U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand ...

Steelmaking is set to return to Granite City, Illinois, as U.S. Steel moves to restart a blast furnace at its Granite City ...

The company idled the furnace in 2023 during the United Auto Workers strike.

U.S. Steel reversed course and said Friday that it will continue processing raw steel at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, nixing a decision that had put the plant on track to stop work in the ...

The company also plans to hire 400 workers to operate the furnace, U.S. Steel spokesperson Amanda Malkowski said Thursday.

U.S. Steel reverses plan to end processing at Granite City. Move comes months after Nippon Steel’s Trump-backed deal. United Steelworkers pushed back, citing prior commitments. Granite City plant ...