Nucor Corp. said it had higher net profit in the second quarter of 2011 compared with the same quarter a year ago as sales rose 22 percent from a year ago. The Charlotte-based steel-products manufacturer said it had net profit ...

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Nucor Corp. today has increased its earnings expectation for the second quarter that ends July 2. The Charlotte-based manufacturer of steel products said it expects results to be in the range of 75 cents to 80 cents per diluted share. ...

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Nucor Corp. this morning said it had higher earnings in the first quarter of 2011. The Charlotte-based company’s earnings rose to $159.8 million, or 50 cents per diluted share, up 416 percent from earnings of $31 million, or 10 cents per ...

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Nucor Corp. said it started construction this week on a $750 million iron-making plant in Louisiana. The plant is being built in St. James Parish, just outside New Orleans. The Charlotte-based manufacturer of steel products said it will build one plant initially, ...

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Nucor Corp. said today its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 36 cents a share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable May 11 to stockholders of record as of March 31. It is ...

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Charlotte-based Nucor Corp. said Thursday it had earnings of $134.1 million, or 42 cents a share, in 2010, but the company also reported a net loss of $11.4 million, or 4 cents a share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. ...

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Charlotte-based Nucor Corp. has a new president and CEO. As of the start of the new year, John Ferriola is the head of the manufacturer, a post previously held by Daniel DiMicco. Ferriola’s term is set to end in 2012. DiMicco, who has been ...

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After reporting earnings in the third quarter, Charlotte-based steel-products maker Nucor Corp. said it expects a loss in the fourth quarter. The company expects a loss of 10 to 15 cents per diluted share, compared with earnings of 7 cents in the third quarter ...

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Charlotte-based Nucor Corp., a maker of steel products, said its board of directors has increased the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock slightly, to $0.3625 per share from 36 cents. The dividend is payable Feb. 11  to ...

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By Amy Burroughs JONESBORO, Ark. _ An Arkansas jury has awarded $1.2 million in damages to a group of Nucor workers who had sued the Charlotte-based company for creating an atmosphere of racial hostility at its Blytheville, Ark., plant. The ...

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