Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:
Alabama: In Mountain Brook, a Piggly Wiggly grocery store shutdown. Local news reports say customers actually demonstrated against the closing.
California: In Los Angeles, France based food service company Sodexo shutdown, 130 jobs lost! Southern California Edison laid off more people, this time 100! In Cupertino, Andrews International laid off 66 employees. MC Communications laid off 120 people! In Riverbank, Silgan Containers continues its hemorrhaging of jobs, this time 34 people let go.
Louisiana: University of Louisiana Monroe eliminated 25 positions. It’s blamed on reduced taxpayer funding and declining student enrollment.
Maine: Cape Cod Times eliminated 17 positions. It’s blamed on the bad economy, although the news media source was recently taken over by Newcastle Investment Corporation. Taxsucker Bath Iron Works laid off 39 employees. It’s blamed on reduced military spending.
Massachusetts: Brucker Corporation laid of 150 people! This is on top of previous layoffs. Officials with the scientific instruments maker said the bad economy is forcing them to contract out their work. The SouthCoast Media Group laid off eight employees. It’s blamed on crashing revenues. Building #19 “The Humble Department Store” shutdown 10 stores after 50 years of business. Company officials blamed their loss of revenue on the internet!
New York: Endicott Interconnect confirmed they will start laying off their remaining 575 employees! The company went bankrupt in July 2013, and will be sold off. In Batavia, Arnold’s Bakery Outlet shutdown. The owners refused to comment.
Ohio: What housing market recovery? 81 years old Carter Lumber shutting down 26 stores! Company officials say those stores are not making enough money, due to the downturn in the housing market. Their remaining stores will focus on contractor sales only.
Pennsylvania: The Titusville Area Hospital eliminated 18 full time jobs. Hospital officials blame the Obama Care insurance industry for actually preventing health care: “We also realize that due to higher co-payments and deductibles being imposed on patients, many avoid seeking services or may put them off altogether.”-Anthony J. Nasralla, CEO
West Virginia: In Follensbee, Koppers coal tar plant laid off 25 people. It’s blamed on the bad economy.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013