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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Sparrows Point Steel Making is History

"A century of steel making as we know it has come to an end" in Baltimore County, says County Executive Kevin Kamenetz.

The future of more than five miles of land in Sparrows Point no longer lies in in the steel mills. Owners of the former RG Steel plant plan to sell off a $300 million cold mill and eventually raze the buildings on the property, selling the remains for scrap. A second company that owns the land will end up being responsible for helping the county shape the future of the industrial land, according to County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. "A century of steel-making as we know it has come to an end," said Kamenetz during a Thursday news conference. Kamenetz said Hilco Trading which owns some of the buildings and equipment, "plans to liquidate every asset and bring the structures down to the ground." The announcement brings an end to the plant that …

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Monday, August 6, 2012

County to Retool Grant For Displaced Steel Workers

Money originally earmarked for cross-training employees of RG Steel will now be used to help employees should the plant close permanently.

A grant that was intended for use in cross-training workers at RG Steel could now be used to train them for other jobs. The Baltimore County Council is scheduled Monday night to vote on a $420,000 federal grant that will be used to provide workshops and resource fairs to as many as 2,000 steel plant employees and up to another 1,000 others in jobs with plant-related businesses. Owners of the Sparrows Point plant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May. Council approval is required in order for the county to spend the grant money. Dan Gundersen, county director of Economic Development, said the money was originally ear-maked to cross-train employees at the plant but will now be used "to help employees should the steel mill continue to …

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