Miller-Meeks: Steel Mill Plant Will Be 'Transformational'

Miller-Meeks: Steel mill plant will be 'transformational'

BURLINGTON — Southeast Iowa has been abuzz for the past two weeks mulling the merits of a steel mill that may be constructed in Lee County.

U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks calls plans for a proposed steel mill in Lee County “truly transformational”

U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks calls plans for a proposed steel mill in Lee County "truly transformational". The Hawk Eye reports Miller-Meeks said last week that the project could create about 6,000 construction jobs and 1,700 permanent positions, with wages potentially exceeding 49 dollars an hour. The project involves Mesabi Metallics and is being supported by a one-point-four-billion-dollar tax incentive package approved by the…