wiredinUSA November 2012

wiredInUSA - November 2012

Allied Wire & Cable has

welcomed Liz Gilmore to its

Tennessee sales team, where

she will work alongside her

father and industry veteran,

Allied account representative,

Tom Gilmore.

Liz is new to wire and cable,

but eager to learn as much as

she can about the industry.

Of coming to work with her fa-

ther, Liz says, “I am thrilled to be

joining Allied to work alongside

my dad. He has over 35 years

of experience, and is going to

be taking me under his wing,

so with his knowledge and my

drive, there is no way I can be

anything but a success!”

Allied Wire & Cable is happy

to count Liz as its newest team

member, and looks forward

to seeing her follow in her

father’s footsteps as an Allied

representative.

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Allied family

Steel plant

rescued

NY free fiber

competition

Mayor Bloomberg has announced

the launch of ConnectNYC, an

initiative that will upgrade 240

companies

across

the

five

boroughs by providing free fiber

cable wiring. Businesses interested

in receiving free upgrades can

enter a contest organized by

the New York City Economic

Development Corporation.

The contest is part of the Mayor’s

plan to expand the city’s broadband

connectivity and increase high-

speed

Internet

access

for

businesses. Upgrades worth up to

$12 million will be given away, the

average package being worth

around $50,000 per business.

Winners will be chosen using a set

of criteria, including how the

additional connectivity will help

them grow, the potential to

improve broadband infrastructure

underserved

areas,

and

the business’s proximity to other

applicants.

Ohio Valley company Esmark has

bought the Wheeling-Pittsburgh

steel plant in Yorkville, Ohio, and

plans to restart production in January

2013.

The

Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette

reported in October that Esmark

had completed the $6.3 million

transaction. It includes a 50 percent

interest in Ohio Coatings Co. CEO

James Bouchard expects to employ

160 workers who will be covered

by a four-year United Steelworkers

contract.

The plant was previously owned by

RG Steel, now bankrupt. RG was

formed last year when Wheeling-

Pitt’s former operations were

combined with Bethlehem Steel’s

former Sparrows Point mill in

Baltimore, and the former WCI Steel

plant in Warren, Ohio.

Esmark has previously held control

of Wheeling-Pitt assets, but sold

them to Russia’s OAO Severstal.

Severstal then sold the mills to RG.

Scovill Fasteners, a provider of fasteners to the clothing, military, marine and

medical sectors, has named Craig Stoudt as its new CEO. He joins Scovill from

National Envelope Corp, where he was senior vice president of shared services,

and was formerly vice president of supply chain at Unisource Worldwide.

New CEO at Scovill

Liz Gilmore