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Last Action Hero: A. Finkl and Sons, Chicago

May 10, 2017 by administrator

Last Action Hero: A. Finkl and Sons, Chicago

How does a steel mill attain cult status? In Chicago, where 100,000 manufacturing jobs have disappeared since 1970, companies who still actually make things have been given sanctuary in “Planned Manufacturing Districts.” In one such district, the North Branch Industrial Corridor, A. Finkl & Sons’ steel mill has become part cutting-edge manufacturer and part amusement […]

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