New York state first filed an action against the company in 1983 under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) seeking to force the company to pay for a "Superfund" cleanup of the site, at 3163 Buffalo Ave. Solvent Chemical agreed in 1997 to handle the cleanup of the site. The company reports that it spent $9 million for the construction of a groundwater pump and treatment system, completed in 2003. As part of the settlement, Solvent reserved the right to pursue recovery of some of the costs from other parties, and subsequently sought to collect from up to 60 other companies that sent hazardous substances to the site through the years.
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PeopleColumbus McKinnon Corp. named Joseph Maliekel as corporate controller. He is a CPA who was most recently a partner with BDO Seidman. Among those newly elected to the St. Mary's High School board of directors are Patricia Erickson, director of the criminal justice program at Canisius College, and Vincent Sorrentino, an attorney with Cole Sorrentino Hurley Hewner & Gambino PC. Nicholas Fiume of Deloitte & Touche LLP is 2009-10 board chairman. David Recht, Prathima Reddy Price and Daria Carr joined Watson Bennett Colligan & Schechter LLP as associates. Recht will practice in the corporate and commercial real estate departments; Price will practice in the insurance-defense department; and Carr will practice in the employment law/commercial litigation department. Gaines Kriner Elliott LLP added five employees. Diana Panattoni-Henry rejoined the firm as a tax supervisor and will specialize in accounting and tax work. Recent college graduates joining the firm are: Brenna Zerfas, Julie Metz, Anthony Donnelly and Ronald Ruffino. |
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