BERLIN — Stephen Capone, president of Capone Iron Corporation, is a strong proponent of buying American and proudly advertises that his company produces steel made in this country “creating American jobs, generating American tax dollars, and supporting the American economy.”
He was passing out hams to his employees at the North Woods facility at the Berlin industrial park the Friday before Easter.
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