The Southeast Arizona Medical Center bankrupt. A new company will take over operations. The old company was millions in debt. Hospital officials say nothing will change regarding employees and hospital operations (famous last words).
In Ohio, the Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center laying off employees and closing departments. Company officials blame the Obama/Romney Care reforms. Also, Akron General Medical Center warned 132 employees that layoffs are coming! Officials there blamed a combination of decreased revenues and Obama/Romney Care: “The external pressures being placed on us, and really all hospitals across the country, are extraordinary.“-Tim Stover, Akron General Health System
Eastern Kentucky University announced they will layoff an undisclosed amount of employees. This in an effort to maintain classes and give pay raises to those who are not laid off! Also, Guitar Emporium closed down in Louisville. The owner retired, five employees out-o-work.
Christie’s closing its Haunch of Venison galleries in New York, U.S.A., and London, U.K. 40 jobs affected. Also in New York, Pardzee’s pizza restaurant in East Syracuse closed down. The owners wanted to retire.
In North Carolina, the Books-A-Million store closed in Cotswold Village.
In Washington DC, the Christian book seller, Newman Bookstore, will close down in May. Church officials say it’s because the landlord jacked up the rent (so why not ask your God for the extra rent money?).
Lambert’s Swap Shop book store in Arkansas out-o-business. The Christian owners blamed crashing sales, but said their biggest seller was the Bible. They claim the Bibles would sell out as soon as they came in, but I guess it wasn’t enough for the Christian God to help them keep their 40 years old book store open.
Railroad Books & Videos closing down in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Also, the Thomas’ Trackside Station toy store closing down as well. Both stores are owned by the same family. They blame crashing sales.
In Williamstown, Massachusetts, the Store at Five Corners closing down, again. The store was going to close down in 2011, because of money problems, but somehow continued on. Now the landlord wants the store closed for sure. The manager of the store say he was not given a reason why: “I received a call on Wednesday night from the building’s owner, saying he wanted to close the store and he wanted to close it by Sunday.”-Ryan Hassett
In Iowa, the Citizens First National Bank branch at Flindt and Richland Drives in Storm lake, closing down. The bank wants to make more money by renting out the office space.
A 100 years old privately run public swimming pool shut down. Wisconsin’s DeKoven Foundation blames “…increased state and federal regulations, prohibitive cost structures and availability of qualified staff.”
After 105 years the Emmerson Furniture store in Cañon City, Colorado, closed down. The owner is upset because he tried everything in the past three years to save the family business: “…I hate the fact we have to close. It’s not anything I’ve done wrong or anybody else. It’s just the economic conditions aren’t good….it’s been a spiral going downhill. I couldn’t make it stop.”-Brady Emmerson
Also in Colorado, Sonny’s Rocks jewelery store in Denver closed down. The owner said the bad economy was a sign that it was time to retire: “Retail has just gotten to the point it’s so tough today. I’ve been doing this for 40 years, so I’m ready to relax.”-Michael Nedler