Operators of the Troy Mine in Montana say they might have to lay off employees, if they can’t stop repeated cave ins. So far the 205 employees have been kept busy on other projects, but company officials say if the silver and copper mines remain closed for any longer then they’ll have to layoff employees.  The Troy Mine has been shut down since December 2012.

Schuler Books & Music shutting down Grand Rapids, Michigan, store.  Owners say they can not renew the lease because sales have always been “marginal”.

First Niagara Bank closing down Greenport, New York, branch.  Bank officials say they have to consolidate branches.

Indiana’s John Paul II Catholic High School will closed down.   A press release given to local media did not explain why.

Oak Ridge Market in Oak Ridge, Missouri, closing for good.  Owners say it’s the bad economy, not only are their employees now out-o-work, but so are they.

U.S. division of video game maker Atari, now bankrupt.  Some reports say it’s a way for the U.S. division to protect itself from the bad finances of the French parent company.

Sky High Sports arcade in Bellevue, Washington, now bankrupt.

Arizona trucking company, Cooley Industries, now bankrupt.

In Texas, Handy Hardware Wholesale group now bankrupt.

Financial services company, Pension Worldwide, now bankrupt in Delaware.

Wisconsin’s Golden Guernsey milk bottler now bankrupt.  The new California based owners said, in a round-a-bout way, that they were not going to get their investment back because of “seemingly nonnegotiable operating expenses.”