Steel giant's new $240M plant packs promise

Nucor’s new micro-mill is a macro deal for the region — in jobs and more jobs. The company will also import its rock-solid culture.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 3, 2019
CALVIN KNIGHT. Nucor Steel Florida Vice President and Plant Manager Drew Wilcox is eagerly awaiting the company’s $240 million micro-mill in Polk County.
CALVIN KNIGHT. Nucor Steel Florida Vice President and Plant Manager Drew Wilcox is eagerly awaiting the company’s $240 million micro-mill in Polk County.
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On a red-dirt road framed by Ben Hill Griffin’s orange groves south of Frostproof, there’s a new billboard facing U.S. 27. It reads: “Now Hiring. Join The Best Team In Steel.”

 

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