FISCAL

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), St. Paul, Minn., assessed a $5,325 penalty to Ag-Chem Equipment Co., Minnetonka, Minn., for violations of Minnesota hazardous waste rules. The company has made the necessary corrective actions and the penalty has been reduced to $2,395. The agency also has assessed a $4,550 penalty to Maasch Metal and Fabrication, Vesta, Minn., for environmental violations. The company has complied with requirements to correct the violations, which reduced the penalty from a potential $8,400.

ATG Inc., Fremont, Calif., reports that its revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2000, was $11.1 million, compared to $16.1 million revenues for the same period in 1999. The company attributed the decrease to a shortfall involved in its Oak Ridge, Tenn., facility. ATG also has completed a $5.375 million private placement of approximately 2.7 million shares of common stock through Taglich Brothers Inc., New York. The net proceeds from this placement will be used to increase the production capacity of ATG's waste processing system at the company's Richland, Wash., facility.

Detroit Diesel Corp., Detroit, has reported that revenues for the second quarter of 2000, which ended June 30, were $5.3 million, a decrease from $5.8 million in the second quarter of the previous year.

Waste Systems International Inc., Lexington, Mass., has reported that revenues for the second quarter of 2000, which ended June 30, were $19.4 million compared to $11.2 million revenues in the second quarter of the previous year.

Waste Industries Inc., Raleigh, N.C., has reported that total revenues for the second quarter ending June 30, 2000, were $62.2 million, an increase over the $52.8 million revenues for the same quarter in 1999.

SL Industries Inc., Mt. Laurel, N.J., reports that revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2000, were $44.1 million, a 33 percent increase over the $33.1 million revenues for the same period in 1999.