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Business/Economics

“no other choice…Without a line of credit” Pizza Hut created super E.coli? : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 30 – 31 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Alaska: Washington based Great Pacific Seafoods shutdown all its Alaska operations then declared bankruptcy, blaming it on Russia and Too Big to Jail U.S. banks: “We believe we have no other choice given the financial performance we experienced last year… …Without a line of credit, we did not have access to sufficient working capital to begin the season.”-company statement referring to the sanctions Russia placed against U.S. food producers, Russia recently extended those sanctions, U.S. currency war with Japan is also blamed

California: Insurance company UnitedHealth announced it will get the hell outta the Covered California ObamaCare insurance program by the end of the year, explaining that “The smaller overall market size and shorter term, higher-risk profile within this market segment continue to suggest we cannot broadly serve it on an effective and sustained basis.”   In Oceanside, Kabler Construction laying off 67 people by the end of June.  After nine years Texas based convenience store operator CST California Stations (aka CST Brands) is now dead, 537 jobs across a dozen Golden State locations gone by July (administrators blame low gas prices)!  Jamba Juice issued a shutdown WARN for their Emeryville HQ, 103 jobs gone by Xmas as the juice franchise moves its HQ to Texas!  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; internet seller of ‘healthy’ foods Thrive Market issued a shutdown WARN for their operations in the city of Commerce, 98 jobs gone by mid-July.   The revelation comes after Forbes revealed a history of internet failures by Thrive Market’s executives, and emotional weakness.  At the joint civil-military airbase called Moffett Field, taxsucking government contractor Jacobs Technology laying off 55 people by the end of June.

Connecticut: British empire based food service company Chartwells issued a WARN for their Newtown Compass Group operations, 40 jobs gone by the end of June.  Hallmark Cards issued a shutdown WARN for their 64 years old Enfield distribution operations, as many as 570 jobs gone by the end of August!  Since 2015 Hallmark has threatened to shutdown the warehouse, as part of their plans to consolidated operations to Missouri.

Florida: Child Development Services shutting down their Ocala operations, 272 jobs gone by the end of June!

Indiana: Food chemical company Vertellus Specialties now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and selling assets to pay the debts.  Administrators blame “macroeconomic challenges facing our Agriculture and Nutrition business”.

Massachusetts: After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Haberman Hardware shutting down, calling it retirement.

Michigan: The Pugsley state prison shutting down in September, as part of state ‘lawmakers’ plans to save $22-million USD.

Minnesota: In Rochester two Papa John’s pizza take outs suddenly shutdown. The owner could not afford the latest tech upgrades and pay the new higher minimum wages, so he tried to sell the businesses but nobody wanted to buy.

New York: Iconic film maker Kodak ramped up its layoffs, at least 27 people being laid off between now and August.   In Brooklyn, god powerless to stop ‘his’ Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services from shutting down their Outreach & Integration Program, by the end of August.  What automotive industry recovery? General Motors (GM) suddenly terminated their janitor services contract at their Tonawanda engine factory, at least 47 jobs gone by the end of June.  State employment administrators are labeling it a “plant closing”.

Texas:  Plano based Pizza Hut (owned by Yum!) revealed its been using chemicals and antibiotics to keep its food ‘fresh’. Pizza Hut administrators claim they will stop using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) by the end of July, and stop using chicken processed with antibiotics by March 2017. More and more studies are coming out saying the use of such ‘preservatives’ are actually creating ‘superbugs’ like the new E.coli that cannot be killed with anything.

Wisconsin:  In Brookfield, Hom Wood Fired Grill suddenly shutdown. The owners say because of “changing times” they will focus on their other restaurants.

28-29 May 2016: “This is a scary thing” 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

U.S.

Dumbing Down the U.S. May 2016 : Portland bans textbooks! “We wanted to continue…realistically we can’t”

It must be noted that I started documenting these education shutdowns at the beginning of 2014. In that year I posted the reports biannually (every six months). In 2015 education cutbacks ramped up and I posted quarterly (every three months). For the past five months of 2016 there have been so many education cutbacks that I’ve posted a report every month!

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.

Incomplete list of publicly announced education related layoffs & school shutdowns, May 2016:

Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks shutting down its agriculture extension offices in Anchorage and Sitka by October. It’s blamed on millions of dollars in state funding cuts, caused by crashing revenues from the oil industry.

Arizona: In Tempe, after 49 years the Student Book Center shutdown, the greedy property owner sold the property. Kingman Army Air Field Museum shutdown due to a dilapidated building that was built in 1942, and they can’t afford to fix. All museum owned assets are being put up for auction, surprisingly the auctioneer said the stuff was worth only $11-thousand USD!  God powerless to stop his Illinois based Saint Xavier University from shutting down their Gilbert campus. Administrators say they are prepping for the possible halting of Illinois taxpayer funding for low income students.

California: In Santa Rosa, school bus contractor First Student eliminating 136 jobs by the end of June! In Yucca Valley, school bus contractor First Student laying off 76 people by the end of June.

Connecticut: In South Windsor, school bus contractor First Student issued a layoff WARN, 48 people jobless by the end of June.  Southbury Training School laid off 17 people, and it was revealed they laid off 25 people last month. It’s all part of the state’s draconian funding cuts. The Constitution State is short at least $1-billion USD!

Florida: Alachua County Public Schools eliminating 1-hundred non-teacher jobs! Administrators say it’s the only way they can afford to hire more behavioral teachers, as there seems to be skyrocketing instances of behavior problems with students!  God powerless to stop ‘his’ Saint Leo University system from eliminating 30 jobs due to “restructuring”. Interestingly local news reports say administrators claim they’re actually creating new jobs.  In Saint Petersburg, after 31 years Brighton Prep School shutting down due to the not-so-recovered economy preventing parents from paying the school fees.  After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions, Florida Book Store in Gainsville shutting down on Wednesday. It’s being consolidated with the University of Florida’s on-campus bookstore.

Illinois: God powerless to stop ‘his’ University of Saint Francis from revealing they laid off 21 employees. Local news media pointed out that the ‘christian’ university is spending big bucks constructing new buildings. The Gary School Board suddenly laid off 13 people, including their InfoTech director.  God powerless to stop ‘his’ University of Saint Francis from revealing they laid off 21 employees last week. Local news media pointed out that the ‘christian’ university is spending big bucks constructing new buildings. God powerless to stop ‘his’ Seton Academy (Elizabeth Seton High School) from shutting down. In 2003 the all-girls schools went co-ed in an attempt to keep itself alive. Local news media said back in 2014 the Archdiocese of Chicago gave the school two years to increase student enrollment and decrease operational costs, it didn’t happen.

Indiana: Muncie Community Schools laying off 37 teachers due to what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome, which is contributing to the school district being $16-million USD in the hole.

Iowa: After 95 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) AIB College of Business shutting down. Because of the bad economy its merging with the University of Iowa. The president of the private college swears their merger with a taxpayer funded university isn’t about the bad economy, yeah right!  After 144 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) the Walnut Community School shutting down due to massive population exodus. Local news media revealed that the population of the town of Walnut is actually 121 less than what’s publicly posted, the school itself was down to just 72 students in 2015, more than a 50% drop since 2010!

Kansas: In Wichita, at least three adult learning centers were shutdown as well as the Metro-Meridian alternative high school (school for nonconformists) due to lack of taxpayer funding.

Kentucky: Kentucky Community and Technical College eliminated 506 jobs, blaming it on what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome and $26-million USD in taxpayer funding cuts!  Gateway Community and Technical College laid off ten people and halted four programs, due to massive state taxpayer funding cuts.   Eastern Kentucky University announced they’re shutting down their Somerset campus at the end of June. It’s blamed on a 4.5% reduction in taxpayer funding and $8-million USD in additional ObamaCare retirement and healthcare costs.

Maryland: University of Baltimore laid off 14 people and eliminated 12 vacant jobs, blaming it on at least three years of declining student enrollments.  Baltimore City Schools warning of mass layoffs due to lack of taxpayer funding.

Massachusetts: After 59 years god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Presentation of Mary Early Childhood Program, due to the economy: “When we looked at all the resources available we realized we just didn’t have the resources to continue. We wanted to continue serving as long as we could, but realistically we can’t….”-Sister Janice Perrault

Minnesota: Globe University-Minnesota School of Business shutting down four campuses due to the state attorney general charging them with frauding students, at least 45 jobs lost.  In Moorhead, The Red River Valley Academy shutting down so the owner can deal with “changes in our family”.

Mississippi: A federal court ordered the Cleveland School District to merge its still segregated junior highs and high schools. This proves to you liberal law loving weenie heads that just because its one of your beloved laws on paper doesn’t mean its being complied with. The consolidation of segregated schools will result in layoffs.

Nebraska: Hastings Public Schools shutting down 85 years old (surviving The Great [deflationary] Depression and numerous recessions) Morton Elementary. The shutdown decision was made six years ago.

New Jersey: Paterson School District eliminated 80 office jobs, and considering shutting down four schools.   Sussex County Community College eliminated 47 jobs.   The Brick Board of Education warning of 17 layoffs and an increase in local taxes, blaming numerous issues including increasing employee healthcare costs caused by ObamaCare.

New Mexico: Albuquerque Public Schools eliminating 82 jobs due to being short $9.5-million USD, and shutting down 57 years old Acoma Elementary. The Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education reports a taxpayer funding shortage of $1.3-million USD, warning of layoffs.

New York: In Albany, god powerless to stop ‘his’ girls only Academy of the Holy Names from shutting down its elementary school, due to crashing enrollment (Rapture?).  In Long Island NYC, after three years the Doshi STEM Institute shutting down due to lack of enrollments and a lack of $1-million USD in taxpayer funding!

North Carolina: Haywood County Board of Education eliminating 14 jobs and shutting down Central Elementary. They need to cut $2-million USD from their budget.

North Dakota: The Bismarck School Board shutting down 64 years old Saxvik Elementary school due to renovations that would cost $2.5-million USD.  It’s been revealed that after the University of North Dakota laid off 20 people (under the guise of cutting $21.5-million USD in costs) 34 people were secretly hired! Some department heads claimed those who were hired were hired before the layoffs began, while others said they were told to go ahead and fill ‘priority’ positions. Anybody who can do basic math can figure out that hiring more people than you layoff negates any attempt to save money!

Ohio: Cincinnati Museum Center laying off 60 people in anticipation of the renovation of Union Terminal (it’s location), which will result in the museum losing $6-million USD in yearly ticket sales for the next two years!  In Hubbard, god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Saint Patrick School. The Bishop of Youngstown blames it on ten years of declining enrollment.

Oklahoma: Tulsa Community College eliminating 30 jobs due to an expected reduction of $4-million USD in taxpayer funding.

Oregon: The Portland Public Schools is violating the U.S. 1st Amendment by banning all books that do not blame ‘climate change’ on humans!  Mind twisting school teachers have even convinced impressionable young & dumb students to take part in the crime: “It is unacceptable that we have textbooks in our schools that spread doubt about the human causes and urgency of the crisis.”-Gaby Lemieux, brainwashed Lincoln High School student testifying why they should be allowed to violate the 1st Amendment  (ice core samples prove you educated idiots are wrong!)

Pennsylvania: Camden School District eliminating 154 jobs due to a $39-million USD budget shortfall!   In Catasauqua, Medical Academy Charter School shutting down in July. The school is in debt by $1.8-million USD, and has only $4-thousand in cash to operate on! Education Management issued a shutdown WARN for its Pittsburgh location, 222 jobs gone by July!

Rhode Island: Warwick School Committee eliminating a net of 42 teaching jobs as part of consolidation efforts to save $4.2-million USD. Westerly School Committee laid off 18 people due to not getting the anticipated increase in taxpayer funding, and due to jacked up ObamaCare costs: “Healthcare is going up $300-thousand, we have to pay that, we have no choice, but we only got about $130-thousand in our allocation from the town, so that is not even covering the healthcare cost, much less anything else!”-David Patten

South Dakota: The only licensed ‘extended hours’ daycare in Pierre shutting down. The owners of Little Explorers blame it on high employee turnover.

Vermont: Burlington College shutting down by the end of the month! Administrators blame it on their 2010 decision to buy property once owned by the ‘christian’ god, saying the college “struggled under the crushing weight of the debt incurred by the purchase of the Archdiocese property on North Avenue.”   Burlington School District eliminating 24 jobs, in line with the budget approved by cash strapped voters.

Washington DC: Reports that Corcoran School of Art and Design at George Washington University laid off ten professors, while at the same time hiring-on a new “visiting” professor. It’s connected to plans to merge with Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

Wisconsin: Globe University-Minnesota School of Business shutting down two of its four Wisconsin campuses due to the Minnesota state attorney general charging them with frauding students. Childfirst shutting down two daycare ops, one in La Crosse and one in Onalaska. Two other Childfirst locations are being taken over by Red Ballon.

Dumbing Down the United States, April 2016: “It is unfortunate our students cannot complete their programs…”

Business/Economics

“This is a scary thing” No apples? Part time Politicians full time Retirement! God ramps up ‘his’ shutdowns! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 28 – 29 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Arizona: God powerless to stop his Illinois based Saint Xavier University from shutting down their Gilbert campus. Administrators say they are prepping for the possible halting of Illinois taxpayer funding for low income students.

California: In Modesto, after 15 years Fat Cat Music House & Lounge has been sold and will shutdown by the end of June.  The new owner is a local ‘businessman’ who admits he doesn’t have any plans for the property.    In Oroville, Gold Digger Apples now chapter 7 bankrupt busted.  US Bank says the apple growing co-op owes them $18.5-million USD!   Chapter 7 bankruptcy means the co-op’s assets will be sold to pay the debt, and quite possibly it means the death of Gold Digger Apples: “This is a devastating blow to the community, seasonably Gold Digger employs up to 800 employees. I hope there’s some real PR damage to the bank! It’s hideous, it’s everything you’ve heard about big banks…”-Peg Callaway, attorney for the local apple growers

Florida: In Silver Springs the Wild Waters amusement park shutting down after three and a half decades. It’s being shutdown at the end of Summer by the state Department of Environmental Protection using the excuse of ‘ongoing public safety concerns’, but claim a new environmentally friendly swimming area is being considered.  The mom & pop concession stand contracts were not renewed.

Idaho:  The federal government is considering halting sheep grazing on public land in west-central Idaho.  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says domestic sheep spread disease.  Wow, after a hundred plus years of sheep grazing they now claim sheep spread disease to other animals? I believe that applies to all us animals, all animals spread disease to each other. How do you think disease is spread, with a butter knife?  The local sheep industry calls bullshit on the BLM reasoning: “There’s no firm science that says 100% that domestic sheep pass disease on the open range, or that they’re the only species that can pass the disease.”-Stan Boyd, Idaho Wool Growers Association

Illinois: God powerless to stop ‘his’ University of Saint Francis from revealing they laid off 21 employees last week.  Local news media pointed out that the ‘christian’ university is spending big bucks constructing new buildings.  God powerless to stop ‘his’ Seton Academy (Elizabeth Seton High School) from shutting down.  In 2003 the all-girls schools went co-ed in an attempt to keep itself alive.  Local news media said back in 2014 the Archdiocese of Chicago gave the school two years to increase student enrollment and decrease operational costs, it didn’t happen.

Indiana: Muncie Community Schools laying off 37 teachers due to what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome, which is contributing to the school district being $16-million USD in the hole.

Iowa: After 144 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) the Walnut Community School shutting down due to massive population exodus.  Local news media revealed that the population of the town of Walnut is actually 121 less than what’s publicly posted, the school itself was down to just 72 students in 2015, more than a 50% drop since 2010!

Kansas: It’s been revealed that taxpayers will be paying ‘elected’ politicians full-time salaries in retirement, even though the state legislators work only part-time hours as ‘lawmakers’!  That’s part of the new budget for The Sunflower State.  Under the sweetheart deal a part time politician making $15-thousand while working will make $90-thousand in retirement!     You bet your bippy the Kansas Organization of State Employees is pissed off.

Kentucky:  Eastern Kentucky University announced they’re shutting down their Somerset campus at the end of June. It’s blamed on a 4.5% reduction in taxpayer funding and $8-million USD in additional ObamaCare retirement and healthcare costs.  After 122 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) god powerless to stop ‘his’ Westminster Presbyterian Church from shutdown after cash strapped members voted to sell the property to Baptist competitors.

Maine: Tennessee based Sitel eliminating 120 jobs at its Caribou call center, by mid-July!  It’s blamed on lack of contracts.

Maryland: Baltimore City Schools warning of mass layoffs due to lack of taxpayer funding.

New York:  Liehs and Steigerwald shutdown their 13 years old butcher shop in Clay.  Last year Liehs and Steigerwald began new operations combining meat market, specialty grocer, deli and pub.

North Dakota: It’s been revealed that after the University of North Dakota laid off 20 people (under the guise of cutting $21.5-million USD in costs) 34 people were secretly hired!  Some department heads claimed those who were hired were hired before the layoffs began, while others said they were told to go ahead and fill ‘priority’ positions.  Anybody who can do basic math can figure out that hiring more people than you layoff negates any attempt to save money!

Ohio: A fine example of what I call Ripple Effect Layoffs (REF); in Ohio glass blowers are prepping for their own shutdowns after the federal EPA shutdown their Oregon supplier, Bullseye Glass.      Several Oregon and Washington based art glass suppliers are in the process of shutting down due to costs and increased government regulations: “This is a scary thing for any stained-glass craftsman or a working studio, or a studio like me that is a teaching resource center, all the way up to the distributors.”-Sharon Carothers, Prism GlassWorks in Maumee

Pennsylvania: Talen Energy laying off 125 people at three electricity factories!  It’s part of their plans to convert to natural gas.  After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions Yocco’s shutdown their iconic Allentown hot dog shop: “Unfortunately, in the end we had to make a business decision and obviously it’s an emotional decision because I grew up working there and it’s our longest-operating store. I’ve lamented about this decision for many years and done many things to keep it going out of tradition.”-Gary Iacocca, owner

South Dakota: In Howard, after 134 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Belleview Lutheran Church shutting down next week.  Due to The Rapture, I mean declining membership local Lutheran churches are merging in an attempt to stay alive.  Local news media says the Belleview church was averaging only 14 people every Sunday (Sun-day, as in Star-day, now you know who their real god is).  In Sioux Falls, Austad Golf shutting down their store on West 41st Street, by September.

Texas: For the second time since August 2015, Hercules Offshore is chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  It’s proof the bankruptcy system can be a money making scam for unAmerican corporate America.  Individuals are screwed over for ten years if they file bankruptcy.

Vermont: In Lyndonville, after 12 years The Packing House bar shutting down, the owners would only say that they’re “ready to move”.  In Quechee, after 63 years Scotland by the Yard clothing store shutting down in August. The owners tried to sell it, but most potential buyers did some research and then backed out saying it was too risky.

Washington: North Dakota based CRF Frozen Foods shutdown their Pasco factory due to listeria.  So far 3-hundred employees are out of work until the factory is declared safe!  Local news media say as many as 430 jobs could be affected.  

A fine example of what I call REL; Spectrum Glass said the EPA action against Bullseye Glass, in Oregon, was impetus for Spectrum to make a sudden decision to shutdown their 40 years old Snohomish County glass factory.  124 jobs gone by July!  Art glass wholesalers are concerned they’re next to go: “There’s tens of thousands of artists who depend on Spectrum through retail shops and distributors. Spectrum is close to 60% of our warehouse stock. We’ll adjust, we’ll survive but lots of people, I’m sure, won’t.”-David Scott, Northwest Art Glass in Redmond

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“to improve business performance” Allstate begins jobs Mayhem! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 27 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Arizona: Arizona Geological Survey eliminating eight jobs as it consolidates ops with the University of Arizona, under orders from the ‘elected’ lawmakers.

Idaho: More charges of corruption in the predominantly ‘christian’ controlled Gem State.  A city employee of 14 years has resigned from her job with Idaho City after being accused of taking taxpayer funding.  Idaho State Police say she took about $47-thousand USD over a two years period, two other city employees were fired.

Indiana: The mayor of Logansport revealed that Cal-Camp quietly laid off 1-hundred people.  No explanation other than “one customer” suddenly halted orders.  Cal-Camp makes electronic stuff for the aerospace, automotive, communications, defense, industrial controls, medical, renewable energy, security and transportation industries.  In Lafayette, R&M Food Market shutting down.  The operator would only say he is facing a tax audit and the building has been sold.

Kentucky: University of Kentucky eliminating 75 jobs, however the layoffs account for only $1-million of the $6-million USD in taxpayer funding cuts.  Local news media speculates that tuition will be increased.

Minnesota: After 54 years Trailways Cafe in Montevideo shutting down on Sunday.  It’s blamed on increased competition.

Nebraska: In Omaha after surviving The Great Depression, and numerous recessions, Bohemian Cafe shutting down in September.  It’s blamed on lack of heirs willing to take over the family business.

New Jersey: Sweden based clothier Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) issued a shutdown WARN for their North Arlington operations, 156 jobs gone by the end of July! 

New York: Kerry-Island Oasis issued a shutdown WARN for its Buffalo drink mix factory, 51 jobs gone by mid-August.

North Carolina: After 45 years Campbell’s Diner in Fuquay-Varina shutting down due to the un-repairable condition of the building.  The owners took it as a sign to retire.

Oregon: Mail order/internet clothier Norm Thompson Outfitters issued a shutdown WARN for their Hillsboro headquarters, 82 jobs gone by mid-July.  Apparently the company is moving their HQ to a smaller office, and some work is being moved all the way across the country to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.  Local news reports say since 2006 the California investment company which owns Norm Thompson has moved hundreds of jobs to Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania: Mansfield University revealed it is $5-million USD short and will conduct layoffs as a result.  Administrators warned that the situation is so bad that they could double their deficit by 2018, if they don’t make drastic cuts now.  GE (General Electric) Transportation (aka Rail) eliminating 190 jobs at its Erie factory, on top of the 1-thousand 5-hundred jobs already eliminated!  Local news media reports that the Erie GE Transportation factory is the last of the good paying factory employers in the area.

Tennessee: Shelby County Schools eliminating 5-hundred teaching jobs and shutting down schools!  It’s blamed on what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome.  Local news media reported that the same school district eliminated more than 5-hundred jobs last year, for the same reason. In Memphis, British empire Canada based Laser Quest shutting down their 20 years old Poplar Plaza location due to jacked up rent and an expanding Kroger store taking up space.  The greedy landlord actually told local news media “We didn’t intend…” for Laser Quest to leave.

Texas: Alcoa continues eliminating jobs, this time 137 Point Comfort workers will become jobless between now and mid-July!  Alcoa blames it on low prices for aluminum, and competition.  Oil pipe maker Turner Industries revealed they “recently” laid off 105 employees at their Paris operations!

Virginia: Insurance giant Allstate revealed that an undisclosed number of “positions have been eliminated” in the Roanoke Valley, blaming it on “opportunities to improve business performance”.  After 19 years oil industry tool maker Kennametal shutting down their Chilhowie factory, 89 jobs lost. 

Washington DC: In the predominantly ‘christian’ controlled U.S. Navy three more officers have been arrested and charged with bribery.  It’s part of investigations into USN bribery and contractor overcharging problems going back many years and involving more than $34-million USD!

West Virginia: 55 state prison teachers possibly losing their jobs due to lack of taxpayer funding.  Local news media says the state is short $270-million USD.

26 May 2016: “Stabbed in the back, betrayed, no warning what-so-ever!” 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“Stabbed in the back, betrayed, no warning what-so-ever!” Country music star flips employees the finger! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 26 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Alabama: In Huntsville, after 31 years Clementine’s Restaurant and Catering shutting down due to the owner becoming an “executive chef”.  In Bessemer, Michigan based Grede Casting Integrity shutting down, 177 jobs gone by July!  The official WARN did not explain why.

California:  In San Miguel, after 29 years Country Diner shutting down on Monday due to a greedy landlord who refuses to negotiate a new lease.  Struggling Los Angeles based Forever 21 just sold-off its clothier operations in India to a company called Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail.   Don’t blame competition from the internet, Forever 21 included their rights to their ‘online’ sales in India as part of the sale.  Up ’till now Forever 21 was operating in India under a partnership with a company called DFL Brands-Myntra.  Also in Los Angeles, after four years the Thomas Duncan Gallery shutting down next month, no explanation.   More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; The Golden State’s tech Mecca ‘Silicon Valley’ is crashing and burning as the California Budget & Policy Center reports Silicon Valley’s  middle class is disappearing and the 1% are even richer than before!

Connecticut: More failed state layoffs as 13 taxpayer funded jobs were eliminated at taxpayer funded vocational schools. Local news media says state job layoffs are now just shy of 1-thousand, a record!  But there’s more to come as ‘elected’ officials say as many as 2-thousand 5-hundred state jobs are being axed!

Delaware: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals forced to shutdown and sell their Stanton animal shelter.  Because of skyrocketing abandonment of pets in other areas of the state, the SCPA is selling their Stanton ops to try and raise money to expand the other locations!

Illinois: British empire Canada based BMO Harris Banking conducting mass layoffs, including an undisclosed number at its Chicago locations.  It’s all part of Too Big to Jail bank’s plan to “accelerate the use of technology to enhance customer experience.”

Massachusetts: After 38 years Mister Tire in North Adams shutting down.  It’s the second tire shop in the past year to shutdown in North Adams: “I’m 59, I’ve been doing it for almost 40 years. I’m not only the guy at the top, I’m the guy at the bottom. I don’t have the stamina to keep going anymore, I don’t have the heart to keep going.”-Larry Davis, owner

Missouri: In Joplin, medical battery/device maker EaglePicher Technologies laid off at least 90 people without warning: “Stabbed in the back, betrayed, no warning what-so-ever!”-unnamed former employee to local news media, who added that local police were called in to help fire the employees

“Health insurance is going to last to the end of the month. The severance package that they say was supposed to be great is going to be one more check for 40 hours.”-another unnamed former employee

New York: NBCUniversal eliminating 25 jobs at its NYC based USA Network and Syfy.

Oklahoma: In Tishomingo, country music singer ‘christian’ Miranda Lambert ‘flipped the bird’ at her own The Pink Pistol employees when she secretly sold the property to her ex-husband, and then without warning shutdown the clothing store.  However, Miranda crazed former employees tried to hide their anger about not being warned: “This ‘rumor’ is real and my sister and Kay lost their jobs.”-Morgan Cribbs

“Yes, Pink Pistol Tishomingo is closed as of today. Blake bought it and we don’t know much more. I’ve loved my job there and I love the town!”-Kayleigh

Pennsylvania: In Norwegian Township, after 42 years the Hallmark Heritage Shop shutting down in July.  It’s owned by Matus Enterprises (which owns 17 stores total) and a consultant said, without further explanation, “The owner at this point is somewhat exhausted.” 

Texas: In San Antonio, after almost 30 years Fatso’s Sports Garden shuts down this weekend.  The retiring owner admitted their decades of success was not planned, saying “We didn’t set out to do anything. It just happened.”  

Virginia: What automotive industry recovery?  Sweden based Volvo announced yet more layoffs at their truck factory in Dublin, so far both Volvo and the employee union refuse to say how many jobs are being lost.  Local news media say layoffs at the Dublin Volvo factory, since December,  involve at least 5-hundred workers, but could hit 730!

Washington: California based clothier Forever 21 issued a shutdown WARN for their Tacoma location, 70 jobs gone by mid-June.

Wisconsin: In Grand Chute, after nine years Colorado based Outdoor Outlet shutting down their Fox River Mall store by mid-July.   No reason given.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“no matter how hard you try, things just don’t work out.” “cutting costs…not been enough.” : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 25 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks shutting down its agriculture extension offices in Anchorage and Sitka by October.  It’s blamed on millions of dollars in state funding cuts, caused by crashing revenues from the oil industry.

Arizona: Kingman Army Air Field Museum shutdown due to a dilapidated building that was built in 1942, and they can’t afford to fix.  All museum owned assets are being put up for auction, surprisingly the auctioneer said the stuff was worth only $11-thousand USD!

Arkansas: In Little Rock, after 31 years Silvek’s European Bakery shutting down by the end of the month, apparently to take care of family issues (the owners said they hope their son can restart the bakery).

Illinois: Oak Brook based TreeHouse Foods took over ConAgra-Ralcorp and announced it will shutdown ConAgra factories in California and in Wisconsin, at least 720 jobs gone supposedly for lack of demand for snack foods!

Kansas: After 19 years Lexena based ‘home party’ jewelry seller Silpada shutting down in July.   Between 2-hundred and  5-hundred in-house jobs lost and 10-thousand independent reps affected! It’s blamed on crashing sales. Don’t blame the internet because they also sell on ebay.

Maryland: After 73 years Mars Super Markets sold-off five grocery stores to rival Weis Markets and will shutdown its remaining eight grocery stores, more than 4-hundred jobs lost: “As you all know, the company has been struggling with declining sales for several years. We have tried cutting costs everywhere we can while preserving jobs and benefits, but it has not been enough.”-Chris D’Anna, ceo

Massachusetts: In Boston Weak, after 47 years Winmil Fabrics shutting down, the owners said they were tired of going for decades without a vacation.  Hannaford Supermarkets shutting down their Hudson grocery store because they can’t afford to renew the lease.  94 jobs gone by mid-August.  Too Big to Jail Bank of America shutting down their Westfield office by the end of August.

Missouri: In Saint Louis, after less than a year Lilly’s Music & Social House shutting down, the owner saying “Unfortunately, the doors are closing much earlier on this dream than we had hoped. The bar and restaurant industry is undisputedly challenging….   ….Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, things just don’t work out.”  Retailer Target shutting down their 10 years old Jennings store by mid-August.  The location was takeover by a new landlord last year, and used as a police command center during last year’s Ferguson riots.

Ohio: In Cleveland, the Hard Rock Cafe shutting down in July, the movie celebrity created restaurant chain is consolidating restaurants due to the bad economy.

Oklahoma: After 18 years Christian owned Owasso Fitness Center shutting down.  Local news reports say “the most Christian” owner is switching to private fitness lessons only.   In Lawton, after 53 years the  J. Roy Dunning Children’s Shelter shutting down due to being $122-thousand USD in the hole.

Tennessee: Utah based ‘christian’ owned Capstone Nutrition shutting down their Spring Hill factory-warehouse, 125 jobs gone by mid-June!  It’s blamed on legal problems with client MusclePharm, which supposedly hasn’t paid for $22-million USD worth of Capstone products!

Washington: What construction industry recovery? Olympic Panel Products issued a shutdown WARN for their Shelton factory, 217 jobs gone starting in mid-July!  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; Redmond based Microsoft laying off 1-thousand 850 cell phone employees worldwide, in direct connection to Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia. (Nokia itself took over Alcatel Lucent and announced that 15-thousand people globally will become unemployed as a result!)

And Seattle based Amazon ended its Price Matching Refunds on everything by TVs.  Amazon administrators swear they didn’t change their policy, but customers are venting on Reddit: “What pisses me off the most is amazon is pretending like they never did this and if it happened before it was a ‘one time exception.’ I have price adjusted at least 50 times in the last 3 years, so that’s bulls**t if it was just an ‘exception’ this was the policy that amazon had.”

TechCrunch posted conflicting emails it got from Amazon: “If the item is shipped and sold by Amazon we have a 7 days price match from the time of delivery.”-28 April 2016

“With the exception of TVs, Amazon.com doesn’t offer post-purchase adjustments.”-02 May 2016

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

Migrants steal Union jobs? Sears denies then confirms another store shutdown! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 24 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Connecticut: Southbury Training School laid off 17 people last week, and 25 people last month.  It’s all part of the state’s draconian funding cuts. The Constitution State is short at least $1-billion USD!

Florida: Aircraft customizer Florida Modification Specialists now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, mainly for failure to pay debts and taxes.

Idaho: In Boise, rail car maker Motive Power-Wabtech laying off 210 people by mid-July saying “There’s been a major downturn in the freight business, and that is impacting us. Our customers, the Class I railroads, have curtailed their capital spending for 2017.”  

The state Department of Labor (DoL) finally updated their WARN site, revealing that ATCO Structures & Logistics laid off 76 people in Pocatello, back in April (who knows why the DoL sat on the WARN for more than a month?).  Since 2012 British empire Canada based ATCO has been laying off employees across the U.S. and Canada due to “an economic slowdown” in the mining industry, they’re still “waiting for business to pick up.” 2012 was also the year ATCO opened their Pocatello location, in July, promising to hire 160 people to build mobile facilities for the mining-oil industry.   But immediately they froze hiring at 1-hundred, and then in November 2012 they laid off 15 people due to a sudden decline in demand from the mining-oil industry.  Then in October 2015, ATCO announced they would hire 75 Pocatellans after winning new contracts for modular buildings, with local economic ‘experts’ claiming it was a sign the economic downturn for Chubbuck and Pocatello was over.  Of course all the so called new jobs in the area came as a result of local taxpayers being forced to give these companies massive taxpayer incentives (sounds like socialism and not true free market economics).  Back in March of this year the Idaho State Journal reported that “…state law allows companies to receive up to a 30 percent refund of payroll, sales and state income taxes over 15 years if they produce at least 50 new jobs that pay higher than the county average.

Amy’s Kitchen [in Pocatello] received a 26 percent tax credit, which is valued at an estimated $6.7 million…”

 Maryland: University of Baltimore laid off 14 people and eliminated 12 vacant jobs, blaming it on at least three years of declining student enrollments.

Missouri: Schnuck Markets ramps up its job killing, 234 people losing their jobs at Schnuck’s brand new grocery distribution center in Kinloch!  The jobs are being contracted out to cheaper labor (probably migrants/refugees) with a Connecticut based contractor.

New Jersey: Graphic Packaging issued a shutdown WARN for their Pitcataway location, 117 jobs gone by mid-July!  Bankrupt and dying Sports Authority issued a shutdown WARN for their Burlington distribution center, 88 jobs lost by mid-June.

New York:  Switzerland based international logistics company Panalpina issued a shutdown WARN for the JFK Airport operations, 38 jobs lost by mid-August.  Too Big to Jail JP Morgan Chase laying off 1-hundred people at its ‘private banking’ operations! More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; NYC based internet auction site Paddle8 laid off at least 16 people as a direct result of their merger with Auctionata.  And British empire Canada founded but NYC based Vice News laid off at least 15 digital media employees in California and New York, and began eliminating jobs in Europe.

Oklahoma: Texas based oil company Halliburton ramped up the planned number of layoffs at its Duncan ops to 1-thousand! 

Pennsylvania: Military car insurance company USAA shutting down their Market Street Philly office by mid-July.  Also in Philadelphia, Southeast Service Corporation issued a shutdown WARN, 55 jobs lost by the end of June.  In Port Allegheny, Pittsburgh Corning issued a shutdown WARN, 80 jobs lost by mid-July.

Washington: Two weeks ago Sears Holdings officially denied that their Marysville Kmart was shutting down, calling it “a bad rumor” and swearing to local news media that “the store will remain open”. Guess what? Local news media reporting that the Marysville Kmart is now plastered with “store closing” signs, 47 jobs lost by by mid-July. Arrogantly Sears Holdings said the employees can apply at other Sears/Kmart stores, however, local news reports say it’s the last Kmart in all of Snohomish County.  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; right after getting a threatening letter for trying to sell aircraft to Iran, Boeing notified “hundreds” of Info Tech employees of impending layoffs in the Puget Sound region!

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“It is not fair.” No more Ajax or Fab? Obama corrupting ObamaCare? : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 23 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Former White House Counsel (and current attorney at law) Boyden Gray accuses the Obama regime of willfully subsidizing specific ObamaCare insurance companies with your tax dollars!  The accusation is titled Allocation Of Funds Collected Under The Affordable Care Act’s Transitional Reinsurance Program Between Treasury And Reinsurance-Eligible Issuers.  Gray basically says the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is violating ObamaCare rules which say general fund money cannot be used to pay “reinsurance-eligible issuers”.  The HHS has been diverting money that’s supposed to go to the Department of the Treasury to ‘reinsurance’ companies: “….by the time the books close on TRP for the 2014 and 2015 benefit years at the end of 2016, reinsurance-eligible issuers will likely have received 98% of expected payments ($15.6 billion out of an expected $16 billion), whereas Treasury will likely have received only 12% of expected payments ($495 million out of an expected $4 billion).”

Colorado: In Longmont, after 42 years Miller Music shutting down due to crashing sales since 2008.  In Colorado Springs, after three years Curbside Cuisine shutting down multiple lots owned by god’s Young Men’s Christian Association and being rented to independent food trucks.  YMCA administrators said Curbside Cuisine wasn’t making enough money off renting out the YMCA property so they’re being handed back to the YMCA.  One food truck operator said he got three weeks notice of shutdown: “I don’t know where to move. We have been here all winter and didn’t make any money and now the weather is starting to get better and we have to move. It is not fair.”-Hayder Hassan, former U.S. Army translator now food truck operator

Connecticut: Stamford based Phoenix Brands (maker of cleaning products like Ajax and Fab) now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and auctioning-off its name-brands.  Company administrators say there is no economic recovery, proven by their three years in a row of crashing sales!  The company even tried outsourcing most of its production work and selling-off several brands, like popular Rit!

Illinois:  Discount retailer Tuesday Morning shutting down its Fairview Heights location.  Thrift store Marklund Resale shutting down their Wood Dale location, saying sales aren’t good enough to support their mission to help disabled people.  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; Chicago based internet loan company Avant laid off 60 people.  CEO  Al Goldstein admitted the economy sucks: “Our biggest competitor [California based Lending Club] just fell down, and the whole space is at an inflection point.”

Iowa: After 95 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) AIB College of Business shutting down. Because of the bad economy it’s merging with the University of Iowa.  The president of the private college swears their merger with a taxpayer funded university isn’t about the bad economy, yeah right!

Kentucky: In Louisville, Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen shutting down their Frankfort Avenue restaurant, apparently they’ve been asked to relocate to Dixie Highway.

Maine: In Bangor, god powerless to stop ‘his’ addiction treatment Manna shutting down its last two treatment centers.  The “faith based” non-profit owes taxpayers at least $1-million USD!  Government administrators say the christian run addiction treatment center failed to report overpayments from taxpayers, but god’s Manna administrators say “Due to decreasing state funding and declining financial support as a result of recent negative media coverage, it is with great sorrow that we find we must close our faith-based drug and alcohol programs, Elijah’s House and Derek House, on June 15, 2016.” 

Massachusetts: More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; Boston Weak tech start up Localytics admitted that its recent round of layoffs was an effort to maximize profits in a crashing economy.

Minnesota: In Moorhead, The Red River Valley Academy shutting down so the owner can deal with “changes in our family”. 

New Hampshire: In Lebanon, after 16 years Nouveaute Boutique suddenly shutdown due to the landlord jacking up the rent.

Oregon: The state Department of Environmental Equality and the Oregon Health Authority essentially shutdown Bullseye Glass, 150 jobs threatened: “The set of restrictions that the DEQ is putting on us are unnecessary. They’re causing us to have to lay employees off. This order came nearly 12 hours after DEQ learned of a reported one-time spike in lead levels May 9 in the air near Bullseye Glass.”-company statement

Pennsylvania: In Johnstown, after three years R.J.’s Café and Lounge shutdown, apparently without warning.  Local news media say the owners called it “a business decision”.  In West Hills-Pittsburgh, bowling alley Westmont Lanes shuts down tomorrow, the owner lamented “We used to be double-shifted every day. Now I’m not completely full any time.” 

South Dakota: The only licensed ‘extended hours’ daycare in Pierre shutting down.  The owners of Little Explorers blame it on high employee turnover.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

Proven; Migrants taking jobs from citizens! Kraft Heinz gets taxpayer funding to kill jobs! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 22 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Beware of all the rosy job creation data, remember, people who get laid off but get a severance are not counted in official unemployment numbers.  In most states people who work for religious institutions and then lose their jobs are not counted in the official unemployment data.  Also, if you break down the official government data the majority of new jobs went to migrants/refugees, not U.S. citizens (read more in Washington DC below).  

Arizona: In Tempe, after 49 years the Student Book Center shutting down by the end of the month, the greedy property owner sold the property.

California: In Santa Monica, restaurant Aestus shutdown today.

Florida: After surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions, Florida Book Store in Gainsville shutting down on Wednesday.  It’s being consolidated with the University of Florida’s on-campus bookstore.

Idaho:  The state Department of Agriculture continues its dismal farm report by saying all but two types of crops will lose money this year.  The two money makers are sugar and barley.  Snake River Sugar Company-Amalgamated Sugar expects as much as $900-million USD in revenues for 2015.  But that increased revenue doesn’t translate into job creation, Mark Duffin of the Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association says actual sugar production employment has been going down due to increased use of new technologies.

Kansas: State and federal data shows The Sunflower State lost a net 3-thousand 7-hundred nonfarm jobs in April, and for the past 12 months Kansas had a net 0% growth!  Kansas has been losing jobs since 2008.  Wichita Public Schools shutting down Metro-Meridian alternative high school (school for nonconformists) due to lack of taxpayer funding.

Massachusetts: After 59 years god powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Presentation of Mary Early Childhood Program, due to the economy: “When we looked at all the resources available we realized we just didn’t have the resources to continue. We wanted to continue serving as long as we could, but realistically we can’t….”-Sister Janice Perrault

Ohio: “If there’s jobs out there, somebody ought to know about it.”-Frank Lamar, retired Ford employee commenting on claims that there are 1-thousand 5-hundred jobs available in Lima, yet (according to employment officials) very few people are applying for them.

Pennsylvania: Presbyterian/Agnostic Warren Buffett owned Kraft-Heinz moving its Lehigh Valley Grey Poupon production to Michigan, because it’s being paid half-a-million dollars by Michigan taxpayers and $17-million USD by private investors.  Also, Kraft-Heinz is moving its Lehigh Valley Tassimo coffee production to Canada, claiming that the majority of Tassimo customers live in Canada.  The moves will cost Pennsylvania more than 450 jobs!

Texas: That which cannot be named powerless to stop the shutdown of ‘its’ Temple Beth El in San Antonio. Services are being consolidated with other Reform Jewish operations due to crashing attendance.  However, local news media says membership at almost all Reform Jewish temples is declining.

Washington DC: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 65.2% of foreign born people (which includes refugees and illegal immigrants) have jobs in the U.S., compared to 62.2% of native born people. In other words, it’s the migrants/refugees that are driving up positive employment numbers.  After 12 years Domku Bar & Cafe shutting down next month, the owner blames the greedy landlord for jacking up the rent by 66%!

Idaho Department of Labor inadvertently revealed the true reason The Gem State is welcoming ‘war’ refugees/migrants…… 

Obama regime spending tens of millions of your dollars to provide busy work jobs for migrants/refugees, all in the name of preventing terrorism! 

130,000 migrants ‘disappeared’ from Germany!

Germany posts record government surplus…..Credit illegal immigrants!

Germany admits to ‘creating’ jobs for illegal immigrants, beggars taxpayers for more money! 

Conflicting reports about refugees & migrants flooding into Europe! 

California schools become official safe houses for illegal immigrants!

“It’s part of our new business model…” Idaho hit with skyrocketing poor migrants! 

Obama to give jobs to thousands of immigrants!

Banks & illegal drugs cause illegal immigration to U.S.! 

immigration a False Flag op to make corporations richer!

Idaho loses jobs, record number of people in workforce, yet unemployment rate remains the same? Blame immigrants! 

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics

“It was a nice ride, but it’s over.” Idaho exports crash-n-burn! Tech companies cash hoarding! Boeing chastised for trying to sell to Iran! : U.S. Job Losses & Closings 20 – 21 May 2016

Incomplete list of U.S. job loss announcements and shutdowns.

Once again, five tech companies are leading the way in corporate cash hoarding: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Cisco Systems and Oracle.  For the past several years these very same tech companies have dominated corporate cash hoarding.  In 2015 they hoarded a combined total of $504-billion USD, or 30% of the cash available in the U.S. economy.  Basic economics courses will tell you that cash hoarding is a major drain on economies, pulling money out of the cash flow system which drives economies.  And these are the same tech companies that are killing tens of thousands of jobs!

Connecticut:  So far, the ongoing state jobs destruction has resulted in more than 980 people becoming unemployed! The state agencies affected are Children and Families, Developmental Services, Social Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, University of Connecticut, Department of Correction (reports that prison guards now working 18 hour shifts as a result!), Department of Economic and Community Development, Military Department, Office of Governmental Accountability and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Somewhere in South East Idaho

Idaho cattle ranch within the Caribou National Forest

Idaho: Despite years of boasting how great their farm economy was, even boasting of the Ag industry’s relationship with Mexico, the Department of Agriculture admitted that in 2015 Idaho’s farm exports crashed by 22%!  Idaho dairy exports crashed and burned by 43%! It’s blamed on the ‘strong’ USD, which makes U.S. products more expensive overseas: “It was a nice ride, but it’s over.”-Laura Johnson, Idaho Department of Agriculture

Indiana: In Mishawaka, USA Skate Center shutting down in June, the owner wants to do something new.  What automotive industry recovery? Chassix shutting down their Diversified Machine Bristol factory, 5-hundred jobs lost starting Monday!  Administrators say their “largest customer” canceled a major contract.

Nebraska:  In Omaha, Hy-Vee shutting down its 33 years old Stockyards Plaza grocery store by June, 174 jobs supposedly being transfered to other stores!  Of note, the lease on the property will remain in effect until 2018 (meaning Hy-Vee will still pay the rent on an empty store, until a new tenant can be found).

New York:  More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise; The Wall Street journal reporting that Armonk based IBM is conducting yet another round of massive job cuts in Colorado, New York and North Carolina.  Those jobs are being off-shored to Costa Rica and India.  Analysts think that when IBM is done killing U.S. jobs, this year, that as many as 14-thousand people could be unemployed!

North Dakota: Intervention Energy Holdings now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.

Oregon: ObamaCare insurance companies plan to jack up ObamaCare rates for Oregonians by as much as 30% in 2017!

Rhode Island: Westerly School Committee laid off 18 people due to not getting the anticipated increase in taxpayer funding, and due to jacked up ObamaCare costs: “Healthcare is going up $300-thousand, we have to pay that, we have no choice, but we only got about $130-thousand in our allocation from the town, so that is not even covering the healthcare cost, much less anything else!”-David Patten

Tennessee: Local news reports say Sears Holdings has posted “Going out of business!” signs on the North Knoxville Kmart, however they could not get any confirmation of shutdown from corporate administrators.

Iran wants to buy these new Boeing aircraft, thereby saving Boeing’s ass, but your ‘elected’ officials say “Never!”

Washington:  The Washington Free Beacon reports that Boeing administrators have been chastised for meeting with Iranian officials.  Boeing is losing its financial ass, shedding thousands of jobs, and Iran is willing to spend billions buying Boeing aircraft.  However, U.S. politicians, both in Congress and the Obama regime, have imposed new sanctions on doing business with Iran. Your ‘elected’ politicians now consider doing business with Iran immoral, saying “..consider the profound moral implications of engaging a nation that has proven time and time again that it cannot be trusted.”  (It’s the U.S. that has proven time and again that it cannot be trusted)  Broadspectrum shutting down their Anacortes location, 57 jobs gone by June.

Washington DC:  The Federal Reserve Bank says credit card debt is now at $1-trillion USD!  That’s the same amount of credit card debt at the start of the ‘recession’ in 2008.  Don’t expect any bailouts this time.  The DC Metro has fired 20 managers and warns more layoffs are in the works as part of efforts to “reform” the system.

Wisconsin: In Steven’s Point, after 42 years Ella’s bar shutting down on Wednesday.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification.

I found a 2010 AFL-CIO analysis (titled The Public Availability of WARN Notices: Lack of Accessibility and Disclosure…) which proves what I’ve been suspecting in my search of state WARN notices; most states are not complying with federal WARN regulations and are not publicizing or tracking mass layoffs.

Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed!

Employees of religious non-profits might not qualify for unemployment assistance: “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.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”