Columbus Recycling, in business since 1950s, still finding success
Benny Dora operates a massive machine with a 60-inch magnet picking up scrap steel as the heat beats down Tuesday afternoon.
Photo: Metal mayhem
A few dozen metal sheets litter Highway 82, near the 18th Avenue exit, on Wednesday.
Gold making a comeback
Gold is having a summer revival. The price of gold touched $1,420 an ounce this week, a three-and-a-half month high, as escalating tensions in the
Mint testing new metals to make coins cheaper
When it comes to making coins, the Mint isn’t getting its two cents worth. In some cases, it doesn’t even get half of that. A penny costs more than two cents and a nickel costs more than 11 cents to make and distribute. The quandary is how to make coins more cheaply without sparing our change’s quality and durability, or altering its size and appearance.