International Business News - Nucor http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Nucor Corp. said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 32 cents as well as a special dividend of 20 cents. The steel producer said the dividends are payable Nov. 11 to shareholders of record Sept. 30. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/nucor-declares-regular-and-special-dividends.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:34:35 EDT Steel maker Nucor Corp. on Thursday said it elected Christopher J. Kearney to its board effective Oct. 1. Kearney, 53, currently serves as the chairman, president and chief executive of Charlotte, N.C.-based manufacturer SPX Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/nucor-elects-head-of-spx-to-board.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:00:55 EDT Steel producer Nucor Corp. said Tuesday it plans to start steel bar production at a previously idle mill in Kingman, Ariz. The company expects operations to start by the second quarter of 2009. Capital improvements needed to restart production at the facility are expected to cost about $30 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/nucor-to-start-production-at-arizona-mill.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:52:07 EDT Steel producer Nucor Corp. said Tuesday it paid about $185 million to buy Ambassador Steel Corp., which fabricates and distributes reinforcement bars, or rebar, that are used to strengthen concrete. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/nucor-buys-ambassador-steel-for-185-million.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:36:13 EDT Steelmaker Nucor Corp. said Thursday it will install a $110 million plate-heat-treating facility at its plate mill in Hertford County, N.C. Heat-treated plate is used in applications where higher strength and abrasion resistance is required, the company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/nucor-to-make-110m-addition-to-nc-mill.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:38:16 EDT Gov. Bobby Jindal met with steel executives in South Carolina as he tries to bring a new $2 billion plant to south Louisiana. Jindal said he met with Nucor Corp.'s chief executive Dan DiMicco and others, and took a tour of the Charlotte, N.C.-based steelmaker's South Carolina plant. Jindal called the Wednesday meeting "very productive" and involved negotiations over financial incentives, as he tries to persuade the firm to build the plant in St. James Parish instead of a location overseas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/la-gov-jindal-lobbies-steel-execs-for-new-plant.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:30:17 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Nucor Corp. on Thursday issued a third-quarter forecast that widely missed Wall Street expectations, and shares of the big steel maker dropped sharply. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/outlook-roundup-nucor-amphenol.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:37:39 EDT Shares of Nucor Corp. fell more than 11 percent Thursday after the big steel maker's third-quarter guidance missed Wall Street expectations. Other U.S. steel makers also declined, though not as much as the Charlotte, N.C.-based company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/nucor-falls-as-market-focuses-on-3q-guidance.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:31:39 EDT Nucor Corp. on Thursday issued a third-quarter forecast that widely missed Wall Street expectations, and shares of the big steel maker dropped sharply. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/nucor-shares-drop-on-weaker-than-expected-forecast.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:32:50 EDT Shares of steel maker Nucor Corp. fell 11.1 percent Thursday as investors focused on what appeared to be a disappointing third-quarter outlook instead of record second-quarter results. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/steel-maker-nucor-2q-profit-jumps-68-percent.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:28:01 EDT Steel maker Nucor Corp. reports earnings for the second quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/earnings-preview-nucor-set-for-big-2q-profit-gain.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:43:37 EDT Steel producer Nucor Corp. said Tuesday it has completed its $658 million acquisition of 50 percent of the stock of a joint venture formed with Italy's Duferco S.A. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/nucor-completes-purchase-of-stake-in-joint-venture.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:25:38 EDT Nucor Corp. said Tuesday it settled a lawsuit against one of the U.S. steel maker's former executives and SeverCorr LLC, a rival owned by a Moscow-based company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/nucor-settles-suit-against-former-exec-severcorr.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:14:50 EDT Although steelmaker Nucor Corp. has not decided whether Louisiana will be the site for a new $2 billion plant, the company has named its future leader. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/possible-nucor-plant-for-louisiana-given-manager.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:13:49 EDT An executive vice president at steel producer Nucor Corp. sold 11,926 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/nucor-evp-sells-shares.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:34:46 EDT An executive vice president at steel producer Nucor Corp. sold 11,926 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/nucor-executive-vice-president-sells-shares.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:33:18 EDT Steel producer Nucor Corp. spent $530,000 in the first quarter to lobby on China's alleged currency manipulation policies and other issues, according to a disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/nucor-spent-530-000-lobbying-in-first-quarter.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:02:13 EDT Steel producer Nucor Corp. said Thursday it will pay $185 million to buy Ambassador Steel Corp., which makes steel rods and bars. Nucor's Harris Steel Inc. subsidiary will buy the Auburn, Ind., company as well as its Delta Erecting Inc. affiliate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/nucor-paying-185m-for-ambassador-steel.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:11:57 EDT Steel producer Nucor Corp. raised its profit expectations for the second quarter, pointing to strong shipments and higher margins. Shares jumped $6.40, or 8.6 percent, to $80.54 Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/nucor-raises-2q-earnings-forecast-above-views.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:47:34 EDT North American steel producer Nucor Corp. said Thursday it completed its offering of nearly 27.7 million shares, each valued at $74, for combined proceeds of about $2.05 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/steel-maker-nucor-closes-offering-of-27-7m-shares.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 14:02:14 EDT