Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
November 6, 2015
I will be traveling to New York City tomorrow to participate in the Cowen & Company conference for the financial community. I will return to the office on Thursday morning.
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We will have more information coming out over the next couple of weeks regarding our Leadership Summit Conference which will be held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens on March 7-9, 2016. Please mark your calendars as this will be a unique conference at a special location at the right time of the year.
Booking is going well for our next Steel 101: Introduction to Steel Making & Market Fundamentals workshop which will be held at a brand new Marriott Hotel (just opened its doors last week) in Starkville, Mississippi. The dates are January 19-20, 2016. The hotel is about 20 minutes away from SDI Columbus which will be hosting our mill tour. Registration is open and available online or you are welcome to contact our office.
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John Packard, Publisher
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