|
|
Article: Storm ready: a metal recycler's renovated location enhances its downtown image.(ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SERIES)(American Compressed Steel Corp.)
- Article from:
- Recycling Today
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 G.I.E. Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
More than 20 years of expansive downtown growth in St. Joseph, Mo., eventually engulfed the 100 year-old scrap metal site operated by American Compressed Steel and other industrial properties. The city found itself with an island of industrial operations between its business district and the Missouri River.
The growth surrounded the scrap metal recycling business, a machine shop, a tool and die company, an electronics firm and other industrial companies--all within a few blocks of newer hotels, restaurants, office buildings and retail shops.
"When we bought the site in 1983 it was a dirt bowl near downtown St. Joseph," says Jeff Ross, executive vice ...