Drug maker, Eli Lilly, to layoff 1000 people in Indiana!  They blame crashing sales.

In New York, Tetra Tech in Schuylerville laid off an undisclosed number of people.  Xerox owned student loan processing plant, ACS, will close in August.  149 people out-o-work!  Pizza Box restaurant closed.  It started in 1957, a Spanish restaurant is willing to pay more for the lease (reported to be $19500 per month).  Frontier School District wants to get rid of 35 employees, and raise taxes by 3.5%, for this coming school year.

In Ohio, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools wants to layoff employees.  No numbers given.    Dale’s Bike Shop closed in Oberlin.   The owner says he can make more money renting out the shop, and selling bikes on the internet.

In California, the Orcutt School District wants to layoff ten people.   School officials blame uncertain state funding.

School supplies, equipment and furniture company, School Specialty, closing its operations in Pennsylvania.  148 people unemployed!  Company officials blame crashing sales.  Scarlet Fiorella clothing store closed up.  The owner is moving out-o-state.

In Illinois, O’Fallon School District to layoff 90 people.  School officials blame it on voters who rejected a tax hike. Cahokia School District #187 to layoff at least 87 employees.  The district is facing the loss of nearly $5 million USD in state and federal funding.  Johnsburg School District #12 cutting 39 jobs.  Contact lens maker, CIBA Vision, laying off 262 people starting in June!  It’s blamed on a merger with Alcon.

FairPoint Communications laying off 90 people in three northeastern U.S.  states.  Company officials said it’s necessary to stay competitive.

Government contractor, General Dynamics, laying off 110 people by July, at their Saco, Maine, factory: “It’s primarily a result of a sharp decline in the U.S. Army’s demand for heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.”-Karl Johnson, General Dynamics

100 years old Hamilton Jewelers closed in Lawrence Township, New Jersey.  The owners said it was in response to customer surveys and recent thefts.  The Newark Museum laid off 14 people.  They blame the bad economy: “We are coming to terms with the economic realities. We are grateful for the public and private support we receive, but we must be realistic and not operate beyond our means.”-Mary Sue Sweeney Price

Boeing warned the engineers that fixed the flaming battery problem on their new 787 Dreamliner, that they’re going to be laid off.  Boeing wants to layoff 700 engineers by the end of 2013!  At least 100 are in Washington.  Boeing officials say the mass layoffs are because orders aren’t coming fast enough.  Analysts speculate that Boeing is moving work from union strong states to states that are ‘right to work’.

In Tennessee, electronics maker Cerrowire warned of layoffs.  They gave no numbers.  Company officials blame “…the economic condition.”

In Montana, Vann’s appliance seller closed two stores.  The new owner of the retailer said they could not get the landlords to agree to a cheaper lease.

In Connecticut, Klaff’s lighting and decorative hardware store and Chic Jolie women’s clothing store closed down due to flooding fears after hurricane Sandy.  After 48 years, The Emporium eclectic gift store closed in Mystic.

In Florida, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law that bans internet cafes!   It could shut down 200 businesses in the Sunshine state: “We never broke a law, we always obey the rules, all the sudden we became illegal, I think it’s just dirty politics, I think somebody who wrote the bill who is responsible for it should be kept accountable somehow, it’s a travesty really.”-Chris Firleg.

Amcor Tobacco Packaging closing in Virginia.  At least 35 employees laid off.

In South Carolina, the Summerville Plaza Piggly Wiggly grocery store closed.   Company officials say sales aren’t good enough to justify renewing the lease.   Jewelry Warehouse closed in West Columbia.

The Three Streams Family Health Center, which helps people without insurance, closed down in North Carolina.  They blame out-o-control health care costs.

In Greenville, Michigan, Julie’s Coffee House closed up.  The owner is moving to Arizona.

Unconfirmed reports that the Las Vegas Club and Gold Spike hotels shutting down in Nevada.   Hundreds of people will be out-o-work!

In Maryland, Jake’s Steaks out-o-business.  The owner said she tried everything but the economy is too bad: “I have tried everything. I have done healthy items. If someone orders something that isn’t on the menu, I do my best to make that. I even did lunch specials trying to get people in the door. It just didn’t work.”-Barb Gossett

Skyburgers closed in Vermont.  The owners claim business was so good that a corporation offered to buy their restaurant, and the owners agreed.

In Oklahoma, Days Inn motel closed down in Norman.  Employees said little or no notice was given.  The motel had a lot of long term residents, mainly elderly and disabled, who’re now homeless.  The motel was also part of local government plans for emergency housing in case of natural disaster.  The greedy owners sold the property to a car dealer.

LandoZ Hometown Grill, in Massachusetts, closed after only one year.  The owners blame medical reasons.

In Missouri, Dierdorf & Hart’s Steak House closed at the Westport Plaza.  The owners did not want to renew the lease.

In Hawaii a 54 years old shoe store, The Slipper House, closed down.  The owners were forced to close by mall company GGP (General Growth Properties), which is the same company that shut down the biggest Sears store in the Aloha state.