LEJEUNE COMPLETES PHASE I OF KISHWAUKEE CANCER CENTER

Dec. 28, 2009 - LeJeune Steel Company delivers the anchor bolts for the Kishwaukee Community Hospital's new Cancer Care Center. The completion of this first phase allows LeJeune to prepare for the 21,000 square-foot addition.

The project is fast pace to meet its 2010 grand opening. It is located across from the Kishwaukee Hospital in Dekalb, Ill., which LeJeune also provided the structural steel.

LeJeune will provide more than 180 tons of structural steel and 15 tons of bar joist. The cancer center will feature a major front entrance canopy, with 20 feet of cantilevers. The galvanized and painted screen wall will frame with HSS sections. Radius shaped walls will require rolled HSS framing at the perimeter to support a glass façade.

Wisconsin Structural Steel Co., a sister company of LeJeune, will complete the fabrication and will deliver the steel in March 2010.

LeJeune Steel Company is a premier steel fabricator with an output capacity of more than 40,000 tons of structural steel per year.

We consistently meet and exceed customers' needs and expectations.

Through shared management, inventory and ownership, Wisconsin Structural Steel Company (WSSCO) deservedly boasts a production rate of more than 10,000 tons per year.

WSSCO fabricates quality steel products in a 16,000-square-foot, top-notch facility. By applying the latest in fabrication technology, we assure the highest level of competence in every project.

Both companies are AISC certified for complex steel buildings and maintain the Paint Endorsement. We earned an excellent reputation for a keen eye toward complete customer satisfaction.