WYOMING COUNTY/US EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant Contractor announcement for the former Emkay site in Arcade

Press release Arcade, NY -In 2022, WCBC North, LLC managed by the Wyoming County Business Center, was awarded $500,000 in grant funding through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfield Cleanup Grant to complete the environmental remediation and building demolition of the former Emkay Dairy Processing Plant at 58 …

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WYOMING COUNTY/Public meeting planned to discuss cleanup of the former Emkay Dairy Processing Plant on Church Street in Arcade

Press release Arcade, NY, December 4, 2023 – In 2022, the not-for-profit organization, WCBC North, was awarded $500,000 in grant funding through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Brownfield Cleanup Grant to complete the environmental remediation and building demolitions of the former Emkay Dairy Processing Plant at 58 Church …

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WYOMING COUNTY/”Grandparent Fraud Scheme” uncovered in Arcade, man from Montreal charged

Press release A 29-year-old male resident of Monreal, Quebec faces federal charges following a cooperative investigation initiated by the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office. On May 11, 2023, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office received the complaint of fraud from a resident in the Town of Arcade. The victim, a 74-year-old female, …

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WYOMING COUNTY/EPA awards $500,000 to Wyoming County Business Center to assist with mitigation of the former Emkay Dairy Processing facility in Arcade

Press release The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is awarding $254.5 million in Brownfields Grants to 265 communities, including 12 grants totaling $10.5 million across New York State. These grants include a Brownfield Cleanup grant of $500,000 awarded to WCBC North, LLC managed by the Wyoming County …

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