Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:
AOL laid off another undisclosed number of employees.
Apple subsidiary FileMaker laid off 20 employees.
Internet shopping innovator, Geek.com, has abandoned the internet and will now operate traditional brick & mortar stores.
Alabama: At Fort Rucker, tax sucking military aircraft maintenance contractor, Army Fleet Support, laid off 70 employees. Apparently the U.S. Army is intentionally reducing aircraft flights to save money on fuel, but that also means a reduction in aircraft maintenance intervals. In Jefferson County, two Food World grocery stores closed. The parent company, Belle Foods, is bankrupt and will close/sell off stores in several states.
California: In La Jolla, Kashi closed down. 28 people laid off. In San Jose, Bon Appetit Management closed, 188 people out-o-work! In Hayward, for profit legal drugs pusher, Impax Labs, laid off 142 employees! The FDA rejected Impax’s new costly Parkinson’s drug. In Fontana, Canadian based trucking company, Viatran Express, ended U.S. operations. Company officials said they had to get out of the U.S. economy if they were to remain profitable! 87 California jobs lost. In Los Angeles, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center laid off 113 employees! In Bassett, National Envelope shut down, 147 jobs lost! For the reason see Wisconsin, below. In Yuba, Rideout Health laid off 13 employees. Originally 90 employees were gonna get the axe. Company officials are struggling to adjust their operating budget to the new Obama Care funding.
Colorado: In Colorado Springs, Lang’s Shoes closed.
Florida: In Miami, AgroTrade America laid off 157 employees! No official reason given. Homewrecker RealAuction.com/RealForeclosure.com now bankrupt. Good! ATM operator, Global Axcess, sold its assets for $10 Million USD, then went bankrupt! U.S. news reports said the ATM operations were sold to a California based company, however, according to a report in The Japan Times the so-called California company is really a front (“wholly owned U.S. subsidiary”) for a Japanese company called Seven Banks. In Orlando, Orlando Health laid off hundreds of employees in a second round of cuts. Hospital officials warned back in November 2012 they were forced to layoff up to 400 employees, due to a 20% cut in Medicaid funding (thank you Obama Care)! In West Boca, popular kids indoor playcenter, Playtown Cafe, shut down. It’s blamed on the property owner and property developers.
Idaho: In Caldwell, the Canyon County Animal Shelter warned of layoffs due to county budget concerns and crashing donations!
Illinois: Allsup, a company that helps people with their disability funding, laid off 65 employees. Company officials blame it on the U.S. Social Security Administration. Company officials also warned of more possible layoffs due to the rip off called Obama Care.
Indiana: In Lafayette, heavy equipment maker Caterpillar laid off 125 people! Company officials blame their crashing sales on the dead economy in Europe, and a slowing economy in China.
Kentucky: Fruit of the Loom laid off an undisclosed number of employees. Company officials would only say it was less than 100. The United States Enrichment [Uranium] Corporation began laying off employees at its Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The first round will put 160 people out-o-work. It’s blamed on high production costs and falling nuclear fuel prices.
Maryland: In Hagerstown, women’s clothing store Lena’s closed. The store’s manager/investor said the economy is dead: “The economic situation in Hagerstown and Washington County is, I mean I know others may say other things, but to me it is pretty devastated!”-Lori Ruda
Massachusetts: In Wesseley, the 84 years old upscale women’s clothing Triangle Shop closed. The greedy property owner suddenly canceled the lease, no warning. The current shop owner is hoping to re-open in a new location.
New Hampshire: Stop & Shop grocery stores shut down across the state. 670 people out-o-work! It sounds like BS to me because the corporate officials said the grocery stores “…have not achieved performance goals…”, they never said the stores were losing money.
New York: In NYC, Green Chimneys-Gramercy Group Residence for homeless homosexual children closed after hidden video cameras revealed physical abuse of children by staff. Teenagers also claimed sexual and financial exploitation. 43 people deservedly unemployed. Upstate Cerebral Palsy laid off 26 teachers. It’s blamed on a sudden and unexpected crash in student enrollment: “We can’t refer students if we don’t have them.”-Lori Eccleston, Utica City School District
North Carolina: The Craven County School District laid off 36 teachers. It’s blamed on $1.27 million in state funding cuts! In Rockingham, the Goodman Furniture store closed.
Ohio: In Mason, Bradley Caldwell (BCI) closed down. 81 jobs lost. In Waverly, 58 years old Streitenberger’s Garage shut down. In Toledo, Maryland based Ukazoo Books closed. The retail space is now being used for internet sales only.
Oregon: The Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot laid off 100 people! The depot is shutting down, claiming they’ve destroyed the last of their CW. Since 2011 hundreds of employees have been laid off.
Pennsylvania: In Johnstown, Yankee Shoe Repair factory shut down after 92 years of operations. The owner blamed a multitude of things: “Without sufficient skilled staff, and considering current footwear buying trends, coupled with economic conditions, the long term stability of the business was in jeopardy…Given the materials used in footwear today, 95% of the shoes people buy can’t be repaired.”-Larry Coco
South Carolina: In Clinton non-profit Alzheimer’s care center, Senior Options, laid off 21 more staff. Back in March they laid off 20 drivers, a direct result of cuts to Medicaid funding (Obama Care)! In Aiken, funding cuts from the U.S. Department of Energy forces Shaw Project Services Group/Savannah River Remediation to layoff 485 employees! Also in Aiken, AREVA Federal Services laid off 28 employees. In Landrum, the Christian God can’t stop the Blue Ridge Christian Academy from shutting down. School officials said they couldn’t raise enough funding for the school year. The school also caused controversy with a science test given to fourth graders last year.
Tennessee: In Memphis, tech startup Work for Pie failed. Lack of revenue is blamed.
Texas: In Midland, AT&T closed down, 101 people unemployed! In Roanoke, Ryder Logistics closed down, 60 people unemployed.
Wisconsin: In Appleton, bankrupt National Envelope shut down after being sold off. 153 people unemployed! Employees across the country affected as well.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.