Local media reported that Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate Mr Joe Pittman is encouraging Pennsylvania’s Governor Mr Tom Wolf to lobby and aggressively promote the Indiana and Armstrong County region as a place where US Steel could put two new steel mills. In a letter to Governor Wolf, Mr Pittman said he wanted to see a strong bipartisan effort to bring the mills to the area he represents. The letter said that “Securing these projects for development in Indiana and Armstrong Counties” would go a very long way in replacing the family sustaining wages and property taxes lost as a result of RGGI.”US Steel has announced plans to build a 3 million tonne steel mini mill in the United States. Meanwhile, Nucor Corporation has also announced that they want to build a USD 2.7 billion mill, with potential locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.Peoples representatives from various states are pitching for bring investments to their area. Pennsylvania State’s Johnstown Representative Republican Mr Jim Rigby also told US Steel “Look, we are here for you and support it. We’d like you to consider us.’ We’ve got the land. I’d like to say we’ve got the work force. We are hurting for jobs. These will be good, union, family-sustaining jobs. We need that in our area.”
Local media reported that Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate Mr Joe Pittman is encouraging Pennsylvania’s Governor Mr Tom Wolf to lobby and aggressively promote the Indiana and Armstrong County region as a place where US Steel could put two new steel mills. In a letter to Governor Wolf, Mr Pittman said he wanted to see a strong bipartisan effort to bring the mills to the area he represents. The letter said that “Securing these projects for development in Indiana and Armstrong Counties” would go a very long way in replacing the family sustaining wages and property taxes lost as a result of RGGI.”US Steel has announced plans to build a 3 million tonne steel mini mill in the United States. Meanwhile, Nucor Corporation has also announced that they want to build a USD 2.7 billion mill, with potential locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.Peoples representatives from various states are pitching for bring investments to their area. Pennsylvania State’s Johnstown Representative Republican Mr Jim Rigby also told US Steel “Look, we are here for you and support it. We’d like you to consider us.’ We’ve got the land. I’d like to say we’ve got the work force. We are hurting for jobs. These will be good, union, family-sustaining jobs. We need that in our area.”
