USW Local 1899 said they hope to have the furnace up and running in early spring of next year. The Granite City Works steel ...

U.S. Steel is eyeing an April 1 restart of the second of its two blast furnaces at Granite City Works, but it could come ...

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

Thursday's decision by U.S. Steel will provide a short-term win for the steelworkers, who have long been critical of the company's decision not to produce steel in Granite City.

The blast furnace of AK Steel’s Middletown Works has been restarted, Neil Douglas, president of the union representing the mill’s hourly workers, said. The blast furnace, a key part of the mill and ...

U.S. Steel said on Thursday it has begun the process to restart operations in one of two blast furnaces at Granite City Works, driven by customer demand.

This is the exterior of the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, Ill. on Nov. 28, 2023. U.S. Steel has announced a new round of layoffs at the plant. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat U.S. Steel ...

The Pittsburgh-based company said the decision to fire up blast furnace B was “driven by customer demand.” A U.S. Steel spokesperson said the company expects to add 400 workers to operate the furnace ...

The decision signals a reversal in the company’s September plans to reduce slab production at Granite City Works, in turn bringing back up to 500 jobs.