Jerry Burnes

Currently: Co-founder @IronRangeToday; for fun @Bearslnsider; full-time in digital comms. @NIUlive grad & Chicagoland native. [email protected]

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. @IronRangeToday launched its Range Makers series this week! It will be an ongoing series where you can meet the people forging the Iron Range’s future, today.

Check out more: https://t.co/yTZh2QRVQm

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NEW for @IronRangeToday: Recapping the Cleveland-Cliffs Q1 call from domestic steel, to POSCO, to rare earths.

https://t.co/4utBC09hWd

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On the Cleveland-Cliffs Q1 call this morning. Highlights:
• Automotive orders are going up.
• HBI plant sale (Toledo) not being considered at this moment.
• POSCO talks ongoing.
• No update on Minorca idle.
• Analyzing rare earths, but not pursuing refinement on their own.

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Today’s writing companion.

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To clarify: Minnesota mines (and more). So either I'm missing something rather significant, or this is way out of whack.

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Does the White House official here not know the current state of play in steel? Or did they let a cat out of a bag by accident?

Arcelor/Nippon joint venture in Alabama became 100% AM ownership last June as part of U.S. Steel sale. AM sold all its mines to Cliffs in 2020...

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White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project https://t.co/LxxWke7cUS via @NYTimes

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Hey Friends!

I have a size Large USA Olympic Nike ACG Therm-Fit winter Jacket. A similar jacket retails around $295, but this jacket was only given to Team USA in Italy & is not available for sale to the public. Making it priceless!!

I am putting it up for bid for anyone interested. 100% of the sale will go toward my Golden Bear Foundation that supports the kids of Rock Ridge School District in Arts, Acedemics, and Athletics!

Send me a direct message or comment on my FB with a bid if interested! Remeber it’s for the kids!

BIDS WILL CLOSE SUNDAY AT 7pm. I will keep everyone posted on what the bid is at in the comments.

CURRENT BID-$500

Thanks you! #Olympics #MilanoCorrina2026 #TeamUSA #Curling #Nike

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Mesabi Metallics is evaluating Kentucky as a potential site for an integrated steel facility using DRI. The company has registered under Mesabi GreenIron, hired a top lobbying firm and posted employment ads for leadership positions in the state.

https://t.co/lAO4Nk4tYd

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My latest for @IronRangeToday : On one of the Iron Range's own, @CoachPhill , and his impact on @usacurl as he nears the end of his final Olympics run in @milanocortina26.

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Drobnick has seen USA Curling rise to successes not imagined 20 years ago. He wants his next act to grow the sport at home on the Iron Range.

https://t.co/W7NL9gjycV

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Rock Ridge approves 3-year extension for Superintendent Noel Schmidt. Contract features no pay raise or other bonuses and incentives. He also declined health insurance through the district.

https://t.co/P1JInWYVsH

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Sometimes stories take you places you don't expect. This one certainly did. It was always more than a hockey game, but Meredith took me through her own personal quest with Ojibwe culture. What was lost and isn't. Why she still has hope.

https://t.co/KlXV5fBHnu

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Rock Ridge voted Monday night to approve the sale of the former Gilbert school land for $157,900.
https://t.co/BwT0lk5NM9

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Cleveland-Cliffs is petitioning the Minnesota Supreme Court to grant the company a review of its lease termination battle with Mesabi Metallics.

https://t.co/GrZ5gIpqjV

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Former Iron Range State Sen. Justin Eichorn, and the U.S. Attorney, are both asking a federal district judge to weigh in on whether identifying information about an undercover officer should be provided to the defense team. https://t.co/YUJkff7wrj

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JUST IN for @IronRangeToday: Minnesota and the MPCA will embark on a year-long study around wild rice and sulfate levels. No decision on the Keetac mine permits were handed down today.

https://t.co/mxfEBbp4Mw

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Downside of the new home office having windows? Frost is a reminder that it’s -14 outside…

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When the calendar hits December, without fail.

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We even got Jerry to do social media things to promote this. And there's a sneak peak of the new office space!
https://t.co/yNAc1rKZGA

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It's Give to the Max Day! With your donation to Iron Range Today of $100 or more, you can go home with some **cooler** (see what we did there?) swag than if you didn't donate.

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