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November 1, 2008

STAYING POWER

As baby boomers retire, a lot of institutional knowledge will go with them. Keeping them on the payroll might be the best option.

When Howard English decided to retire from O’Neal Steel Inc. in 2003 after more than 35 years in the business, “I just reached a point that I was ready to go, and you kind of […] Read More

September 1, 2008

COOL IT

Cap and trade is coming to the United States, like it or not.

Make no mistake about it. The United States will impose some kind of cap-and-trade system on industry to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and establish a market price for carbon emissions.Despite the defeat earlier this […] Read More

September 1, 2008

BORDER LINE

NAFTA took effect some 15 years ago—long enough to know who wins and who loses.

Each minute, products worth about $1 million flow across the U.S.-Canada border, and about half that over the U.S.-Mexico border. At The Steel Supply Co., a service center in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, the paperwork has […] Read More

July 1, 2008

HARD SELL

Manufacturing seems to have lost its luster in the eyes of young job seekers, but trade groups and metals companies are working hard to bring it back.

Looking to fill a position? Why not do it on YouTube, the video Web site? That’s where Klein Steel Service Inc. of Rochester, New York, has posted ads and reports that have helped maintain a […] Read More

July 1, 2008

FRESH EYES

Since 1995, Platinum Equity has demonstrated a knack for generating huge returns from corporate castoff businesses. Now, it's doing it again with two of the largest metals service centers, Ryerson and PNA.

To understand Ryerson Inc. and PNA Group today, it helps to know something about Jacob Kotzubei and Rob Archambault, partners of Platinum Equity LLC, the Beverly Hills, California, private equity firm that owns both big […] Read More

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