Steel Products
August 29, 2017
Hurricane Takes Forefront at Steel Summit
Written by Sandy Williams
SMU’s Steel Summit 2017 kicked off its first full day with heartfelt empathy for those colleagues in the Houston region who were unable to make it to the conference in the wake of destruction left by Hurricane Harvey.
The devastating floods along the Gulf Coast and in Houston may have a lasting impact on the economy, said Dr. Chris Kuehl, keynote presenter and managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. Up to 10 percent of the Texas population may be displaced as families move from destroyed homes and flooding, he said.
