LB Steel in Harvey is making parts for Amtrak’s high-speed rail project, creating new jobs

“We understand that in order to have a vibrant economy we need to have a vibrant manufacturing community,” said Reggie Greenwood, executive director of the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation…Please click here to read Ted Slowik’s column in the Tribune/Daily Southtown. An Amtrak press release adds: With parts from nearly 250 suppliers, Alstom trainset production creates 1,300 new jobs.  Travel and Tour World reports: New Amtrak Acela Trains Stimulate Nationwide Economy.

See photos from the 12/04 press event at LB Steel in Harvey.