. Iron,…
United Taconite resumes pellet production on Iron Range by Associated Press United Taconite has resumed producing pellets on northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range. Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources earlier announced it would restart operations in August at its United Taconite mining facilities, two months earlier than previously announced. WDIO-TV reports production resumed this week. The mine in…
Visit us at the MN State Fair and enter to win a fall color vacation! The IMA will be at the MN State Fair on MPR day in the MPR tent this Friday, Sept. 2. Visit us at Carousel Park to get your “Steel on a Stick” so you can enter to win a fall…