The word is that Keewatin Taconite workers are being called back at the start of 2010. We had a false start on a KeeTac production restart a couple months ago, but this one looks like it could hold. I’ve heard from a connected source who says the company is eying January 1.
When KeeTac comes back in January and Hibbing Taconite resumes production in March all of the Iron Range’s 21st century taconite plants will be back in business. We’ve still got a long way to go in our region’s economic growth and job creation, but this will help. And then there’s a crippling state budget deficit. But this will help. This is good. Let’s just run with that.
UPDATE: The Hibbing Daily Tribune is reporting that some maintenance workers are being recalled starting next week. January 2010 is the target for taconite production.
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