▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el , ▁whose ▁headquarters ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁K ok omo . ▁ ▁The ▁K ok omo ▁operations ▁of ▁this ▁corpor ation , ▁however , ▁continued ▁to ▁employ ▁the ▁K ok omo ▁Ste el ▁and ▁W ire ▁name ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁Early ▁operations ▁Within ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁its ▁found ing , ▁the ▁various ▁plants ▁of ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ▁employed ▁ 2 2 8 8 ▁individuals , ▁a ▁new ▁bar ▁mill ▁was ▁in ▁operation , ▁and ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁produce ▁its ▁first ▁steel . ▁ ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ▁would ▁become , ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁the ▁largest ▁employ er ▁in ▁K ok omo , ▁with ▁a ▁work force ▁approxim ating ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁at ▁its ▁peak . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁sheet ▁rolling ▁plant ▁and ▁sheet ▁gal van izing ▁units ▁at ▁K ok omo ▁were ▁author ized , ▁with ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁sheet ▁mill ▁beginning ▁that ▁summer . ▁ ▁Cont inental ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sur mount ▁the ▁rig ors ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁de pression ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁its ▁stock s , ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁were ▁admitted ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁Its