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![Ryerson’s Lehner Named 2020 Service Center Executive of the Year]()
The past year was one of the most challenging on record for every service center executive. The pandemic created issues and concerns never seen by any living distributor. Couple that with a contentious presidential election and a summer with widespread protesting, and you have the recipe for a most difficult environment for any business leader to navigate.
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People from diverse backgrounds have found their careers in the metals industry. However, professional growth and promotions in this field more readily happen for men than women.
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Among the possible casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic is the shop floor worker. That’s the conclusion of a recent survey conducted by metal processing equipment company, MC Machinery.
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As I sit down to write this column, there is approximately one week until the 2020 Presidential Election. I’m still knee-deep in debate coverage, latest polls and approved messages, with seemingly no end in sight. Yet, as you sit down to read this, the end has already come and gone.
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The pandemic’s effect on the construction industry was felt in 2020, and will continue to weigh the industry down into 2021. That was the consensus of several industry executives who participated in a webinar presented by METALCON.
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On the surface, the August employment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are quite promising. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 1.4 million in the month, dropping unemployment to 8.4 percent, exceeding expectations.
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For the aerospace market, defense spending has provided a buffer to the brutal news the industry has experienced since the start of the pandemic. While other markets, such as automotive, have already seen rebounds from the shutdowns that associated the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, commercial aerospace is a long way from recovery.
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![Cliffs Bets Big on ArcelorMittal USA Assets]()
Over the course of just six months, Cleveland-Cliffs has become the largest integrated steelmaker in the United States. The steelmaking raw material supplier followed up its earlier acquisition of AK Steel with Monday’s blockbuster $1.4 billion purchase of ArcelorMittal USA’s assets.
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Talks about the next major coronavirus relief package stalled in Congress in mid-August, and remained on hold until this month.
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The Year 2020 is not likely to go down as anyone’s most favorite, and the service center sector members are absolutely no exception. But for one fortunate executive, we’ll at least allow these 12 months to close on a high note.
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