Minntac and Keetac raise money for area nonprofits

Today the Iron Ore Alliance announced United States Steel Corporation’s Minnesota Ore Operations and United Steelworkers’ contributions of $6,093 to Iron Range nonprofits through the holiday gate collections. At the annual gate collections, money is gathered from employees as they enter their respective workplaces, and all of the money is donated to local food shelves and the Salvation Army. At this year’s gate collection, $4,549 was collected at Minntac and $1,544 was collected at Keetac. United States Steel and the United Steelworkers contribute about $400,000 annually to organizations and causes in Minnesota.