May 31 Economy Trump Tariffs Hold Promise, Peril For Ohio Valley Industries The Trump administration has made good on a promise to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on some major U.S. trading partners, including the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The U.S. commerce department exempted the EU, Canada and Mexico from a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum in March. Those exemptions […] By Becca Schimmel May 31 Economy Trump Tariffs Hold Promise, Peril For Ohio Valley Industries Becca Schimmel
May 4 Economy Aluminum Can-Do: Region’s Last Large Aluminum Maker Bets Big On Trump Tariffs With sunglasses perched atop his camouflage cap, Brady Carwile filled out an application at a job fair in a community center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Carwile works at a local auto parts maker but he’s hoping for a maintenance position at Century Aluminum’s Hawesville Smelter. “It’s one of the best jobs you can find around there,” […] By Becca Schimmel May 4 Economy Aluminum Can-Do: Region’s Last Large Aluminum Maker Bets Big On Trump Tariffs Becca Schimmel
Feb 23 Economy Tariff-ic Impact: Ohio Valley Awaits Trump Decision On Steel, Aluminum The Ohio Valley was once synonymous with steel. Even after the industry’s sharp decline the region is still home to many industries that produce or use steel and aluminum. Those industries are closely watching what the Trump administration will do on steel and aluminum imports. The Department of Commerce has suggested a massive 24 percent […] By Becca Schimmel Feb 23 Economy Tariff-ic Impact: Ohio Valley Awaits Trump Decision On Steel, Aluminum Becca Schimmel