Regal Beloit valpo strike

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 2018 will return to work Sept. 3 following Regal Beloit’s decision to close Valparaiso plant

More than 100 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 2018 will be returning to work Tuesday as part of an agreement reached between the union and Regal Beloit in Valparaiso, the union announced Aug. 30.

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Preparing workers for industry

Manufacturing bright future

Region takes steps to ensure industry builds on technological skills, workforce needed for success Since the first steel mills opened along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Northwest Indiana has repeatedly proven highly adaptable to meeting the needs of manufacturing. Still this unheralded sector of American productivity continues to be viewed as a dirty, dangerous industry despite

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United Steel Supply

Steel Dynamics buying 75 percent stake in United Steel Supply

Steel Dynamics Inc. recently announced it will purchase a majority of the equity interest of United Steel Supply of Austin, Texas United Steel Supply is a distributor of painted Galvalume flat roll steel used for roofing and siding applications, according to Steel Dynamics. United Steel Supply operates a warehouse in Kingsbury, south of La Porte.

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