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Malaysian Reserve
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Steel Dynamics Congratulates Mark D. Millett for Receiving Harbor Aluminum's Gene Greenberg 2025 World's Aluminum Executive of the Year Award
FORT WAYNE, Ind., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) congratulates Mark D. Millett for receiving Harbor Aluminum's Gene Greenberg 2025 World's Aluminum Executive of the Year Award. Harbor's Gene Greenberg World's Aluminum Executive of the Year Award honors leaders with integrity who have made significant contributions to technically improve and / or disrupt the aluminum industry for the better. 'Throughout his career, Mark has led transformational strategic growth within the steel industry and at Steel Dynamics,' said Theresa E. Wagler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 'Most recently, Mark has led Steel Dynamics strategic growth into the aluminum industry with our investments in a state-of-the-art recycled aluminum flat rolled products rolling mill and in two aluminum recycling slab centers. Mark has driven innovation, while creating an entrepreneurial, passionate team that drives toward excellence in all that they do. We are grateful to Mark for his leadership and his unwavering dedication to the Steel Dynamics team. We are incredibly proud of him as he receives this peer recognition regarding his contribution to the aluminum industry so far, and for what lies ahead.' Mr. Millett co-founded Steel Dynamics in 1993 and has been instrumental in building Steel Dynamics from its inception to its status as a leading industrial metals solutions company with over 13,000 team members. Mr. Millett has been the Chief Executive Officer of Steel Dynamics since January 2012 and was named Chairman of the Board in May 2021. About Steel Dynamics, Dynamics is a leading industrial metals solutions company, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. The company operates using a circular manufacturing model, producing lower-carbon-emission, quality products with recycled scrap as the primary input. Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metal recyclers in North America, combined with a meaningful downstream steel fabrication platform. The company is also currently investing in aluminum operations to further diversify its product offerings, with plans to supply aluminum flat rolled products with high recycled content to the countercyclical sustainable beverage can industry, in addition to the automotive and industrial sectors. Steel Dynamics is committed to operating with the highest integrity and to being the safest, most efficient producer of high-quality, broadly diversified, value-added metal products.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Steel Dynamics Congratulates Mark D. Millett for Receiving Harbor Aluminum's Gene Greenberg 2025 World's Aluminum Executive of the Year Award
FORT WAYNE, Ind., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) congratulates Mark D. Millett for receiving Harbor Aluminum's Gene Greenberg 2025 World's Aluminum Executive of the Year Award. Harbor's Gene Greenberg World's Aluminum Executive of the Year Award honors leaders with integrity who have made significant contributions to technically improve and / or disrupt the aluminum industry for the better. "Throughout his career, Mark has led transformational strategic growth within the steel industry and at Steel Dynamics," said Theresa E. Wagler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Most recently, Mark has led Steel Dynamics strategic growth into the aluminum industry with our investments in a state-of-the-art recycled aluminum flat rolled products rolling mill and in two aluminum recycling slab centers. Mark has driven innovation, while creating an entrepreneurial, passionate team that drives toward excellence in all that they do. We are grateful to Mark for his leadership and his unwavering dedication to the Steel Dynamics team. We are incredibly proud of him as he receives this peer recognition regarding his contribution to the aluminum industry so far, and for what lies ahead." Mr. Millett co-founded Steel Dynamics in 1993 and has been instrumental in building Steel Dynamics from its inception to its status as a leading industrial metals solutions company with over 13,000 team members. Mr. Millett has been the Chief Executive Officer of Steel Dynamics since January 2012 and was named Chairman of the Board in May 2021. About Steel Dynamics, Dynamics is a leading industrial metals solutions company, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. The company operates using a circular manufacturing model, producing lower-carbon-emission, quality products with recycled scrap as the primary input. Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metal recyclers in North America, combined with a meaningful downstream steel fabrication platform. The company is also currently investing in aluminum operations to further diversify its product offerings, with plans to supply aluminum flat rolled products with high recycled content to the countercyclical sustainable beverage can industry, in addition to the automotive and industrial sectors. Steel Dynamics is committed to operating with the highest integrity and to being the safest, most efficient producer of high-quality, broadly diversified, value-added metal products. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Steel Dynamics, Inc. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fines for aquatic invasive species violations increase under new law
Anyone transporting watercraft must stop at all open watercraft inspection stations they encounter in Montana. (FWP photo) When Tom Millett, a Republican state lawmaker from Marion, was working at a nuclear powerplant on Lake Michigan nearly 30 years ago, he routinely found himself face to face with zebra mussels. The small freshwater mollusks are not native to North America, but were introduced into many waterways east of the Mississippi River in the 1980s, including the Great Lakes and have spread prolifically, earning a moniker as one of the most dangerous invasive species on the continent. For Millett, zebra mussels would routinely coat parts of the power plant that connected to the freshwater lake. 'We had to go in there and we had to actually physically remove the zebra mussels all the time,' Millett said. 'And I can just tell you stories about zebra mussels, that we would take them out in big, huge dumpsters. By the dumpster load. That's how prolific these things are.' In an 2024 environmental review for the Palisades Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan, it was reported that zebra mussels still coated parts of the intake system, an inch-and-a-half thick. To prevent a similar problematic infestation of Montana waterways, Millett carried House Bill 242 during the 2025 Legislative session, increasing the fines for anyone who knowingly or negligently introduces any aquatic invasive species into Montana or fails to stop at a watercraft check station. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill on May 5. Aquatic invasive species include plants, animals and pathogens that are not native to the state, and can harm the ecosystem and economy. Mussels are one of the common poster species for AIS prevention. Montana doesn't yet have a major problem with Zebra mussels, or the similarly invasive quagga mussel, but neighboring states do, and there have been several suspicious detections of mussels and their larvae in Montana waterways, including Canyon Ferry Reservoir and the Missouri River. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks runs a program to counteract aquatic invasive species, which includes a public information campaign and numerous AIS check stations that all boaters in Montana, including non-motorized ones such as canoes and stand-up paddleboards, are required to stop at for inspection. Out-of-state boaters must also obtain an inspection before launching on Montana waters. In 2024, FWP officials reported intercepting more than 47 mussel-fouled boats, and 800 transporting aquatic weeds. According to the state's AIS inspection dashboard, FWP reports that watercraft check stations have already intercepted 10 mussel-fouled boats in 2025. The new law essentially doubles the fine for a first negligent offense as well as subsequent offenses for introducing AIS or failing to stop at an inspection station— from $500 to $700 for a first offense and from $750 to $1400 for subsequent offenses. In addition, knowingly attempting to introduce an invasive species to Montana, a felony, now has a fine of as much as $25,000. 'Is that tough? It's absolutely tough, because we can't risk having AIS being introduced into Montana to hurt our fishing industry, our tourism industry, our hydro facilities, our water treatment plants or any of our industries that employ thousands of Montanans,' Millett said during a hearing on his bill in February. 'We need to send a message to everyone who wants to come to Montana that we are serious about keeping our waters clean now and for future generations.' Millett's bill was supported during legislative hearings by researchers with the Flathead Lake Biological Station, the Montana Association of Conservation Districts, Montana Audubon, The Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana, Trout Unlimited, and the Little Bitterroot Lake Association. The threat of AIS, specifically zebra and quagga mussels, comes with a drastic price tag. A 2019 study published by the University of Montana's Flathead Lake Biological Station estimated that if mussels colonized all of Montana's water bodies, it could cost the state between $384.5 million to $731.4 million in mitigation costs, lost revenue and property value losses. Prevention efforts, by comparison, are cheap. Montana spent more than $3.6 million running its inspection and decontamination stations in 2018, and operates a grant program that disseminates more than a half million dollars for invasive species-related prevention. In 2024, the Fish, Wildlife and Parks and partners conducted more than 130,000 watercraft inspections across the state, resulting in 47 citations and 91 written warnings. Under the law signed last week, the increased fines leveraged against violators would be funneled into the state's general fund. FWP officials remind all Montanans that boaters and anglers must remember to clean, drain and dry their watercraft before leaving a water access site and are required to stop at all open watercraft inspection stations. Nonresidents and residents returning home must have their watercraft inspected before launching in Montana. Watercraft must also be drained of all water before transporting. For more information, visit or
CBS News
17-04-2025
- CBS News
Pair plead guilty to string of bank robberies in Bay Area, Sacramento
Two people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a conspiracy to rob nearly a dozen banks in the Bay Area and Sacramento, prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California , 20-year-old Dontae Jerome Jones Jr. and 21-year-old JoMya Maruiyne Futch each entered guilty pleas to one count of bank robbery Thursday. In addition, Futch pleaded guilty to one count of perjury. A third defendant in the case, 22-year-old Yasmin Charisse Millett, pleaded guilty to bank robbery last month. The trio were indicted in September of last year . Prosecutors said Jones and Millett had conspired to rob at least 10 banks in Sacramento, Vallejo, Suisun City, Benicia, Concord and Antioch between June 2023 and Sep. 2024. The pair had worked together and recruited women, including Futch, to facilitate the robberies. The robberies would involve the participants handing threatening notes to tellers demanding money, even threatening to kill people in the bank. After taking the cash, they would leave in a waiting getaway car. Prosecutors said Jones and Millett groomed recruits to pass the notes, saying Millett advertised the conspiracy on Instagram in videos of herself and others holding large amounts of cash. In their statement, the U.S. Attorney's Office noted a July 17, 2023 incident where Jones and Millett picked up Futch in a stolen Audi to commit a bank robbery at a credit union in Suisun City, providing instructions to her. Futch handed the note to the teller and returned to the waiting vehicle with cash. The next day, police conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Police said they found bait money on Millett and Jones and a crumpled up note. Prosecutors said Futch appeared as a witness under oath before a grand jury and made false statements. During her testimony, Futch said she believed that she was opening up a bank account on July 17, 2023 and claimed she had "no clue" that she was committing a bank robbery. According to prosecutors, Millett had informed Futch about plans to commit a bank robbery leading up to that date and that Futch agreed to commit the robberies. Jones and Futch face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the bank robbery conviction, while Futch faces up to five years and a $250,000 fine for her perjury conviction. The pair are scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 7.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House rejects making state Bar membership voluntary
The Cascade County Courthouse in Great Falls, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Calling it a battle over constitutional freedoms of choice and association, Rep. Tom Millett, R-Marion, urged his colleagues in the House to pass Senate Bill 92, which would make membership with the State Bar of Montana voluntary for lawyers. 'Now you may have heard or think this is an attack on the Bar, but that is not true,' Millett said, telling the House that the bill would still allow for oversight of the profession and was only meant to return constitutional rights to lawyers. House lawmakers soundly opposed the bill, 43-57. Rep. Brian Close, D-Bozeman, a lawyer, said the bill had no proponents speak during the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The only Republican attorney on the committee opposed the bill, he added. 'There were not a bunch of lawyers lined up in the hallway crying, 'Free us from our shackles,'' Close said. 'So the persons most affected by the current bar structure are fine with it.' The Montana State Supreme Court ordered the creation of the State Bar in 1974, making membership to the Bar a condition to practice law in Montana. Sen. John Fuller, R-Kalispell, introduced SB 92 as a 'freedom bill.' His main issue, he said, was that the state Bar collects dues from members, and takes stances on some political issues, including lobbying the Legislature. If a member has an issue with a State Bar position, they can get their proportion of funds used in the effort refunded, which last session amounted to $7.61. Despite this, Fuller said he still took issue with the requirement to associate with members of the state Bar. Alanah Griffith, D-Gallatin Gateway, an attorney and former treasurer for the state Bar, said during the floor debate she was concerned the bill didn't contain a clear substitute mechanism for how attorneys who opt out of the State Bar would complete their licensing and continuing-education requirements for maintaining their status. Other opponents to the bill in the House pointed out that the Montana Constitution clearly states the state Supreme Court may make rules governing admission to the Bar, and legislative action would be overreach. Millett, who is not an attorney, pushed back on that notion by indicating there was no legal review note from legislative staff attached to the bill. Fuller had previously objected to the state Bar for disparaging remarks and name-calling by a Montana lawyer during a panel hosted by the organization as part of a continuing legal education seminar last year.
