San Patricio County approves tax incentives for Steel Dynamics mill
San Patricio County could be the site of a massive $1.8 billion flat roll steel mill, and local officials are doing what they can to make that a reality.
Members of the San Patricio County Commissioners Court on Monday voted to approve a 10-year tax abatement agreement that they hope will make Indiana-based Steel Dynamics select the area for its new mill. The company announced back in November it was looking at sites around the southwestern portion of the United States, and just last week confirmed San Patricio County as a site of interest.
The company is looking at several sites in Louisiana and Texas.
"At (Steel Dynamics), we pride ourselves on being very employee-oriented, customer-oriented, and actually we become part of the community — that's very, very important to us," said Glenn Pushis, senior vice president for Steel Dynamics.
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