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"I was proud to lead this coordinated, multifaceted effort between Nucor, Gov. Rauner, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity to garner support for and ultimately the selection of Bourbonnais Nucor for this expansion." ~ Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
Nucor Steel's Bourbonnais site has been selected as the location for a $180 million expansion.
In a release sent out by the Charlotte, N.C.-based company today, the expansion will take approximately two years to complete.
The expansion will require an additional 75 workers once complete. Currently, the company employs 475.
The expansion is for increased production of its Merchant Bar Quality production. The new mill will have the capacity to produce a half-million tons of steel annually.
The Bourbonnais site was in competition with a company site in Marion, Ohio. Read more.