Craft breweries offer more than local beer. They provide a “third place” for community members and are oftentimes helmed by the very neighbor who handcrafted those brews.

Construction firms are likely to feel the squeeze within months if the new fees on imported materials take effect in March.

On Feb. 10, 2025, just a week after announcing country-specific, blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, President Trump implemented his America First Trade Policy, signing two proclamations: Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States.

The Recycled Materials Association says the full executive orders on the tariffs do not identify ferrous or aluminum scrap as being included.

A proclamation signed by President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 25% could potentially change the cost of vehicle parts and, ultimately, what consumers pay for

It's familiar territory for many businesses, including brewers, who worry that tariffs will impair an industry already running on narrow margins. In Minnesota, many breweries are on edge as they prepare to relive the production pains experienced in 2018 and again during the pandemic as can shortages drove up prices.

President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the US. Trump made it very clear that there will be no exceptions, if, ands, or buts. Trump has talked about this tariff for a while,