Planting SEEDS in Pa.
By Leslie Jones, Deborah Goldblum, Kathy Mayher
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 Approximately 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia, a former steel mill is the new home to several internationally-based manufacturing corporations and green industries. Formerly known as United States Steel Corp.Fairless Works site, the Keystone Industrial Port Complex (KIPC) has attracted revolutionary "green" technology jobs to Pennsylvania from around the world to this 2,600-acre brownfield property.
U. S. Steel's Fairless Works, in Falls Township, Pa., began operating in 1952. The integrated steel mill operations once employed up to 7,000 people at its coke plant, steel making and other steel-related operations. However, by 2001, most operations were closed, leaving only approximately 100 employees working at a steel coating operation.
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