04 Mar

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March. 4, 2016 | BY ALEX NIXON James Bouchard, CEO of Esmark Inc. and Esmark Steel Group, an Edgeworth-based steel processor and distributor. James Bouchard, CEO and founder of steel company Esmark Inc., has been waiting several years for the nation’s economic recovery to hit the steel industry. He’s still waiting, as imports push steel prices down and the oil and gas industry cut orders in response to low energy prices. In an interview with the Tribune-Review at Esmark’s headquarters in Edgeworth, Bouchard discussed how the company is dealing with the downturn, its recent failed bid to buy a former U.S. Steel Corp. mill...

01 Mar

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For Esmark Founder and CEO James P. Bouchard, giving generously to the community is just part of business as usual. Greater Pittsburgh/Allegheny County Business Leaders James BouchardJames Bouchard has much to be proud of. In addition to building a strong, diversified business of industrial companies, he has also, alongside his wife, donated more than $6 million to charitable causes since 2004. But when asked which accomplishment he is most satisfied with, Bouchard talks about Esmark’s people. “No one individual is responsible for our success,” he says. “We work as a team, and when you have the right people in place, you are...