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Strength of Steel Challenge Nucor Corporation, the largest producer of steel and steel products in the US and North America’s largest recycler, recently concluded its Strength of Steel Challenge with an awards ceremony at Nucor’s headquarters in Charlotte, NC.

The Nucor Strength of Steel Challenge was launched on 22nd February 2011, during National Engineers Week. The Challenge is an effort to encourage middle and high school students to consider STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines as a course of study and career choice. Currently, students in the United States perform below students from other international tests of math and science. This presents serious challenges to future economic growth and employment since jobs requiring STEM degrees are projected to increase four times as fast as industrialized countries on

overall job growth. Nucor recognizes the need for STEM curriculum and associated skills in order to build the talent required to rebuild America’s manufacturing base. “Nucor has long tradition of supporting educational initiatives. We firmly believe that having a strong educational system around science and engineering is good for the future of our country, our economy and our company,” said Dan DiMicco, Nucor Corporation chairman and CEO.

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