Canada based auto parts dealer, Uni-Select, laying off 600 people in the United States! The retailer is closing one distribution center and more than 40 stores in the U.S., in a bid to save $30 million USD!
Western Connecticut Health Network laid off 116 health care employees. They blame state budget cuts.
In Massachusetts, Baystate Franklin Medical Center laid off 23 employees, ten of which are nurses. Nurses have revealed that the hospital is also not replacing doctors that leave. The Harvard Medical School laid off 31 contracted janitors. School officials blamed the school’s “high operating deficit”.
Duke Raleigh Hospital, in North Carolina, laid off 27 employees. Officials blamed “….a series of financial pressures at both the federal and state levels. The primary effect of these pressures is a reduction in reimbursement to hospitals and providers.” In other words, Obama Care!
The Christian God won’t stop layoffs at the Catholic Xavier University in Ohio. School officials warned of coming layoffs, as part of $4 million in budget cuts.
In Minnesota, the 125 years old Mankato Kasota Stone quarry now out-o-business. The family owners blame construction contractors for buying cheaper artificial stone products.
Nevada based radio station owner, Stephens Media Group, laid off three people in New York.
Video game maker, Capcom, laid off an undisclosed amount of employees in the United States.
350 people lost their jobs in New Jersey! The Colgate-Palmolive factory in Morris is closing. Another 200 jobs are being shipped out!
In Georgia, Dante’s Down the Hatch closed after 43 years in business. The owner, Dante Stephensen, blames city and county taxes: “They kindly have taxed me as if I was a high rise and said, ‘If you don’t like it, get out.’ That’s not a quote, but that’s basically a feeling I got from the county.”
Gigi’s Italian Restaurant in South Pasadena Shopping Center, Florida, closed after 45 years of business. There are rumors that a Walmart will replace the shopping center. There are reports that Comcast cable service provider laid off 260 people! They shut down their Orlando call center. Company officials claim they will work to find the employees jobs in other departments.
After 83 years, the Aladdin Book Shoppe in Oklahoma shutdown. The owners blame it on their upcoming surgeries. They tried to sell the store but “It has taken us six months to get our heads around the fact that if it did not sell we were going to have to close it and it has not sold.”-Paula Walker
The Mars Petcare pet food factory closed in Colorado. 40 people unemployed. Company officials also warned that they will be closing their pet food factory in Missouri. 121 people will lose their jobs! Officials blame it on declining sales.
Great Southern Bank closing 11 offices in Missouri. It’s blamed on the 2011 takeover of Sun Security Bank.
The 40 years old El Parador restaurant shut down in Tucson, Arizona: “It’s time to transition into another phase in life.”-statement from owners
What housing market recovery? In California, GAF roofing materials maker closed down its residential roofing supplies operation in Fresno. 36 people now unemployed. In Garden Grove, the Money Mailer laid off 75 employees. Its part of larger layoffs in the area, due to the company outsourcing its coupon printing. In Vernon, 189 people lost their jobs with Trinity Sports “full package” clothing maker!