<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.2" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Alabama Iron and Steel Council</title>
	<link>http://alabamaironandsteel.org</link>
	<description>Building Alabama</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 14:08:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>UAB to Start-Up Metals Testing Lab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UAB to start-up metals testing lab in Birmingham, Alabama.  Article from The Birmingham News
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/04/new_metal_lab_at_uab_could_tra.html
]]></description>
		<link>http://alabamaironandsteel.org/2010/04/uab-to-start-up-metals-testing-lab/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Public Awareness Campaign Launched</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since its creation as a public-private partnership by Governor Bob Riley in 2008, the Alabama Iron and Steel Council has worked to develop strategies to support and grow the state’s vital iron and steel industry.  At its quarterly meeting in September, the Council approved an action plan aimed at promoting public awareness of the industry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alabamaironandsteel.org/2010/02/public-awareness-campaign-launched/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>AISC Internal Survey Reveals Industry Impact on State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The result of the first company survey of our membership have been compiled of the first quarter of 2009.  Despite a challenging economic atmosphere the iron and steel industry continues to have a strong impact on Alabama’s economy in the area’s of production, employment and capital spending.
 480,000  tons of iron were produced at Alabama plants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alabamaironandsteel.org/2010/02/aisc-internal-survey-reveals-industry-impact-on-state-2/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Council Elects New Officers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alabama Iron &#38; Steel Council (AISC) slate of officers will serve through June, 2011.
Mike Buckentin, Vice President and General Manager of CMC Steel in Birmingham, was elected council Chairman.
Van Richey, President of American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO), Birmingham, was elected Vice Chairman.
Brian Tomlinson, Controller for SSAB Steel North America, Axis, was re-elected council Treasurer.
Jim [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alabamaironandsteel.org/2010/02/council-elects-new-officers/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Executive Order for AISC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Executive Order of Alabama Governor Bob Riley:
Executive Order Number 39
WHEREAS, the Alabama iron and steel industry, historically one of the state’s leading providers of manufacturing jobs, has made a remarkable recovery over the last five years, and
WHEREAS, Alabama, which ranked fifth among the 50 states in steel production in 2006, may move into second [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alabamaironandsteel.org/2009/02/executive-order-for-aisc/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
