Minnesota Ore Operations Donates More Than $8,000 to Area Food Shelves
United States Steel Corporation’s Minnesota Ore Operations and the United Steelworkers donated $8,302 to area food shelves.  March gate collections at the Minntac and Keetac facilities generated $5,302, while U. S. Steel donated an additional $3,000.  At the gate collections, which are held several times a year, money is gathered from Minntac and Keetac employees as they enter their respective workplaces.
Money was given to the following food shelves.
- Hibbing Food Shelf (Hibbing)
- Quad City Food Shelf (Gilbert)
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Shelf (Nashwauk)
United States Steel and the United Steelworkers support many of the programs that are vital to northeastern Minnesota. Â Last year, for example, the groups contributed nearly $400,000 to organizations and causes in Minnesota.