Fuel station and convenience store operator, Christy’s of Cape Cod, now bankrupt. They closed their last gas station in Massachusetts back in October 2010. The owner, a Republican political wannabe, is facing several lawsuits from creditors.
Reports out of Rhode Island say many employees at Naval Station Newport will become unemployed. The now for sure ‘sequestration’ will result in more than 4400 jobs lost at the military base.
In Maine, 3000 people working at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could be out-o-work soon! But don’t blame it all on the ‘sequestration’, a Rear Admiral had already ordered a 10% cut in personnel.
Dry cell battery maker, Energizer, announced 290 layoffs at its Maryville, Missouri, factory! Energizer had warned about it last year. They’re consolidating operations.
In Dallas, Texas, Saks Fifth Avenue revealed that their previously announced store closing will result in 123 people unemployed! In Beaumont, the owners of Knight’s Uniform Company are retiring, and shutting down their company after more than 90 years of business. In Deep Ellum, the Kettle Art gallery closing down after only a few years in business. The owner says he wants to relocate, possibly to Dominican Republic.
In North Carolina, two coal fired electricity factories will close down. Duke Energy is retiring them, they’ve been in operation since the 1920s and were rarely used anyway. 65 employees affected.
South Carolina’s Department of Employment and Workforce is ironically laying off more employees. This is part of last year’s announced plan to consolidate unemployment offices. Last October 55 people lost their jobs, and the state wants to layoff at least 25 more. The consolidation also means that it will be harder for unemployed people to file claims.
In Virginia, another Blockbuster video store out-o-business. The Annandale store, in the Little River Shopping Center, is part of the 300 planned Blockbuster closings for this year!
The Gap and GapKids stores at Westfield Franklin Park in Toledo, Ohio, closed down. It’s part of the ongoing store closings announced back in 2011. Company officials stated that the Toledo store closings had nothing to do with their performance.
In California, the First Lutheran Church of Carson forced to close down their school. It’s not because of the economy, it’s because of charges that four and five years old Christian children were engaging in sex acts on the playground! Attorneys for parents claim children performed sex acts during nap times as well.
Also in California, San Diego Hospice now bankrupt. The largest hospice care provider in the Golden State owes millions in debt, and has been under a federal investigation for making fraudulent reimbursement claims for the past two years.