Shell Vacations Club just put 45 employees on permanent vacation in Illinois. Company officials say they’re restructuring. And the Chicago School Board shutting down 49 schools! They’re $1 billion USD in debt!
And California based domestic data collection and storage company (spying), NettApp, laying off 900 more employees around the World. This is apparently in addition to the 1400 layoffs they announced just days prior! Reports say NettApp refused to say how many jobs would be cut in the United States, however, they did say they were hiring 400 people for their Kansas spy center operations!
No more toys for Xmas? Fisher Price laid off 100 people in Aurora, New York! Company officials said they were moving production to California. And Alteva phone company laying off about 20 people at it’s Warwick operations. They’ve been laying off employees since the beginning of the year.
In Ohio, the Fairport Harbor Village Council laid off two employees, and more layoffs are expected: “We have a lot of belt tightening to do around the village. With cuts to the local government funding, a major reduction in property tax evaluation and the defeat of the levy, we are where we are now financially.”-Tim Manross, Mayor
New York based public relations company Weber Shandwick laid off nine employees in Minnesota. Company officials said it was consolidation of positions, as they expand operations in Europe.
In Mason County, West Virginia, the Felman Production electric arc furnaces at its ferroalloys factory are being shut down. Employees, including managers, have been laid off. The company says the price of silicomanganese is too low to justify continued operations. They hope prices will go up so they can re-start operations.
In Pennsylvania, a Office Depot shut down in the West Goshen Town Center. It was store employees who notified the local news media. And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the thrift Shop of Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. The manager resigned because he was tired of it, and church officials say none of their members want to take over management.
ACO Home, Garden & Hardware is closing 14 stores in Michigan! They are trimming “underperforming” stores to make their investors happy. The stores will close when they’ve sold off their inventory.
In Connecticut, the African-American Kente Cultural Center shut down. The founder is blaming it on many things like competition, decreased revenues, lack of grants, and the existing board of directors want to quit and they can’t find anybody who wants to replace them!
What automotive industry recovery? Florida based Allied Specialty Vehicles closed their Monaco RV factory in Indiana! 520 employees affected! The company is moving production of their upscale Monaco recreational vehicle to Illinois. Also, Allied Specialty Vehicles took over RV production from its competitor Navistar.
In Florida, the China Grill at the Hilton shut down. The company that owns the restaurant says they are focusing on new restaurant projects.
In Ogden, Utah, two furniture stores, Knight’s Mattress & Furniture and Crown Elite Bedrooms, closed down. The owners of Knight’s Mattress & Furniture say they are moving to a smaller store in another part of town, as well as focus mainly on mattress sales. No comment from the owner of Crown Elite Bedrooms.