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Don McNeeley

Don McNeeley

Dr. Donald McNeeley is president and CEO of Chicago Tube and Iron Co., headquartered in Romeoville, Ill., as well as a Professor of Engineering at Northwestern University. Founded in 1914, CT&I is one of the largest steel service centers in the U.S., with 10 subsidiaries throughout the Midwest. Inventory, fabrication and processing is facilitated in over 1.2 million square feet of efficient, state-of-the-art facilities. CT&I houses over 30,000 line items of inventory from some of the world’s premier manufacturers. It has a 90+ year history of consecutive profitability that has provided the necessary capital resources for growth. Contact Dr. McNeeley at (800) 972-0217, or visit www.chicagotube.com.

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Higher Education
The McNeeley View/Economics

College Only: Stop the Charade

March 14, 2016
Don McNeeley
  As many readers are aware, my other life has me in a classroom as an adjunct professor at Northwestern...
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Steel
The McNeeley View/Economics

STEEL: Ahhh…The Real Problem

November 10, 2015
Don McNeeley
Our version of Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh my!...plays out like this: China, and Korea, and Turkey! Oh my!...
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Chaos Theory
The McNeeley View/Economics

Beware the Ides of March — and Greece

August 12, 2015
Don McNeeley
There is a concept known as Chaos Theory. One way it is explained is: “A butterfly flaps its wings in...
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Free market
The McNeeley View/Economics

The Free Market Fallacy of Trade Laws

May 12, 2015
Don McNeeley
Economic philosophy, as it applies to trade, is bimodally divided into two camps. On one hand, there is the camp...
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Greatness
The McNeeley View/Economics

A Perspective on Greatness

March 11, 2015
Don McNeeley
“It is not that you should do wrong by design but that you should never do right by mistake.” –...
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Wealth Redistribution
The McNeeley View/Economics

Inputs = Outputs

January 6, 2015
Don McNeeley
The accepted understanding is the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. It is a convenient refrain...
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The McNeeley View/Economics

100 and Counting: Reflections of a Journey

August 8, 2014
Don McNeeley
Often when I write it is from personal experience. During that process, I usually experience the epiphany that I’m not...
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The McNeeley View/Economics

Leadership as Vision

May 8, 2014
Don McNeeley
Some are born to lead, most are not. Some aspire to lead, most cannot. With that foundation, I reflect on...
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