In Pennsylvania, biotech company PolyMedix went bankrupt. The Mountain Gate Family Restaurant closed down in Waynesboro. A new restaurant will take its place. In Plymouth Meeting, the Jewelbilee women’s accessory store closed down. The owners blame the bad economy. The Bricks 4 Kidz creativity center, in The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, closed without notice. One report says employees stopping by to get their paychecks found a pottery store in its place.
In Ohio, the Owens Community College wants to layoff as many as 60 employees, including teachers and administrators.
In Michigan, the Milan Area Schools will layoff up to 25 people. School officials blame it on a sudden decrease of $1.4 million USD in funding, connected to decreased student enrollment. In Dearborn, 1-800 Flowers out-o-business, with out notice. The store owner blames lack of business on lack of customer parking.
The Pomona School District, in California, announced it will have to layoff even more employees. 100 people were already planned to be laid off, now they want to add another 27. Nanosolar wants to layoff 170 employees in San Jose! SoloPower, also in San Jose, wants to layoff 61 employees. Video game maker Activision forced High Moon Studios to layoff at least 40 employees.
The Maribu clothing accessory store in Massachusetts closed down. The Webster Five Cents Savings Bank is closing a branch in Worcester. Bank officials said “deposits” had not “grown enough” to justify keeping it open.
In Illinois, the Antique Emporium in Winnetka closed down after 40 years of operations. The owner wants to retire.
In New York, Washington County will begin laying off employees, as it privatizes public services. After 72 years in business the Rudnick’s Uniforms & Clothing service shut down in Schenectady. The owners blamed low sales, increasing taxes and the Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority: “….I’m not going to fight this city anymore. Metroplex hasn’t given me anything, and I’m not subservient to them!”-Linda Tolokonsky, co-owner
A major glove maker for the U.S. military is laying off at least 85 people in Mississippi. Officials with Ansell Hawkeye say they are in the process of fulfilling their last government contract, and it looks like they aren’t going to be getting anymore contracts, so the layoffs might turn into a company shutdown.
Another Department of Defense contractor, AAR Mobility Systems in Colorado, will layoff 130 employees! Company officials partially blamed government spending cuts.
Communications company, Briljent, said it will layoff as many as 130 people in Indiana. Company officials blame it on losing a federal contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.
In Texas, the East Texas Medical Center will layoff 7% of employees. Hospital officials blame Obama/Romney Care: “…Changes in the healthcare landscape are resulting in further cuts in reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers….”
Beer maker, Anheuser-Busch, laying off 30 people in Saint Louis, Missouri. Some of the work is being transferred to Argentina. In Maplewood, Saint Louis Cellars wine store shut down to make room for an entertainment service. It was finally revealed that CPI was closing down portrait studios in Walmarts (although CPI still refuses to comment to news media). Some of us in Idaho noticed the portrait studios started disappearing from Idaho Walmarts back in January.
In Florida, the J. Alexander’s restaurant in Orlando closed down. No reason given to the local news media.
Kind of good news from Wisconsin. The Outagamie County juvi prison is closing down, due to a lack of child criminals!