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Industry leaders advocate for four-lane expressway infrastructure improvements

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In 2015, industry leaders from Nebraska banded together to advocate for the completion of a four-lane expressway system that would greatly enhance the infrastructure in the Cornhusker state.  A group of leaders from companies like Norfolk Iron & Metal, Nucor Steel, Alexander Cattle and Farms, Smeal Fire Apparatus, Scribner Grain, and Citizens State Bank were among the founding members of a coalition called “4 Lanes 4 Nebraska”.  The mission of this coalition is to promote the expansion of two-lane highways to a four-lane divided expressway system.   

One example includes Nebraska’s Highway 275, originally constructed in 1939.  In 1988, the State of Nebraska started plans to connect every major Nebraska city larger than 15,000 people to a four-lane divided expressway system.  Thirty-three years later, large sections of Highway 275 remain a two-lane highway.  Thanks to the continued advocacy of local business/industry leaders, community leaders, state senators, and members of the 4 Lanes 4 Nebraska coalition, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently signed contracts to being work on a segment of Highway 275.  NDOT is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the project on July 14, 2021 in West Point.  Nebraska lawmakers also passed a bill in 2021 that required the NDOT to provide more precise timetables regarding the completion of future segments of the expressway system project.

The announcement that a section of Highway 275 is being improved is being celebrated by executives at NIM Group, the parent company of Norfolk Iron & Metal, Metalwest, and Cd’A Metals.  NIM Group President, Arnie Robinson, told us, “Northeast Nebraska is a manufacturing hub and our desire for a four-lane divide expressway is obvious.  It is essential for our business for ease and timeliness of customer deliveries, but primarily it is needed for the traffic safety of all drivers and members of our communities.  Highway 275, for example, connects our Norfolk processing location to Interstate 80 and Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha.  The drive to Omaha on this two-lane highway is congested with high numbers of semi traffic, residential traffic, and agricultural traffic.  It is most definitely time for this expressway completion to become a reality!  I am excited to hear that that our state is making it a priority and moving the project forward.”

Mr. Robinson went on to say, “Although we celebrate local advocacy and advancement of the Nebraska project, this is just one example of the infrastructure challenges faced by our 16 NIM Group locations across the country.  We see limitations throughout the United States, and we continue to advocate with local, state, and national leaders to address the need for significant infrastructure improvements and advancements.”  NIM Group is proud to support the MSCI #letsbuildnow campaign and urges all levels of leadership to make investing in communities a priority.  Stronger infrastructure builds stronger communities, creates more jobs, and stabilizes our economy.

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NORFOLK, NE, June 2, 2021 — Norfolk Iron & Metal, Co. (“Norfolk Iron”), a full-line steel service center, has announced the creation of NIM Group, a new parent identity for each of its brands:  Norfolk Iron and Metal, Metalwest, and Cd’A Metals.

In December 2018, Norfolk Iron acquired Metalwest, a leading processor and distributor of carbon and non-ferrous flat-rolled metal products with eight locations across the U.S.

Norfolk Iron expanded again in December 2020, with the acquisition of Cd’A Metals, a full-line service center and supplier with three locations serving the inland Northwest.

The creation of the new parent identity provides a structure that will support continued growth of existing geographies as well as future acquisitions. “We are excited to have an identity that encompasses our family of companies, current and future,” said Arnie Robinson, NIM Group president and COO. “With NIM Group providing many of the corporate functions for our operating brands, our commercial teams can focus on expanding our product and geographic reach in support of future growth.”

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Norfolk Iron & Metal, Co. (“NIM”), a full-line steel service center, and The Coeur d’Alenes Company (Cd’A Metals), a full-line metal service center in the Inland Northwest, jointly announced today that NIM completed the acquisition of Cd’A Metals on December 31, 2020.

The acquisition complements NIM’s market coverage, adding three new locations in the Northwest, and further expanding NIM’s product lines and processing capabilities.  The NIM family of companies now has sixteen locations stretching from New Jersey to Washington with daily deliveries to customers in thirty states.

“We are pleased to welcome the Cd’A Metals team to the NIM family,” Arnie Robinson, President and COO of NIM, said. “We are very excited to follow the 2018 addition of Metalwest with this acquisition. Cd’A Metals is a great fit to continue our growth and investment in the Western United States.”

Heritage Capital Group served as financial advisor, and Witherspoon Kelley provided legal services, to Cd’A Metals.  Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP is acting as legal counsel to NIM. 

About Cd’A Metals

Cd’A Metals is a full-line metal service center and supplier, headquartered in Spokane, Washington. With three locations across the Inland Northwest, the company provides bar and structural steel, plate and sheet products, as well as ornamental iron. Founded in 1884, Cd’A Metals has offered over a century of processing expertise to the metals industry and is a member of the Metal Service Center Institute (MSCI) and the North American Steel Alliance. For more information, visit www.cdametals.com.

About Norfolk Iron & Metal Norfolk Iron & Metal, Co. (NIM) is a full-line steel service center headquartered in Norfolk, Nebraska. It is one of the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced steel providers. In 2018, NIM acquired Metalwest, a leading processor and distributor of non-ferrous and carbon flat rolled metal products. With 13 locations across the U.S., NIM’s warehouses are stocked with more than 3,000 items including carbon steel beams, angles, channels, flat-roll sheet and coil, plate, and tubing. NIM has been a family-run business since 1908 and is a member of MSCI. For more information, visit www.norfolkiron.com.

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