Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
JD Vance Announces $500 Million Steel Grant in Ohio, Backed by Another $500 Million From Cleveland-Cliffs
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 27

JD Vance Announces $500 Million Steel Grant in Ohio, Backed by Another $500 Million From Cleveland-Cliffs

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27

Summary

  • $500 million in federal funding will go to Cleveland-Cliffs' Middletown steel mill, with the company adding another $500 million in a public-private investment Vance unveiled in Ohio.
  • 2,300 jobs are expected from the project, which the Department of Energy said is aimed at strengthening the domestic steel supply chain.
  • Middletown framed the announcement as personal as well as economic: Vance noted his grandfather had worked at the mill as a welder decades earlier.
  • Three Central Pastry Shop employees who met Vance during a hometown stop were invited to the rally, underscoring the local, community-centered rollout of the investment.

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