Steelmaker readies itself for a big year

Nucor’s $240 million Frostproof micro-mill remains on target for a major accomplishment: it’s the largest- ingle capital investment in Polk County in a generation.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 9:50 a.m. December 27, 2019
File. Drew Wilcox with Nucor Steel Florida says the company will begin hiring for its Polk County plant in early 2020.
File. Drew Wilcox with Nucor Steel Florida says the company will begin hiring for its Polk County plant in early 2020.
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In March 2018, Nucor Corp., North America’s largest steelmaker, announced it would break ground in April 2019 on a $240 million micro mill on a 477-acre site off U.S. 27, south of Frostproof near the Polk-Highlands county line.

 

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