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A week ago, a coalition led by the National Association of Manufacturers and Association of General Contractors sent a letter to the Senate, urging passage of a long-term, robustly funded surface transportation reauthorization bill. The deadline for such a bill is nearly a year off, but work on the complex matter needs to begin now.
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![View From the Corner Office: Comparing Competition in Steel vs. Baseball]()
Two of my major efforts in my lifetime have been playing team sports and working in the steel business. Both efforts are in consistently competitive environments.
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Metal Center News is issuing a couple of last calls to readers and other interested parties for special features in the last two months of the year.
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It’s been a little over a decade since former steel salesman John Packard founded Steel Market Update. In that time frame, SMU has become a valuable source of industry pricing information and events.
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The first day-closing session on technology featured three steel industry leaders engaging in rare, and enlightening, back-and-forth conversation. The subject: internet sales platforms and how they will shape the industry in the years to come.
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![View From the Corner Office: A Salute to the Salesperson]()
When I was a kid my father’s left arm was very tan by July 4th of every summer. He drove the roads of Missouri and Iowa throughout the week and his left arm tanned as it rested on the open window of the Chevrolet while he steered with his right. He was a traveling salesman.
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One of the recurring topics at the recent Steel Summit from Steel Market Update was U.S. Steel Corporation’s recent announcement it would stop offering index-based pricing to its contract customers in 2020.
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One of the recurring topics at the recent Steel Summit from Steel Market Update was U.S. Steel Corporation’s recent announcement it would stop offering index-based pricing to its contract customers in 2020.
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As summer starts to wind down, it’s time for Metal Center News to once again start thinking of its highest honor – the Service Center Executive of the Year. This year’s honoree will become the 23rd recipient of the distinction.
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![A Salute to the Salesperson]()
When I was a kid my father’s left arm was very tan by July 4th of every summer. He drove the roads of Missouri and Iowa throughout the week and his left arm tanned as it rested on the open window of the Chevrolet while he steered with his right. He was a traveling salesman.
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