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Pacific Steel Casting seeks to revise permit for aging plant
Residents have long been concerned about odors and other pollutants emanating from Pacific Steel Casting on Second Street, lodging hundreds of complaints with local and regional bodies.
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Berkeley’s Pacific Steel Casting to close after 83 years in business
The company has been operating in West Berkeley since 1934 and once employed more than 400 people.
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As Pacific Steel in Berkeley plans shut-down, union sues for unpaid benefits
The union representing the workers at Pacific Steel Casting, which is closing after 83 years in business, says the company is late on pension and health payments.
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Temporary reprieve for workers: Pacific Steel Casting to remain open through...
Business has picked up at the 83-year-old company, one of Berkeley's last remaining heavy industrial plants.
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End of an era: Berkeley’s Pacific Steel Casting shuts down after 84 years
The closure of the city's last big "smokestack" factory means the end of well-paid union jobs. But it also means neighbors will no longer be bothered by a 'burnt pot handle' smell.
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Berkeley wants input on Pacific Steel Casting plant’s future
The land is zoned for manufacturing and the city wants to hear ideas about how to convert it from heavy industrial use. That will also make it easier to sell.
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Berkeley’s shuttered Pacific Steel owes around $1M in severance pay to workers
The company did reach a settlement to pay off hundreds of thousands of dollars it owed to workers' health and pension funds.
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Pacific Steel Casting files for bankruptcy. Top executives get paid, but...
The 84-year old company said as early as 2017 that it had to shut down because of financial issues. It repaid the equity firm that bought it $3.8M in 2018, but none of the workers got severance pay.
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Pacific Steel Casting Company finances revealed during bankruptcy hearing
The equity firm that bought the company in 2014 only put $2.5 million of its own funds into the business, but took out $11.25 million in distributions, according to Pacific Steel Casting's...
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A vision for Berkeley’s old Pacific Steel Casting site: A hub for industrial...
Dozens gathered to discuss what should be done with the 8.3-acre site near Second Street. Most said it must be preserved for manufacturing uses to keep Berkeley a diverse place in which to live.
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Buyers of Pacific Steel Casting ‘looted’ its assets, made ‘insider deals,’...
The Speyside Fund and Speyside Equity, among others, should return the $14.5 million it took in distributions so the money can go to pay worker pension funds and other debts, a legal filing contends.
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Pair arrested on suspicion of copper wire theft at Pacific Steel Casting
Berkeley police officers arrested a man and woman Monday morning after catching them stripping copper wire at Pacific Steel Casting, authorities report.
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