Credit crunch forces Delphi to cut size of finance plan for Ch. 11 exit
Oct. 31, 2007, page 7

Intermet appoints two executives, says farewell to die-cast president
Oct. 26, 2007, page 9

Steel, aluminum cleaning plant sets May start
Oct. 26, 2007, page 9

BorgWarner hiking dual-clutch module output
Oct. 26, 2007, page 9

Navistar in talks on GM medium truck unit buy
Oct. 26, 2007, page 1

UAW members start strike vs. nine International Truck plants
Oct. 25, 2007, page 2

ThyssenKrupp opens Ill. logistics center
Oct. 25, 2007, page 2

Novich departs Ryerson in management shakeup
Oct. 25, 2007, page 1

Pentagon orders another 2,400 MRAPs
Oct. 22, 2007, page 6

Cargill, Robinson finalize deal for joint facility in Granite City
Oct. 22, 2007, page 2

BFEX, FCStone to develop steel voucher trading
Oct. 22, 2007, page 1

Delphi formalizes sale of interiors and closures unit to Renco Group
Oct. 18, 2007, page 10

GM to cut shift, lay off 767 workers at big Hamtramck assembly plant
Oct. 18, 2007, page 10

UAW urging its members to back tentative agreement with Chrysler
Oct. 18, 2007, page 10

Ryerson's $2B sale deal wins shareholder, antitrust approval
Oct. 18, 2007, page 6

Centers' steel stocks sag to 22-month low in Sept.
Oct. 17, 2007, page 1

Dana rejects Appaloosa plan, amends Centerbridge accord
Oct. 16, 2007, page 4

Phil Burgert is a freelance editor and writer with more than 20 years of experience in business, technology and general journalism. He specializes in coverage of metals and other material, environmental coverage and manufacturing technology control and industrial networking topics. He has been based in Oak Park, Ill, for the past decade after spending five years as a daily trade newspaper foreign correspondent in London and Düsseldorf. He has also worked on other technology publications in New York and Chicago and has had other reporting positions in Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Georgia. Burgert has both bachelors and masters degrees in journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

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