Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
The iconic Great Depression era Tennessee Valley Authority killing more than 2-thousand jobs! The multi-state federally funded utilities provider blames it on competition with for profit utility companies. The TVA also revealed they suffered a net lost of $81-million USD during the spring quarter.
California: In Oakland, Sutter Health/Alta Bates Summit Medical Center laid off four more healthcare workers. In San Francisco, British empire military contractor BAE laid off two employees.
Florida: In Oakland Park, Kmart announced they’re shutting down in November, 112 jobs lost! Boca Raton based Office Depot announced they are shutting down an additional 165 stores by the end of 2014! 400 stores will be shutdown by the end of 2016! This affects stores in the U.S. and Canada. This announcement comes as Office Depot settle a lawsuit for $80-million. The state of California sued Office Depot for overcharging state government buyers.
Hawaii: In Honolulu, after only five months Meatball Hawaii restaurant shutdown with little warning by the greedy property owner, the restaurant owner said “Our lease has been bought out. Today is our last day.” Also in Honolulu, Haleakala Solar shutdown and consolidated operations to its warehouse in Halawa, no word on jobs lost.
Illinois: New Jersey based NGR Energy announced they’re shutting down one of their newly acquired Illinois coal fired electricity generating power plants, 250 jobs lost!
Kansas: U.S. Army’s Fort Leavenworth warned of 25-hundred civilian and military personnel job cuts! Mark Preisinger, the mayor of the city of Leavenworth, cried out “The potential effect on the economy, not only in Leavenworth but across the entire metro area, is huge!” One commerce analyst said 25-hundred job losses at the Army base would cause a domino effect, killing off 4944 additional regional jobs!
Kentucky: In Louisville, five people lost their jobs with the weekly newspaper LEO (Louisville Eccentric Observer), after it was taken over by the founder’s son.
Massachusetts: Peabody based medical imaging company Analogic announced they’re laying off 50 employees. As a portent of the worsening economy to come, company officials said they need to reduce costs by $6-million starting in 2015.
Michigan: The Flint School District laid off 36 non-teaching employees, but then turned around and hired on 10 people to salaried positions, all making more than $67-thousand per year!
Minnesota: The owners of well liked Santorini restaurant shut it down with out notice. Local news speculated the family owners where in deep debt. The only official statement from the family indicated they were forced to sell out.
New Mexico: Santa Fe Community College revealed they’re short $5-million! The temporary president of the school blames prior administrations for grossly overestimating revenues and handing out raises when the revenues could not support pay increases. Now the school must cut back.
New York: In Buffalo, God refuses to stop the shutdown of the Buffalo Christian Center. Greedy religious leaders are selling out to a property developer, claiming it will help them to better do ‘God’s work’. The sale price was not revealed, but Coldwell Banker said it was well more than $1.44-million! In Tea Neck, after 86 years Panettieri Brothers Manor Shoes shutdown. In Amsterdam, Fiber Glass Industries announced they are shutting down in November, 66 jobs lost. In Jericho, telemarketer CSC Holdings announced it is laying off 86 employees in November. South Brookhaven Health Center West announced they will kill 93 healthcare jobs at their two hospitals in Shirley and Patchogue.
Oklahoma: In Muskogee, Sears announced they are shutting down in November, 60 jobs lost.
Pennsylvania: The Emerald coal mine being shutdown in 2015, due to crashing demand for coal (not those idiot environmentalist climate change freaks), 500 jobs will be lost!
Tennessee: In Jackson, after 43 years Market Fresh grocery store shutdown.
Texas: In San Antonio, after 50 years meat packer L&H Packing shutdown, 325 jobs lost! Company officials blame it on the lack of beef cows, caused by ongoing drought. In Houston, Haven restaurant shutdown. The owner sold out to competitors, blaming the outrageous rent he was paying.
Wisconsin: In Fond Du Lac, Sears announced they are shutting down in November, 42 jobs lost.
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 shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.
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