ZEP to Scrub 45 Jobs

Industrial strength cleaner manufacturer ZEP will cut 45 jobs after October sales plunged. The Atlanta chemical company has a workforce of about 2,400. The layoffs will come from outside the sales division, and account for about five percent of non-sales employees.

Georgia company pays record pollution fine

The federal government has fined a Georgia company nearly 4-million dollars for illegal pollution. Acuity Specialty Products Group of Atlanta makes detergent and cleaning products, many marketed under the brand name Zep. The company admits to submitting false information on the chemicals it released to the Atlanta wastewater treatment facility. It’s the largest fine for violating environmental laws against a company in the region.