Illinois Town Tries Hard To Wean Off Of Steel
“Workers in traditional steel towns across the country are rejoicing over President Trump’s steep tariffs on imported steel that go into effect Friday. Especially in Granite City, Ill., where U.S. Steel is calling back 500 laid-off workers to restart one of its two idled blast furnaces at a mill there. That mill is the town’s largest employer and for decades Granite City’s fortunes have largely tracked the success of the steel industry.”