CRYSTAL LAKE – In celebration of Women’s History Month, Marianne Markowitz, regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will tour Direct Steel in Crystal Lake Thursday.

A thriving woman-owned construction firm, Direct Steel benefited from SBA’s counseling and technical assistance programs which enabled the company’s owner and president Rosemary Swierk to grow and create jobs.

As a contractor, Direct Steel works in cooperation with architects, designers and end users in order to integrate the optimal technology from leading suppliers into well-designed new buildings, additions, repairs and remodeling.