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Not Too Late to Register for Wednesday's Community Chat Webinar

Written by Brett Linton


Join us for a free, 45-minute Community Chat with an expert steel buyer on Wednesday. Chris Shipp, Vice President of Supply Chain at Priefert Manufacturing/Priefert Steel, will be the featured speaker during the webinar, which begins Wednesday, April 28, at 11 a.m. ET.

Priefert serves the agriculture and ranching industries, among others. Chris purchases more than 150,000 tons of steel each year. We will discuss solar projects, infrastructure, animal confinement, and more. Click here to register.

If you’d like to listen to past Community Chats you may have missed, click here.

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