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Chicago Booth 57th Annual Management Conference 2009

Yesterday, Rattan Khosa and I attended the Chicago Booth School of Business’s management conference titled “The Future of Markets.”  The conference included a panel discussion, breakout sessions and a special forum. The panel discussion was moderated by Ray Saurez, author … Continue reading

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U.S. PC Strand Industry Files Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Cases Against China

5/27/09 Three domestic producers of prestressed concrete steel wire strand (“PC strand”) filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions today charging that dumped and subsidized imports of PC strand from the People’s Republic of China cause material injury to the domestic … Continue reading

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Georgetown Steel Mill closing this July

The Georgetown steel mill (owned by ArcelorMittal) is a key producer of steel rod used for PC strand.  For further details, please read the following article: http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/steel-mill-13

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