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Pittsburgh steel industry celebrates its role in building America
The project will create thousands of temporary construction jobs and keep about 3,000 steelworkers on the payroll, officials said.
- On Monday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt announced Nippon Steel increased its investment in the Mon Valley Works from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion.
- Historian Ron Baraff noted the industry became complacent after World War II, allowing competitors to push ahead; Pittsburgh lost 150,000 steel jobs over 100 years, necessitating modernization.
- Construction begins this year, decommissioning the hot strip mill at U.S. Steel's Irvin Works in West Mifflin and building a new facility at the Edgar Thompson Works in Braddock.
- Steelworker Keli Vereb stated, "these jobs are more than just jobs here. It's the survival of the communities that we live in," while the project maintains 3,000 steelworkers.
- The investment aims to restore the spirit of innovation Andrew Carnegie championed; Carnegie believed investing in capital produced "better steel" and ensured long-term success.
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