Birmingham Steel Corporation Appoints New Vice President - General Manager for Cartersville, Georgia, Operations.Business Editors BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001 Birmingham Steel Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BIR BIR British Institute of Radiology BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Bureau of International Recycling BIR Baculovirus IAP Repeat BIR Biomedical Imaging Resource BIR Bureau of Intelligence and Research (US State Department) ) today announced that S. Christopher "Gus" Hiller has been named Vice President and General Manager for its Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, in the United States. It was named after Col. Farrish Carter. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 15,925. Growth is evident as the community's population rose to 21,274 as of the 2005 census. , facility. Most recently, Hiller served as Vice President and General Manager for Nucor Corporation's facility in Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, 113 miles northwest of Omaha at the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and U.S. Route 275. The 2005 population estimate was 23,946. It is the only micropolitan area in northeast Nebraska. . During his tenure with Nucor, Hiller previously served as melt shop manager for its operation in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and as general manager for the iron carbide facility in Trinidad. Prior to his association with Nucor, Hiller worked for five years for Cyprus North Shore and for 13 years with Armco, Inc. He holds a degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. . John D. Correnti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Steel, commented, "We are pleased to have someone with the credentials and experience of Gus Hiller join our organization. His leadership skills, as well as his past association and expertise with start-up operations, will be extremely valuable as Cartersville continues to increase production and gain market share." Correnti continued, "I am confident Gus will prove to be an excellent addition to the Birmingham Steel management team." Birmingham Steel operates in the mini-mill sector of the steel industry and conducts operations at facilities located across the United States. The common stock of Birmingham Steel is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "BIR." Except for historical information, the matters described in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including economic conditions, market demand factors, equipment breakdowns or failures, the Company's continued compliance with its financing arrangements and its principal debt agreements, as well as other risks described from time to time in the Company's periodic and special filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update such forward-looking statements. |
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