Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Yet another oil company claims to be in trouble.  Canada based Tuscany International Drilling filed chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. The oil company claims to have lost a crap load of money last year, and is now $237-million USD in debt!

For profit college Bridgepoint killing 117 jobs due to crashing student enrollment!  The cuts will take place on campuses in California, Colorado and Iowa.

After 25 years Yankee One Dollar stores have failed and will close its remaining 25 stores in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. About 200 jobs lost! Company officials admitted they started losing sales five years ago, but the final straw is Obama Care forcing the company to pay for expensive insurance: “I’m the only retailer in 25 years that hasn’t raised their prices. We were one of the few regional players left in the industry.”-Keith Flike, president

Swiss based legal drugs pusher Novartis announced 4-thousand more job cuts around the world, on top of those recently announced! Novartis has been getting into trouble around the world, because most of its drugs do not work! In Japan whistleblowers revealed that so called independent university studies on Novartis drugs were actually done by Novartis employees!

Alabama: In Montgomery, after 20 years of food and car shows Flip’s restaurant shutdown.  The owner blames skyrocketing insurance rates after an arson fire.

California: In Glendale, video game maker Disney Interactive laid off several hundreds of employees!  It’s blamed on the company’s inability to generate big profits.   In Carlsbad, the Hot Dog On A Stick restaurant chain is now bankrupt, 93 restaurants affected.  In Chula Vista, Target shutdown, 117 jobs lost!  In Cypress, Time Warner Cable laid off 72 employees.  In Panorama City, Ricon laid off 42 employees.  In Norwalk, Asplundh Construction laid off 83 employees.  In San Diego, Karl Strauss Brewing laid off 67 employees.  In Los Angeles, NBCUniversal laid off another four employees.  In Sunnyvale, Bayer Health Care laid off 34 employees.  At Camp Pendleton, tax sucker PKL Services laid off 37 employees.

Connecticut:  In Mashantucket, Craftsteak Foxwoods shutdown, 54 jobs lost.

Florida:  White Springs Agricultural Chemicals shutdown, 350 jobs lost!  God refused to stop the shutdown of Wellington Christian School, 50 jobs lost.   The Christian parents are pissed saying “Terrible. Out of the blue. Nothing. Just an e-mail to everybody. It was very upsetting.”  Another parent says they just busted their butts raising donations to save the school, and now they want that money back: “Sure, well, I don’t know about that honestly in terms of the last few days, but if the money was designated to save our high school that money should be returned to our families!”  However, greedy church officials now say that money is staying with the church!  The “interim” pastor says he wants to sell off the school property!  In Clearwater, the largest paintball maker in the world, KEE Action Sports, shutdown U.S. production.  109 jobs lost as the company outsources its work to other countries!  In Leesburg, Target shutdown, 82 jobs lost.  In Boca Raton, Global Tower Partners killed 62 jobs.  In Tampa, British empire run child prison G4S Youth Services/Riverside Academy shutdown, 130 jobs lost!

Illinois:  In Galesburg, Sears will shutdown in May, 46 jobs lost.  In Franklin Park, Philips Lighting Company laid off 81 employees.

Indiana: In Mishawaka, the Save A Lot grocery store shutdown.  Company officials blame the bad economy: “After having invested significant marketing and promotional support for the store, as well as fielding a great management and staff team, we’ve come to the realization we cannot anticipate a time when we will generate adequate sales to justify continuing operations.”

Michigan:  In Ann Arbor, after at least 64 years Blue Front party store shutdown.  The owners gave no reason for why they went out of business, perplexed city officials said the store was up to date on tax payments.  In Detroit, American Red Cross Detroit National Testing Lab shutdown, 118 jobs lost!

Missouri:  What automotive industry recovery?  The Dave Sinclair Lincoln Mercury dealerships now bankrupt.  It’s blamed on legal disputes with a Texas company.

New Hampshire: In Exeter, after 16 years the Jai Anlyn clothing store shutdown.  The owner said she realized that expensive clothes don’t sell fast enough, or in large enough quantities to pay the bills.

New York:  Two more Kmarts shutting down.  The CEO of Kaleida Health and Great Lakes Health Systems quit his job, as other company officials warned of massive job cuts.  Hospital officials said they must make drastic changes, because of Obama Care, that will affect its five hospitals and 13-thousand employees!  Already in December they killed 100 jobs!  In Rochester, Adecco Group shutdown, 75 jobs lost.  In Binghamton, SOURCECORP shutting down, 171 jobs lost!

New Jersey: In Westfield, after only two months upscale Grädde Swedish Restaurant shutdown!  The owners said screw this and are moving back to Sweden!

North Carolina:  Elizabeth City State University wants to kill 65 jobs.  The interim chancellor says the university must cut costs by $3.7-million USD per year!

Ohio:  In Cleveland, United Airlines will shutdown operations and kill 470 jobs: “Our hub in Cleveland hasn’t been profitable for over a decade, and has generated tens of millions of dollars of annual losses in recent years.  We simply cannot continue to bear these losses.”-Jeff Smisek, CEO

Texas: In Round Rock, computer giant Dell announced it will kill 15-thousand employees around the world, on top of on going job cuts!  Its being blamed on the new owners of Dell, who took the company ‘private’.  Those new owners apparently feel the computer market is crashing and Dell must radically downsize (“restructure”).

Washington:  Upscale Madison Park Conservatory restaurant shutdown.

Wisconsin: In Racine, God refused to stop the shutdown of Christian bookseller Treasures Media.  The owner says he will try selling on the internet.  In Milwaukee, Diversified Machine shutdown, 218 jobs lost!

Wyoming: In Gillett, after 40 years Mike’s Hardware shutdown.  The owners blame it on road construction that killed customer traffic.

31 January 2014: Homicide by cop is killing jobs in New Mexico!

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

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

What booming oil industry?  One of the world’s largest oil drilling companies, the now Swiss based but originally from Texas Weatherford International, announced it will kill 7-thousand jobs around the world in the first half of 2014!  The massive company (but still not bigger than Halliburton) blames declining revenues on “disruptions” to oil field work in the Middle East (yeah, disruption caused the ongoing U.S. instigated War on Terror), and bad weather in North America.  Oh, but never mind that fact that the company formerly based in Weatherford, Texas, is being fined $250-million USD for violating economic sanctions imposed on Iran and Syria!

Arizona: In Tucson, Nimbus American Bistro & Brewery shutdown.  In  Marana, Monkey Business restaurant shutdown.

California: Massive healthcare job cuts across the Golden State, as RAS (Radiological Associates of Sacramento) shutdown operations in dozens of cities!  RAS is being re-consolidated into Sutter Health in February.  Despite news media claiming nobody would lose their jobs, state WARN say differently: I counted 519 layoff WARN notices due to “Closure”!  A brand new tech company is already killing hundreds of jobs.  Rocket engine company Aerojet Rocketdyne announced it must kill 225 jobs in the Golden State!  It’s blamed on debt created when it took over Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne back in June 2013.  In Brawley, Leucadia Beef shutdown their factory, 1300 jobs lost!  Company officials say the higher prices they have to pay for cows is killing their profit margin.  In Long Beach, school bus contractor Atlantic Express laid off 149 people!  In West Sacramento, Blue Chip laid off 27 employees.  In Los Angeles, at the International airport McDonald’s laid off 68 employees.  In San Diego, Optimer Pharmaceuticals laid off three employees.  In Chino, Senior Operations laid off nine employees.  In Santa Cruz, after 60 years Western Appliance shutting down in March.  The manager blamed Costco and lack of competion: “Now TVs, there’s no money in it.  Costco makes money on memberships.  There used to be 60 to 70 [appliance makers], now there are five.  It’s a little monopolistic.”-Dale Burdick

Colorado:  Legal drugs pusher, California based Amgen, killing about 200 jobs as it “idles” its anemia drug factory (aka Building 20)!  It’s strange because Amgen has been making profits, and demand for its anemia drug is up.  The idling of the Colorado factory was planned last year.   Is this a false flag op to drive the price of the drug up even more?

Georgia: In Macon, the Georgia Children’s Museum shutdown.  The operators blame the continued lack of funding: “We have struggled. We have always struggled.  We figured this was probably a good placed to end it……We were not going forward in the way we wanted. We could not line up the funding to offer the services we wanted.”

Iowa: In Sioux City, Premium Pet Health shutdown, 45 jobs lost.

Maryland:  MedStar Health killed 131 jobs!

Michigan: In Roseville, Book-A-Million shutdown, the manager admitted sales were way down.

New Mexico:  In police state controlled Albuquerque, after 30 years La Esquina restaurant shutdown.  The owner, Roy Venaglia, blamed the bad economy saying “I think Downtown is weak.  The phone company is gone. PNM is smaller. The gas company, they’re gone. It’s just a weird atmosphere that is getting a little scary!”  Of course, who wants to do business in a city where the U.S. Department of Justice proved that the city cops were routinely and intentionally killing people on a massive scale!

New York:  Carthage Area Hospital laid off 90 employees, and warned more layoffs are in the works.  The hospital also laid off at least 29 employees in 2013.  In Irving, TLC Health Network/Lake Shore Health Care Center shutdown, 438 healthcare jobs lost!  In Orangeburg, Wenger NA shutdown, 48 jobs lost.  In NYC, Barnes & Noble bookstore on 105 fifth avenue shutdown, 56 jobs lost.  The massive Pastis Restaurant shutdown, 200 jobs lost!  The property owner claims they have to renovate the building.

North Carolina: In Bowling Rock, Broyhill Home Collections store shutdown.  The company owner, Furniture Brands, is now chapter 11 bankrupt.

Ohio: In Shiloh, after 85 years metal parts maker Voisard Manufacturing shutdown, more than 100 jobs lost!  An unnamed employee said the company was so broke that those employees still owed vacation pay might not get it.

Oregon:  Clackamas County laid off 25 employees from three primary health clinics.  The county health department is short $10-million USD!

Pennsylvania: Kindred Hospital Easton shutdown, 105 jobs lost!  The hospital specialized in long term care, the Obama Care plan actually penalizes hospitals for doing so!  In Fort Washington, Ocwen Financial Corporation laid off 243 people!

Vermont: In Wolcott, after 56 years Buck’s Furniture shutdown.  The original owner retired in 2013, his daughter took over but she now says the economy is so bad there’s no reason to continue the business.  In Stowe, after many decades Lackey’s Variety Store shutdown.

29-30 January 2014: Massive tech & video game industry job cuts! 

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

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Internet local news source, Patch, fired 2/3rds of its employees.  It’s blamed on the take over by Hale Global.

Singapore based supply chain op, Flextronics International, warned of jobs cuts in the United States, despite making profits in the last quarter.  Company officials say that even though they’re making money they foresee an economic downturn and want to start cutting costs now.

Arizona: In Bullhead City after 26 years of business, yet another Hallmark gift store bites the dust.  It’s part of the on going secret plan to shutdown Hallmarks across the U.S.

California:  In Campell, Swedish owned tax sucker/air traffic controller/military contractor Saab Sensis killing jobs, in order to “…continue to provide the solutions and affordability our customers [the military?] expect.”   In Santa Monica, music media company Spin Media laid off 14 employees.  In San Diego, Peregrine Semiconductor killed 50 jobs.  In San Francisco, mobile video gaming company Zynga killing 388 jobs!  In 2013 Zynga killed 520 jobs!  Company officials say they must cut costs as the economy only gets worse.  In Santa Clara, Zynga killed seven jobs.  And back in San Francisco, Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant shutdown after 49 years of business.  The owner remembers when a big greasy burger cost only 40 cents!  The owner wants to retire, but he doesn’t want anybody to take over the business, ’cause he’s afraid they’ll cheapen the reputation of Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant.  In Yuba City, the Save Mart grocery store shutdown.  Company officials blamed “The slow economic recovery….”

Colorado: In Boulder, after 20 years the Olive Garden restaurant shutdown.  Restaurant officials said their economic survey of the area suggests the local economy is not good enough to continue operations.  In Fort Collins, three art galleries shutting down.  The Art on Mountain Gallery, Poudre River Gallery and Centennial Gallery, all blamed their demise on the bad economy.

Connecticut:  God refusing to stop the Christian Ledyard Center Nursery School from shutting down.  It’s blamed on a steady but snowballing decline in students. This school year they have only 40 students, after years of having hundreds.  I asked this before, where are all the grade school and college students going?  Is there some kind-o-cover up regarding a massive population decline in the U.S.?  Speaking of declining students, in Lemont, God refused to stop the all girls (hey isn’t that discrimination against boys?) Mount Assisi Academy from shutting down.  Same reason, declining student population.

Florida:  In Largo, SalonCentric shutting down their ‘beauty’ supply warehouse in April, 53 jobs lost.

Illinois: In Moline, the only two Belgian Inn restaurants shutdown.  Local news reports say the owners called it quits.  The restaurants were famous for their Rueben style sandwiches.

Kentucky: In Louisville, The Highlander free monthly newspaper shutdown, due to lack of advertisers.

Massachusetts: In Hopkinton, despite advertising that it is hiring new employees, tech giant EMC also warned that it will probably layoff another estimated 1-thousand people this year, as it did last year, as part of its ongoing restructuring!

Michigan:  Marketing company ForSee laid off as many as 75 employees.  It’s blamed on the take over by a company called Answers. In Detroit, Compuware warned of layoffs as it tries to restructure.  No details given in the warning.

Minnesota:  Too Big to Jail TCI Financial shutting down eight offices in the state!  Bank officials are calling it a cost-savings project and warned “There’s probably some more things to come….”

Missouri: In Kansas City, the operator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, tax sucker Honeywell, killing 84 jobs.  Company officials are using the bogus excuse of moving into a new smaller building, in other words there wasn’t anymore room for those employees.

New York: The “absolutely best dress” clothing store Honey in the Rough shutdown.  In Syracuse/DeWitt Swedish owned tax sucker/air traffic controller/military contractor Saab Sensis killing jobs, in order to “…continue to provide the solutions and affordability our customers [the military?] expect.”  In Fishkill, Residence Inn by Marriott laying off 31 employees due to management change.  In Port Chester Mitt Romney’s wunderkind, Staples, shutting down sometime after April.  39 jobs lost.

South Dakota: In Canton, reports that the Alco Discount Store shutdown.

Utah: In Salt Lake City, video game maker EA reported an undisclosed number of layoffs, saying they are focusing more on mobile gaming.  More layoffs at the Kennecott Cooper mines.  This time 70 positions were eliminated.  The British empire owners (Rio Tinto) of the famous mine are still blaming the May 2013 landslide at their Bingham Canyon operation, which back filled most of the mine.  The landslide came conveniently at a time when cooper prices were crashing.

28 January 2014: Big day for massive layoffs & shutdowns

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

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Florida based Health Management Associates was taken over by Tennessee based Community Health Systems, 400 healthcare jobs will be killed as a result!

California:  In Sacramento, Mercy General Hospital confirmed they killed many healthcare jobs, but refused to say how many.  In Camarillo, computer chip maker Semtech laying off 86 employees, due to crashing sales.

Florida:  In Largo, Billy G’z Lounge shutdown.  In Orlando, Darden Restaurants laid off 20 HQ employees.  85 HQ employees were laid off in September.  Restaurant officials blame the crashing economy.  Orlando Health warned of even more hospital layoffs.  Blaming Obama Care, they say they need to cut $58-million USD from their expenses this year, and there is no end in sight: “…..it’s not necessarily easy sailing from here forward.”-Paul Goldstein, CFO

Hawaii:  In Kauai, after at least 89 years the Hanamaulu Cafe shutdown.  Customers of the popular restaurant were shocked, and local news sources say the 3rd generation owners gave no explanation.

Illinois:  In Lake County,  Abbott Laboratories laid off an undisclosed number of employees.  The legal drugs pusher and medical device maker has laid off thousands of employees since 2012!

Indiana:  General Electric (GE) killed 90 jobs as it shutdown it’s last Fort Wayne factory.  The jobs were outsourced to Mexico, the shutdown was planned more than ten years ago!

Iowa:  In Carlisle, evil credit reporting agency Equifax shutdown an office.  52 jobs will be lost by the end of March.

Kentucky: In Louisville, KentuckyOne Health killing healthcare jobs.  Hospital officials said Obama Care was forcing them to cut $218-million from their operating budget by fiscal 2015!  They also admit they lost $100-million during the last half of 2013!  The maker of Valvoline motor oil, Ashland, says it is forced to “restructure” 1-thousand jobs in order to save $200-million!

Louisiana:  The child prison officially known as Jetson Center for Youth will layoff 21 employees.  Loyola University warned of layoffs, the result of multi-million dollars of debt caused by crashing student enrollment.

Maryland:  Tax sucking Pacific Architects and Engineers laid off 105 engineers as their contract terminated with Naval Air Systems Command.

Michigan: In Kentwood, more food crisis as major packaged food producer ConAgra shutting down its energy/granola bar factory in July.  260 jobs lost!  To add insult to injury, less than four years ago the company got massive local tax breaks!  Local news reports say ConAgra gave no reason for the shutdown!  Employees told local news reporters that they’ve known for at least three years that something was going to happen.  One compliant wimp-ass fatalistic employee stated “That’s just business I guess, there’s nothing you can really do about it.”

Mississippi: In Corinth, anti-gun Pepsi shutting down a warehouse, 31 jobs lost.

New Jersey: In Montclair, Saplings furniture store shutdown after only 18 months of operations!   In Totowa, the British empire Canadian YM owned warehouse that supplies goods to Mandee, Annie Sez and Afaze retail stores, shutting down.  69 jobs lost.

New York:  After 134 years, the new owners of Oneida dinnerware shutdown operations!  At least 90 jobs lost.  In NYC, Time warned of more layoffs, possibly as many as 500!  In Fayetteville, a Famous Footwear store shutdown.  It’s part of the corporation’s shutdown of 145 stores across the U.S.!  In Newburgh, after 65 years Dabrusin Auto Parts shutdown.  The owner said it was time to retire, and the automotive market is so bad that he talked his daughter out of taking over the business!  What housing market recovery?  In Perinton, Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo shutdown another mortgage office, 25 jobs lost.  In Rochester, Eastman Kodak laid off four employees.   In Carmel, First Transit shutting down in March, 65 jobs lost.  In Feura Bush, World Logistics Group shutting down in April, 72 jobs lost.

Ohio:  God refused to stop Catholic Charities from ending operations and killing 115 jobs!  This included social and healthcare programs!

Pennsylvania:  In Edensburg, Gamesa USA shutting down in March.  62 jobs lost.

Rhode Island: After 25 years the Wild Flower Florist and Garden Center shutdown.  The owner sold the property.

Virginia:  In Spotsylvania County, Fabrics Unlimited shutting down in March.

25-27 January 2014: Massive ObamaCare cuts….More store closings due to greedy property owners! 

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

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Computer giant IBM warned (again) of massive layoffs.  It’s part of the company’s quarterly downsizing.

California: In San Francisco, reports that video game maker Blizzard Entertainment is laying off employees.  Two long time successful Whiskey Creek restaurants were shutdown in the cities of Mammoth and Bishop, 100 jobs lost!.  The owner blamed shenanigans by creditors, as well as recent wild fires that killed business.  Local Mammoth and Bishop residents told local news media they were getting tired of hearing bad economic news.  In San Jose, PF Changs China Bistro shutdown, 66 jobs lost.  In Turlock, Emanual Medical Center-Brandel Manor & Cypress of Emanual shutdown, 1354 jobs lost!  In Roseville, Abercrombie Kids shutdown, 55 jobs lost.   In Daly City, Joe’s Westlake Restaurant shutdown, 105 jobs lost!

Georgia:  The Gap clothing store shutdown in the Arbor Place Mall.

Illinois: In Kirkland, Five Star Dollar store shutting down in February.

Indiana: The owner of upscale Hawthorns Golf & Country Club now bankrupt.  The owner claims to be in debt by as much as $100-million USD!  In South Bend, three of the city’s Code Enforcement officers being laid off.  Due to shrinking tax revenues, city offices are being consolidated.

Iowa: What housing market recovery?  In Dubuque window and door maker, Jeld-Wen, shutting down a factory.  52 jobs lost in March.

New Jersey: In Metuchen, To Be Continued bookstore shutdown.  The store owners blame the property owner: “The landlords need a certain amount of money, and we just can’t afford it.”-Sergio Gonzalez, co-owner

New York: In NYC, after 55 years The Famous Oyster Bar shutdown. The restaurant owners pasted a big sign on their door blaming the property owner: “This restaurant has been here since 1959 and will be closing at the end of the weekend due to exorbitant rent prices.”

Tennessee: Green Door Trading shutdown, the owners said they needed to “downsize”.  In Cookeville, God refused to stop the Christian owned Family World Bookstore from shutting down in March.

Texas:  In Houston, Walmart shutdown their Más Club warehouse store, 153 jobs lost!

Vermont: In Brattleboro, after 28 years the town’s last video rental store, First Run Video, shutdown.

Virginia:  In Richmond, after 30 years the Pink women’s clothing store shutdown.  The owner said the economy dictated that the store had outlived itself.

24 January 2014:  Thousands of Sam’s Club jobs killed! 

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

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Major automobile service company AAA shutdown ten offices across four U.S. states (Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin)!  Company officials said that because of the bad  economy they could no longer justify maintaining those ten offices!

What automotive industry recovery? L&M Radiator shutting down operations in Iowa and New Mexico!  Company officials blame the bad economy saying “…..in November 2012 our sales started to drop off…”

A day after Argenta Market blamed Walmart/Sam’s Club for their demise, Walmart announced they will kill 2300 Sam’s Club jobs in 2014!  About 1150 of those job cuts will be salaried managers!

Major law firm Bingham McCutchen laid off 31 employees.

California: Tax sucker Boeing laid off 32 more employees across the Golden State.  In Lancaster, Starwood Hotels shutdown their call center, more than 300 jobs lost!  In Irvine, Baxter Healthcare laid off 74 employees.  In Hayward, Solta Medical device maker laid off 115 people!  Last year Solta Medical killed 40 jobs and shutdown a factory in Colorado.  In Valencia, international job outsourcer Arvato Bertelsmann laid off 174 Golden State employees!

Illinois:  Accretive Health killing 170 healthcare jobs!  In Moline, reports that the Bon Air Tavern closed down.

Indiana:  Medical equipment maker Hill-Rom killing 350 jobs!  Company officials blame the bad economy in Europe Union and United States.

Maine: In East Millinocket, GNP halted production at its paper mill,  256 jobs affected!  Company officials blame skyrocketing costs and crashing sales.

Missouri: In Florissant, Barnes & Noble bookstore shutdown.  It’s part of the company’s plan to close 15 to 20 stores per year for the next ten years!

Montana: In Butte, the Copper King Hotel and Convention Center shutdown, 50 jobs lost.  The owner was trying to sell the operation for at least the past year, but nobody is interested in buying.

Ohio:  Electronics repair operation CP Redi shutdown, 80 jobs lost.  Company officials blame the suck ass economy: “For several years, we have struggled, and even with cutbacks and layoffs, we now find it necessary to close the business.”-company statement

Oregon: In Medford, Togo’s Great Sandwiches shutdown.

Pennsylvania: Kmart shutting down two massive Philadelphia stores, 409 jobs lost!

23 January 2014: Obama regime directly kills 300 jobs! 

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

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Arkansas: The Argenta Market grocery store shutting down in February.  The Market was part of an attempt to revitalize the downtown area.  Company officials blamed competition from Walmart,  Sam’s and Kroger.  Blaming Korger is bogus because (if you’ve been following my postings) Kroger has been shutting down dozens of stores across the country.

California: In Sunnyvale, after 93 years upscale Loehmann’s shutdown.  The upper class store went bankrupt busted back in December, guess the bad economy is affecting even the well off!  In Saint Helena, Portfoli Hotels & Resorts Harvest Inn shutdown, 53 jobs lost.

Connecticut:  Foxwoods Resort Casino killed 125 jobs, blaming competition from other casinos (which is BS because most casinos report they are losing money, in other words it’s the economy, stupid)!

Georgia:  In Macon, after 68 years Morris Appliance shutdown.  Local news reports blamed the bad economy.

Iowa:  Wesleyan College warned of layoffs.   At least 45 people will lose their jobs.  16 programs are being shutdown, affecting at least 50 students who thought they were close to graduating.  College officials blame lack of students and lack of money!

Maine:  In Kennebunk, Kennebooks shutdown.  The frustrated owner blames the suck ass economy: “I have given the bookstore the best of my ideas, inspiration and time, and we still do not sell enough books…..I have worked without pay and have operated on a rotating staff of three part-time employees and two lovely students for the summer, and there is really nothing left to take out of the budget!”-Trish Koch

Minnesota:  Minnesota State University Moorhead laid off 20 employees, and forced 21 employees to retire early, due to being short $5-million USD!  University officials warned that if things don’t get better they will be short $8-million by 2016.

Missouri: In Ellisville a Kmart will shutdown in April.  55 jobs lost.  In Maryland Heights, Coca Cola shutting down its bottling factory in March, 102 jobs lost!  Local Fox news TV station said Coca Cola officials refused to say why.

New York: In NYC, upscale snooty Loehmann’s shutdown, 100 jobs lost (see above)!  Sterling National Bank shutdown.  In Pittsford, Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo shutdown their home mortgage office, 25 jobs lost.  In Queensbury, Tribune Media Services laid off at least 20 employees.  It’s due to company restructuring.  In Rochester, Yarn Boutique shutdown.  In Hell’s Kitchen, after 20 years Sweet Gifts/Video Cafe shutdown.  The owners blamed the landlord: “……from the changes to our community and rising rents, we can no longer continue our operations.”-facebook statement

Pennsylvania: “…the landmark housing cooperative community in Vanport…”, Van Buren Homes, declared bankruptcy, despite a supposedly recovered housing market! The housing community admitted it was having problems paying local taxes and was being sued.

Virginia: Newspaper Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star now chapter 11 bankrupt busted: “…signals the end of the Rowe family’s 130-year ownership of the local media company.”-company statement

Washington DC:  The U.S. Office of Personnel Management killing 300 of its own jobs!  It’s blamed on lack of tax revenues.

Wisconsin:  In Whitewater, mattress maker VyMaC shutdown, 42 jobs lost.  The company was sold off and the buyer had no intention of continuing operations.

22 January 2014: Texas companies kill jobs despite making profits! Target kills 1100 jobs!

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