What oil industry boom? Texas based Digerati Technologies, a phone company, made a big mistake when it bought out several oil drilling service companies in Montana and North Dakota. Now the phone company is bankrupt with $62.5 million USD in debt!
Printer of commercial and educational materials, Ohio based BTPO Hess Holdings, now bankrupt. Company officials blamed it on overproduction, competition and the bad economy. They have $100 million in debt, with only $50000 in assets! And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Mercy Mount Airy Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit. The Christian health center started back in the late 1800s. apparently a new center is being built. I’ve found articles dating back to 2001 that show the hospital has been shutting down various operations for years.
In Massachusetts, the veterinarian emergency clinic, Vetcision, closed down. The Vet says he will still do house calls. And the Jordan Hospital closed the third floor of its East Wing. 64 jobs affected. Hospital officials blamed it on declining customers and the Obama/Romney Affordable Care Act cuts to Medicaid/Medicare. (the ‘Obama Care’ was co-written by the same guy that wrote Romney’s ‘Romney Care’ when he was gov’na of Massachusetts)
In Georgia, Mitchell Johnson Building Supply ended their 50+ years of “Strong Traditions” by shutting down. And after almost 50 years, the Rossville Music and Golf store shut down as well.
The Board at Work skate store closed in Maryland. The owners blamed it on a bad location for their shop, and the weather.
In Connecticut, The Hair Place closed up shop after almost 44 years of business. The owner blames the landlord, who jacked up the rent and also added fees for customer parking!
After 30 years of business, Cards of Joy and Gifts store shut down in New Hampshire. The owners said business sucks!
In Texas, Lubbock Power and Light closed their office on 82nd Street. Utility officials say it was not their fault: “…Lowe’s Supermarket approached LP&L to terminate the property sublease agreement that was entered into in April 2005. As a result, LP&L had no choice but to terminate our sublease. After conducting a thorough business case review, LP&L has decided not to pursue another location since transactions at Southwest Branch have declined 43.1% from 2005 to 2013. Just since 2010, walk in traffic at the Southwest Branch has declined 30%.”-Chris Sims, Lubbock Power and Light (in other words, the economy sucks!)
And in Utah the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Provo Mormon Deseret Book store.
And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the 100 years old Wapato Community Presbyterian Church, in Washington.
Japanese printer company, Ricoh, laid off at least 70 people in Portland, Oregon. Company officials said they had to “integrate certain of its business units”.
Federal government contractor Lockheed Martin, laid off 59 employees at their Suffolk, Virginia facility. Company officials say the federal government failed to renew a training contract.
The East Ramapo Central School District, in New York, laid off 60 people, despite a $12 million increase in the budget! Apparently even more employees would have been laid off if the $12 million budget increase failed.
In Florida, 261 people lost their jobs with the Marion County School District! The district is short $29 million! It’s blamed on state funding cuts.
In California, Gene Watson Construction laid of 316 people! In San Diego, U.S. Navy contractor US Joiner laid off 37 employees. Lucasfilm closed down their San Francisco operations and laid off 201 people! Blame it on George Lucas selling out to Disney! Also, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art laid off 48 employees.