Without Nippon deal, U.S. Steel will leave Pittsburgh

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(The Center Square) – The company behind the eponymous “Steel City” may be a Pittsburgh icon no more.

U.S. Steel, founded in the city more than 120 years ago, said Wednesday that without Japanese-owned Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition, it would relocate out of Pittsburgh – dealing an economic and symbolic blow to Pennsylvania.

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