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Business/Economics

“a 45-percent decline”: U.S. industrial/mining/logistics layoffs, August 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in August 2018.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Forbes: What Does The Future Hold For Shipping And Logistics?

South China Morning Post: Walmart  & JD.com invest US$500 million in Chinese logistics service

MarketWatch: Manufacturing jobs growing at fastest rate in 23 years

USA TODAY: There’s a fierce battle over your bed: Industry goes to the mattresses

ALABAMA: Car parts maker Federal-Mogul eliminating an additional 47 jobs at its factory in Jacksonville, in September.  Since December 2017,  Federal-Mogul has killed at least 121 jobs in Alabama.

ALASKA: Vigor Alaska eliminating 80 shipyard jobs by Xmas, due to lack of contracts.

CALIFORNIA: Taxpayer funded General Dynamics eliminating 1-thousand-493 NASSCO jobs (according to official WARN) in San Diego, by the end of September, supposedly due to an accident involving a USN ship and a new floating dry dock!  Automotive industry company MIDA Industries issued a layoff WARN for its ops in Fremont, 55 jobs gone by September.  Jacobson Warehouse Company issued a shutdown WARN for its Tracy location, 74 jobs gone by mid-October. Golden State Overnight Delivery Service eliminating 158 jobs in Santa Fe and Ontario, by the end of September!

The Bakersfield Californian: Central Valley officials join push to end California oil production

IndustryWeek: Fire at Tesla factory in Fremont

Markets Insider: auto industry suppliers are worried about Tesla going bankrupt

COLORADO:  Wood pellet maker Confluence Energy now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to having more debts than assets, the owner says wood pellet sales started dropping after petroleum prices started going down in 2010.

CONNECTICUT: France based pen/lighter maker Bic began laying off people at its Milford lighter refill factory, so far 25 people have been let go due to a sudden 11% crash in lighter sales.

FLORIDA: Taxsucker Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky eliminating 5-hundred jobs, near Jupiter, due to the U.S. government buying fewer Black Hawk helicopters!

GEORGIA: What economic recovery? Anchor Glass eliminating 150 jobs (half its Georgia employees) and shutting down a production line in Warner Robins, due to crashing sales of its products!  Industry ‘solutions’ company Alorica laid off 635 people!  Pillow maker Hollander Sleep Products eliminating 225 jobs!

HAWAII: Island Energy Services halts oil refinery ops, 85 jobs gone.

ILLINOIS:  Stack-On-Products moving 150 Chicago area jobs to Mexico, supposedly to avoid Chinese tariffs! Japan based rail car maker Nippon Sharyo shutting down its failed six years old Rochelle factory, hundreds of U.S. jobs lost due to crashing sales, and its prototype double-decker passenger car failing safety tests.  Rail support company Auto Releasing issued a WARN, 68 jobs gone as a result of losing a contract with Fiat-Chrysler.  Home light fixture maker Acuity Brands Lighting issued a WARN, 298 jobs in Des Plain gone due to “reorganization”!  Urethane product maker Armacell issued a WARN, 87 jobs in South Holland gone mid-October.   Tobacco wholesaler Follett Higher Ed Group-Aurora Service Center issued a WARN, 81 jobs gone by February 2019.

IOWA:  It was discovered that RV maker Winnebago quietly laid off 35 people, in Forest City, at the end of July.

KENTUCKY:  Ladder maker Werner shutting down its Louisville factory, 119 jobs gone by March 2019!

MINNESOTA: Mattress maker Tempur-Sealy shutting down its Saint Paul factory, eliminating 99 jobs in September due to “the closure of a large customer’s nearby distribution center”.  First Transit issued a WARN, 90 jobs in Roseville gone by October.

NEW YORK: General Electric (GE) continues job killing, this time 225 jobs in Schenectady being eliminated due to “ongoing challenges facing the power industry and a 45-percent decline in volume”!

NORTH CAROLINA:  Bankrupt furniture maker Heritage Home Group shutting down Broyhill factories in Caldwell County, 712 jobs gone due to failed attempts to sell-off Broyhill!  A bankruptcy judge set an auction date of 18OCT2018 for Heritage Home Group brands Broyhill and Thomasville.  Paper-packaging maker WestRock shutting down its factory in Charlotte, 170 jobs gone due to consolidation ops, starting in October!

OKLAHOMA: Oil company Phillips-Conoco suddenly laid off 1-hundred people in Oklahoma and Texas, as part of plans to layoff thousands of people over the next few years!

PENNSYLVANIA: Battery maker Axion Power now chapter 7 bankrupt and liquidating. Korea based Hyundai shutting down its now failed rail car factory in Philadelphia, 3-hundred jobs gone due to faulty welding on many rebuilt taxpayer funded SEPTA rail cars!  Dedicated Logistics issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Langhorn, 120 jobs gone by the end of October!  Steel maker ArcelorMittal Plate laying off 47 people by November.

TENNESSEE: Construction vehicle maker Caterpillar shutting down its Dyersburg factory, 85 jobs gone by October.

Knoxville News Sentinel: EPA, NRC killed nuclear power industry

TEXAS: The maker of Dickies work clothes, Williamson-Dickie, shutting down its factory in Uvalde, 150 U.S. jobs being moved to Mexico by Xmas!

ConocoPhillips plans ‘modest’ job cuts

VIRGINIA: Bristol Compressors shutting down its factory, 470 jobs gone by Xmas, because “business has been struggling for years”!

Washington DC: Trump Signals Drawdown Of The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

CNBC: Auto industry caught in the trade war crosshairs

WISCONSIN: Office products maker ACCO shutting down its factory in Pleasant Prairie, 54 jobs gone by Xmas.  Trailer hitch maker CURT Manufacturing moving its Eau Claire electrical ops to Mexico, but claims that business is so good they’ll find new jobs for the affected U.S. workers.

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS SHUTDOWNS, JULY 2018:  “GET YOUR STUFF IT’S TIME TO LEAVE.”

Business/Economics

“historic changes”: U.S. industrial/mining/logistics layoffs, April 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in April 2018.

More U.S. jobs being killed by European Union and China.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

 California: Diversified Silicone Products issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Santa Fe, 68 jobs gone by July.  Germany based shipping company DHL issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Moreno Valley, 136 jobs gone by June!  France based aerospace company C and D Zodiac issued a multiple shutdown WARNs for its Garden Grove ops, at least 79 jobs gone by mid-July.  Washington based aerospace company Leach International suddenly eliminated 46 jobs at its Esterline Power Systems ops in Buena Park. Hecny Transportation shutting down its Brisbane location mid-June.   Workrite Uniform Company issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Oxnard, 101 jobs gone by June!  What automotive industry recovery?  Floor mat maker Kraco Enterprises issued a layoff WARN for its factory in Compton, 83 jobs gone by June.

Illinois: Washington based industrial valve maker DeZURIK eliminating 61 jobs in Schaumburg due to “relocation”, taking place in 1st quarter 2019.   In Collinsville, energy company Dynergy eliminating 53 jobs by June.

Iowa: Germany based Siemens shutting down its recently acquired steam turbine factory in Burlington, 125 jobs gone, however a federal mandated WARN has yet to be issued! What automotive industry recovery? Germany based engine parts maker MAHLE shutting down its ops in Winterset, 33 jobs gone by mid-July.

Louisiana: What automotive industry recovery? Monster Moto laying off 30 assembly line workers, in May, and transferring those jobs to China despite the company’s motto being Made in America!  Local news reports say just a year ago Monster Moto promised to hire 3-hundred people (even the state gov’na attended the announcement) but actually hired only 1-hundred!

Michigan: What automotive industry recovery?  Belgium based exhaust system maker Bosal eliminating 40 jobs at its factory in Ypsilati, in June, apparently on-top of the 77 jobs eliminated in April.

Mississippi: What automotive industry recovery?  Advance Auto Parts shutting down and selling off its distribution center in Gallman, 284 jobs gone by Xmas as part of a plan to consolidate 54 distribution centers!

New Jersey: What automotive industry recovery?  Germany based Mercedes-Benz shutting down its U.S. HQ in Montvale, 115 jobs lost due to relocation to Atlanta, Georgia! About 1-thousand jobs transferring to Georgia, so the net loss to New Jersey is about 1-thousand-115 jobs! 

New York: Ireland based electrical parts maker Eaton Corporation eliminating 29 jobs at its Horseheads ops.  It should be noted that Eaton got U.S. taxpayer funded incentives for its operations in Horseheads. Bankrupt (due to $1.5-billion in debts) clothier Nine West Holdings (Nine West, Anne Klein, Bandolino, etc) shutting down its wholesale shoe and handbag distribution ops in NYC, 203 jobs gone by July!

North Carolina: Saudi Arabia based SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) issued a shutdown WARN for its Huntersville Innovative Plastics operations, 83 jobs gone by the end of July.

Oklahoma: Petroleum company Devon Energy eliminating 3-hundred additional jobs due to never ending debt!   Between 2016 and January 2018 the natural gas company killed 1-thousand-4-hundred jobs!

Ohio: What automotive industry recovery? Comprehensive Logistics-Source Providers eliminating 150 Austintown jobs due to production cutbacks at the GM-Chevy Cruze factory in Lordstown!  Lordstown Seating killing 83 jobs by mid-June.  And of course the GM-Chevy Cruze production cutbacks will result in 1-thousand-5-hundred GM-Chevy employees becoming unemployed!  GM administrators blame low sales in the U.S.: “…the market continued to undergo historic changes, it required us to reduce production rates and take numerous down weeks to match production with lower customer demand…”

Pennsylvania: In New Kensington, years of down prices for metals and then a $209-thousand USD theft forced Quality Machined Products to layoff employees for the first time in its history.  British empire United Kingdom based chemical company Johnson Matthey issued a shutdown WARN for its Conshohocken location, 119 jobs gone by August!  Dicom Transportation Group issued a shutdown WARN for its Philadelphia location, 51 jobs gone by June.   Pittsburgh Glass Works shutting down its factory in East Deer, at least 160 jobs affected by June, layoffs starting in May!  Worldwide Flight Services eliminating 161 air-freight jobs at Philadelphia International Airport, due to losing a contract!

South Carolina:  Textile maker Alice Manufacturing shutting down its 50 years old factory in Ellison, 175 jobs gone in June due to competition from overseas!

Texas: Salon products maker/supplier Sally Beauty warned of an undisclosed number of layoffs at its Denton HQ, in an effort to save $15-million USD!  Fort Worth based Bell Helicopter suddenly eliminated 120 jobs across the United States!  Houston based Erin Energy (Camac Energy) now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to the collapse of the African oil industry.  Petroleum company EV Energy Partners now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to as much as $1-billion USD of debt.

Washington: Jorgensen Forge issued a shutdown WARN for its Tukwila ops, 101 jobs gone by mid-June!  Hot water heater maker A.O. Smith issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Renton, 57 jobs gone by mid-June.

Wisconsin: Mattel-American Girl shutting down its call center/distribution center in Wilmot, 185 jobs gone by the end of June!

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Mining/Industrial/Logistics layoffs, March 2018: “THIS IS A SAD DAY…”

Business/Economics

“Business had declined since 2008”: U.S. industrial/mining/logistics layoffs, July 2017

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in July 2017.

Alabama: McClarin Plastics shutting down its four years old factory in Elmor, in August. Local news media said peak employment was 230 people!

 California: Penske Vehicle Services issued a shutdown WARN for its Torrance location, 15 jobs gone by mid-September.   Germany based industrial seal maker EagleBurgmann Industries issued a shutdown WARN for its Lakeside operations, 81 jobs gone by mid-September.   Boeing issued yet more layoff WARNs, this time 75 jobs gone by mid-September.  Payless Shoesource issued a shutdown WARN for its Redlands distribution center, 140 jobs gone by the end of September!

Florida: Brunswick-Sea Ray Boats suddenly laid off 90 people and furloughed another 130, at its Palm Coast factory!   More railroad layoffs, Jacksonville based CSX announced an additional 7-hundred layoffs on top of the 1-thousand laid off earlier this year!

Georgia: What housing construction industry recovery?  One of the biggest carpet makers in the U.S.,  Beaulieu, is now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  The 40 years old carpet maker blames it on crashing sales.

Illinois: Wholesale broker Aclara SGS suddenly shutdown its operations in Champaign, 79 jobs gone due to loss of contract.   Pacific Coast Feather Company issued a shutdown WARN for its Des Plaines ops, 29 jobs gone due to being taken-over by a competitor.   Amcor Rigid Plastics issued a shutdown WARN for its Batavia factory, 110 jobs gone by March 2018!  What home construction industry recovery?  Pace Industries issued a shutdown WARN for its kitchen cabinet ops in Chicago, 120 jobs lost between September and November!  Glass maker PPG issued a shutdown WARN for its Chicago ops, 55 jobs gone by October.  Window blind maker Newell Brands issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Downers Grove, 138 jobs gone by June 2018!  HVAC company Standard Refrigeration issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Wood Dale, 102 jobs gone by the end of September!  Kane Warehousing issued a layoff WARN for its Romeoville ops, 178 jobs gone by mid-September due to loss of contract!

Indiana:  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!  In Huntington, United Technologies eliminating 7-hundred jobs! 

Iowa: Germany based shoe maker/seller Adidas shutting down its Sports Licensed Division office in Cedar Rapids, 120 jobs gone (according to local news reports, but official WARN says 98 jobs) due to Adidas’ exit from NBA licensed products!

Maine: Verso permanently shutdown a paper mill, 120 jobs gone due to crashing sales of paper!  The same mill was temporarily shutdown in November 2016, for the same reason.  What construction industry recovery? Potvin Construction now chapter 7 bankrupt busted and liquidating, blaming it on a lawsuit.

Maryland: The largest energy ‘retailer’ across North America, Direct Energy, eliminating 108 jobs in Columbia by mid-September!  What automotive industry recovery?  Sweden based Volvo suddenly laid off employees in Elkridge.

Minnesota: Bankrupt Mesabi Metallics-Essar Steel Minnesota being taken over by a competitor, 25 people are expected to lose their jobs.

New York: Box maker West Rock issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Wheatley Heights, 152 jobs gone by mid-October! CEVA Logistics issued a shutdown WARN for its Waterford ops, 42 jobs gone by the end of September due to loss of contract.  What housing construction industry recovery?  Window supplier Zeluck suddenly shutdown its Brooklyn-NYC location, 49 jobs gone.

North Carolina: DuraFiber Technologies issued a factory shutdown WARN for two fatories, 462 jobs gone in September!  The factories are now for sale, the company will continue operations in Germany, France and Mexico.  Parker Hannifin Corporation-Filtration Group shutting down its factory in Washington city, more than 2-hundred jobs lost to consolidation of operations to outside the state.

Ohio: In Chillicothe, engineered materials maker Glatfelter laying off 90 people at its Paper Machine 24 factory, saying “The supply-demand imbalance in the printing and writing markets continues to put pressure on industry operating rates and selling prices.”

Oklahoma: Oil company ConocoPhillips said it eliminated an undisclosed number of jobs due to an ‘asset sale’.

Pennsylvania:  Engineered materials maker Glatfelter laying off 30 people in Spring Grove.  More railroad layoffs as GE (General Electric) Locomotive continues killing jobs, this time 575 people in Erie becoming jobless by the end of 2018 as GE consolidates production to Texas!  Altria Group -John Middleton shutting down its cigar factory in Limerick, 78 jobs gone in September.  HVAC company Elliott Lewis Corporation (ELCO) laid off 74 people in Philadelphia, due to loss of contract.  Graham Thermal Products issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in New Castle, 61 jobs gone in September.

South Carolina: North Carolina based DuraFiber Technologies shutting down its factory in Winnsboro, about 40 jobs gone in September, the factory is now for sale.

Tennessee: More railroad layoffs, Norfolk Southern shutting down its Knoxville HQ, consolidating about 50 HQ jobs to locations outside the state.  Memphis based FedEx (Federal Express) shutting down all 26 locations in Canada, 2-hundred jobs lost as FedEx exits its 32 years of Canadian shipping in August!

Washington: Interstate Label Company suddenly went chapter 7 bankrupt busted and was liquidated, the owner said “Business had declined since 2008….”  Boeing issued another layoff WARN, 220 jobs gone by mid-September!  APM Terminals shutting down its Tacoma ops by mid-September.  Custom packaging maker KIK Tacoma issued a shutdown WARN for its Tacoma ops, 20 jobs gone by mid-August.

West Virginia: After 80 years Kanawha Electric & Machine suddenly shutdown, the owners blaming the high number of mining industry bankruptcies for its crashing orders.

Wisconsin:  What automotive industry recovery? Harley Davidson announced more layoffs, this time 183 people at two U.S. factories will become jobless due to a 9% drop in sales!

Mining/Industrial/Logistics layoffs, June 2017: “CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL”