Article: New York-Based Investment Firm to Reopen LTV's Steel Mills in Ohio, Illinois.

By Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 28--A New York-based investment company that bought LTV Corp. on Wednesday plans to reopen the company's steel mills in Ohio and Illinois.

W.L. Ross & Co. announced that it had acquired LTV's integrated steel assets for $325 million, including $125 million in cash and about $200 million to pay for LTV's environmental and other liabilities.

The purchase includes major steel mills in Cleveland and Warren, Ohio, and in East Chicago and Hennepin, Ill. The agreement is subject to approval by federal bankruptcy officials.

W.L. Ross & Co. also ...

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