Following up on the Indiana Law Blog entry from Monday, March 22, titled "Environment - Indiana's economic development advantage in the manufacturing area," is this story published yesterday in the Duluth NewsTribune. The headlines: "[Minn. Gov.] Pawlenty will fight to bring plant to state -- IRON NUGGETS:The governor talks with an industry official about keeping plans to build the facility on track." Some quotes:
ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that he is satisfied a full-scale iron nugget production plant will be built on the North Shore.Posted by Marcia Oddi at March 24, 2004 08:32 AMBut, like others, the governor voiced disappointment that the technology -- developed in part with $16 million in Minnesota money -- might first go commercial in Indiana.
Still, Pawlenty said he isn't surrendering on his state being first when it comes to commercial iron nugget production. Pawlenty said he will contact Steel Dynamics Inc., the Indiana company planning to build a nugget plant there, to see what he can do.
"We are not going to give up on this Indiana idea and are going to see if there is any room to continue to persuade, cajole, encourage, demand that they build a plant in Minnesota," Pawlenty said.