Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
July 24, 2019
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With 31 days to go, registrations continue to come in for the 2019 SMU Steel Summit Conference. I will no longer reference where we are regarding the number of attendees as I want to save the final total as a surprise for those attending this year’s event. The number and quality of companies already registered is quite impressive. We received new registrations over the past few days from: ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Flack Global Metals, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc., Nucor Steel-Gallatin, Polaris Industries, Jennmar, JN Linrose Mfg., Ferguson HVAC, Nucor Tubular Products, Cornerstone Building Brands, Argus Media, Commercial Steel Products and Platts.
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John Packard, President & CEO
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