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Named for the founder of the Steel Bridge Task Force, the Richard S. Fountain Award recognizes leadership in steel bridge research and outstanding efforts to advance AASHTO specifications.

Thomas Gibson writes in The Hill, "In 2018, manufacturing sector industrial production growth was at its highest since 2012, and manufacturing payrolls were the highest since the Great Recession." Read more.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that for the month of December 2018, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,804,093 net tons.

Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute today reiterated the Institute’s support of steel tariffs and opposition to congressional legislation introduced last week, called “The Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act,” which would prematurely terminate the tariffs.

Finished Import Market Share at 21 Percent in November 2018

Letter to the Editor from Thomas J. Gibson (president and CEO, AISI) and John Ferriola (Chairman, CEO & President, Nucor Corporation)

Thomas J. Gibson said that the president’s “Buy American, Hire American” executive order, being signed today, is another positive step in ensuring the steel industry remains competitive.

The webinar will be held from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. EST, and participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.

The “AISI D113-19, Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide, 2019 Edition” webinar will be held on February 28, 2019 at 3:00 pm EST.

Member companies in three product categories were recognized.

Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of AISI, issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) will be the new Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus

Wedge Roofing's Moon Dance Ranch project proves greater protection is a beautiful thing.

Tom Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, defends Section 232 before 100+ attendees at the SteelOrbis 10th Annual steel and wire rod conference in Las Vegas, NV.

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), presented three awards to outstanding automotive industry leaders who advocate for the use of steel in automotive applications.

"The tariffs helped and the economy was strong. Those two things together made for a better year," said American Iron and Steel Institute CEO Thomas Gibson.

Supplement No. 1 can be downloaded free of charge at www.aisistandards.org as: 1) a stand-alone document, or 2) incorporated into the 2016 edition of the North American Specification.

For homeowners who withstood extreme challenges this past year, there’s only a few days left to try and earn the title of MRA’s Top Survivor Home of the Year for 2018.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Thomas Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, about his reactions to President Trump's aspiration to build a border wall out of steel.