SMU Comminuty News
November 24, 2021
Written by Michael Cowden
Steel Market Update is taking a few days off for Thanksgiving. That means we will not publish issues on Thursday, Nov. 25, or on Sunday, Nov. 28
We will resume our regular publication schedule next week. Our next issue will be on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
If you haven’t already registered, there’s still time to join the more than 1,300 attendees from over 500 companies that will be in Atlanta for Summit.
The founder of Hascall Steel, Wayne Charles Hascall, passed away on July 29 at the age of 88. Hascall was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He also served his country as a proud member of the United States Marine Corps.
In the early 1980s I moved from Minnesota to Marietta, Ga., to join Pacesetter Steel. It was an exciting time for the steel industry. New service centers were popping up all over the country. The companies started by the Leebow brothers – Pacesetter and Majestic Steel – were dynamic organizations providing opportunities to new people […]
Occasionally, a story jolts you awake. You realize how much things have changed—once, a pro-trade remark from a senior government official was routine. Now, it is remarkable. Last week the President’s Export Council (PEC), an advisory group currently chaired by Mark Ein of Kastle Systems, met for the first time since the Obama administration. The […]
Steel Market Update’s offices will be closed for Independence Day. We will send out survey invitations on Monday, July 3. We will not publish an issue on Tuesday, July 4. Our weekly pricing service will continue. We typically update prices on Tuesday. Next week, however, we will update them on Wednesday, July 5. We will […]