After 46 years in business, Heights Toy Center in Little rock, Arkansas, is closing.  The owner is switching to wholesale only.

A Big Lots in Lithonia, Georgia, is closed for good.   The building has been taken over by Walmart, and will be used for Walmart’s experimental grocery only store: Neighborhood Market.

Christopher’s Antiques, furniture refinishing, closing after 44 years in business.  A couple of factors led to the owner of the Nyack, New York, store deciding to retire; the business property was sold, and he is just tired of working seven days a week.

In Montclair, New Jersey, a children’s boutique is closing by mid-February.  Back in October 2012 the owners of Lili, Meili and Beau simply said on Facebook “store space is up for rent.. if anyone knows someone looking for a lovely location please let me know…its time to move on…..sadly”

Late in the day, on 13 January 2013, oil company, Halliburton, began laying off 130 people at their Duncan Manufacturing Center in Oklahoma.  Tara Mullee-Agard, Halliburton Public Relations Supervisor, called the downsizing an upgrade: “We are making a strategic investment in our test well infrastructure in Duncan, and the upgrade is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2013.”