Industry blames cheap foreign steel

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Weirton Steel, which is the lifeblood of a community of 22,000 in Weirton, W. VA, is fighting for its chance to live. Over 60% of city revenue is derived from the steel enterprise such that if the firm dies so will the city. The steel company is in danger of being shutdown like the rest of the US steel industry because of the influx of inexpensive steel imports. Russia, Japan and Brazil have flooded the US market with these imports whose prices are less than the cost it would take for US steel firms to make and ship them. Steel manufacturers have asked the Clinton Administration for help with possible tariffs being eyed on foreign steel.

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Which is the lifeblood of a community of 22,000 in Weirton, W. VA, is fighting for its chance to live

Primary Iron & Steel, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing, Weirton Steel Corp., Article

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Entrepreneur sets financial sights on business Web site

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Baltimore, MD-based Chapman Co's founder and head, entrepreneur Nathan Chapman, Jr., has been extraordinarily successful since starting his firm in 1986. The businessman plans to roll Chapman Co's two primary holding companies and their subsidiaries into an Internet company called eChapman.com. The online service will provide online banking, stock trading and other financial services as well as lifestyle, educational and cultural content targeting women and African-, Asian- and Hispanic- Americans.

Finance and Insurance, Financial Services, Chapman Co.

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Net sprouts new sites for car buyers

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The number of Internet sites selling automobiles have significantly increased as a result of rapid growth in Internet usage. Due to the inexpensiveness of Web sites, JD Power and Associates' Chris Denove projects a further increase in the number of auto-buying Internet sites, most of which are not connected to the auto industry, but instead are linked with software firms and technology startups.

Video Retailing Service, All Other Information Services, Home shopping

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