US Steel Illinois Plant To Restart After Tariff Announcement

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Steel Corp. says it will restart one of two blast furnaces along with steel-making facilities in Illinois after President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel imports. The Belleville News Democrat reports that Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel said Wednesday that it anticipates calling about 500 Granite City…

Amazon To Open First MO Fulfillment Center In St. Peters

St. Peters, MO  (KTRS)  Amazon will open its first Missouri fulfillment center in St. Peters. Executives with the online retail giant made that announcement on Wednesday morning, stating that it will create 1,500 new jobs with benefits and opportunities to engage with Amazon Robotics in a highly technological workplace. The new facility will be built in Duke…

Nor’easter Packing Heavy Snow, Wind Threatens New Outages

BOSTON (AP) — Utility workers took advantage of milder temperatures and sunshine Tuesday in their scramble to restore power to thousands of customers around the Northeast, as another snowy, blowy nor’easter threatened a new round of outages. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning that stretched from eastern Pennsylvania to most of New…

President Trump Cites ‘Possible Progress’ In Talks With NKorea

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump cited “possible progress” Tuesday after South Korea announced that North Korea has agreed to halt tests of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles if it holds talks with the U.S. on denuclearization. Trump also said it may be a case of “false hope.” Nonetheless, Trump added…