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    Granite City Shift From Steel to Pig to Cost ~950 Jobs in '24: USS

    Written by Michael Cowden


    Approximately 950 jobs could be lost at US Steel’s Granite City Works near St. Louis once the mill stops making steel, a company spokeswoman confirmed.

    The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker currently employs approximately 1,500 people at the mill. There would be an estimated 550 employees when the shift to pig iron production happens in 2024.

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