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Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 30-31 October 2013. Thousands of bank layoffs! More health care job cuts! ObamaCare killing insurance company!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Health insurance company, Assurant Health, laid off 108 people in Idaho, Minnesota and Wisconsin! Company officials directly blame Obama Care, saying the job losses are mandated by the government: “…due to the elimination of underwriting for major medical policies effective in January 2014, as required under the Affordable Care Act.”-Robert Pollock, CEO

Solstas Lab Partners blamed Obama Care for its layoff of 76 employees across the country.  Company officials said Obama Care is reducing how much they get paid, and is forcing people to rely on independent doctors for medical help, rather than hospitals.

California: Concord’s Panama Red Coffee Company cafe shutdown.  Company officials blame high rent and operating costs for causing them to run “…out of gas, ideas, and time.”  In Redondo Beach, Shark Attack gift shop on the Redondo Beach pier shutdown.  The owners had operated stores for 41 years, many had been destroyed in pier fires.  But this time city officials are administering the coup de grâce.  The city owns the pier and Judy Milner says the rent is now too high to pay, because city officials are trying “….to make it too upscale. It’s not Laguna Beach. It’s a pier. People come here to fish….”  In Santa Clarita, Spectrum Athletic Club laid off 88 employees. Berkeley Heartlab continued to layoff employees, this time four people were let go.  According to a WARN filing, the San Leandro Hospital shutdown, at least 464 health care jobs lost!  In Carson, British empire Australia based construction company Transfield Services laid off 90 employees.

Idaho: Sandpoint based women’s clothing retailer, Coldwater Creek, warned it will layoff at least 20% of its employees in 2014.

Louisiana: In Monroe, the 70 years old Keene’s Shoe Store shutdown.  The current owner said the impending rent increase was a sign to retire!

Maryland: In Baltimore, Too Big to Jail investment company Legg Mason laid off 20 auditors.  They were replaced with contracted workers.

Massachusetts:  University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care warned of massive layoffs, due to a $57-million USD loss, and reduced payments by Obama Care.   In Worchester, the Spirit of Knowledge Charter School shutdown despite protests from families. Board members blamed each other for the school’s failure. The official reason for the shutdown is that there is no more money to continue operations.

Michigan: In Battle Creek, ClydeUnion Pumps shutdown its factory, 175 jobs lost! Taxsucker Metaviation shutdown, 113 jobs lost!

Missouri: In Saint Charles, after 25 years The Columns Banquet Center shutdown.  The property was sold off.

New York: BorgWarner Morse TEC closed its Cortland Powdered Metal Operation, 30 jobs lost.  In West Henrietta, Tyco Integrated Security shutdown, 132 jobs lost!

North Carolina:  The Christian god is slowly killing off Johnson C. Smith University.  51 jobs eliminated due to crashing student enrollment.  On Fort Bragg, the Womack Army Medical Center laid off 200 personnel!  Officials admitted that they’ve been ripping off taxpayers by employing more people than what their budget allows. In Elkin, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital laid off 31 employees.  Hospital officials blame it on less people seeking medical care, and reduced payments from Obama Care.

Ohio: What housing market recovery?  Too Big to Jail Bank of America laid off 1149 people in their mortgage division!  In Hannibal, aluminum company Ormet shutdown its factory, 901 jobs lost!

Oregon: In Albany, the Mongolian Grill shutdown. The owners blamed the bad economy for crashing revenues.  In Portland, health care provider Kaiser Permanente eliminated 111 jobs by shutting down a call center!

South Carolina: In Greenville, 25 years old John Paul’s Armadillo Oil Company restaurant shutdown.  The owner said it was time to retire because business was crashing.

Tennessee: Two Sweet Pepper Delis shutdown.  50 jobs lost. The franchise owners refused to give a reason.  In Memphis, Concentra Advance Toxicology Network was sold off to competitor Quest Diagnostics, 185 jobs lost!

Texas: In El Paso, Sweden based Electrolux shutdown their distribution center, 72 jobs lost.  Connecticut based Precision Camera laid off 32 people at their repair shop.  What automotive industry recovery?  Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar shutdown their Kilgore factory.  100 jobs lost!  Company officials blame it on crashing sales.

Virginia: In Hampton, Alcoa Howmet laid off another 70 employees.  This is on top of the 70 jobs cuts made in August.  The factory makes parts for electricity generating turbines.  Company officials blame the job cuts on the bad economy.  What housing market recovery? In Christiansburg, home building products maker CraftMaster is playing mind games with its 138 employees.  There has been a back and forth of factory shut down announcements, and then retractions of such statements.   The Farm Fresh Supermarket in Virginia Beach shutdown. Company officials blamed the greedy property owner.  Too Big to Jail StellarOne Bank shutting down 13 banks in 2014.  It’s blamed on the takeover by Union First Market Bank.

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

Business/Economics

Exceptional Failed State: It’s now obvious that Kmart is being slowly sacrificed on the Sears altar! Shoplifters flock!

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A 104 years old Sears shutting down in Washington.  A 24 years old California Kmart will close in April.  A North Carolina Kmart shutting down in June. Another New York Kmart closing , in June.  The Blue Ash Kmart in Ohio shutting down in June.  A Nebraska Kmart going down, despite local news reports saying the store has a lot of business.  Another Michigan Kmart going down.  An Oregon Kmart closing in June.  Virginia Kmart shutting down in April.  A Georgia Kmart closing in March.  Alabama losing the Fort Payne Kmart, just one week after Sears Holdings officials officially denied to local news media that they were going to shut it down!

Snow collapsed a Kmart roof in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  In Michigan, snow collapsed the roof of a Saginaw Township Kmart.

In Indiana, a female shoplifter was finally caught after at least six months of robbing the same Kmart store.  She admitted it was an obsession, she stole whatever she could, nothing specific, she didn’t know why.  This as Obama Care kills funding of in-house psych treatment at medical centers.

In Massachusetts, a woman charged with shoplifting at a Kmart.

In Florida, a team of three women arrested for shoplifting at the Boca Raton Sears.

Here’s the updated list of U.S. Sears/Kmart store closings since the end of 2011:

Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.

Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Anniston Kmart (no word yet on how many jobs lost), Birmingham Eastwood Kmart (70 jobs lost),  Decatur Mall Sears (91 jobs lost), recently revealed Fort Payne Kmart.

California:   El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El Monte’s economic development director, said the store manager had lied about what was going on: “The general manager of the store had just indicated to me that they were remodeling.”), two San Diego Sears (at least 80 jobs lost), Pleasant Hill Kmart (more than 50 jobs lost), Torrance Kmart,  Fairfield Kmart (63 jobs lost),  Lampert owned OSH taken over by Lowe’s home improvement in bankruptcy court, at least 17 of 99 stores to be closed down (935 jobs lost!), Rancho Cordova Kmart (97 jobs lost), San Clemente Kmart/Sears/Kmart on Camino de Estrella (58 jobs lost), placed on an official hit list in 2011 the Oceanside Kmart on College Boulevard finally being shut down, recently revealed Banning Kmart (91 jobs lost).

Colorado:  Broomfield Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Glenwood Springs Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lone Tree Sears/Great Indoors, Longmont Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Pueblos’ South Side Kmart (52 jobs lost),  Denver Kmart (number of jobs lost have not been made public at this time, but could be at least 40), Colorado Springs Kmart at Powers and Palmer Park boulevards (57 jobs lost).

Connecticut:  Waterbury Big Kmart.

Georgia: Macon Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Buford Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Douglasville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Atlanta Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Columbus Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jonesboro Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Cartersville Kmart (74 jobs lost),  Hiram Kmart (53 jobs lost), recently revealed Marietta-East Cobb Kmart.

Guam:  Sears Hometown Store.

Florida: Fernandina Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Callaway Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Orange City Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Deland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Stuart Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), West Palm Beach Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Port St. Lucie Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Crystal River Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), New Smyrna Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint Augustine Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Pompano Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Jacksonville Kmart on 5751 Beach Boulevard (71 jobs lost), second Kmart in Jacksonville on 4645 Blanding Boulevard (83 jobs lost), Ocoee Sears (102 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on Airport Boulevard closed in 2011, Pensacola Kmart on Mobile Highway closed in February 2013 (69 jobs lost),  Pensacola Kmart on East 9 Mile Road will close in May (73 jobs lost), Hialeah Kmart (67 jobs lost), Bonita Springs Kmart (67 jobs lost), Mount Dora Kmart (100 jobs lost), Lake Mary Kmart, Panama City Beach Kmart (54 jobs lost), Winter Park Kmart (100 jobs lost).

Hawaii: Honolulu Sears (owned by GGP, 372 jobs lost!!!),  Kauai Sears (41 jobs lost),  Iwilei-Honolulu Kmart for lease (no confirmation of store closing).

Vacant bedroom/bathroom section.

One corner of the half vacant Chubbuck, Idaho, Sears. No official closing announcement was made.

Idaho: Lewiston Sears (at least 60 jobs lost).  No official announcement, but it’s painfully obvious the Chubbuck Pine Ridge Mall Sears going’ down. Or, maybe it’s preps for Shop within a Shop, or one of those domestic spy data storage centers?  On 07 November 2013, GGP sold off the Pine Ridge Mall for a paltry $9 million USD.

Ever since the Kmart bankruptcy, this pad site for sale sign has been seen in the Pocatello, Idaho, Big Kmart parking lot. The Kmart is the only building on the lot.

Ever since the Kmart bankruptcy, this pad site for sale sign has been seen in the Pocatello, Idaho, Big Kmart parking lot. The Kmart is the only building on the lot.

Indiana:  Anderson Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint John Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Indianapolis Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Sears (49 jobs lost), South Anthony Kmart (70 jobs lost), Fort Wayne Kmart on South Anthony Boulevard (70 jobs lost), FairOaks Mall Kmart, Logansport Sears (43 jobs lost).

Illinois:  Alton Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Melrose Park Sears parts and repair center (50 jobs lost), Zion Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Lawn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), McHenry Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Peru Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lombard Sears/Great Indoors (at least 40 jobs lost), Fairview Heights Kmart (81 jobs lost), Freeport Kmart (45 jobs lost), Pontiac Kmart (more than 47 jobs lost), Homer Glen Kmart (82 jobs lost), Streator Kmart (45 jobs lost), Lombard Kmart (70 jobs lost), Naperville Kmart (98 jobs lost), Calumet Sears (164 jobs lost), two Sears stores in Grand Crossing area of Chicago (247 jobs lost!), Mount Vernon Sears (68 jobs lost), Moline Sears (at least 60 jobs lost),  Homewood Kmart (185 jobs lost),  Belvidere Kmart (91 jobs lost),  Champaign’s Market Place Mall Sears (56 jobs lost), Sterling Kmart (60 jobs lost), Montgomery Kmart (81 jobs lost), Mattoon Sears (more than 40 jobs lost), Chicago Sears on North State Street (160 jobs lost), Chicago Sears Craftsman Experience store, Galesburg Sears (46 jobs lost).  58 Chicago area stores up for lease or sale.  By the way, Illinois elected officials gave Sears Holdings/Hoffman Estates a $150 million USD tax break to keep their headquarters in the state.  The tax break was not tied to any promise not to close stores.

Iowa:  Cedar Rapids Kmart on 16th Ave (at least 40 jobs lost), Davenport Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Burlington Kmart (50 jobs lost), Coralville Sears (94 jobs lost, this is a store sold to GGP earlier in the year), Cedar Rapids Kmart on Collins Road NE (56 jobs lost),  Mason City Kmart (50 jobs lost).

Kansas: Lawrence Sears (at least 40 jobs lost).

Kentucky: Middlesboro Sears (in September 2012 the Sears store re-opened under independent ownership, official grand re-opening scheduled for November), Winchester Kmart (back in May, Rankin Paynter bought out what was left of the inventory and gave it to charity), Hazard Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lexington Fayette Mall Sears (114 jobs lost!),  Newport Kmart (81 jobs lost), Cannonsburg Sears and Sears Auto Center (no employee info given).

Maine: Lewiston Sears (60 to 70 jobs lost), Presque Isle Sears (80 jobs lost).

Maryland: Ellicott Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Gaithersburg Sears/Great Indoors, Landover Sears (115 jobs lost).

Massachusetts: North Reading Sears Hardware store closed, lease not renewed.

Michigan: Novi Sears/Great Indoors, Brighton Sears Grand/Essentials,  Harper Woods Sears Full line, Monroe Sears Full line, Adrian Sears Full line, Washington Township Kmart, Chesterfield Kmart, Woodhaven Kmart, Flint Kmart (46 jobs lost), Gaylord Kmart (48 jobs lost), Sterling Kmart (58 jobs lost), Bloomfield Township Kmart and Sears, Bad Axe Kmart (61 jobs lost),  Ypsilanti Township Kmart (83 jobs lost), recently revealed Petoskey Kmart (45 jobs lost).

Minnesota: Willmar Kmart, Duluth Kmart, New Hope Kmart, White Bear Lake Kmart, Bemidji Kmart, Monticello Kmart, GGP owned Sears Auto Center in the Apache Mall closed (10 jobs lost), the entire Sears store in the Apache Mall being sold off, Fergus Falls Kmart (40 jobs lost), Fergus Falls Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Alexandria Kmart (46 jobs lost).

Mississippi: Jackson Sears Full line, McComb Sears Full line, Columbus Sears Full line, Gautier Sears (71 jobs lost), Waveland Gulfport Kmart (32 jobs lost), Pass Road Gulfport Kmart (52 jobs lost),  Pascagoula Sears at the Singing River Mall.

Missouri: Lee’s Summit Sears Grand/Essentials, Saint Louis Sears Full line, High Ridge Kmart (59 jobs lost), Ellisville Kmart (55 jobs lost).

Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).

Nebraska: Recently revealed Grand Island Kmart (55 jobs lost).

New Hampshire: Nashau Sears Grand/Essentials, Keene Sears Grand/Essentials,  Portsmouth Kmart (30 jobs lost).

New Jersey:  Lawnside Kmart (about 80 jobs lost), Howell Kmart (57 jobs lost).

New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost), Albuquerque Kmart on Central SW (80 jobs lost).

New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost), Colonie Kmart (72 jobs lost),  Fulton Kmart (51 jobs lost), Clifton Park Kmart (74 jobs lost), Latham Kmart (61 jobs lost), recently revealed East Greenbush-Rensselaer Kmart (70 jobs lost).

North Carolina: Cary Kmart (71 jobs lost), High Point Sears, Moorehead Sears, Rocky Mount Sears, Statesville Sears, Durham Kmart (79 jobs lost), Asheville Kmart (53 jobs lost),  West Smithfield Kmart (59 jobs lost), Winston-Salem Kmart (69 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (58 jobs lost), South Ashville Kmart on Hendersonville Road, Raleigh Kmart (88 jobs lost), Garner Kmart, Cleveland County mall Sears (56 jobs lost), Charlotte Kmart (89 jobs lost), recently revealed Conover Kmart (74 jobs lost).

North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).

Ohio: Chagrin Falls Kmart, Springfield Kmart, two Toledo Kmarts, Medina Kmart, Columbus Kmart, Columbus Sears/Great Indoors, Zanesville Sears (67 jobs lost), Trotwood Kmart (71 jobs lost), Austintown Sears auto parts and service on Interstate Boulevard,  London Kmart (no word on number of jobs lost),  Trotwood Sears (67 jobs lost),  Westlake Kmart/Sears (at least 57 jobs lost),  Xenia Kmart (at least 57 jobs lost), Norwalk Kmart (52 jobs lost), recently revealed Blue Ash Kmart (77 jobs lost).   Also, Van Wert Sears franchise bought out by Kirk Berryman, owner of Computer & Networking Technologies (CNT), who plans on moving the store to a new location.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Sears (98 jobs lost, GGP owned, GGP wants a $2 million sales tax rebate, claiming it’s needed to offset capital investments needed to bring the space up to the standards for potential new tenants), Shawnee Sears (31 jobs lost).

Oregon: Roseburg Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Tualatin Kmart Center (new property owner from California is tearing everything down for new shopping center, so far no indication the Kmart will be part of the new shopping center), Milwaukie Kmart (61 jobs lost), Coos Bay Kmart (25 jobs lost), Bend Sears (48 jobs lost), recently revealed Klamath Falls Kmart (64 jobs lost).

Pennsylvania: Upper Darby Sears Full line, Pottstown Sears Full line, Pittsburgh Kmart, Wilkins Sears, Warminster Kmart (85 jobs lost), Shippensburg Kmart (46 jobs lost), Moon Kmart (143 jobs lost), Bethlehem Township Kmart (62 jobs lost), Philadelphia Gallery Mall Kmart (120 jobs lost), Philadelphia Kmart on Orthodox Street and Castor Avenue (169 jobs lost).

South Carolina: Sumter Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Orangeburg Sears (57 jobs lost), Columbia Kmart on Fort Jackson Boulevard in 2012, Columbia Kmart on Bush River Road in 2009, Columbia Kmart on St Andrews Road (66 jobs lost), Irmo Kmart (no info on how many jobs lost),  both Greenville Kmarts (140 jobs lost between the two),  Mount Pleasant Kmart (43 jobs lost), Harbison Sears & Sears Auto Center in the Columbiana Centre mall (97 jobs lost), Aiken Sears & Sears Auto Center (at least 54 jobs lost), Inlet Square Mall Kmart (50 jobs lost), West Ashely Kmart (69 jobs lost).

Tennessee: Antioch Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Cleveland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Ridge Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Morristown Sears (about 70 jobs lost), Clinton South Kmart, Franklin CoolSprings Galleria Sears (92 jobs lost), Memphis Hickory Ridge mall Sears (job loss data not revealed), 48 years old Nashville Kmart on Nolensville Pike to close by January 2014 (57 jobs lost).

Texas: Two Sears parts and repair centers closing in The Woodlands (117 jobs lost), rebuild center in Garland (58 jobs lost), Farmers Branch Sears/Great Indoors, Houston Sears Great/Indoors.

Utah:  Murray Sears (for some reason Mormon control news media in Utah never reported the closure, but they’re reporting that the building has just been demolished), Orem Kmart (no details reported).

Virginia: Norfolk Sears (at least 40 jobs lost),  Midlothian Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lynchburg Sears (84 jobs lost), Fairfax Kmart (no word on how many jobs lost), Christiansburg Sears (59 jobs lost), Norfolk Kmart on East Little Creek Road (77 jobs lost), Manassas Kmart (71 jobs lost), Stafford Sears Hometown, Newport News Kmart (at least 50 jobs lost), recently revealed Wise Kmart (58 jobs lost).

Washington: Walla Walla Sears Full line (in August 2012, it was reported that an independent owner of Sears Hometown stores will open a store in Walla Walla), Lacey Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Kelso Sears (47 jobs lost), Lakewood Kmart (59 jobs lost), Bellingham Sears (92 jobs lost),  Seattle Kmart (85 jobs lost), East Wenatchee Sears (59 jobs lost), Puyallup Kmart (51 jobs lost), Oak Harbor Kmart (about 50 jobs lost), recently revealed Sodo Sears and Sears Auto Center (79 jobs lost).

West Virginia: Oak Hill Kmart (59 jobs lost), Morgantown Kmart (100 jobs lost).

Wisconsin: West Baraboo Sears (at least 40 jobs lost, local village officials say the store generated 3% of local tax collections), Rice Lake Kmart (about 71 jobs lost),  Brookfield Kmart (56 jobs lost), Racine’s Regency Mall Sears (52 jobs lost), Fort Atkinson Kmart (51 jobs lost), Greenfield Kmart (107 jobs lost), Portage Kmart (78 jobs lost) and Hales Corner (129 jobs lost),  Chippewa Falls Kmart (79 jobs lost), Menomonie Kmart (at least 50 jobs lost).

On top of that, Sears Holdings sold stores to General Growth Properties (GGP), of which it has been reported that most of those stores will be closed.

Here’s the list of 11 Sears stores now owned by GGP:

Iowa: Coral Ridge Mall (it’s official the Sears is closing, see above), and Mall of the Bluffs

Texas: The Woodlands Mall (this does not involve the two repair centers being closed by Sears)

Florida: West Oaks Mall

Utah: Fashion Place, and Provo Towne Centre (note the evil British empire way of spelling town & center. Due to a favorable lease agreement the GGP owned Provo Sears will continue to stay open under Sears Holdings management)

Oklahoma: Quail Springs Mall (it’s official, the Sears closed, see above)

Hawaii: Ala Moana Center (closed, see above)

Washington: Bellis Fair Mall (Bellingham store, see above)

Minnesota: Apache Mall  (see update above, GGP will close Sears store by 2014)

Illinois: Market Place Shopping Center (see update above, GGP closing store)

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 27-29 October 2013. Obama kills British empire helicopter company! Bush is Burning in Bankruptcy! The ObamaCare job killer on the loose!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Alabama: In Birmingham, it was announced a Kmart was shutting down.  At least 70 jobs lost.

Arkansas: 87 years old canned and frozen veggie producer, Allens, now bankrupt.  The company survived the Great Depression and Second World War, but has to “reorganize” because of the current economic situation.  What automotive industry recovery? In Heber Springs, France based Saint Jean Industries laid off 300 people!  It was only in 2012 that the automotive sub assembly company said it was expanding ops in Heber Springs.  The suck ass world economy resulted in “a need for fewer employees.”

California: Tax sucker Boeing laid off more employees, this time 80 jobs killed.  In Cerritos, Revcycle laid off 26 employees.  In Riverbank, more layoffs from Silgan Containers, this time 21 jobs lost.  In Northridge, Obama Care kills 138 jobs at the Northridge Hospital Medical Center!  In San Diego, Sony Entertainment laid off 70 people. In Moutain View, Symantec fired one guy.  Obama Care killed 62 jobs with First Medical Management.  In Long Beach, Obama Care killed 704 jobs at the Pacific Hospital!  You love your Obama Care don’t you?

Connecticut: In Newington, Mortensen’s ice cream restaurant shutdown.  The family will focus on wholesale orders only.

Florida: In West Palm Beach, iconic Adam & Eve Architectural Salvage shutdown.  The owner said she is “tired”.

Illinois: In East Saint Louis, the operators of the Katherine Dunham Museum are warning that despite state taxpayer grants they can’t pay their utility bills, and could shutdown.

Kentucky: In Lexington, the 82 years old Miller & Woodward Jewelers shutdown.  The owner wants to retire, and nobody wanted to take over the business.

Louisiana: Once considered the country’s fastest growing health care providers, Schumacher Group is now being cut down by Obama Care.  Originally it had plans to hire 600 new people by 2017, instead it has started laying people off!  At least 42 employees let go in this first round, company officials squarely blame Obama Care: “The Affordable Care Act brings with it the biggest changes in our industry’s history. Additionally, reductions in hospital reimbursements by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies all affect our clients, and thus our company.”-Gary Keller, president

Massachusetts: The Brayton Point Power Station laid off 40 employees.  The coal fired electricity generator will be shutdown in 2017.  Vertex Pharmaceuticals lays off 175 people in the Bay State.  It’s part of a larger layoff of 370 people around the world.  It’s blamed on crashing sales of their hepC drug.  In Attleboro, Hearth ‘n’ Kettle restaurant was shutdown by evil property developers.

Michigan: In Flint, Ohio based Too Big to Jail FirstMerit Bank killed 135 jobs! It’s the result of the takeover of Citizen’s Bank.

Missouri: In Richmound Heights and in University City, EJ’s Shoes shutdown.  The owners will focus on internet sales only.

Nevada: Heli USA Airways is now hella bankrupt.  The British empire owner blames it on the road to his operations being blocked and the federal Obama regime government reneging on a contract!

New Jersey: In Clifton, British empire based GlaxoSmithKline shutting down their dental care products factory.  165 U.S. jobs killed by Red Coats!

New York: Obama Care killing an undisclosed amount of jobs at Glens Falls Hospital.  This after 95 employees already “voluntarily” quit!  One of the biggest international news agencies is now slashing jobs big!  Thomson Reuters killing 4500 jobs in 2014!!!  That’s on top of the 2500 jobs Reuters killed in its fiscal year 2013!  Company officials blamed it on lack of financing from the Too Big to Jail Banks!

North Carolina: A state janitor contractor, Mundy Maintenance, laid off 100 people!  The contract ended.

Pennsylvania: Clarion University destroyed 36 jobs.  It’s blamed on crashing taxpayer funding and student enrollments.  In Royersford, Lucky Lab Tavern shutdown after only two years.  A reason was not given.

South Carolina: In Columbia a Barnes & Noble bookstore shutdown.

Virginia: Burning Bush Day Care & Learning Center now bankrupt.  Daycare center officials refused to comment to news media.

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

Business/Economics, U.S.

Martial Law U.S.A. 2014: U.S. banks now have their own police force, prepping to come to your home or workplace?

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A top 10 U.S. bank, Capital One (who sells itself as being consumer friendly), has a new policy:  Owe us money? Expect a personal visit from our new bill collection police force: “we may contact you in any manner we choose…..at your home and at your place of employment.”

This violates the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights.  A dip schtick lawyer in California told the Los Angeles Times that the 4th Amendment applies only to government law enforcement.  Guess what?  There is no specific mention of government law enforcement in the 4th Amendment, it simply states U.S. citizens shall not be subject to unwarranted searches, period!  (oh, never mind that many cops already violate this Constitutional RIGHT)

Capital One also said they can hide their identity from you: “We may modify or suppress caller ID and similar services and identify ourselves on these services in any manner we choose.”

A Capital One official lied to the Los Angeles Times saying “….some local phone exchanges may display our number differently. This is beyond our control, and we want our cardholders to be aware of that potential occurrence.”

If that’s the case why didn’t they say it that way in their new contract.  The key word in their new contract is “we”, meaning Capital One, not the local phone companies.

 

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 25-26 October 2013. More hobby shops go down! More university cuts! More auto industry layoffs! 500 healthcare workers laid off! Hundreds of attorneys fired!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Internet video game maker, The Playforge, laid off an undisclosed number of employees.  However, the company’s website says “We’re hiring!”

California: Who said internet businesses are thriving? In Los Angeles, SpinMedia laid off about 30 employees, and shutdown eight of their websites.  Company officials say they are no longer making a profit on the internet!

Colorado: The Denver Post laid off six employees.

Florida: Miami based LexisNexis Legal & Professional laid off 205 employees across the U.S.!  It’s blamed on a merger with a marketing company.

Massachusetts: Reports that the Ashland Malt Shop shutdown.  Reports say the owner had to sell out after 25 years of business.

Michigan: In Farmington Hills, Sprint laid off 56 employees.

Minnesota: In Le Sueur, an ALCO grocery store shutdown: “The economy has clearly had an impact on store sales, and we’ve made the very difficult decision to close.”-company statement

Missouri: Officials with Drury University said they laid off less than 10 people, and shutdown 35 open positions. Officials blame it on declining student enrollment.

New Jersey: In Collingswood, Casona restaurant shutdown.  The owner blames it on personal injuries and problems with a business partner.

New York: Long Island College Hospital laid off 500 people!

Pennsylvania: Edinboro University eliminated 30 positions, and warned of more cuts because of “dire straights”.  Officials blame the bad economy for cutting funding and enrollment.  In Pottstown, Weis Market shutdown “due to continuing under-performance”.  35 jobs lost.  In Bloomsburg, Windsor Foods shutdown, 160 jobs lost! This is the same food factory that was scheduled to get $15-million USD in federal taxes to build a flood barrier around the factory.  The catch was that Windsor Foods was supposed to spend $1-million of their own money on the flood prevention project, but they say they don’t have it, so they shutdown.

South Dakota: In Souix Falls, movie entertainment provider to hotels and hospitals, Sonifi, laid off at least 70 people.  It’s blamed on new owners.

Texas: What automotive industry recovery?  More layoffs by Gulf States Toyota. This time 83 jobs lost in Houston.  It’s blamed on “a change in business objectives”.

Virginia: In Salem, reports that tax sucker General Electric laid off about 20 employees.

Washington: Public relations company, Waggener Edstrom, laid off 43 employees. Company officials blame it on changes with their biggest client, Microsoft.

Wisconsin: In Wausau a 50 years old hobby store shutdown.  The owner of Pope’s Hobbyland said it was time he retired.

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

Business/Economics, International, Technology, U.S.

World War 3, East Asian False Flag Front: North Korean rocket made with U.S. electronics!

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Despite international sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), sections of a rocket recovered after its launch, in 2012, revealed it was made with electronic parts from the U.S., United Kingdom and Switzerland!   Is this why leaders of the U.S. and U.K. were so sure the rocket was really a ballistic missile, because they were involved?

This latest news is being leaked by unnamed Republic of Korea (South Korea) officials.  South Korea recovered some of the rocket sections that splashed down in the ocean after the December 2012 launch.  The unnamed RoK officials believe the electronic parts were not covered under U.S. led international sanctions, saying anybody could buy them!

 

Business/Economics

Exceptional Failed State: Sears shuts down 4 years old store! More massive Kmart closings! Customer data stolen! Sears admits to ripping off employees!

15 February 2014 (01:23 UTC-07 Tango)/14 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/26 Bahman 1392/16 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

The Inlet Square Mall, in South Carolina, loses a Kmart.  A 40 years old West Ashely, South Carolina, Kmart shut down.  The property has already been sold off for $10-million USD!  Sears shuts down a Craftsman Experience store in Illinois, after only four years of operations.  Illinois also losing the Galesburg Sears.  Colorado Springs, Colorado, lost another Kmart.  New York losing two more Kmarts.  Wisconsin losing two long time Kmarts in May. Washington losing a 26 years old Kmart in April.  Virginia loses a Newport News Kmart.  Indiana losing their Logansport Sears in May.   Ohio losing a Kmart in May.  In Kentucky, a Cannonsburg Sears will close in May, the Auto Center will close at the end of February.  Two Minnesota Kmarts closing.  One in March, one in May.  New Mexico loses another Kmart.

Officials are reporting that a robber got away with customer’s pharmacy data from a Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, Kmart store. The robbery happened at the beginning of January, and police still haven’t caught the robber!

A Kmart store manager in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, has been arrested in connection with long time money thefts from two Kmarts!  Kmart officials say the manager was falsifying merchandise return and register transaction documents.  Supposedly the arrested manager said he was stealing the money to pay the IRS, and other debts.

Sears has settled a California lawsuit which accuses the company of not paying employees overtime pay.  The total settlement comes to $3.2-million.  Don’t hold your breath for Sears to actually pay that money out.

Here’s the updated list of U.S. Sears/Kmart store closings since the end of 2011:

Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.

Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Anniston Kmart (no word yet on how many jobs lost), Birmingham Eastwood Kmart (70 jobs lost),  Decatur Mall Sears (91 jobs lost).

California:   El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El Monte’s economic development director, said the store manager had lied about what was going on: “The general manager of the store had just indicated to me that they were remodeling.”), two San Diego Sears (at least 80 jobs lost), Pleasant Hill Kmart (more than 50 jobs lost), Torrance Kmart,  Fairfield Kmart (63 jobs lost),  Lampert owned OSH taken over by Lowe’s home improvement in bankruptcy court, at least 17 of 99 stores to be closed down (935 jobs lost!), Rancho Cordova Kmart (97 jobs lost), San Clemente Kmart/Sears/Kmart on Camino de Estrella (58 jobs lost), placed on an official hit list in 2011 the Oceanside Kmart on College Boulevard finally being shut down.

Colorado:  Broomfield Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Glenwood Springs Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lone Tree Sears/Great Indoors, Longmont Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Pueblos’ South Side Kmart (52 jobs lost),  Denver Kmart (number of jobs lost have not been made public at this time, but could be at least 40), recently revealed Colorado Springs Kmart at Powers and Palmer Park boulevards (57 jobs lost).

Connecticut:  Waterbury Big Kmart.

Georgia: Macon Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Buford Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Douglasville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Atlanta Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Columbus Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jonesboro Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Cartersville Kmart (74 jobs lost),  Hiram Kmart (53 jobs lost).

Guam:  Sears Hometown Store.

Florida: Fernandina Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Callaway Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Orange City Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Deland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Stuart Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), West Palm Beach Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Port St. Lucie Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Crystal River Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), New Smyrna Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint Augustine Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Pompano Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost),  Jacksonville Kmart on 5751 Beach Boulevard (71 jobs lost), second Kmart in Jacksonville on 4645 Blanding Boulevard (83 jobs lost), Ocoee Sears (102 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on Airport Boulevard closed in 2011, Pensacola Kmart on Mobile Highway closed in February 2013 (69 jobs lost),  Pensacola Kmart on East 9 Mile Road will close in May (73 jobs lost), Hialeah Kmart (67 jobs lost), Bonita Springs Kmart (67 jobs lost), Mount Dora Kmart (100 jobs lost), Lake Mary Kmart, Panama City Beach Kmart (54 jobs lost), Winter Park Kmart (100 jobs lost).

Hawaii: Honolulu Sears (owned by GGP, 372 jobs lost!!!),  Kauai Sears (41 jobs lost),  Iwilei-Honolulu Kmart for lease (no confirmation of store closing).

Vacant bedroom/bathroom section.

One corner of the half vacant Chubbuck, Idaho, Sears. No official closing announcement was made.

Idaho: Lewiston Sears (at least 60 jobs lost).  No official announcement, but it’s painfully obvious the Chubbuck Pine Ridge Mall Sears going’ down. Or, maybe it’s preps for Shop within a Shop, or one of those domestic spy data storage centers?  On 07 November 2013, GGP sold off the Pine Ridge Mall for a paltry $9 million USD.

Ever since the Kmart bankruptcy, this pad site for sale sign has been seen in the Pocatello, Idaho, Big Kmart parking lot. The Kmart is the only building on the lot.

Ever since the Kmart bankruptcy, this pad site for sale sign has been seen in the Pocatello, Idaho, Big Kmart parking lot. The Kmart is the only building on the lot.

Indiana:  Anderson Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint John Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Indianapolis Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Sears (49 jobs lost), South Anthony Kmart (70 jobs lost), Fort Wayne Kmart on South Anthony Boulevard (70 jobs lost), FairOaks Mall Kmart, recently revealed Logansport Sears (43 jobs lost).

Illinois:  Alton Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Melrose Park Sears parts and repair center (50 jobs lost), Zion Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Lawn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), McHenry Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Peru Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lombard Sears/Great Indoors (at least 40 jobs lost), Fairview Heights Kmart (81 jobs lost), Freeport Kmart (45 jobs lost), Pontiac Kmart (more than 47 jobs lost), Homer Glen Kmart (82 jobs lost), Streator Kmart (45 jobs lost), Lombard Kmart (70 jobs lost), Naperville Kmart (98 jobs lost), Calumet Sears (164 jobs lost), two Sears stores in Grand Crossing area of Chicago (247 jobs lost!), Mount Vernon Sears (68 jobs lost), Moline Sears (at least 60 jobs lost),  Homewood Kmart (185 jobs lost),  Belvidere Kmart (91 jobs lost),  Champaign’s Market Place Mall Sears (56 jobs lost), Sterling Kmart (60 jobs lost), Montgomery Kmart (81 jobs lost), Mattoon Sears (more than 40 jobs lost), Chicago Sears on North State Street (160 jobs lost), recently revealed Chicago Sears Craftsman Experience store, recently revealed Galesburg Sears (46 jobs lost).  58 Chicago area stores up for lease or sale.  By the way, Illinois elected officials gave Sears Holdings/Hoffman Estates a $150 million USD tax break to keep their headquarters in the state.  The tax break was not tied to any promise not to close stores.

Iowa:  Cedar Rapids Kmart on 16th Ave (at least 40 jobs lost), Davenport Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Burlington Kmart (50 jobs lost), Coralville Sears (94 jobs lost, this is a store sold to GGP earlier in the year), Cedar Rapids Kmart on Collins Road NE (56 jobs lost),  Mason City Kmart (50 jobs lost).

Kansas: Lawrence Sears (at least 40 jobs lost).

Kentucky: Middlesboro Sears (in September 2012 the Sears store re-opened under independent ownership, official grand re-opening scheduled for November), Winchester Kmart (back in May, Rankin Paynter bought out what was left of the inventory and gave it to charity), Hazard Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lexington Fayette Mall Sears (114 jobs lost!),  Newport Kmart (81 jobs lost), Cannonsburg Sears and Sears Auto Center (no employee info given).

Maine: Lewiston Sears (60 to 70 jobs lost), Presque Isle Sears (80 jobs lost).

Maryland: Ellicott Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Gaithersburg Sears/Great Indoors, Landover Sears (115 jobs lost).

Massachusetts: North Reading Sears Hardware store closed, lease not renewed.

Michigan: Novi Sears/Great Indoors, Brighton Sears Grand/Essentials,  Harper Woods Sears Full line, Monroe Sears Full line, Adrian Sears Full line, Washington Township Kmart, Chesterfield Kmart, Woodhaven Kmart, Flint Kmart (46 jobs lost), Gaylord Kmart (48 jobs lost), Sterling Kmart (58 jobs lost), Bloomfield Township Kmart and Sears, Bad Axe Kmart (61 jobs lost),  Ypsilanti Township Kmart (83 jobs lost).

Minnesota: Willmar Kmart, Duluth Kmart, New Hope Kmart, White Bear Lake Kmart, Bemidji Kmart, Monticello Kmart, GGP owned Sears Auto Center in the Apache Mall closed (10 jobs lost), the entire Sears store in the Apache Mall being sold off, Fergus Falls Kmart (40 jobs lost), recently revealed Fergus Falls Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), recently revealed Alexandria Kmart (46 jobs lost).

Mississippi: Jackson Sears Full line, McComb Sears Full line, Columbus Sears Full line, Gautier Sears (71 jobs lost), Waveland Gulfport Kmart (32 jobs lost), Pass Road Gulfport Kmart (52 jobs lost),  Pascagoula Sears at the Singing River Mall.

Missouri: Lee’s Summit Sears Grand/Essentials, Saint Louis Sears Full line, High Ridge Kmart (59 jobs lost), Ellisville Kmart (55 jobs lost).

Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).

New Hampshire: Nashau Sears Grand/Essentials, Keene Sears Grand/Essentials,  Portsmouth Kmart (30 jobs lost).

New Jersey:  Lawnside Kmart (about 80 jobs lost), Howell Kmart (57 jobs lost).

New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost), recently revealed Albuquerque Kmart on Central SW (80 jobs lost).

New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost), Colonie Kmart (72 jobs lost),  Fulton Kmart (51 jobs lost), recently revealed Clifton Park Kmart (74 jobs lost), recently revealed Latham Kmart (61 jobs lost).

North Carolina: Cary Kmart (71 jobs lost), High Point Sears, Moorehead Sears, Rocky Mount Sears, Statesville Sears, Durham Kmart (79 jobs lost), Asheville Kmart (53 jobs lost),  West Smithfield Kmart (59 jobs lost), Winston-Salem Kmart (69 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (58 jobs lost), South Ashville Kmart on Hendersonville Road, Raleigh Kmart (88 jobs lost), Garner Kmart, Cleveland County mall Sears (56 jobs lost), Charlotte Kmart (89 jobs lost).

North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).

Ohio: Chagrin Falls Kmart, Springfield Kmart, two Toledo Kmarts, Medina Kmart, Columbus Kmart, Columbus Sears/Great Indoors, Zanesville Sears (67 jobs lost), Trotwood Kmart (71 jobs lost), Austintown Sears auto parts and service on Interstate Boulevard,  London Kmart (no word on number of jobs lost),  Trotwood Sears (67 jobs lost),  Westlake Kmart/Sears (at least 57 jobs lost),  Xenia Kmart (at least 57 jobs lost), recently revealed Norwalk Kmart (52 jobs lost).   Also, Van Wert Sears franchise bought out by Kirk Berryman, owner of Computer & Networking Technologies (CNT), who plans on moving the store to a new location.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Sears (98 jobs lost, GGP owned, GGP wants a $2 million sales tax rebate, claiming it’s needed to offset capital investments needed to bring the space up to the standards for potential new tenants), Shawnee Sears (31 jobs lost).

Oregon: Roseburg Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Tualatin Kmart Center (new property owner from California is tearing everything down for new shopping center, so far no indication the Kmart will be part of the new shopping center), Milwaukie Kmart (61 jobs lost), Coos Bay Kmart (25 jobs lost), Bend Sears (48 jobs lost).

Pennsylvania: Upper Darby Sears Full line, Pottstown Sears Full line, Pittsburgh Kmart, Wilkins Sears, Warminster Kmart (85 jobs lost), Shippensburg Kmart (46 jobs lost), Moon Kmart (143 jobs lost), Bethlehem Township Kmart (62 jobs lost), Philadelphia Gallery Mall Kmart (120 jobs lost), Philadelphia Kmart on Orthodox Street and Castor Avenue (169 jobs lost).

South Carolina: Sumter Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Orangeburg Sears (57 jobs lost), Columbia Kmart on Fort Jackson Boulevard in 2012, Columbia Kmart on Bush River Road in 2009, Columbia Kmart on St Andrews Road (66 jobs lost), Irmo Kmart (no info on how many jobs lost),  both Greenville Kmarts (140 jobs lost between the two),  Mount Pleasant Kmart (43 jobs lost), Harbison Sears & Sears Auto Center in the Columbiana Centre mall (97 jobs lost), Aiken Sears & Sears Auto Center (at least 54 jobs lost), recently revealed Inlet Square Mall Kmart (50 jobs lost), recently revealed West Ashely Kmart (69 jobs lost).

Tennessee: Antioch Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Cleveland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Ridge Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Morristown Sears (about 70 jobs lost), Clinton South Kmart, Franklin CoolSprings Galleria Sears (92 jobs lost), Memphis Hickory Ridge mall Sears (job loss data not revealed), 48 years old Nashville Kmart on Nolensville Pike to close by January 2014 (57 jobs lost).

Texas: Two Sears parts and repair centers closing in The Woodlands (117 jobs lost), rebuild center in Garland (58 jobs lost), Farmers Branch Sears/Great Indoors, Houston Sears Great/Indoors.

Utah:  Orem Kmart (no details reported).

Virginia: Norfolk Sears (at least 40 jobs lost),  Midlothian Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lynchburg Sears (84 jobs lost), Fairfax Kmart (no word on how many jobs lost), Christiansburg Sears (59 jobs lost), Norfolk Kmart on East Little Creek Road (77 jobs lost), Manassas Kmart (71 jobs lost), Stafford Sears Hometown, recently revealed Newport News Kmart (at least 50 jobs lost).

Washington: Walla Walla Sears Full line (in August 2012, it was reported that an independent owner of Sears Hometown stores will open a store in Walla Walla), Lacey Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Kelso Sears (47 jobs lost), Lakewood Kmart (59 jobs lost), Bellingham Sears (92 jobs lost),  Seattle Kmart (85 jobs lost), East Wenatchee Sears (59 jobs lost), Puyallup Kmart (51 jobs lost), recently revealed Oak Harbor Kmart (about 50 jobs lost).

West Virginia: Oak Hill Kmart (59 jobs lost), Morgantown Kmart (100 jobs lost).

Wisconsin: West Baraboo Sears (at least 40 jobs lost, local village officials say the store generated 3% of local tax collections), Rice Lake Kmart (about 71 jobs lost),  Brookfield Kmart (56 jobs lost), Racine’s Regency Mall Sears (52 jobs lost), Fort Atkinson Kmart (51 jobs lost), Greenfield Kmart (107 jobs lost), Portage Kmart (78 jobs lost) and Hales Corner (129 jobs lost), recently revealed Chippewa Falls Kmart (79 jobs lost), recently revealed Menomonie Kmart (at least 50 jobs lost).

On top of that, Sears Holdings sold stores to General Growth Properties (GGP), of which it has been reported that most of those stores will be closed.

Here’s the list of 11 Sears stores now owned by GGP:

Iowa: Coral Ridge Mall (it’s official the Sears is closing, see above), and Mall of the Bluffs

Texas: The Woodlands Mall (this does not involve the two repair centers being closed by Sears)

Florida: West Oaks Mall

Utah: Fashion Place, and Provo Towne Centre (note the evil British empire way of spelling town & center. Due to a favorable lease agreement the GGP owned Provo Sears will continue to stay open under Sears Holdings management)

Oklahoma: Quail Springs Mall (it’s official, the Sears closed, see above)

Hawaii: Ala Moana Center (closed, see above)

Washington: Bellis Fair Mall (Bellingham store, see above)

Minnesota: Apache Mall  (see update above, GGP will close Sears store by 2014)

Illinois: Market Place Shopping Center (see update above, GGP closing store)

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 24 October 2013. More massive mortgage industry layoffs! Dollar store goes down? More ObamaCare job cuts & service cuts to the poor!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

What housing market recovery?  Too Big to Jail Bank of America laid off  3-thousand people in their mortgage division! 1200 were direct BoA employees, the others were contracted employees.

California: The 99 Cents Only Store chain laid off 160 people!  Company officials blamed it on increased competition among dollar stores. In San Clemente, Treasures Discovered antique store shutdown.  The owners said they were forced to sell their business to raise money for treatment for their daughter’s health problems.

Colorado: In Loveland, Anthology Book Company shutdown after 25 years in business.  It was blamed on the bad economy, “just not generating enough revenue to sustain a presence”.

Florida: In Pensacola, after 38 years Addie’s House of Flowers shutdown.

Georgia: Phoebe Putney Health System laid off 124 people! Other jobs will be contracted out. Joel Wernick, president and CEO, blamed Obama Care: “Like other hospitals and health systems throughout the United States, Phoebe is facing a tidal wave of economic change. We’re dealing with an economy and a change in the healthcare industry over which we have limited control.”

Illinois: In West Frankfort, Coleman-Rhoads Furniture shutdown after 33 years in business. The property is now up for sale.

Indiana: The International School of Columbus shutdown. School officials blame the bad economy: “We’ve had to fund raise for the past four years and it’s just a never ending process for charter schools.”-Jonah Sims

Michigan: In Port Huron, tax sucker GMA Cover Corporation shutdown.  It’s blamed on military spending cuts.  175 job lost!

New York: In Albany, DeJohn’s Restaurant & Pub shutdown.  Legends Sports Lounge shutdown.  The owner of the bars said cops were harassing him, forcing him to close two hours before other bars.

Pennsylvania: In Ligonier, Rosary Acres grocery store shutdown.  The owners blame the bad economy: “After two and a half years, we did not make a profit. At some point we had to face reality.”-Rick Adams

Virginia: In Carytown, Moshi Moshi restaurant shutdown. In Woodbridge, Daks Grill shutdown.

Washington: Non-profit Visiting Nurse Home Care ended operations.  150 jobs lost!  It’s blamed on government cuts to funding for the poor: “We were serving the poorest of the poor and there’s just not enough money in those programs to cover our overhead, to provide the administration of the program.”-Barry Meyers

West Virginia: Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races laid off an undisclosed number of employees: “It’s an unfortunate consequence of the economy.”-Al Britton, general manager

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

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 23 October 2013. More major ObamaCare cuts! More greedy propery owners killing mom & pops! More education cuts! More internet companies going down!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

The largest U.S. housing keeping contractor for hotels, Hospitality Staffing Solutions Group, now bankrupt.  Company officials blame the discovery of massive employee verification problems (fraud?) and the bad economy.  6700 jobs affected!

Arizona: The rip off internet based University of Phoenix revealed how many people it will layoff; 500!

California: Another internet based company cutting jobs. SpinMedia laid off an undisclosed number of employees, and officials said the bad economy is affecting even internet business.  In Anaheim, internet lender CashCall warned of 769 layoffs!   It’s blamed on the bad economy and the fact that CashCall has violated laws in several states regarding interest rates.  In Irvine, connectivity chip giant Broadcom laying off 1150 people around the world! The company blames it on their purchase of 4G LTE wireless technology.

Connecticut: In Stratford, Barnum Duckpin bowling lanes shutdown. Management said they were losing money big time, despite spending big bucks totally remodeling the joint!

Indiana: In Muncie, MainStreet Market shutdown. The greedy property owner jacked up the rent.  Major Christian hospital network, Franciscan Alliance, laid off 275 health care workers!  In September the hospital chain laid off 150 health care workers in Illinois!  Hospital officials directly blame Obama Care: “Franciscan Alliance has not been immune to such pressures and has found it necessary to align staffing levels to reflect lower patient volumes and reduced industrywide reimbursements brought on by reforms associated with the Affordable Care Act.”-Kevin Leahy, CEO

Massachusetts: Medical device maker, Boston Scientific, laying off 1500 employees!  Company officials say they have to “restructure” to deal with the bad economy and new Obama Care taxes on medical devices.

Michigan: After 27 years Loafer’s Glory restaurant shutdown.

Missouri: Normandy School District laid off 103 people! Schools to shutdown!  It’s blamed on crashing student enrollment.  Apparently 1-thousand students have transferred to better performing districts! Normandy School District is not accredited. A utility holding company, Ameren Corporation, warned of more layoffs.  Ameren Corp has been laying off employees since 2009!

New Jersey: Too Big to Jail KCG Holdings laid off 30 employees.   It’s blamed on a merger.

Pennsylvania: East Stroudsburg University laid off 30 people. It’s blamed on decreased funding and enrollment. In Philadelphia, Mikey’s American Grill shutdown. The owners of the sports bar blamed the landlord, calling him “toxic”.

Rhode Island: The Providence Journal laid off 11 people, on top of the 16 people who quit.  It’s blamed on crashing sales.

Tennessee: In Memphis, Delta Airlines laid off 126 employees!  This is on top of the 230 job cuts made in June! Company officials blame 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

Business/Economics, U.S.

ObamaCare layoffs part 7: More proof of the big ass Obama lie, 2.5 million people will lose their jobs according to government office!

05 February 2014 (19:04 UTC-07 Tango 04 February 2014)/04 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/16 Bahman 1392/06 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712

I’ve been reporting on the tens of thousand of job losses directly related to Obama Care (Affordable Care Act), now the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) not only acknowledges such job losses but says in the next ten years another 2.5-million U.S. citizens will become unemployed or have their work hours drastically reduced!!!

This is far higher than their original estimate of 800-thousand job losses!  The CBO also said the economy will still be so bad that other sectors of the job market will not be able to provide jobs for all those unemployed and underemployed workers!

This is not just health care workers but workers across all job markets!  The CBO straight up blames new taxes created by Obama Care: “The ACA includes a range of provisions that will take full effect over the next several years and that will influence the supply of and demand for labor through various channels. For example, some provisions will raise effective tax rates on earnings from labor and thus will reduce the amount of labor that some workers choose to supply. In particular, the health insurance subsidies that the act provides
to some people will be phased out as their income
rises—creating an implicit tax on additional earnings—
whereas for other people, the act imposes higher taxes on labor income directly. The ACA also will exert conflicting pressures on the quantity of labor that employers demand, primarily during the next few years.”-Appendix C, Labor Market Effects of the Affordable Care Act: Updated Estimates

“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

ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 6

Obama Care Layoffs 2013, part 5!

ObamaCare Layoffs 2013, part 4!

ObamaCare Layoffs 2013, part 3! 

ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 2!

Obama digs his Lie Hole even deeper!

ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 1: