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Stellar Steel Services stays tuned to the news in the Steel Trade on a National and International scale. Steel is vital to an ever growing economy. Steel is essential and heavily used in nearly every industry, from the automotive manufacturing industry to precision cut steel used in machinery to numerous construction projects used in appliance manufacturing and shipbuilding.

Los Angeles skyscraper tops out as tallest Western building

A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River A 160-foot spire is seen atop the Wilshire Grand Tower building after a crane hoisted it into

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REMAINS STEADY IN JULY AND IS UP BY 5.6 PERCENT FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE YEAR

September 1, 2016 Private-Sector Outlays Rise 1.0 Percent for the Month While Public Sector Investments in Infrastructure, Other Construction Fall 3.1 Percent as New Survey Finds Most Firms

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 6,000 IN AUGUST AS MOST CONTRACTORS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING QUALIFIED CRAFT WORKERS TO MEET DEMAND

September 2, 2016 Industry Officials Caution that Worker Shortages Could Undermine Sector’s Recovery and Stall Broader Economic Growth without Measures to Recruit and Train New Generation

Steel Industry Teams Up for Material Transparency

Hot-rolled structural steel sections complying with the definition of structural steel in AISC 303-10 produced in the United States and fabricated by an AISC member fabricator.  July 28

Video Shows Steel Module Installation for Rockefeller University Expansion

August 9 2016 A two-minute video shows the first of 19 prefabricated modules of the Rockefeller University expansion’s structural steel skeleton lifted into place over Franklin D.

Construction Boom Creates Worker Shortage Across the U.S.

Nearly 70% of construction firms report they’re having trouble finding qualified craft workers to hire amid growing construction demand. (Source: AGC survey)  September 7