WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the sale of assets of steelmaker RG Steel in Baltimore County and Ohio. The sale orders approved Wednesday by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey include the $72 million purchase ...

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RG Steel LLC, owner and operator of the Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The company, which was formed in March 2011 after acquiring steel mills ...

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The new owners of the Sparrows Point steel mill are trying to knock a $125 million cash payment in the deal down to $1.9 million, the old owners claim in a lawsuit filed in New York. The $125 million cash ...

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The former owner of the Sparrows Point steel mill is asking a federal judge for two more weeks to respond to a suit filed by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The foundation says the plant continues to pollute the bay and ...

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Rosecroft Raceway to open this fall The Maryland Racing Commission voted Wednesday to allow harness racing to return to Rosecroft Raceway for 20 dates this fall. The approval was contingent on Penn National Gaming giving a letter of credit to its ...

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Severstal Sparrows Point LLC is not liable for pollution that occurred before the 2003 approval of Bethlehem Steel Corp.’s bankruptcy sale, but may be required to undertake a study of offshore pollution in the area, a federal judge has ruled. ...

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WEIRTON, W.Va. — Union workers at former Severstal North America plants in the Ohio Valley are learning details of a proposed contract with RG Steel LLC, and some are worried. After a meeting in Mingo Junction, Ohio, on Tuesday, some ...

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Citing poor market conditions, Sparrows Point steel mill owner OAO Severstal said Tuesday it plans to idle most of the facility through the end of the year. The Russian steelmaker, controlled by billionaire Alexei Mordashov, said it would extend the ...

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