US Steel investing in Lorain, Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- U.S. Steel Corp. is expanding its Lorain steel tube plant to make pipes for natural gas companies and expanding a Leipsic plant to make steel for automakers.

The company said last year that it was considering the two projects but declined to commit to them at the time. In December, it confirmed the Leipsic project and on Monday, the state announced $200,000 in grants to help fund the Lorain project.