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Several years ago, Toledo, Ohio-based metal brokers and recyclers Kripke Enterprises Inc. (KEI) committed to supporting the National Food Bank with annual donations. While impactful, Kripke’s Wellness Committee aspired to do something that would create a direct and lasting benefit within the Toledo community. According to Leslie Mundt, Kripke’s Executive Assistant, that opportunity arose in 2021 when...

On Friday, September 26, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it initiated a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of imports of robotics and industrial machinery, including their parts and components. The investigation defines “robotics and industrial machinery” as: Under the Section 232 statute,...

On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule creating a formal process to include additional derivative aluminum and steel products within the scope of the Section 232 national security tariffs. This rule also eliminates the prior product exclusions process and country-level exemptions that...

In August 2025, Kathryn “Katie” Quinlan joined the ReMA legal team as the new Assistant General Counsel. She comes to ReMA from the federal government where she was assistant general counsel with the General Services Administration (GSA) in Washington, D.C. Quinlan was also previously a Presidential Management Fellow with GSA and on detail to the...

George Patrick (Pat) Boyle, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2025, at his home in Highland Park, IL at the age of 75. Pat was born in 1949 to Joyce and Stanley Boyle in Jacksonville, FL. He is survived by his loving wife, Corrine; his four children Rebecca (Guy) Guidry, Maureen Boyle, and Rory (Monika)...