U S Steel purchased by Japanese competitor for $14 9 billion nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The painful truth is that U.S. Steel, long the dominant local player in the industry, has never had anywhere near the commitment to Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh had to the corporation, Christopher Briem writes.
Third-generation steelworker Don Jackson said he’s seen how mill owners weathering an economic downturn can cripple a city. In Pittsburgh in 1984, a year after Jackson graduated from high school, J&L Steel shuttered the 140-year-old South Side mill that sat just a mile from Jackson’s Arlington home. At its peak,
U S Steel Agrees to Be Bought by Japan s Nippon Steel Corporation chosun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chosun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.