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01 Mar 2019
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City Hall’s Headbanger

notice: heavy metal mayor. READ MORE Keller on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative's impact on homelessness in Albuquerque READ MORE Keller on the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative's impact on homelessness in... View Details

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Charles F. Brooker

As a business organizer, Brooker’s most important accomplishment was the formation of the American Brass Company, which he headed from 1900-1920. American Brass was a holding company for four of the leading brass manufacturing units of Connecticut. View Details

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John H. McConnell

Borrowing $600 by using his car as collateral, McConnell founded Worthington Industries in 1955 and guiding it into a premier manufacturer of steel and other metal-based products. From its inauspicious beginnings, Worthington has grown into a multi-billion operation,... View Details

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Joseph A. Martino

Starting with the company as a 16 year old office boy, Martino went on to transform National Lead into one of the country’s leading industrial producers of lead products and paints. During his tenure as CEO, National Lead was among the top 50 U. S. firms in terms of... View Details

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Daniel Guggenheim

The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) was a trust set up to give William Rockefeller control of all mineral resources in America. Refusing to sell out to Rockefeller, Guggenheim engaged in both price competition with ASARCO as well as a courtroom battle.... View Details

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Eugene G. Grace

Grace grew Bethlehem Steel rapidly during World War I, increasing production from 1.1 million net tons of steel in 1915 to over 3.3 million tons in 1919. Growing the company through various acquisitions, Grace’s Bethlehem Steel operated nine major steel plants by 1929.... View Details

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Henry A. Roemer

Roemer assumed the presidency of Sharon Steel during the early years of the Depression when it was losing almost half a million dollars on sales of $10 million. Under his guidance and leadership, Sharon emerged as a strong player in the regional midwest steel industry.... View Details

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Richard S. Reynolds, Jr.

After a successful, but brief career in investment banking, Richard Jr. joined his father's company in 1938. Under his leadership, Reynolds Corporation expanded tremendously, buying more government plants and establishing facilities across the globe in such countries... View Details

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C. Donald Dallas

Dallas grew Revere Copper & Brass, a merger of six brass and copper companies, into a $100 million annual business. Dallas, keen on communication, wrote a monthly letter, which was sent to the homes of all Revere employees. Following World War II, Dallas... View Details

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01 Mar 2011
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Making Their Way

medical industry; shelving units for retail consumer products; and high-tolerance firing pins for military applications. When it comes to per-piece cost for metal stampings, the United States is very competitive with China because labor... View Details