U.S. Steel closes Granite City furnace ‘indefinitely,’ warns 1,000 of layoffs

via stltoday GRANITE CITY — The last operating blast furnace at U.S. Steel’s plant in Granite City will remain idled indefinitely, the company said Tuesday, extending a closure first billed as temporary. The company on Tuesday also notified 600 additional employees that they might lose their jobs. U.S. Steel spokeswoman Amanda Malkowski, however, said the …

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