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FakeNoose

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1. Most folks in Pittsburgh know

Reply to modrepub (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2023, 01:07 PM

Aug 2023

... that U.S. Steel Corp. was created when Andrew Carnegie sold the Carnegie Steel Company to J.P Morgan and his investors in 1892. But it took Mr. Carnegie and his brother over 20 years to assemble the various plants and mills around the city and form the world-famous steel manufacturer that it eventually became. Pittsburgh has been known as the Steel City for the last 150 years, but that could all go away if this deal happens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Steel_Company

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The 122-year-old US Steel is reviewing "numerous" buyout offers [View all] modrepub Aug 2023 OP

Most folks in Pittsburgh know FakeNoose Aug 2023 #1

One of The Last Fully Integrated Steel Mills modrepub Aug 2023 #2

They might not leave, but a new owner might shut them down FakeNoose Aug 2023 #3