Norfolk News

May 2020 Insight Guide: Market Indicators
The Economy The U.S. economy cut a record 20.5 million jobs in April, while the unemployment rate climbed to 14.7%, as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses across the U.S. to temporarily shut down and lay off workers. Key Indicators The Architectural Billings Index fell by 20.1 points to a score of 33.3 for the month […]
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April 2020 Insight Guide: Market Indicators
The Economy Initial filings for unemployment insurance in the U.S. totaled a record 6.648 million for the week ending March 28. That more than doubled the prior week’s reported total that was also marked a high record at the time. Economists at Bank of America Global Research believe that, even though the current labor market […]
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In Times Like This: Alan Stein Jr.
“Alan Stein Jr. spoke at our sales conference in January about ‘raising our game.’ I have followed him since reading his book last year and listen to his podcast on leadership and business weekly. This week he posted a free resource on his website with a lot of thoughts on dealing with uncertainty and some ideas for […]
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Nebraska National Safety Council Safest Company – Norfolk Iron!
Our Norfolk branch has been recognized as a Nebraska National Safety Council Safest Company for the third consecutive year! This year’s award was granted “with distinction”. To receive the “with distinction” award, our company ranked 50% better than the industry average for each of the last 3 years. Thank you to every member of the […]
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COVID-19 Update
At Norfolk Iron & Metal and Metalwest, the health and safety of our customers, suppliers, and employees is a top priority. With the ever-growing concerns regarding COVID-19 and the impact it may have on everyone, we wanted to let you know the steps we are taking during this time. To follow with the CDC guidelines […]
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March 2020 Insight Guide: Market Indicators
The Economy The U.S. services sector activity jumped to a one-year high in February. This suggests strength in the economy before escalation of recession fears were ignited by the coronavirus epidemic that prompted the emergency interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Rates were cut by a half percentage point to a target range of […]
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