In about 13 months, the eyes of the NFL will be right here in the Steel City. With the NFL draft coming next spring, we are learning more about how the city and its tourism bureau are preparing.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS: Steel City, which has piggybacked a brand off a city nickname to merchandise a variety of T-shirts and apparel that's expanded to include baseball caps, jackets, flannel shirts ...

But it does portend an uncertain future for an industry that built modern America and minted Pittsburgh as the Steel City and its football heroes as the Steelers. It leaves fingerprints on ...