Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in February 2018.
Alabama: Vogue International shutting down its Phenix City warehouse, 150 jobs gone by the end of April!
Alaska: In Prudhoe Bay, 261 unionized oil jobs lost as British empire British Petroleum suddenly switched to a non-union contractor!
California: MV Transportation issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Stockton, 73 jobs gone in April. Netherlands based CEVA Logistics eliminating 11 Stockton jobs in April. Kane Warehousing eliminated 48 jobs in Oxnard. Mining service company Broadspectrum Downstream Services issued a layoff WARN for its ops in Benicia, 92 jobs gone by April. British empire based Rolls-Royce halting aircraft engine service ops in Oakland, at least ten jobs gone by April. What automotive industry recovery? Zodiac Seats revealed it eliminated 279 jobs when it shutdown its factory in San Bernardino County, in January! In Chino, furniture maker Elite Leather Company eliminating 88 jobs by April. In Clovis, Schneider Electric eliminating 33 jobs by the end of march.
Connecticut: Stamford based envelope maker Cenveo now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.
Illinois: In Somonauk, Imperial Marble suddenly laid off 79 people due to loss of contract. Japan based freight company MOL issued a layoff WARN, 89 jobs gone between March and Xmas. Japan based freight company NYK eliminating 67 jobs in March. Germany based Siemens issued a shutdown WARN for ops in West Chicago, 2-hundred jobs gone in April due to “relocation”!
Indiana: Germany based delivery/logistics company DHL eliminating 511 jobs in Greenfield! It’s due to Walmart taking over part of DHL’s ops in May. AES-Indianapolis Power & Light eliminating 1-hundred jobs and asking for a rate increase, blaming the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act! American Commercial Barge Lines-Jeffboat conducted a phase-2 layoff, 226 jobs suddenly gone, due to ongoing crashing sales!
Iowa: Procter & Gamble shutting down its factory in Iowa City, at least 5-hundred jobs lost to a new factory in West Virginia!
Kansas: Procter & Gamble shutting down its 113 years old factory in Kansas City, at least 280 jobs lost to a new factory in West Virginia!
Maryland: Janitorial service company Compass Group eliminating five jobs in April.
Michigan: In Benton Harbor and Saint Joseph, Whirlpool admitted it is eliminating jobs. One news report said the layoffs began in January, however, I did not find any official WARN on the state Workforce Development Agency website. What automotive industry recovery? Belgium based exhaust system maker Bosal Industries-Georgia issued a WARN, 77 jobs gone in April due to Fiat-Chrysler’s new Jeep design. Local news reports indicated the company got local tax breaks. Janitorial service company Compass Group eliminating 396 jobs due to the shutdown of a General Motors (GM) factory!
Minnesota: WestRock-Rochester notified the state that 28 jobs will be eliminated, date to be determined.
New York: Texas based construction engineering company Flour eliminating 85 jobs in Poughkeepsie, in May, despite reporting increased revenues. Also in Poughkeepsie, Plant Engineering Services blaming Flour for forcing it to eliminate 21 jobs. Homer Logistics suddenly laid off 148 people in Albany and NYC! Germany based Siemens shutting down and selling off its Power Generation Service in Wellsville, 250 jobs gone by 2020! Furniture maker Harden Furniture issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in McConnellsville, 172 employees affected!
North Carolina: Massachusetts based L.S. Starrett shutting down and selling off its tool factory in Mount Airy, 30 jobs gone as part of downsizing started two years ago, due to ongoing crashing sales. Iconic gun maker Remington now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to crashing sales and a ass-hole lawsuit blaming it for school shootings.
Ohio: Fiat-Chrysler eliminating 852 jobs at its Jeep factory in Toledo, in preparation for retooling for a new pick-up version of the Jeep! In connection, Jeep body supplier KUKA shutdown factory ops as a result, killing 344 jobs! Janitorial service company Compass Group eliminating 14 West Chester jobs due to the shutdown of a General Motors (GM) factory! AES-Dayton Power & Light eliminating 60 jobs in April. Fastener maker The Cold Heading eliminating 52 jobs in June. Self-adhesive maker Ritrama eliminating 48 jobs in April.
Oklahoma: SandRidge Energy suddenly laid off 80 people, “As part of the company’s previously announced commitment to reduce go-forward costs…” Shale oil driller Ascent Resources Marcellus Holdings now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.
Pennsylvania: Luxembourg based ArcelorMittal eliminating 125 jobs in Conshohocken, by mid-April, due to crashing demand for U.S. made steel! In Pittson, Kane Warehousing eliminating 89 jobs by May. Dover Corporation-Pump Solutions Group issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in North Wales, 63 jobs gone between April and Xmas. Clothing maker Global Brands Group issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Plymouth Meeting, various layoffs taking place between April and Xmas. Heat resistant products (refractories) maker Harbison Walker International issued a shutdown WARN for its factory in Claysburg, 88 jobs gone in April.
Texas: Lone Star State based Direct Energy, WTU Retail Energy and CPL Retail Energy being affected by its British empire based parent company’s (Centrica) plan to eliminate 4-thousand jobs by 2020! Centrica blames it on “weak” financial results in United States. Fieldwood Energy now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, yet interestingly, on the same day of its bankruptcy filing it made a $700-million USD purchase. France based Vallourec Drilling Products eliminating 150 jobs!
Virginia: What housing market recovery? After 25 years MGT Construction Management now chapter 7 bankrupt and “transferring projects to other construction firms for completion.” GE Power eliminating 42 jobs at its Salem train factory, in March. This follows two years of getting employees to retire early. It’s blamed on crashing sales.
Washington: In Kent, bankrupt Connecticut based envelope maker Cenveo suddenly laid off 62 people.
West Virginia: FirstEnergy selling off/shutting down its coal fired power plant, 190 jobs lost due to “…recent federal and West Virginia decisions leave FirstEnergy no reasonable option but to expeditiously move forward with deactivation…”
Wisconsin: Netherlands based cargo strap maker Cordstrap halting production in GrandView Business Park, 36 jobs gone by July, however, company administrators claim they’ll replace production with a distribution center. Cable maker Southwire shutting down its customer service center in Pleasant Prairie, 80 jobs gone due to work being moved out-of-country to British empire Canada. JCPenney shutting down its customer service and distribution center in Wauwatosa, 670 jobs gone by Summer! Home decor maker Uniek issued a layoff WARN, 58 jobs gone by the end of April.
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Mining/Industrial/Logistics layoffs, January 2018: “MARKET CONDITIONS” BLAMED ON POPULATION DEATH SPIRAL!