More proof of a growing food crisis in the U.S.: India based internet restaurant finding service Zomato eliminating 3-hundred jobs mainly within the United States! The U.S. employees affected are those tasked with collecting data on U.S. restaurants.
Arkansas: Military subcontractor Actronix now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. Administrators of the company that works for Lockheed Martin and British empire BAE say they have $2.3-million USD of debt versus $50-thousand in assets!
California: In Fresno, Club One casino now bankrupt busted with $9.5-million USD of debt! It was revealed by an employee that storytelling app Flipagram laid off 17 people two weeks ago.
Colorado: Even high tech can’t stop ObamaCare from killing healthcare services as Datu Health shutdown their Boulder HQ, 42 jobs lost. It’s the result of its computer programs being consolidated under the control of Saint Joseph Health.
Florida: In Naples, Estates Country Stores shutting down two of their Golden Gate Estates stores after selling the properties to convenience store giant 7-Eleven.
Failed State Hawaii: In Honolulu, after 30 years popular Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts (known for ‘R’ rated ice cream names) shutdown its Varsity Center store, shocked customers reacted with “Oh my Gaawwdd!” The owner said they will now focus solely on wholesale production of mochi ice cream.
Homeless families in tent cities on Hawaii’s beaches, hurting tourism, the real reason for the state of emergency declaration.
For proof Hawaii has failed, the governor just declared a state of emergency due to rampant homelessness (the highest in the U.S. of A., per capita)! The martial law governor admitted his plan is to round up the homeless: “We are making sure that we have options for those who are homeless to move into an emergency shelter….”-David Ige
Idaho: Local news media proudly boasted of Idaho’s personal income ‘growth’ making The Gem State number 8 in the country. Hate to burst your bubble but 1.1% is not growth, it’s stagnation! And what does that say about the rest of the country? Let’s break it down to reveal just who’s getting that 1.1% increase in personal income; utilities, landlords-property owners-property developers-real estate, banks and insurance companies. Yep, if you’ve been paying attention to my Job Losses reports those are the very people jacking up costs to everybody! Gee, the 1% of Idaho are the ones getting the 1.1% increase in personal income, go figure.
Failed State Illinois: After 61 years Gillenberg’s Furniture shutting down because the owner said “I am tired, I want to do some traveling.” Oak Brook based McDonald’s in deeper trouble than first thought. According to Business Insider, franchise operators are fed up with corporate policies that include not offering financial help to 30% of franchise owners who admit they are broke: “We are in the throes of a deep depression, and nothing is changing! Probably 30% of operators are insolvent.”-Mark Kalinowski, analyst
Louisiana: CHI Aviation shutting down its Galliano operation after Xmas, 74 jobs lost due to the collapsing oil industry.
New York: The Bon Ton shutting down their Syracuse store by February 2016, 43 jobs lost. Due to the pending shutdown of New York Presbyterian Hospital Family Medicine Center (caused by ObamaCare) Hunter Ambulette-Ambulance lost their contract, 113 jobs lost after Xmas! Watertown’s New York Air Brake laid off 20 people and warned more layoffs will take place if sales do not improve, no severance either.
Ohio: What construction industry recovery? WestRock shutting down their Coshocton operation two days after Thanksgiving, 225 jobs lost! It’s the result of two mergers in the past five years.
Pennsylvania: Allegheny Technologies warned of mass layoffs at it Pittsburgh HQ, no numbers given.
Tennessee: Hutcheson Medical Center laid off 70 more employees and eliminated the Chickamauga clinic, the Battlefield Lung Specialists, and the Multi-Family Practice Clinic on Battlefield Parkway and the intensive care unit! Local news reports say the hospital with 179 beds now has a “skeleton crew”, an employee said don’t waist your time going there because you’ll be sent to another hospital. So much for Affordable Care Act increasing access to healthcare! Rail company CSX laid off an additional 3-hundred people as they suddenly shutdown their Erwin rail yard, Unicoi County Mayor Greg Lynch exclaimed “I knew Wednesday that something was going on, but I didn’t believe in my wildest dreams they would be shutting it all down! …it’s the worst thing that’s happened here in my nine years as mayor.”
Texas: Oil company Schlumberger warned of even more layoffs, no number given.
Virginia: In Williamsburg, The Inspired Bride shutdown ironically because the co-owners got divorced!
Washington: Virginia Mason Hospital and Medical Center warned of job cuts in 2016, “because we anticipate a short-term reduction in patient volumes” caused by Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). India based restaurant locating service Zomato shutdown their Seattle office without warning, it’s part of their plans to eliminate at least 150 U.S. jobs!
Orwellian double speak for Think Like a Thief!
Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire laid off 11 people blaming state funding cuts. More proof Apple is a hypocritical thief (after accusing Samsung of stealing their patents) as a jury of the U.S. District Court ruled that Apple ripped off the patents of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Apple must pay WARF $234-million USD in damages.
14 – 15 October 2015: Factory says America is broke, will move to Russia!
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed
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.”