Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs.

The provider of internet service to hotels, iBAHN, now bankrupt.  This follows two years of revenue losses and numerous patent infringement cases brought against it.

Xerox began furloughing U.S. employees.  Employees will be randomly furloughed for a week at a time, unpaid.  Xerox officials say it’s the only way they can avoid permanent layoffs.

Alabama: Madison County laid off at least three county inspectors.  It’s blamed on crashing tax revenues, which of course is the result of the bad economy.  In Cullman, Food World closed down.  The greedy landlord did not want to renew the lease.

California: In Tipton, Mozzarella Fresca shut down their factory, 144 people now unemployed!  In Universal City, Live Nation Entertainment shut down, 506 people now unemployed!  In San Francisco, legal drugs pusher Rigel laid off 30 people.  The company ended its asthma drug efforts after its drug failed Phase 2 testing.  Also, Rigel’s new arthritis drug did not meet Phase 2B expectations.

Connecticut: Lawrence + Memorial Hospital laid off 33 employees.  This is the third layoff announcement since November 2012.  It’s blamed on Obama Care’s reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments. Union officials don’t buy that excuse: “My people are very upset. They are the least paid workers, and we’ve been taking the brunt of the layoffs.  Senior management has not offered to take a pay cut or furlough days to fix the budget, and they have not responded to our offer to sit down and figure something out.”-Harry Rodriguez, health care workers union

Florida: The golden arches aren’t worth enough to keep a 20 years old Fort Myers Beach McDonald’s from shutting down.  Reports say the lease was not renewed, although the restaurant does have some really bad reviews from customers.

Illinois: Petroleum and coal products manufacturer, Oxbow Midwest Calcining, laid off 66 employees, permanently.  No reason was given in the WARN filing.

Massachusetts: Mitt Romney’s poster child continues to layoff employees, this time at their own HQ.  Staples laid off an undisclosed number of mangers in “leadership” positions.  Another video game maker laying off employees. Irrational Games laid off eight people.

Maryland: Peninsula Regional Medical Center shut down its transitional care unit.  43 jobs lost.  Hospital officials had a warning; their current layoffs are not directly the result of Obama Care, but more layoffs are expected as soon as they figure out how much money they are going to lose because of Obama Care: “It would be premature at this point to give you an idea of how many positions may or may not be lost organizationally.  Will that occur?  It probably will but it is such a fluid situation right now that it would be premature to have that discussion and try and speculate on what may be involved.”-Roger Follebout, PRMC

Michigan: In Muskegon Heights, the Plumb’s grocery store closed down.  Despite the fact that it was the city’s only grocery store, after more than ten years of trying to keep it alive it finally died.  Company officials say the economy has been bad for way longer than 2008/09: “The experience has been that we have been consistently losing more and more money.  We cannot continue to afford to subsidize the Muskegon Heights store as we have been for the past 15 years.”-Jim Nader, president

Mississippi: In Gulfport, tax sucking Huntington Ingalls shutting down their shipyard.  427 people out-o-work! The company lost a major contract with the USN.

Missouri:  Patriot Coal bankrupt, and now a federal judge is allowing major restructuring, which will affect pay and benefits for employees.  In Saint Joseph, WireCo World Group laid off at least 21 people.  Company officials are cutting production due to crashing sales.  Sales are so bad their warehouse is still full of products waiting to be sold.

New Jersey: In Atlantic city, three casinos layoff 315 people!  The casinos are the Revel Casino Hotel, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on the Boardwalk.  It’s blamed on everything from the bad economy to unionized employees.  In South Brunswick, a Super Stop & Shop grocery store on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction, closed down.  Company officials said they had too many grocery stores in the area.   In Edgewater Park, three Pathmark grocery stores closed down.  Some of the stores are more than 30 years old.  Pathmark’s parent company, A&P, refused to give local news media a reason for the closings.  355 jobs lost!

New York: In NYC, mental health care provider MHN Services shut down.  27 people laid off.

North Carolina: The Kinston Charter Academy closed without warning, leaving parents scrambling to find a new school for their kids. The school’s principal said the school was out-o-money.  59 jobs lost.  Pungo Vidant Hospital shutdown!  Executives with parent company Vidant Health System say it’s because North Carolina is not expanding Medicaid under Obama Care.  About 100 jobs lost!  “We have to consider the financial challenges to keeping small hospitals open. North Carolina decided not to go for Medicaid expansion. Some of the money that was coming to North Carolina hospitals to provide care for indigent patients will no longer be coming. We have to make difficult decisions every day about how we can make care more affordable, efficient and effective, not just for people who can afford to pay for their care, but also for those who cannot afford to pay for their care.”-David Herman, CEO

Ohio: In Harpersfield Township, tax sucker HDT Global laid off 12 employees.  HDT makes stuff for the U.S. military.  Company officials said the layoffs were the result of declining sales.

Oklahoma: In Sapulpa, Verallia North America laid off an undisclosed number of workers at its 100 years old glass factory.  It’s blamed on the bad economy.

Pennsylvania: In Fayette County, Evil British empire U.S. tax sucking BAE Systems shutting down their armored vehicle recondition factory. 78 employees and 35 contractors affected.

South Carolina: In Myrtle Beach, Tommy Bahama Restaurant shut down.  Company officials kept the attached retail clothing store open, saying the restaurant was losing money but their Tommy Bahama clothing brand was selling well.

Vermont: In Williston, tax sucker General Dynamics laid off 35 people, as part of management/administrative consolidation plans.

Virginia: In Radford, 250 people lost their jobs with metals manufacturer Grede!  Company officials blamed the bad economy for crashing sales.  In Annandale, Healthway Natural Foods shut down, after more than 30 years in business.  In Richmond, Perly’s Restaurant closed after 50 years in business!  The owner, who is known for helping out homeless people, blames the economy: “Perly’s has hit a rough patch. I am hoping to sort it out but must close for now.”-Gray Wyatt’s hand written note taped to restaurant door

West Virginia: In Valley Grove, West Point Products Acquisition laid off 79 employees.