UniFirst Corporation recorded environmental liabilities of US$16,541,000 as of May 30, 2009, compared with US$15,097,000 as of Aug. 30, 2008, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2009.
As of May 30,…
G&K Services, Inc., as of December 27, 2008, has substantially completed the environmental-related inspections by certain government agencies and, where required, is undertaking appropriate corrective actions.
The Company has recently resolved two of these proceedings and has paid the negotiated penalties…
G&K Services, Inc., pursuant to an agreement with the the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), paid $300,000 in forfeitures, penalties and surcharges and received a “Satisfaction of Judgment,” dated November 20, 2008.
On Aug. 23, 2007, WDNR issued a Notice…
G&K Services, Inc. entered into a consent agreement and final order with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resolving alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at its facilities in Pittsburg, California and Santa Fe Springs, California.
Pursuant to the…
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection of the State of Connecticut, on April 9, 2008, secured a temporary injunction in Superior Court in the State of Connecticut against G&K Services, Inc.
The injunction is pursuant to a complaint filed in Superior Court,…
G&K Services, Inc. is currently taking corrective actions at two of its facilities after having certain identified operational deficiencies.
On July 24, 2008, the U.S. EPA inspected its facility in South Chicago, Illinois and on July 31, 2008, the U.S. EPA…
G&K Services, Inc. is in the process of compiling the documentation to be submitted in response to the Grand Jury subpoena served on Nov. 25, 2008 by the U.S. Attorney, requesting various documents, correspondence, e-mails and electronic documents related to…
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. reported an accrued liability of US$1.9 million at Nov. 1, 2008, related to remediation efforts at its closed New York tannery and two associated landfills, which has been discounted at 6.4%. On an undiscounted basis, this…
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.’s reserve for the anticipated future remediation activities for its owned facility in Colorado at Nov. 1, 2008, is US$7.7 million, of which US$1.2 million is included in accrued expenses and US$6.5 million is accrued within other…
SAN FRANCISCO, California — October 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined a commercial industrial laundry company $425,000 for numerous violations at two of the company’s facilities located in Northern and Southern California.
The EPA inspected the G&K Services…