The U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, and the Delta Regional Authority, sponsor an annual event called Operation Healthy Delta. The operation was started by an act of Congress in 2000 (blame Bush Jr) to provide healthcare to people living in the Delta Region, yet the advent of ObamaCare-ACA has apparently done nothing to improve healthcare services in that area so Operation Healthy Delta is underway again.
This year Air National Guard units from Missouri, New Jersey and New York, as well as the U.S. Navy Reserve, are wrapping-up providing free healthcare (and other aid) to people in the Bootheel Region. They expect to see between 5-thousand and 8-thousand patients in Charleston and Caruthersville, Missouri.
Operation Healthy Delta is not just about taxpayer funded healthcare, but also includes taxpayer funded economic development across eight U.S. states.
It should be noted that this year’s health services were held at two churches; Charleston United Methodist Church and Eastwood Memorial United Methodist Church: “The local churches have gone above and beyond to accommodate this event. Methodists and Catholics are working together in Caruthersville, and Baptists and Methodists are working together in Charleston.”-Joel Evans, Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation
What was that about separation of church and state?
Incomplete list of U.S. Christian shutdowns, layoffs and Rapture oddities for the Gregorian month of August 2017.
“No man can work for two masters, for either he will hate one and will love the other, or he will honor one and the other he will ignore. You cannot work for God and for money.”-Matthew 6:24, Aramaic Bible
I want to point out that across the United States, during the month of August, dozens of churches were vandalized with ‘hate’ graffiti from both the ‘left wing’ and ‘right wing’, proving that ‘christians’ are not united in their so called faith. Even a Catholic news source admitted that The Church They Don’t Like May Be Their Own.
Alabama: In Mobile, the family of a five years old boy say he was killed by a daycare employee of Community Church Ministries. The church pastor and his wife defended their employee saying she “has cancer”, the family of the boy has filed a lawsuit.
Arizona: A new lawsuit filed against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) claiming that mormons sexually abused Native American children of the Navajo and Crow tribes. Arizona State University Council of Religious Advisors (which includes the LDS Church) expelled the Hope Church from its campus for violating ASU rules concerning church recruitment including the use of ‘front clubs’. Hope Church can still use the campus for activities but must now pay to do so. According to the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Hope Church reported a $30-thousand USD profit in 2015.
California: In Sacramento more than 3-hundred people jammed into Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church, to protest Sacramento County’s skyrocketing homeless crisis. Pastor Alan Jones said “This is a critical moment….. …our sisters and brothers….are being dehumanized.” In Palo Alto, the First Baptist Church is accused of violating city zoning laws by making money renting space to music and dance schools, and physical therapists. A church leader told local news that all the local churches do it because it’s become the only way they can pay for church operating costs. In Fresno, god powerless(?) to help ‘his’ Saint Helen’s elementary school pay its $500-thousand USD debt, however, the school remains open because a mysterious human came along and gave the Catholic school $250-thousand which then resulted in other humans donating money to save the school!
Colorado: Another illegal immigrant is seeking sanctuary in a church, this time involving Park Hill United Methodist Church and Jewish Temple Micah, in Denver. In 2016, Temple Micah and Park Hill United Methodist Church joined the decades old Sanctuary Movement. In Newport Beach, local Catholic leaders are moving ahead with their plan to sell-off the Saint James the Great Episcopal Church, despite protests from church members and against orders from national level church leaders! Local church leaders say they are honoring a contract they signed with a property developer (can you say ‘Deal with the Devil’?)
Connecticut: Another illegal immigrant is seeking sanctuary in a church, this time at the First and Summerfield United Methodist Church in New Haven.
Florida: Tampa police arrested a man on charges of sexual battery against two juveniles, the alleged crime took place in the Rehobath Faith Cathedral. The First Baptist Orlando Church held a funeral for two policemen who were shot and killed, local news media said thousands of people attended.
Georgia: In Pine Mountain, apparently god was angry because he used a well placed lightning strike to burn the altar inside the Christ the King Catholic Church! The lightning punched a hole in the roof and hit the altar, a member of the church revealed he was of little faith when instead of crediting god he blamed the pagan Mother Earth, and even implied that Mother Earth was more powerful: “It’s an act of nature, nothing you can do about it. Lightning has its wrath, and there’s no sanctuary away from the elements.”-Frank Boykin
Idaho: Lordship Church in Coeur d’Alene made the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of ‘general hate’ groups. Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations told news media they never heard of the Lordship Church. The church was apparently set up after the pastor moved to Idaho from California sometime after 2014. ‘Christian’ founded Walmart suddenly halted 24 hours operations at its Chubbuck store, blaming it on skyrocketing crime in the ‘christian’ Mormon dominated (U.S. Census Bureau data) rural-metro area, revealing that in just one week shoplifters were caught trying to steal about $20-thousand USD worth of merchandise!
Illinois: An illegal immigrant is seeking sanctuary in Adalberto United Methodist Church, in Chicago. In what appears to be a gang shooting, two men (one of them being a witness to a murder) were shot and killed on the steps of Friendship Baptist Church on the West Side of Chicago. Reverend Reginald Bachus ignorantly told local news media “Just about this time last Sunday, we were reminded that the thief comes to kill and destroy, to steal your faith, but Jesus won’t let that happen.” I just want to remind y’all what Jesus said: “For you truly know that the day of our Lord so comes as a thief in the night.”-1 Thessalonians 5:2, Aramaic Bible
Kansas: A woman is accusing the ‘christian’ republican assistant secretary of state of terminating her employment because she doesn’t attend church. The woman’s grandmother testified that the assistant secretary of state asked her if her granddaughter was still going to church and when she said no he said he wanted her fired. Officially the woman was fired for fighting with another employee. While reading the article about this I discovered that Kansas has not only a Secretary of State, and a Assistant Secretary of State, but a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State as well (I can see how a lot of taxpayer money is wasted).
Louisiana: A 51 years old man was caught fleeing the New Beulah Baptist Church after the burglar alarm went off. The man was bleeding from the head and arm, possibly caused by crashing through a church window.
Massachusetts: Homelessness is such a problem that Church of the Good Shepherd held a golf tournament to raise money: “This really is a widespread problem. We have people from all the way from Boston that come to our church for help.”-Natecia Alfonso
Michigan: Without warning, the facade of the 126 years old First Congregational Church of Detroit began crashing to the ground, instead of blaming god they blamed “age and lack of maintenance”. Also in Detroit, Saint Albertus Church is now being used as the new stage for performance artist Satori Circus. Sparta police say a man killed his grandmother, a longtime member of the Trinity Christian Reformed Church, there was no explanation why he did it. Homelessness increasing in Charleviox, Christ Episcopal Church-Episcopal Church Women held a fundraiser to raise cash for the Christians Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter founded Habitat for Humanity. Seventh Day Adventist founded, Donald Trump hating, Kellogg Company (aka Kellogg’s) eliminating 233 jobs at its Battle Creek operations by 2018, claiming it’s part of its plan to increase production!
Minnesota: The taxpayers of New Brighton are the new owners of the vacated Korean United Methodist Church, city leaders are using the $1.9-million USD property for a housing project.
Nebraska: Christian founded American Red Cross shutting down its Omaha Call Center, 138 jobs lost due to consolidation operations!
New Hampshire: ‘Christian’ founded Sam’s Club suddenly shutdown its membership warehouse store in Manchester, 130 jobs gone! Local news media reported it was a shock to employees and dues paying customers.
New Jersey: In Berkeley Township the Saint Barnabas Catholic church was vandalized with ‘satanic’ symbols.
New York: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Saint Joseph’s Hospital Health Center from bribing (buyouts) 3-hundred employees to voluntarily quit in order to allow “…St. Joseph’s Health to adjust its operations to fit the future model of health care…”! First Baptist Church of Fairport is warning they can no longer afford to maintain the building due to crashing membership. Another illegal immigrant is seeking sanctuary in a church, this time at the Holyrood Episcopal Church in Washington Heights, Manhattan-NYC. In Queens-NYC, a man is wanted for stealing more than $2-thousand USD worth of music equipment from the Canaan Baptist Church, security cameras caught him in the act and he knew they were there because he looked into the lens a couple times, even took a break to smoke a cigarette in front of them. Despite being caught on camera police have yet to catch him. In Brooklyn-NYC, Catholic leaders are tearing down their 109 years old Our Lady of Loreto church and replacing it with ‘affordable housing’, keep in mind that affordable housing does not equate to low income housing. Also in Brooklyn-NYC, a plaque honoring Robert E. Lee was removed from the grounds of the vacant Saint John’s Episcopal Church, but interestingly the plaque honors Lee’s service in the Union Army 20 years before the creation of the Confederate States of America! Just to let you know, atheist George Orwell warned “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
North Dakota: On Spirit Lake tribal reservation the Christ the King Catholic Church was vandalized with chemicals and a chrome cross stolen, it was third time in the past 30 years the church was vandalized: “I’m just hoping it has nothing to do with black masses or with devil worship of any kind.”-Reverend Charles Leute
Ohio: Proof food insecurity and homelessness is on the rise in Akron; Celebration Church yet again fed hundreds of people at its once a month Night of Hope event. In fact, over the past two years the monthly event has served food, clothing and even medical check ups to more than 5-thousand people!
Oklahoma: Vian Police arrested a man for breaking into, and vandalizing, the Canterbury Chapel Church, the man refutes the charges.
Oregon: God powerless to stop ‘his’ non-profit Saint Charles Health System from eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs due to a need to cut costs by $6-million USD. Administrators told local news media that ObamaCare-ACA reimbursements don’t cover the skyrocketing costs of running hospitals.
Pennsylvania: So much for Paradise, after almost 20 years the National Christmas Center announced it will cease operations in January 2018, due to “some difficult seasons over the past few years”. In New Castle, the 91 years old Third Presbyterian Church shutdown due to crashing membership of ‘traditional’ Protestants.
South Carolina: Video shows what appears to be a North Charleston United Methodist Church Learning Center daycare worker sitting on and hitting children. The church’s man of faith, Reverend Richard Reams, told local TV news “I couldn’t believe what I was watching.” A woman was kicked out of the Elevation Church for breastfeeding her newborn. An official church statement was conflicting, first saying there was no such policy at the church, but then admitting they asked the woman to voluntarily leave. The woman told local news media “If anything difficult arises, they try to hush it up.” The Elevation Church is considered one of the fastest growing in the U.S.
Tennessee: Residents living around Glencliff United Methodist Church suing the church and the city for building a village for homeless people. The residents, who obviously don’t realize how bad the economy is, claim a homeless village violates city zoning rules, however, the local zoning administrator told local news media that federal law ‘generally’ allows churches to avoid zoning rules.
Texas: The man who crashed a New Braunfels church bus was charged with intoxication manslaughter. The bus crash happened in March and killed 13 people, the driver pled not guilty. A 72 years old man arrested and charged with stealing $90-thousand USD from the Metropolitan Community Church, where he worked as an unpaid accountant (not a wise thing to get unpaid volunteers to do your bookkeeping). Apparently the proposed wall between Mexico and United States will isolate the La Lomita Catholic Chapel between the wall and the Rio Grande: “It would be like having a church in a prison.”-Sister Guadalupe Cortez
Utah: For the first time in 30 years a mormon leader has been excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to the mormon run news sources in Salt Lake City church officials refused to say why. By the way, the pro-gun LDS church (with a conspiratorial history of violence) was awarded the Philosopher Saint Shri Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prize in India!
Virginia: In Lexington, there’s is a movement to change the name of R.E. Lee Memorial Church, even though the Robert E. Lee actually attended and led the church in the last years of his life. Local news media reported the push to change the name caused many old time members to leave. Two Amelia County churches were burglarized, law enforcement said “Stain drops, believed to be blood, were found at the presumed entry sight…” Apparently god was angry because he used a lightning strike to burn down ‘his’ 150 years old Rising Star Baptist Church, and it took only one hour to reduce it to ashes. The fate of the Richmond Christian Center, and its 16 parcels of land, being decided by the court. The church went bankrupt four years ago and the main creditor says the congregation failed to live up to the court ordered reorganization plan.
Washington DC: Activists are demanding the Catholic Church officially join the illegal immigrant Sanctuary Movement, they demonstrated in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
“But the root of all these evils is the love of money, and there are some who have desired it and have erred from the faith and have brought themselves many miseries.”-1 Timothy 6:10 Aramaic Bible
“And Yeshua entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. And he said to them, It is written: ‘My house will be called the House of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.’ “-Matthew 21:12-13 Aramaic Bible
“Yeshua said to them, ‘Give what is Caesar’s to Caesar and what is God’s to God.’ And they marveled at him.”-Mark 12:17 Aramaic Bible
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.-1st Amendment, U.S. Constitution
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Former employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance (or even be counted as unemployed): “If the non-profit organization is a church, you may or may not be entitled to unemployment. It all depends upon state regulations for church employers. In many cases, churches are allowed to set their own rules regarding unemployment benefits, meaning the church can choose whether to offer benefits to former employees.”
Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss announcements and shutdowns made or announced in August2017:
Hurricane Harvey shutdown 31% of fuel refineries in the United States, retail prices for fuel in the eastern half of the U.S. expected to skyrocket. Refined fuel originally destined for Europe is being diverted to the east coast of the U.S.
Please note the number of mom-n-pop brick-n-mortar shops that announced their shutdowns on social media.
Alaska: PenAir now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, then suddenly canceled all Pacific Northwest flights.
California: According to Statista The Golden State leads the country in most bankruptcy filings, going by court records from June 2016 to June 2017. In Tehachapi, hardware store Henry’s Home for Less shutting down after 25 years so the owner can work for the Together Men’s Ministry. Electronics retailer Best Buy shutting down its store in Auburn, in time for Halloween. In Reseda, after 57 years local arts supporter Continental Art Supplies shutdown so the owner can retire. Meridian Sports Clubs California issued a shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles location, 65 jobs gone by the end of September. In Riverbank, after 70 years men’s clothier Landon’s shutdown so the owner could return to farming before officially retiring. RMR Financial shutting down its Los Gatos office in time for Halloween. FedEx Cross Border halting ops in Carson, by Halloween. What automotive industry recovery? Euromotors Concord-Audi shutting down its operations in Concord,83 jobs gone by Halloween.
Colorado: In Sterling, Famous Footwear shutting down its store in the High Plains Shopping Center, by mid-September.
Connecticut: Too Big to Jail British empire based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) issued yet another layoff WARN, this time ten people in Stamford unemployed in time for Halloween. In Enfield, garden center L.R. Hawthorne and Son (Hawthorne’s Agway) announced on Facebook “Unfortunately it’s not good news. I’m sorry to say that after 50 plus years Hawthorne’s Agway will be closing its doors for good at the end of August.” Local news media revealed the garden center was sold to a corporation based in Massachusetts. In Wilton, after 29 years DeLuca Hardware shutdown: “We had wished someone else would’ve taken it over. It didn’t work out that way, but that’s OK, and now we’re going to have a close out.”-Juliano DeLuca
Florida: Sunrise based smelly retailer Perfumania went chapter 11 bankrupt and is shutting down 64 stores. Ritz Ybor chapter 7 bankrupt dead, the live music venue now has a new owner.
Hawaii: What automotive industry recovery? After 74 years auto-shop Saiki Motors shutdown, the owner saying he wants to retire while he still can: “Since I can still walk and all that, I want to travel.”-Albert Saiki
Idaho: The Walmart in Chubbuck has joined other Walmarts around the U.S. in ceasing its 24 hours of being open to the public. This comes after months of using contracted security guards to try and stop skyrocketing shoplifting. They were able to stop the theft of about $20-thousand USD worth of merchandise in just one week. But even recent transplant to Chubbuck, Nancy Hurley, says crime has skyrocketed in the tiny (about 14-thousand people according to recent Census Bureau data, down from 18-thousand in late 1990s) east Idaho city: “When we first moved here about 12 years ago, there seemed to be very little crime, but now it’s really picked up with the drugs and the shoplifting and stuff, so it is concerning.”-interviewed by KPVI
Blind Bat News reader ‘Catherine’ discovered the less than three years old Meineke auto repair shop, near the Westwood Mall in Pocatello, secretly shutdown. Just ten months ago a local news paper declared the Meineke repair shop “ranked among the best performing franchises in the nation” with the “seventh best net sales-volume in the nation.” ‘Catherine’ reported there was a note taped to the door apologizing for the sudden shutdown, but no reason for it was given. In the sparsely populated town of Oldtown, after 23 years Ben Franklin Variety (formerly known as Sprouse-Reitz prior to the 1990s) shutdown. The now former store manager told local news media their busiest day was the last day of business. Clothier Filson issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Post Falls, 45 jobs gone by the end of October.
Illinois:Hard Rock Hotel Chicago issued a shutdown WARN, 184 jobs gone by Thanksgiving! Northbrook based Allstate suddenly laid off 5-hundred claims adjusters across the U.S. as part of a new plan to basically let customers ‘do-it-themselves’!Iconic Oak Brooke based Ace Hardware has been shutting down brick-n-mortar stores due to lack of sales, but for its second quarter of 2017 Ace Hardware reported an amazing 61% increase in online sales. But in seeming contradiction to its brick-n-mortar shutdowns, Ace Hardware also admitted that 93% of online orders are actually picked up at one of its brick-n-mortar stores! In Monticello, after 21 years Pearls and More Jewelry announced on Facebook it is shutting down, partly due to “…the financial situation.” What automotive industry recovery? Auto parts shop Carquest shutting down its 40 years old Joilet location. Local news media reported the store was a privately owned auto parts store until 2001 when it was taken over by Carquest, then in 2013 Advance Auto Parts took over the Carquest-General Parts corporation. In Wheaton, after 47 years Tom’s Service Station shutdown, the owner sold out to a property developer.
Indiana: In Muncie, after 31 years The Towne Boutique suddenly shutdown due to the poor health of the owner.
Iowa: What housing market recovery? California based Too BIg to Jail Wells Fargo continues killing jobs, this time 40 Home Mortgage employees in Des Moines laid off. JCPenney issued a shutdown WARN for its Fort Dodge store, 52 jobs gone in time for Halloween.
Kansas: In Salina, Dillard’s shutting down its Central Mall store in time for Xmas blaming “Performance….as well as many other things.”
Kentucky: In Louisville, after 65 years J Carlton Knotts Shoes announced on Facebook that “J Carlton Knotts Shoes will be closing at the end of August.”
Louisiana: In Lafayette, after 58 years Cal’s Western Store shutdown.
Maryland: What housing market recovery? First Potomac Realty Trust issued a layoff WARN, 72 jobs gone by October as a result of being taken over by Government Properties Income Trust.
Massachusetts: After almost five decades Newton Yellow Cab shutdown. Ignorant local news media tried to blame Uber and social media, however, employees said local government regulations are what finally killed off the taxi company.
Michigan: In Cheboygan, after 30 years women’s clothier Billies shutdown with the owner saying “For 15 years I didn’t have a day off, I didn’t have a vacation.” In Lansing, after 77 years Hazen Lumber shutdown. In Bridgeport, after 23 years hobby shop Junction Valley Railroad announced on Facebook “Due to declining sales, we are being forced to close the Hobby Shop Doors! Our final day open will be October 31, 2017!”
Minnesota: In Saint Paul, after more than five decades the Midway Pro Bowl shutting down due to the lease being ended early, in fact all the businesses in the Midway shopping center shutting down and being replaced by a 20-thousand seat soccer (football) stadium!
Missouri: In Columbia, after 21 years Tucker’s Fine Jewelry shutting down due to the owner not wanting to renew the lease.
Nebraska: In Kearney, after 22 years Wilke True Value hardware shutting down when the inventory is gone.
Nevada: Goodwill of Southern Nevada now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.
New Hampshire: ‘Christian’ founded Sam’s Club suddenly shutdown its membership warehouse store in Manchester, 130 jobs gone! Local news media reported it was a shock to employees and dues paying customers.
New Jersey: Command Security eliminated 113 jobs!
New York: In Merchanicville, after 70 years DiSiena Furniture shutting down in time for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday season, due to “personal reasons”. In East Rochester, after 50 years video store Hyatt’s shutdown. What automotive industry recovery? Arroway Chevrolet shutting down its Mount Kisco dealership, 80 jobs gone by the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. At JFK Airport, TPS Parking Management-The Parking Spot shutting down, 71 jobs gone between November 2017 and January 2018. Elitist River Club of New York issued a shutdown WARN, 60 jobs gone in time for Thanksgiving. Lion Re:Sources eliminating 154 jobs by Xmas!
North Carolina: Branch Banking And Trust (BB&T) shutting down its office in Fallston, in time for Xmas. Safety Express Courier Service went chapter 7 bankrupt. Mooresville based Lowe’s suddenly announced it will eliminate all in-house delivery driver jobs across the U.S. as part of a plan to outsource jobs! Since October 2016, Lowe’s has already outsourced more than 3-thousand-1-hundred jobs!
Ohio: Cincinnati based Macy’s hired a former ebay executive and ramped up job killing, this time 1-hundred merchandising employees getting the axe! In January, Macy’s announced it was skyrocketing layoffs to 10-thousand, about 6-thousand more than what was announced in 2016! Direct marketing company Suarez Corporation Industries now chapter 11 bankrupt busted blaming the 2008 recession, and then in 2014 the owner got caught breaking a federal law (witness tampering). Since then the owner spent money trying to appeal the conviction and now realizes there is not enough money to cover “…costs to do….direct mail and online advertisements.” More proof the ‘Vinyl Come-Back’ is a lie, in Athens, after 40 years Haffa’s Records shutting down in September, blaming “the way people absorb media these days”.
Pennsylvania: In State College, after 41 years Kranich’s Jewelers shutting down when the inventory is gone.
Tennessee: In Morristown, after 53 years clothier Kathryn’s shutdown, local news media pointed out that even back in the 1960s-70s people thought women’s dresses were too expensive, at only $17.99 full retail!
Texas: Preliminary estimates say Hurricane Harvey wiped out at least 40-thousand homes, and that’s just in the city ofHouston. Many homeowners did not live in flood zones and so did not have flood insurance. Mortgage companies are now threatened as many homeowners who don’t have flood insurance will stop making payments on their home loans.
Utah: In Provo, after 53 years laundromat Wash Hut shutdown, sold-off to a property developer.
Vermont: In Rutland, after only two years at its Diamond Run Mall location LaFlamme’s Furniture Mall shutdown due to high operating costs. Local news media said the furniture store moved into a vacated JCPenney space in 2015. In Burlington, after four years clothier Spellbound forced to shutdown by rent of more than $6-thousand-5-hundred per month, plus insurance and utilities of about $1-thousand-5-hundred per month! Also in Burlington, clothiers The North Face, The Fitting Curve and Lole shutdown, with similar complaints! Local news media say local administrators blame the high cost of rent and insurance on skyrocketing crime. A local property manager told local news media “Personally I’ve never seen so many spaces open.”
Virginia: In White Hall, after 131 years Wyant’s Store shutdown. In Falls Church, after only two years The Gun Dude shutdown, the announcement was made on its website. In Powhatan, after 20 years successful frame shop Complete Picture shutdown, the owner explaining “I want to concentrate on my art.”
Washington: Too Big to Jail California based Wells Fargo issued a shutdown WARN for its Vancouver ops, 72 jobs gone in October. Adult’ chain-store Peekay now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, blamed on massive debts incurred while buying-out competitors and on becoming a publicly traded company in 2015. In Spokane, after 20 years Replay Music shutdown, the owner saying “…the most challenging was when the economy took a dip in ’08 and it never really seemed to recover…” After 23 years Vintage Rabbit Antique Mall forced to shutdown due to a city of Spokane road construction project: “I really feel like the city killed my business.”-Jan Richart
Wisconsin: In Wisconsin Dells, after 23 years All-Time Sports shutdown with the building sold to another local business, so the owners can retire. In Madison, game/toy store Woops! shutting down in September, the owner says she is struggling to balance family and work. In Ashland, after more than 40 years the Elle Stevens Hallmark Store shutdown.
Florida: Tax-sucking Abacus Technology laying off 388 people due to its NASA contract at Kennedy Space Center ending! Also at Kennedy Space Center, Vencore eliminating 55 jobs between the end of September and Xmas.
Idaho: “Effective immediately” the state Department of Labor Director Ken Edmunds resigned. It could be the result of a former Labor Department employee suing the department because his personal cell phone was illegally searched! It turns out the former employee was a whistle-blower trying to save taxpayer dollars by revealing the Department of Labor was violating state purchasing laws and wasting government resources (for which he was fired, firing an employee for revealing the truth is a violation of federal law). However, Right to Work (you over) ‘christian’ gov’na Butch Otter swears his Labor Department director did not resign over the federal lawsuit. Canyon County reporting a record number of people being detained on ‘involuntary mental health holds’. They set a record in July of 123 people on metal health holds, at a cost to taxpayers of $153-thousand USD. Canyon County is now demanding state leaders spend more money building a new crisis center in their county. So far the state is spending several millions of tax dollars on four crisis centers throughout The Gem State.
Illinois: Semi-Truck maker Navistar shutting down its medium-duty 9/10 liter engine factory in Melrose Park, 170 jobs gone by April 2018! It’s blamed on emission regulations: “Looking at the financial impact it would take to keep this engine compliant with Environmental Protection Agency standards, it just wasn’t in the cards.”
New York: New ‘green’ packaging maker Evocative Design suddenly laid off 18 people, despite getting a taxpayer funded $9.1-million USD grant from U.S. Defense Department’s DARPA. Tax-sucking nuclear contractorLutech Resources suddenly laid off 195 people, due to sudden contract cancellation by Aptim! Tax-sucking nuclear decontamination company Aptim suddenly laid off 167 people, blaming it on the sudden cancellation of a contract with Exelon Generation Company!Federaly controlled Brookhaven National Laboratory eliminating 175 jobs by the end of the year, and don’t blame Donald Trump (like some leftist news media are) as the layoffs were being planned before he became president (which means Obama is to blame)!
North Carolina: State taxpayers screwed as industrial hi-tech battery maker Alevo now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and dead, saying “This decision was driven by the formidable challenges of bringing a new technology into commercial production and lacking the financial wherewithal to continue on through repeated manufacturing delays.” It must be noted the company got $163-thousand taxpayer dollars for the express purpose of training up new employees.
Pennsylvania: The Tax Foundation concluded its study on Philadelphia’s so called sugary drink tax (most are made with GMO corn syrup and don’t contain any sugar); the tax now makes soda pop more expensive than beer because the tax is 24 times higher than the beer tax! Isn’t beer made by fermenting sugars? The study also revealed that expected tax collections are way below what the Utopianist city leaders expected. And to add fuel to the anti-tax fire, market research firm Catalina discovered that people in Philadelphia are leaving the city just to buy their favorite soda-pop, so much so that tax revenues are going to come up short of expectations by at least 15%. Tax-sucking nuclear decontamination company Aptim suddenly laid off almost 3-hundred people! Tax-sucking nuclear contractor Lutech Resources suddenly laid off 90 people.
South Carolina: Formerly Japan owned (Toshiba) U.S. tax-sucking bankrupt nuclear power plant builder Westinghouse suddenly laid off 850 people! Westinghouse now hit with a lawsuit claiming the tax-sucking company was violating federal labor laws.
Tennessee: Federaly controlled Brookhaven National Laboratory eliminating 350 jobs by the end of the year, and don’t blame Donald Trump (like some leftist news media are) as the layoffs were being planned before he became president (which means Obama is to blame)!
Texas: The city of Amarillo laid off eight Info-Tech employees, and closed a vacant position, in an attempt to save 900-thousand tax dollars.
More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise. Incomplete list of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction announcements in August 2017:
Alaska: The trustee of chapter 11 bankrupt busted Alaska Dispatch News wants to kill it off by declaring chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Arizona: California based Paypal eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs at its office in Chandler.
California: Los Angeles Times reporting that Disney-ABC Television Group is prepping for mass layoffs, targeting mainly its west coast operations due to continued declining profits. Miramax laid off another 20 people, after laying off 20 back in May as part of a plan to make the movie studio more efficient. Broad Green Pictures laid off 15 people and cancelled most of its current movie projects. Video game maker Glu Mobile suddenly laid off 46 people, shutdown its Long Beach operations and canceled its game Car Town Racing. Mountain View based Intel warned of yet more mass layoffs saying “we have too many people”. In 2016, Intel laid off 15-thousand people! Chemring Energetic Devices issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Torrance, 52 jobs gone by November. San Francisco based Uber eliminating as many as 5-hundred vehicle leasing jobs, due to losing an average of $9-thousand USD on every car leased! BOO!!! In San Jose, data storage company Brocade Communications Systems eliminating 96 jobs by Halloween. In Van Nuys, print tech company MSE Technologies eliminating 155 jobs by Halloween! In Roseville, Tesla and SolarCity issued layoff WARNs, 204 jobs gone by Halloween! Computer company Oracle America issued a layoff WARN, 1-thousand-18 jobs in San Diego and Santa Clara gone by Halloween!
Connecticut: California based ebay issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in East Granby, 197 jobs gone by Xmas! In Norwalk, after only two years of operations video game ‘summer camp’ center Game Haven begging locals for financial support, the owner says he’ll have to shutdown if he can’t raise at least $100-thousand USD.
Illinois: Comcast eliminating 211 jobs at its call center in Oak Brook, in time for Halloween! Chicago based Groupon made more job cuts, this time 130 people got the axe! Back in April Groupon killed at least 1-hundred jobs! Too Big to Jail Capital One eliminating 4-hundred call center jobs, blaming it on customers who don’t call-in!
Kansas: Siemens Wind Energy (aka Gamesa Renewable Energy) eliminating 140 jobs due to lack of sales!
Kentucky: Lexington based Lexmark eliminating 7-hundred jobs globally, by the end of 2018!
Maryland: In Baltimore, OrderUp! laid off 70 HQ employees due to being taken over by GrubHub/Groupon.
Michigan: Lithium Ion battery maker XALT Energy eliminating 37 jobs due to crashing orders from a Chinese electric bus maker.
Missouri: Frontier Communications shutting a call center, 141 jobs in Welden Spring gone by Halloween!
New Jersey: Internet based meal service company Blue Apron issued a shutdown WARN for its Jersey City ops, 1-thousand-270 people jobless by October!
New Mexico: California based Info-Tech company PCM suddenly laid off 50 people in Rio Rancho. Local news media pointed out that PCM is still advertising that it’s hiring.
New York: NYC based ‘millennial-news site’ Mic.com laid off 25 people in an attempt “to make Mic the leader in visual journalism”.
North Carolina: State taxpayers screwed as industrial hi-tech battery maker Alevo now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and dead, saying “This decision was driven by the formidable challenges of bringing a new technology into commercial production and lacking the financial wherewithal to continue on through repeated manufacturing delays.” It must be noted the company got $163-thousand taxpayer dollars for the express purpose of training up new employees.
Ohio: In Dayton, Krush Technologies suddenly laid off 40 people, apparently because the new Krush Digital doesn’t need as many employees.
Oregon: In Hillsboro, SureID made an additional 79 job cuts. According to local news media SureID has killed 376 jobs since May! Portland based online bank Simple suddenly laid off 33 people as part of a plan to “refocus” the company.
Tennessee: Newspaper company Gannett shutting down its Nashville design studio, 88 jobs lost to outsourcing.
Texas: Southlake based hotel/airline reservation tech company Sabre eliminating more than 9-hundred jobs due to a 2nd quarter loss of $6.5-million USD loss!
Vermont: Cox Automotive-Dealer.com suddenly laid off 45 people in order to “position the company for greater long-term growth, stability and profitability”, which will see a total of 950 jobs across the U.S. eliminated!
Virginia: Telvista issued a layoff WARN for its Danville call center, 222 jobs gone due to “an unexpected reduction in one of our customer’s business needs”!
Incomplete list of off-shoring of U.S. jobs, and immigrant labor increases, since Donald Trump began his job as President of the United States on 20 JAN 2017.
“Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences. Not going to happen.”-Donald Trump, December 2016
December:CD International Enterprises, a company focused on doing business with China and the U.S., is now chapter 7 bankrupt dead and being liquidated.
Connecticut based corporate ‘relocation’ service company Cartus asking U.S. employees to voluntarily quit as it “aligns its global workforce with business realities.”
British empire New Zealand owned virtual reality company 8i eliminated at least 30 jobs in California, essentially admitting that the virtual reality ‘market’ is too hard to figure out.
Noble Americas Corporation laid off at least 67 people in Texas and 84 people Connecticut after Xmas, due to the company’s sale to Switzerland based Vitol.
Alstom Signaling eliminating 86 jobs in New York by July 2018, probably due to its take-over by Deutschland based Siemens.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts laid off 90 HQ employees in North Carolina, as part of a plan to move operations overseas.
British empire Canada based SunOpta shutting down its ‘organic’ food roasting ops in North Dakota, 35 jobs gone by July 2018 due to consolidation operations.
Switzerland based Nestlé issued a layoff WARN, 55 people in California jobless by February 2018.
This time blame Obama and Bush Jr! According to the Pew Research Center, from 2005 to 2015 there was a 25% increase in the number of immigrants coming from Central American countries.
Evil government identification (ID) computer systems designer France owned, yet U.S. taxpayer funded, MorphoTrust USA (OT-Morpho) issued a shutdown WARN for one of its Illinois locations, 74 jobs gone in February 2018.
Automotive interior parts maker FuturiS shutting down a factory in Tennessee, 140 jobs gone after Xmas possibly due to being taken over by Ireland based competitor Adient!
Dart Container Corporation shutting down a factory in Georgia, 160 jobs gone by 2019 as production is shifted to the British empire’s Canada!
Switzerland based measurement instruments makerMettler-Toledo announced at least69 layoffs at its Ohio Hi-Speed factory, starting July 2018. The Hi-Speed factory will be shutdown by January 2019, in connection to moving production to new factories in Lutz, Florida, and a third new factory for Changzhou, China.
In Missouri, Switzerland based ABB shutting down its electrical transformer factory, 120 jobs gone!
China based Yanfeng Automotive Interiors issued a mass layoff WARN, 345 jobs in Michigan gone starting at the end of January 2018, due to lack of orders!
Japan owned tire maker Bridgestone issued a shutdown WARN for a re-tread operation in California, 65 jobs gone after Xmas.
Deutschland based electrical engineering giant Siemens announced it will eliminate 6-thousand-9-hundred jobs globally, including 1-thousand-8-hundred jobs in the United States! Administrators blame “The power generation industry is experiencing disruption of unprecedented scope and speed. Renewables are putting other forms of power generation under increasing pressure.”
Microsoft increased the number of jobs being eliminated at its Oregon Surface Hub operations to 125! Microsoft is eventually shutting down its Oregon Surface Hub ops and moving most of the work to China.
British empire United Kingdom owned, U.S. taxpayer funded, Luxfer Magtech halting its manufacture of U.S. Department of Defense Meal Ready to Eat ‘flameless’ ration heaters at its factory in New York, 60 jobs gone by February 2018.
France based food service contractor Sodexo issued a WARN, 30 people in Ohio jobless right after Xmas.
After 28 years in Idaho, it was revealed that restaurant Taquiera La Costa suddenly shutdown because the immigrant owner failed to become a legal resident/citizen and had to move back to Mexico. He swears he’ll be back when his ‘paperwork’ is approved.
British empire Canada basedSaputo announced the shutdown of its Wisconsin cheese factory, 126 jobs gone by May 2018!
The evil Carlyle Group owned, and now schizophrenic,Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD)laid off 12 InfoTech employees, and is laying off an undisclosed number of HR employees, as part of off-shoring of jobs to an unnamed European location, while at the same time claims to be hiring “hundreds” of new employees (apparently off-shore).
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says many violent gangs in the U.S. today are actually foreign insurgents (illegal immigrants), such as MS-13.
Also in Indiana, the final round of mass layoffs was announced at the very Carrier factory Donald Trump boasted of ‘saving’. In January 2018, about 215 additional employees will become unemployed! Trump claimed to have prevented the jobs from going to Mexico by giving Carrier a $7-million USD taxpayer funded deal, however, Carrier employees say U.S. jobs are not being saved: “Trump came in there to the factory last December and blew smoke up our asses! He wasn’t gonna save those jobs.”-Brenda Darlene Battle
Farmers in North Carolina revealed their addiction to cheap slave-wage migrant labor from Mexicoby suing the Democrat governor and state Administrative Office of Courts over the new Farm Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 615). Apparently farmers were deducting ‘union dues’ from migrant workers’ paychecks and supposedly the new pro-migrant worker law will stop that.
In Pennsylvania, the new Mexico based owner of Pittsburgh Glass Works announced it will shutdown the 130 years old Creighton factory in East Deer and consolidate production to Mexico, affecting nearly 2-hundred U.S. jobs! Mexico based Vitro bought Pittsburgh Glass Works, this year, for $310-million USD, however, the official reason for the shutdown is a “combination of difficult realities” .
The liberal-left-wing news media made a big deal about India’s tractor company Mahindra’s plan to open a small factory in Detroit, Michigan. The reality is that at best about 2-hundred new jobs would be created, and there are two good reasons why the Indian company decided to set up shop in the U.S.; corporate tax breaks at U.S. taxpayer expense, and growing doubts about the current NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) situation, which could affect Mahindra’s factories in Canada and Mexico.
Paradise Papers: “An investigative report this week by The New York Times, based on a leak of offshore financial records known as the Paradise Papers, revealed that dozens of wealthy [U.S.] college endowments use Caribbean islands as offshore tax havens for their investments.”
October: Idaho taxpayer funded France based public transportation contractor Transdev-Valley Regional Transit-ValleyRideissued a WARN, 102 Boise jobs gone in November!
British empire based Too Big to Jail RBS (Royal bank of Scotland) 43 jobs in Connecticut right before Xmas.
In California, South Africa based Swissport notified state employment officials that it is ending airport operations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, 348 jobs gone in December! France based clothier Louis Vuitton shutting down its store in Hollywood, right after Xmas. St. John’s Knits issued another WARN, 72 California jobs outsourced to Mexico (on top of the 130 jobs already lost to Mexico during Summer). Electric car maker Tesla suddenly laid off as many as 7-hundred Californians for lack of performance, or is it part of Tesla’s plan to focus on production in China? Finland based Nokia issued a layoff WARN for its California operation, 72 jobs gone a few days before Xmas.France owned Schneider Electric eliminating 15 jobs in California, right before Xmas. California wildfires reveal more than 50-thousand illegal immigrants living in Napa and Sonoma counties, yet U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says they won’t be deported! It’s been revealed that San Francisco based Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo’s massive layoffs of U.S. employees is part of a plan to shift banking jobs to Philippines! TheCharlotteObserver: Wells Fargo seeks overseas call center workers as it slashes US jobs
Unnamed employees revealedRockwell Collins plans to offshore at least 130 North Carolina jobs to the Philippines, it might be connected to the pending sale of Rockwell Collins to United Technologies!
Italy based eyewear maker/distributor Luxottica Retail North America issued a mass layoff WARN, 208 jobs in Tennessee gone right after Xmas!
In West Virginia, Italy owned plastics maker M&G Polymers now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.
Germany ownedAkustica issued a shutdown WARN for its Pennsylvania location, 54 jobs gone by October 2018.
Japan owned but Switzerland based Metalor Technologies issued a shutdown WARN for its Pennsylvania location, 121 jobs gone right after Xmas!
Japan owned Oak-Mitsui issued a layoff WARN for 20 people in New York.
Netherlands owned Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) suddenly laid off 90 people in Louisiana, blaming a variety of things including Hurricane Harvey.
Brazil owned poultry processorPilgrim’s Pride shutting down its new factory in Luverne, 2-hundred jobs gone between Thanksgiving and Xmas, due to Pilgrim’s Pride’s takeover of competitor GNP in January!
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems eliminating 55 jobs in Ohio as part of its plan to move jobs to Mexico.
U.S. Paper Converters shutting down its Wisconsin operations, 52 jobs gone by New Years due to state officials bringing in foreign operations with taxpayer money: “For the third time in less than two months, the Paper Valley has been hit hard. At a time when the state is set to spend billions to lure a foreign company, our heritage and core industries are being gutted without explanation or without concern from our state leadership. This is not just about the loss of fifty jobs, but fifty families, men, women and children being thrust into difficult times and during the holiday season. It is high time we focus our time, resources and money on Wisconsin industry and Wisconsin jobs. Paper is our heritage, and it must be our future.”-Tom Nelson, Outagamie County Executive
U.S. Congress is considering a tax bill that would reward corporations for sending jobs offshore, “Ending taxation of offshore profits would give multinational corporations an incentive to send jobs offshore, thereby lowering U.S. wages. It would also be a giant loophole for corporations to use accounting gimmicks to move their profits to tax havens, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars in tax revenue for the United States.”–100 GROUPS OPPOSING A TERRITORIAL TAX SYSTEM
Two ‘dreamers’ caught in separate incidents running human trafficking operations! They were smuggling people from Mexico and Brazil into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release;Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Juvenile Smugglers
Pennsylvania based clothier David’s Bridalrevealed plans to shutdown U.S. stores and open new stores in Canada.
September:Pioneer Metal Finishing shutting down its ops in Oshkosh, 52 jobs gone due to consolidation of operations to other U.S. and Mexican factories.
August: General Electric (GE) shutting down its electronic board factory in New York, 145 jobs being affected by GE’s plan to off-shore production to China! Fuel station operator Sunoco suddenly laid off 94 HQ employees, and many hundreds more employees will become unemployed as Sunoco sold its fuel station ops to Japan owned 7-Eleven!
July: Donald Trump’s favorite HVAC company Carrier going through with mass layoffs, 630 people will become jobless between now and the end of the year, due to Carrier shifting the jobs to Mexico! Brooklyn-NYC based Vice Media laid off 60 people as part of its plan to focus on international markets.
June: Despite the boasts/threats from Donald Trump, home improvement retailer Lowes is eliminating 120 Info-Tech jobs in North Carolina, those jobs are being off-shored to India! In Texas, after 110 years R.H. Lackner’s Fine Jewelry shutdown, the owners blaming everything including “violence” from “Mexico”.
May: Despite earlier threats by Donald Trump, HVAC company Carrier suddenly began eliminating 3-hundred jobs! Carrier also warned that more layoffs will take place later in the year as work is shifted to Mexico! In Colorado, after 40 years Turley’s Kitchen shutdown due to the owners being unable to hire competent immigrant employees, (and being unable to find a buyer for the iconic ‘health food’ restaurant). Despite record levels of legal immigration into the U.S., the owners say it’s gotten harder to find people who’re willing to do things like wash dishes!
April: Colorado based Ciber is now bankrupt busted and being sold-off to a French company.
CBS 60 Minutes reveals U.S. companies (including Disney) forcing U.S. employees to train their migrant replacements:
March: Wisconsin based farm vehicle parts maker Rexnord shutting down its Indiana bearings factory and moving more than 3-hundred jobs to Mexico by the end of the year, despite threats by Donald Trump! Massachusetts based Liberty Mutual eliminating 360 Info-Tech jobs across two U.S. states as part of a massive plan to “….hire 25,000 people worldwide.”
U.S. Senators from Idaho Jim RischandMike Crapo, along with David Perdue of Georgia, reintroduced a bill that would make labor strikes at U.S. ports illegal, for the benefit of foreign companies: “By qualifying the ‘slowdown’ tactic as an unfair labor practice, this bill will ensure businesses can continue to import and export their goods…..:”
February: Georgia based video game maker Kiz Studios confirmed it suddenly eliminated jobs, but refused to say how many. Administrators said it was to restructure “…three of our gaming studios in order to focus on our new Global Services practice.”
U.S. FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAYOFFS JUNE 2016 : “WE’RE NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE, THAT’S BULLSHIT!” as it’s been revealed that a taxpayer funded scholarship program known as DACA funds college education for ILLEGAL immigrants! Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proudly and openly supports it! DACA is in addition to any other financial aid: “I was able to get scholarships and grants through DACA.”-Clara Kim, Korean student at elitist Azusa Pacific University in California who admitted to Hillary Clinton that she was in the U.S. illegally, Hillary Clinton then ‘applauded’ Kim’s efforts, it was caught on video by CBSLos Angeles.
The Protenus Breach Barometer says in the month of July 47% of healthcare data breaches were caused by hacking, a new record.
The world’s biggest pusher of legal drugs, Israeli based Teva, announced plans to exit 45 countries and eliminate 7-thousand jobs! However, Teva admin claim its operations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania will not be affected.
California: Jackson National Life Insurance shutting down an office in Los Angeles, by November. DaVita Medical Group issued a layoff WARN for its El Segundo ops, 57 jobs gone by Halloween. Country Care Health Center issued a shutdown WARN for its Atascadero ops, 50 jobs gone by Halloween. Worker comp claim manager One Call Care Management shutting down its West Hills location in time for Halloween. Drugs pusher Allergan issued a layoff WARN for its operations in Irvine, 109 jobs gone in time for Halloween! Peregrine Pharmaceuticals-Avid Bioservices eliminating 60 jobs in Tustin, by October. SunBridge Carmichael Rehabilitation issued a shutdown WARN for its Carmichael location, 72 jobs gone by Halloween.
Connecticut: New England Orthotic and Prosthetic Systems now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. Hartford based (but soon to be NYC based) Aetna is reportedly making a deal with Apple to provide Aetna customers with Apple watches.
Florida: 34 years old non-profit nursing home operator Senior Care Group now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. God powerless to stop ‘his’ Holy Cross Hospital from laying off 28 people as part of ObamaCare consolidation operations. GraceWood Rehabilitation and Nursing Care chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to $3.2-million USD of debts. Resources for Human Development eliminating 87 jobs by Xmas.
Idaho: In Nampa, state investigators accusing Southwest Idaho Treatment Center of abusing seven adult residents. Six employees involved, two directly abusing the patients, the other four knew about it but did nothing to stop it or report it. They are now unemployed. The state Department of Insurance made it official and publicly released the now annual proposed ObamaCare-ACA insurance rate increases for 2018. All ‘plans’ will go up, but the ‘Silver Plan’ will be jacked by a whopping average of 50% (one insurance provider, PacificSource Health, is skyrocketing their Silver rates by 81%)! Employers are pissed: “There’s one thing if it was increases and the coverage was better. The problem is……the coverage is getting less, so now I’m paying a lot for a little, and that’s a hard one to swallow.”-Shawn Lund, CFO Steel West
Illinois: Centegra Hospital-Woodstock permanently halting surgical and intensive care services after losing $30-million USD, 458 jobs are threatened! Arizona based drugs maker Therapeutics agreed to pay the state of Illinois $4.4-million USD because it wrongly advertised its fentanyl-based cancer treatment painkiller (known as Subsys) for non-cancer uses. Ireland based medical device maker Medtronic shutting down its Joliet distribution ops, 185 jobs gone by Xmas! Edward-Elmhurst Health eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs in an effort to reduce costs by $50-million USD.
Indiana: After 32 years Rathbone Retirement Community shutdown due to lack of paying customers.
Kentucky: Louisville based Humana eliminating 180 ‘At Home’ jobs by Thanksgiving! It’s the second round of homecare jobs cuts, the first round killed 5-hundred jobs! Despite blaming the job cuts on a $400-million USD first quarter loss Humana is also advertising that it is looking to hire 2-thousand people across the country. (interesting that many companies are blaming job cuts on revenue losses, but then claiming to have enough money to be hiring even more people than are being fired)
Maryland: ‘Personalized’ healthcare provider NantHealth eliminating 3-hundred jobs blaming crashing revenues (but is it really because it sold-off its provider and patient messaging software ops to a competitor)!
Massachusetts: Ocular Therapeutix suddenly laid off 26 people when the FDA (Food & Drug Administration) rejected its latest eye care drug. It’s been revealed that Bostonians were forced to pay $16-million USD in an effort to get insurance giant Aetna to move its HQ to Boston. It was called Project X and it failed.
Michigan:Kindred Healthcare shutting down its hospital in Detroit, 145 jobs gone by the end of September because ObamaCare-ACA penalizes people for using long-term hospital care!
Minnesota: Lutz Wing Nursing Home shutting down, basically blaming it on too much competition.
New Mexico: Gila Regional Medical Center suddenly laid off five administrators. The husband of one of those fired says it’s the result of his demands for an investigation into the hospital’s cancer treatment ops.
Nebraska: Christian founded American Red Cross shutting down its Omaha Call Center, 138 jobs lost due to consolidation operations!
Nevada: Insurance company Anthem pulling out of The Silver State, blaming ObamaCare-ACA for not being able to make a profit. Anthem also pulled out of Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio.
New Jersey: Drugs maker Bristol-Myers Squibb issued a layoff WARN, 58 people jobless by October due to loss of patent on HIV drug. Drugs maker Bristol-Myers Squibb eliminating 58 jobs in Lawrence Township.
New York: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Saint Joseph’s Hospital Health Center from bribing (buyouts) 3-hundred employees to voluntarily quit in order to allow “…St. Joseph’s Health to adjust its operations to fit the future model of health care…”! It’s been revealed that New Yorkers were forced to spend $24-million USD bribing insurance giant Aetna to move its HQ to The Big Apple. TLC Health Network shutting down its long-term care and medical/surgical units and eliminating 38 jobs by the holiday of Thanksgiving, due to being forced by ObamaCare to focus on outpatient care only. Heritage Health and Housing issued a layoff WARN, 101 jobs gone by Halloween due to the loss of state taxpayer funding!
Ohio: Kindred Healthcare shutting down its hospital in Marshfield, 111 jobs gone by the end of September because ObamaCare-ACA penalizes people for using long-term hospital care! In 2018 Paulding County will be without any ObamaCare-ACA insurance providers, according to Kaiser Family Foundation.
Oregon: God powerless to stop ‘his’ non-profit Saint Charles Health System from eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs due to a need to cut costs by $6-million USD. Administrators told local news media that ObamaCare-ACA reimbursements don’t cover the skyrocketing costs of running hospitals.
South Carolina: Palmetto Health and Greenville Health System are planing to merge to save costs, meaning jobs will be lost.
Texas: Texas Health Resources reported a 23% crash in income during the first half of 2017, a bigger drop than what it saw during the same time in 2016.
Virginia: Insurance company Anthem is getting out of the ObamaCare-ACA business in 2018. This time, instead of blaming it on lack of profits, the insurer is blaming it on uncertainty as to how the U.S. Congress is going to fund/repeal ObamaCare-ACA. Riverside Shore Rehabilitation Center shutting down, 128 jobs affected in October because the center “has outlived its useful life”!
Washington: PeaceHealth outsourcing 30 medical coder positions to a Texas based contractor. Renton based Providence Health & Services eliminating 210 jobs, blaming it on a costs of operation loss of $255-million USD in 2016 caused by ObamaCare-ACA insurance reimbursements: “There has been a fundamental shift in our industry in that we are providing more care to more patients, but are receiving the same amount of revenue and often less to cover the costs.”-official statement
Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”-George Orwell (aka Eric Arthur Blair)
Incomplete list of publicly announced education related layoffs & school shutdowns, August 2017:
Alabama: Books-A-Million shutdown its month old 2nd & Charles branded store in Madison, supposedly to build a new store nearby.
California: Iconic privately owned Hollywood Forever Cemetery caved in to threats from pinko commies and removed a Civil War monument. The United Daughters of the Confederacy took the monument saying they were tired of people defacing it and denying history. High levels of lead were found in the water at several locations of the San Diego Unified School District (including the district HQ). Lead is proven to ‘dumb down’ (retard) children. God powerless to stop ‘his’ non-profit Shepherd University from going bankrupt and shutting down, local news reports say the theological college refused to give financial details. In Fresno, god powerless(?) to help ‘his’ Saint Helen’s elementary school pay its $500-thousand USD debt, however, the school remains open because a mysterious human came along and gave the Catholic school $250-thousand which then resulted in other humans donating money to save the school! In Reseda, after 57 years Continental Art Supplies shutdown so the owner can retire.
Connecticut: Middletown eliminating 11 teacher jobs funded by a special state taxpayer backed grant, which was canceled due to lack of taxpayer funding. Silly uneducated teachers, don’t they know that when your economy is in a Death Spiral you can’t generate the taxes needed to support bloated taxpayer funded schools?
Florida: College Book & Supply shutting down its store near University of Central Florida, due to a property development project.In Tampa,pinko commies defaced a privately owned Civil War statue. The statue is not on public land. In an effort to deny the factual reality of the history of the United States, pinko commie leaders of Gainsville tore down a Civil War statue and returned it to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who made a simple statement: “We accept the Confederate Soldier Statue.”
Idaho: 10 former Idaho State University athletes threatening to retract $80-thousand USD in donations if the university president and the athletic director don’t resign, because “…we believe the state of ISU athletics is at an all-time low. When comparing ISU to its Big Sky peers, it’s easy to see that ISU is at the bottom of the league in facilities. Coaches’ pay, fundraising efforts and competitive records for revenue sports are also among the worst in the Big Sky Conference.” Then suddenly, without warning, ISU president Arthur Vailas resigned! Officially he said he was “retiring”. ISU also reported that ‘preliminary’ overall enrollment is down for the Fall Semester, again, despite Freshman enrollment being up by about 2-hundred.
Illinois: In Chicago, supposed christian Bishop James E. Dukes is demanding a statue of the 1st President of the United States, George Washington, be torn down! Chicago Public Schools conducted (yet again) a new round of layoffs, this time at least 950 people now jobless! Both the teacher’s union and the state gov-na blamed it on inept management by Chicago’s ‘elected’ leaders.
Iowa: After 42 years the Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines shutdown due to lack of donations.
Kentucky:In an effort to deny the factual reality of the history of the United States, pinko commie leaders of Lexington announced the removal of two Civil War statues, claiming they will be relocated.
Maryland: In an effort to deny the factual reality of the history of the United States, pinko commie leaders of Baltimore tore down four Civil War statues in the dead of night. “We moved quickly and quietly.” boasted ‘elected’ mayor Catherine Pugh. A ‘Civil War’ statue in Annapolis will also be removed.
Minnesota: Lyon County Museum’s 14 years old thrift store shutdown due to a sudden crash in sales in the past eight months. Even though it’s a county museum it is not funded with taxes and was relying 100% on donations and its thrift store sales. Another reason for the shutdown is taxpayers began using the thrift store as a trash can, resulting in the museum having to pay huge trash removal fees: “We were spending a lot of money getting rid of trash. It is an ongoing problem. People bring stuff here that people know full and well should be on the way to the dump.”-Mike Hagan
Nevada: Returning students discovered that Sierra Nevada College had laid off six teachers over the Summer. Administrators blamed it on crashing enrollments.
New York: In an effort to deny the factual reality of the history of the United States, pinko commies are demanding the American Museum of Natural History remove its statue of the 26th President of the United States; Theodore Roosevelt!
North Carolina: After 38 years, the Piedmont Council for the Arts announced it will shutdown as soon as financial and legal matters are settled. In Wilmington, two Civil War statues were defaced by an obviously under-educated Big Brother Double Speak loving gang of pinko commies in an effort to deny the factual reality of the history of the United States. In Durham, an obviously under-educated Big Brother Double Speak loving gang of pinko commies tore down a Civil War statue in an effort to deny the factual reality of the history of the United States. So far four people were arrested, at least two were promptly released after being charged with several crimes.
Pennsylvania: Native Americans are pissed as imperialist leaders of Pittston re-erected a statue of Christopher Columbus after spending $65-thousand U.S. tax dollars repairing it. In Center City, a man was arrested for defacing a statue of a former city mayor. Obviously the man was desperate for attention because he did it in daylight in front of visible cameras.
Texas: In Temple, after only a few months of operations non-profit Central Texas School for the Performing Arts shutdown without warning, blaming it on a massive lack of financial and moral support from the local community. Newsweek reported that Hurricane Harvey shutdown hundreds of school districts and some might not ever reopen: “These schools are going to be affected for at least a couple of months. It’ll be December before some can even be functional.”-Dan Domenech, American Association of School Administrators
Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in August 2017.
31% of U.S. fuel refining operations shutdown by Hurricane Harvey. The largest fuel pipeline shutdown (Colonial Pipeline), halting 3-million barrels per day (bpd) of refined fuel to the eastcoast. 1-million barrels of oil released from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Contrary to what many main stream news media reports implied (that fuel prices should go down due to the release of stored oil) the problem is not lack of oil but lack of refined fuel, and as such the price of gasoline is going up (there’s so much oil available globally that the price of oil actually dropped after Harvey).
California: Oil exploration company Brinderson issued a shutdown WARN for its El Segundo location, 204 jobs gone by mid-October! What construction industry recovery? Contractor Irwin Industries issued shutdown WARNs for eight locations, at least 250 jobs gone in October! In Anaheim, Universal Alloy eliminating 149 jobs by October! KapStone Container Corporation shutting down its Oakland ops, 67 jobs gone by October.
Colorado: What construction industry recovery? Castle Rock based Xtreme Xcavating now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to a larger contractor screwing them over by lying about hazardous materials at the job site: “We found ground water, we found asbestos, we found all sorts of crazy stuff, all sorts of different changes that weren’t listed when we signed up for the contract.”-Sean Fabela
Georgia: What auto industry recovery? Atlanta based automotive publisher Cox Automotive initiated “gut-wrenching decisions” resulting in 225 people retired early through bribery (buyouts), the elimination of vacant positions and 950 people being outright laid off by September! It’s due to several causes like slow sales and Cox Automotive’s takeovers of competitors (resulting in redundant jobs).
Illinois: Nuclear decontamination company Aptim suddenly laid off more than 4-hundred people, blaming it on the sudden cancellation of a contract! In Cahokia, Jet Aviation Saint Louis issued a shutdown WARN, 347 jobs gone by March 2018 due to lack of sales! What construction industry recovery? Skanska suddenly laid off 18 HQ employees, blaming it on “redundancies”. Skanska is considered one of the top global construction companies. General Electric (GE) shutdown its 71 years old light factory in Mattoon, local news reports said at one time the factory employed 1-thousand-8-hundred people! Plastics maker Amcor shutting down its factory in Batavia, 110 jobs gone by March 2018! What automotive industry recovery? Semi-Truck maker Navistar shutting down its medium-duty 9/10 liter engine factory in Melrose Park, 170 jobs gone by April 2018! It’s blamed on emission regulations: “Looking at the financial impact it would take to keep this engine compliant with Environmental Protection Agency standards, it just wasn’t in the cards.”
Indiana: Railroad job killing continues as CSX eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs at its Avon rail-yard. Deufol North America issued a layoff WARN, about 250 people jobless after September, no reason given!
Iowa: Packaging company Westrock issued a shutdown WARN, 80 jobs gone by the end of September.
Kansas: Farm equipment maker AGCO halting production and idling 2-hundred factory workers for at least four months, due to lack of sales!
Kentucky: Coal company Booth Energy issued a WARN, 217 jobs gone in September as a result of shutdown of coal mining ops!
Maryland: Baltimore based clothing maker Under Armour eliminating 280 jobs due to continued low revenues (despite slight increase in sales, and despite direct retail selling on its website)!
Missouri: General Dynamics halting operations at its Jet Aviation Saint Louis factory, 330 jobs gone in 2018! Nebraska based maker of store fixtures Lozier laying off 92 people at its Spartan Showcase factory, which is being shutdown in October.
Nebraska: Omaha based railroad giant Union Pacific eliminating 750 jobs by mid-September, proving the economy sucks by saying “Union Pacific for some time has leveraged employee attrition and technology to reduce general and administrative costs. Unfortunately, attrition alone will not keep pace with our need and ability to reduce these costs.“
New Jersey: Aluminum Shapes suddenly laid off 13% of employees due to being hit by a $1.9-million USD fine for 51 violations of labor safety laws, including chemical burns and even broken bones!
New York: New ‘green’ packaging maker Evocative Design suddenly laid off 18 people, despite getting a taxpayer funded $9.1-million USD grant from Defense Department’s DARPA. British empire Canada based Cascades shutting down and selling off its packaging factory in NYC, 148 jobs gone! General Electric (GE) shutting down its electronic board factory in Rochester Science Park, 145 jobs being affected by GE’s plan to off-shore production to China! Nuclear contractorLutech Resources suddenly laid off 195 people, due to sudden contract cancellation by Aptim! Nuclear decontamination company Aptim suddenly laid off 167 people, blaming it on the sudden cancellation of a contract with Exelon Generation Company!Jay Strongwater shutting down its pewter factory in Union Springs, 29 jobs gone by Xmas, the property was sold-off. New York Air Brake getting the hell outta The Empire State as it shuts down its operations in Watertown and consolidates ‘peripheral product assembly production’ to North Carolina starting in November.
North Carolina: Plastics maker General Foam Products (General Foam Plastics) issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Tarboro, 215 jobs gone by Xmas!
Ohio: Canton based Suarez Corporation Industries chapter 11 bankrupt busted blaming massive lawsuits. LSI Industries suddenly laid off 75 people. In Carrollton, dlhBOWLES Engineering Manufacturing and Fluid Management factory suddenly laid off 94 people in a sudden decision to shutdown the factory.
Pennsylvania: California based oil engineering company AECOM issued a WARN, 108 people in Carlisle jobless by January 2018 due to loss of contract! Fuel station operator Sunoco suddenly laid off 94 HQ employees, and many hundreds more employees will become unemployed as Sunoco sold its fuel station ops to competitor 7-Eleven! Excel-DHL Supply Chain issued a mass layoff WARN, 223 jobs gone by January 2018! Nuclear decontamination company Aptim suddenly laid off almost 3-hundred people! Nuclear contractor Lutech Resources suddenly laid off 90 people. What construction industry recovery? Lancaster based flooring maker Armstrong announced it will shutdown factories in Mississippi and Tennessee, more than 3-hundred jobs gone due to a 22% crash in profits!
South Carolina: Formerly Japan owned (Toshiba) U.S. tax-sucking bankrupt nuclear power plant builder Westinghouse suddenly laid off 850 people! Westinghouse now hit with a lawsuit claiming the tax-sucking company was violating federal labor laws. Boeing offering hundreds of North Charleston employees bribes to quite (buyouts) after already laying off 2-hundred people!
Tennessee: Resolute Forest Products halting newsprint paper making at its Calhoun paper factory, 222 jobs lost as part of its plan to focus on tissue making only! Logistics company U.S. Xpress Enterprises suddenly laid off more than 1-hundred people “as part of a shift in company focus”!
Texas: In Crosby, Harvey caused a chemical factory to lose power. The France owned Arkema chemical factory uses oil (petroleum) to make compounds used to create plastics. The problem is that those compounds are sensitive to heat and will spontaneously burn or explode when they get too hot. So far several small explosions and fires have occurred. A 2.4km (1.5-mile) radius around the factory has been evacuated. Houston based offshore deep-water oil company Rowan laid off 85 people and warned more layoffs will be made in the near future. Industry reports say Rowan already eliminated 150 jobs prior to the August layoffs. Houston based NRG Energy suddenly laid off 1-hundred employees!
Washington: Boeing issued yet another layoff WARN, this time 74 people jobless by October.
Wisconsin: After more than 40 years pallet maker Thunder Pallet issued a shutdown WARN, 46 jobs gone in October.
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of August, 2017: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production, spread of disease and extreme weather.
Arizona: In Scottsdale, Flo’s Chinese Asian Restaurants now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. Local news media reported that ever since 2008 the restaurant chain has been shutting down eateries, now there’s only two left: “The revenue from our two remaining restaurants, though strong and healthy, could not alone support payments for a loan designed for three restaurants.”-Florence Chan, co-owner
Arkansas: In Hardy, after only two years restaurant Cruisers shutdown due to the owners getting outta the restaurant business.
California: In Los Angeles, restaurant Church & State chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to labor law violation lawsuits. Quest Nutrition issued shutdown WARNs for two Los Angeles operations, 524 jobs gone in October! Switzerland based Nestlé shutdown its Glendale op, 583 jobs gone! Chili’s issued a shutdown WARN for its Thousand Oaks restaurant, 48 jobs gone in October. Japan based Daiso issued a shutdown WARN for its Hayward grocery store, 98 jobs gone in October. Dole Food eliminating 172 strawberry picking jobs as it shuts down its Oxnard ops, blaming massive debt and crashing sales! In San Jose, after 13 years Lisa’s Tea Treasures shutdown, explaining on its website “Sadly, our lease has not been renewed.” Glendale basedDineEquity announced it will skyrocket shutdowns of its Applebee’s and IHOP restaurants; 135 Applebee’s and 25 IHOPS across the United States being shutdown as part of a plan to open 125 new restaurants in other countries! In Sacramento, after 30 years Rubicon Brewing Company suddenly shutdown due to lack of “cash flow” caused by supply problems from farmers and skyrocketing ‘craft beer’ competition.
Colorado: After 59 years and two locations, Black Forest Restaurant shutdown so the owner can retire.
Florida: In Delray Beach, the co-owner of Smoke BBQ announced on Facebook “It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing the closing of Smoke BBQ Delray Beach effective immediately.” In Palm Beach, after only seven months reality TV ‘star’ owned upscale eatery Bowery Coastal shutdown. In Plant City, Southeast Milk-Sunshine State Dairy Farms began laying off 52 people.
Hawaii: After 38 years iconic Shore Bird Restaurant and Beach Bar shutdown so the owners can retire.
Idaho: In Twin Falls County somebody is shooting livestock. In the past month two Llamas were killed, as well as a cattle rancher’s prize bull and heifer. A railroad track runs along the properties where the killings took place (somebody shooting from a train?). In Bonneville County somebody shot and killed eight cows, leaving their bodies to rot, the local Sheriff believes they’ll find more dead cows. In Idaho Falls, after 20 years Sarah’s Candy Cottage announced on Facebook that they must shutdown due to being “bought out”.
Illinois:Oak Brook based McDonald’s shutting down 169 restaurants in India due to a contract dispute with Connaught Plaza Restaurants. Oak Brook based TreeHouse Foods shutting down three factories in three states, killing 375 jobs due to a 12% crash in sales! In Arcola, after 47 years Dutch Kitchen shutdown, the owners saying “It’s time to stop.” In Park Ridge, after less than one year the ‘new version’ of the iconic Pickwick Restaurant shutdown.
Kansas: Farm equipment maker AGCO halting production and idling 2-hundred factory workers for at least four months, due to lack of sales!
Kentucky: In Owensboro, after 52 years Taylor’s Grocery Outlet shutdown, no reason given.
Maryland: In Baltimore, OrderUp! laid off 70 HQ employees due to being taken over by GrubHub/Groupon. Ryleigh’s Oyster shutdown its Mount Vernon restaurant.
Michigan: Seventh Day Adventist founded, Donald Trump hating, Kellogg Company (aka Kellogg’s) eliminating 233 jobs at its Battle Creek operations by 2018, claiming it’s part of its plan to increase production! In Plymouth, after 75 years iconic Box Bar shutdown so the owner can retire. In Grand Rapids, after 12 years Mangiamo! shutdown to be replaced by an ‘special’ events center. After four years, without warning Saladworks shutdown and auctioned-off, no reason given. In Taylor, after almost 1-hundred years Dairy Fresh Brand shutting down, 180 jobs gone in October! The shutdown will affect dairy distribution in four states.
Missouri: In University City, Randolfi’s Italian Kitchen announced it is shutting down next month, the owners saying “We’ve thrown everything we have into his restaurant. There have been a lot of tears, but it’s time to close the chapter.” In Saint Louis, with only a few hours warning on Facebook Howards suddenly shutdown, the owners saying “…regret that we can’t keep going…” In Ellisville, Lucky’s Market shutdown, the company’s website explained “…did not experience the growth we needed to keep this store open.”
Montana: In Livingston, Northern Pacific Beanery shutdown with the owners saying “It’s just time for us to move on.” Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shutdown its store in the Holiday Village Mall, blaming consumers by saying “National and local retailers are responding to shifting consumer patterns by modifying their marketing strategies, including store closings.”
New Jersey: Internet based meal service company Blue Apron issued a shutdown WARN for its Jersey City ops, 1-thousand-270 people jobless by October!
New York: TGIFriday’s issued a shutdown WARN for its Union Square location, 33 jobs gone by Xmas.Private social club River Club of New York shutting down, 60 jobs gone in time for Thanksgiving (due to renovations).Hudson Valley Snacks and Soda issued a shutdown WARN, 38 jobs gone in October. In Manhattan-NYC, grocery store Garden of Eden shutdown its Chelsea location due to “historic lack of patronage”. Wisconsin based Penzeys Spices (penzeys.com) shutdown its Long Island-NYC location, it was the second time the spice seller shutdown a NYC location. Internet based meal service company Blue Apron suddenly halted hiring and laid off 14 HQ employees“As part of our long-term strategy”. Without warning Met Fresh shutdown its one year old grocery store in Nyack, no explanation for the “permanent” shutdown. In Glen Falls, Food Co-op shutdown blaming lack of volunteers to run it: “Unfortunately, at this time we’re unable to keep the hours necessary to sustain a grocery store.”
North Carolina: In Raleigh, after 17 years Bella Monica Flatbread pizza restaurant now chapter 7 bankrupt dead. The parent company Bella Monica actually died in 2015, but the co-owner tried to keep the restaurant going. Also in Raleigh, after 14 years distributor El Ideal Foods now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, most of its food products come from outside the U.S.
Ohio: Fresh ThymeFarmers Market shutting down one of its four Cincinnati area ‘health food’ stores, blaming increased grocery store competition.
Oregon: In Portland, Ringside Grill was suddenly sold-off and shutdown, owner Craig Peterson told local news “Dinner hasn’t been able to compete since the recession.” In Clatskanie, after three years Hump’s Restaurant announced on social media that it was shutting down, no reason given. Farmers Grain in Nyssa is now chapter 7 bankrupt dead, affecting other farm operations in Idaho and Washington.
Pennsylvania: The Tax Foundation concluded its study on Philadelphia’s so called sugary drink tax (most are made with GMO corn syrup and don’t contain any sugar); the tax now makes soda-pop more expensive than beer because the tax is 24 times higher than the beer tax! Isn’t beer made by fermenting sugars? The study also revealed that expected tax collections are way below what the Utopianist city leaders expected. In Tunkhannock, Brick’s Market shutdown, 34 jobs lost due to not being able to find a buyer for the small grocery store.
Tennessee: In Spring Hill, after four years Mac’s Grub Shak announced on social media it is shutting down in September, local news described the burger joint as “popular”, no reason for the shutdown given. In Chattanooga, after 20 years English Rose Tearoom shutdown: “We lost our lease … and I’ve been trying to bring on another owner … but it didn’t materialize.”-Sharon Gilley
Texas: Local news media reporting “yet another”Skinner’s Corner Store shutdown, this time in Lakeport. In Dallas, after five years Max’s Wine Dive shutdown due to not being able to renew the lease. In Fort Worth, a Tom Thumb grocery store shutdown. Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen suddenly laid off 69 employees as it shutdown its Irving HQ due to being taken-over by a competitor. Snap Kitchen laying off more than 150 people in Austin and Houston, due to consolidation of production to a new factory! In Austin, after 32 years popular Porfirio’s Tacos announced on Facebook that it must shutdown, no reason given. Without warning Houston based Joe’s Crab Shack shutdown 41 restaurants across 19 states, thousands of jobs instantly gone: “…everything was fine. I even picked up two shifts to work. When she came in, all the managers were here. All the corporate managers were here. The tables were flipped upside down and they shut everything out.”-Devoshia Jones, instantly unemployed
Vermont: Nordic Farms now chapter 7 bankrupt, local news reported the phone is now disconnected.
Virginia: In Manassas, after nine years Hard Times Cafe & Cue forced to shutdown by the greedy landlord. Dean Foods shutting down its PET dairy operations in Richmond, 75 jobs gone due to “Production will be phased out”.
Washington: In Seattle, Stumptown Coffee Roasters shutdown its East Pine Street location to focus on its other location.
Wisconsin: In Bay View, after three years Little DeMarinis pizza joint announced it could not renew the lease, which expires in 2018. In Milwaukee, after seven years Upper 90 Sports Pub shutdown, on social media the owners saying only “we have an exciting opportunity we just could not pass up.” PDQ Food Stores eliminating 350 HQ employees in October, due to being taken-over by a competitor! Gordy’s Market chain is up for sale, and if nobody buys it then more than 1-thousand people will become jobless (some stores have already shutdown)!
Houston based offshore deep-water oil company Rowan laid off 85 people and warned more layoffs will be made in the near future. Industry reports say Rowan already eliminated 150 jobs prior to the August layoffs. Houston based NRG Energy suddenly laid off 1-hundred employees!
In Bonneville County somebody shot and killed eight cows, leaving their bodies to rot, the local Sheriff believes they’ll find more dead cows. In Idaho Falls, after 20 years Sarah’s Candy Cottage announced on Facebook that they must shutdown due to being “bought out”.