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Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 13-15 September 2013. Even more Obama Care layoffs! Social Security shut downs!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

National Public Radio laid off more employees.  This time 80 jobs lost.  It’s blamed on lack of funding.

California:  Japan based Sony laid off 70 people at their Online Entertainment HQ in San Diego.  Also in San Diego, Novatel Wireless laid off 80 people in California, Texas and Canada.  In Elk Grove, Mexico based Bimbo Bakeries shut down.  Company officials said the bakery was not competitive.  In Mountain View, Google laid off 80 employees.  In Milpitas, Lifescan laid off 76 people.  In Modesto, Memorial Medical Center laid off two people.

Connecticut: Government tax sucker Sikorsky laid off 200 people!  Company officials blamed increased competition and decreased government spending.  Too Big to Jail Webster Bank closed 30 offices across four states!  It’s part of their 20 year restructuring plan.

Florida: In Miami, Royal Caribbean cruise line laid off 100 people!  Company officials said they needed to restructure.

Georgia: Emmery Healthcare lays off 101 employees!  Local TV news interviewed an unnamed former employee who blamed Obamacare: “The saddest part is when during the announcement we were told our job loss is due to the new Affordable Care Act!”

Kansas: In Pittsburg, the federal Social Security office shut down!  It affects six counties.  It’s blamed on reduced operational funding.

Maine: In Bangor, 99 Restaurant shut down.  The owner said the age and location of the building his restaurant was in was not worth the rent.

Massachusetts: In Salem, after 80 years in business Bernard’s Jewelers shut down.  The owners said they need to retire.  In Amherst, Annie’s Garden & Gift Store closed down.  The owner blamed the bad economy.  In Hudson, computer chip maker Intel announced they will kill 700 jobs by the end of 2014!

New Jersey: The second largest private employer in the state, Barnabas Health, warned of huge layoffs due to Obama Care.  Company officials said Obama Care will cost hospitals $4.5 billion USD just through reduced Medicare funding.

New York: In New York City, law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel laying off employees through voluntary buyouts.  In Waterville the only grocery store in town, Food King, shut down.  The manager told local news media that they just couldn’t stay ahead of their rising operating costs.

Ohio: In Delphos, Reser’s Fine Foods closed down, 104 people out-o-work!

Oregon: In Tigard, Too Big to Jail Capital One laid off 66 call center employees.

Pennsylvania: In Allentown, the Pennsylvania School of Business shut down!  It’s blamed on loss of grants and other reduced funding.

Tennessee: What automotive industry recovery? In Loudon, after 30 years in operation car muffler maker Maremont shut down, laying off 150 workers!  In Adamsville, Masco Bath shut down.  216 jobs lost!

Utah: The Salt Lake Tribune laid off 19 employees.

Washington: Taiwan based smart phone maker, HTC, laid off at least 30 employees.

Washington DC: Law firm and lobby group, Arent Fox, laid off 20 people.

Wisconsin: In Milwaukee, the maker of large mining equipment, Joy Global, laid off 200 employees!  Company officials blame it on crashing international demand.

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

All home postal deliveries to stop by 2019! 8-thousand job cuts! Who said the Queen of England was just a figure head?

12 December 2013 (10:38 UTC-07 Tango)/08 Safar 1435/21 Azar 1392/10 Jia-Zi (11th month) 4711

The evil British empire country of Canada just announced that all home postal deliveries will stop by 2019.  People will have to pick up their mail at centralized locations (such as cluster boxes).

Canada Post Corporation (aka Canada Post) is a tool of the evil Queen of England.  It is part of the royal Crown Corporations of the monarchical Commonwealth (empire).  In Australia, Crown Corporations are called Government Business Enterprise (GBE).

Canada Post also said 8-thousand employees will be rendered unemployed by 2019!

The shift to centralized mail pick up might not be that bad for Canadian postal customers, according to reports only one third of Canadians get their mail delivered to their homes.  However, representatives of old Canadians (elderly) who still live in their own homes have pointed out that they have no way of getting to any centralized mail pickup point.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (also a Crown Corporation) said this could be the “nail in the coffin for Canada Post”.

The empire country of New Zealand recently announced major cuts to their postal system.

Business/Economics, International

Uruguay pisses off United Nations, makes Marijuana legal! Is this a False Flag to justify a U.S. led, UN backed invasion?

12 December 2013 (17:17 UTC-07 Tango 11 December 2013)/08 Safar 1435/21 Azar 1392/10 Jia-Zi (11th month) 4711

On the grounds of fighting fire with fire, the government of Uruguay has officially declared Marijuana legal, and the government as the only official source!

According to various surveys there isn’t actually a majority of support for the new law in Uruguay, but the law is being promoted as a way to destroy violent drug lords.

People over the age of 18 years can buy 1.4 ounces per month from government sponsored pharmacies.  If you want to grow your own you must register with the government.  Marijuana smoking clubs consisting of up to 45 people can be formed.

But this has the United Nations upset, because it violates an anti-Marijuana international law, which previous Uruguayan governments have signed on to.

So what now?  Is the UN going to ask the United States to lead an invasion against the now illegal country of Uruguay?

I wonder how many U.S. DEA agents, or evil British empire SIS (MI-6) agents make up the violent drug lord’s gangs?

Business/Economics, U.S.

Food Crisis: Dumb American industrial farmers still forcing unhealthy anti-biotics into animals! Only making people sicker, is this a False Flag to kill us off?

11 December 2013 (14:30 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Safar 1435/20 Azar 1392/09 Jia-Zi (11th month) 4711

“Antibiotic use in animals is out of hand! We feed antibiotics to sick animals, which is completely appropriate, but we also put antibiotics in their feed and in their water to help them grow faster and to compensate for unhygienic conditions. If you have to keep the animals healthy with drugs, I would argue you need to re-examine the system.”-Gail Hansen, Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming

Despite decades of studies that show the use of anti-biotics in farm animals is not only bad for their health, but bad for us humans as well, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) reports that farmers are still abusing the use of  anti-biotics on animals!

Overuse of anti-biotics results in stronger germs that can kill us!

The FDA is so upset that it plans to outlaw certain anti-biotics.  This is based on the FDA’s earlier study (released in April) which showed massive drug use on animals we eat: 81% of ground Turkey meat contaminated with anti-biotic resistance bacteria!  69% of pork (Pig) chops contaminated!  55% of ground Cow (beef) meat contaminated!   39% of chicken contaminated!

In 2011, farmers used 29.9 million pounds of anti-biotics on the animals we eat.  Compare that to the 7.7 million pounds of anti-biotics used by humans to fight infections! Why such a disparity, especially when most of those farm animals are not sick?

Hello farmers, what are you doing?!

Business/Economics, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 12 September 2013. Entire school district to shutdown? Big Churches laying off staff! Obama Care killing Christian hospitals! Thousands laid off in one day!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Alaska: In Kodiak, a Blockbuster video rental store closed down.  It’s part of plans to shut down all U.S. Blockbuster stores.

California: In Santa Rosa, optical communications company JDSU Uniphase laid off 126 employees!

Colorado:  In Colorado Springs, the Christian God doesn’t feel like stopping the layoffs of 69 of ‘His/Hers’ employees!  Focus on the Family ministry laying off 40 people, and NavPress (publishing arm of The Navigators ministry) laid off 29 people.  Both ministries said more layoffs could be in the works as their revenues are crashing.

Florida: PSS World Medical laid off 124 people!  It’s blamed on a merger with McKesson Group.

Georgia: Savannah River Remedi­ation laid off 465 people!  The operation manages the U.S. Department of Energy’s radioactive waste site as well as the Defense Waste Processing Facility.  The layoffs are blamed on federal funding cuts.

Indiana:  Indiana University Health eliminating 800 positions through layoffs and forced early retirement!  This is on top of jobs cuts made last school year.  It’s partly blamed on “declining reimbursement rates” caused by Obama Care (ACA).

Kansas: In Wichita, Spirit AeroSystems laying off additional 150 people!  The company laid off 350 people back in July!  They are also asking employees to retire early.  This is strange because local news reports say the company is advertising for hundreds of available positions due to “record demand”.  The company builds major sub-assemblies for aircraft industry giants like Boeing.

Maryland: In Canton, the Bay Cafe being sold off.  The longtime owner hasn’t been able to pay his rent or taxes, he says there is no way the economy has recovered: “Business has been horrible!”-David Naumann

Missouri: The Normandy School District warning of layoffs, and even shut down? The school district lost its accreditation, and so far 449 students have transferred to other school districts.  Those districts are now billing Normandy at least $424-thousand USD for the transfers, which could be the nail in the coffin for Normandy.

New Jersey: Community Medical Center warns of another major round of layoffs.  Hospital officials partly blame Obama Care for “rapidly shifting” the business environment.

New Mexico:  The Christian God won’t stop Obama Care from killing 44 jobs at the Taos Health Systems’ Holy Cross Hospital: “Given the changes in reimbursement and our losses of the last few years this becomes a bit tenuous.”-Peter Hofstetter, CEO.

New York: In Syracuse, France based (U.S. HQ in Texas) GDF SUEZ Energy North America ended operations, 24 people unemployed.

Oklahoma: Natural gas giant, Chesapeake Energy, laying off 2-thousand people! Company officials say they have to “reorganize”.

Washington: In Redmond, Pacific Music store closed down, for good?  The store was forced to move from a better location, because city officials wanted the property for condos!  Store owners say being forced to move to a lesser location along with the bad economy did them in.  In Liberty Lake, utility meter maker Itron laying off 750 people!  This despite the fact that Itron won a contract to supply India with hundreds of thousands of utility meters.

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 11 September 2013. Thousands more laid off in one day! More Obama Care hospital shut downs? More greedy landlords!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs.

Too Big to Jail Citigroup announced it will layoff 2-thousand 2-hundred more of its own evil minions!  They blame it own declining demand in home loans.  That’s what you get for robo-signing my perfect credit into the shitter, you SOBs!

Alabama: In Courtland, International Paper shut down one of their paper mills.  1-thousand 1-hundred people out-o-work!  Company officials blame crashing demand for paper.

Arkansas: In Little Rock, Arkansas Heart Hospital eliminated an undisclosed amount of jobs.  Rumors say at least 50 people were axed.

California:  Just one day after announcing that six evil British empire owned Fresh & Easy grocery stores would close, an announcement that another 50 will close!  The 50 stores being closed are those that were not taken over by evil Mitt Romney style vulture capitalist Yucaipa Companies.  Yucaipa owner, Ron Burkle, claims he will actually expand those Fresh & Easy stores he bought from Tesco.

Florida: What housing market recovery? In Kissimmee, landscaper Proscape laid off 127 employees! It’s blamed on the loss of a major housing contract.

Hawaii: The Kona Village Resort laid off the last of its employees.  The resort was heavily damaged by the 11 March 2011 tsunami from Japan, and the contractor that was hired to do repairs walked away from the job.

Illinois: The Chicago Transit Authority laying off 149 people!  It’s blamed on crashing revenues.  It’s also because CTA is about to implement a new payment system.  In Frankfort, Dan McGee Restaurant shut down.

Kansas: PostRock Energy laid off 17 people.  The natural gas company is being “reorganized”.

Michigan: In Lansing, reports that Sparrow Hospital is laying off employees.  In Port Huron, ITW moving ops to other states.  50 employees affected.

New Mexico:  In Albuquerque, after “30 years of blood, sweat and tears down here” Nick’s Crossroads Cafe shut down.  The owner said it was ’bout time he retired!

New York: In East Syracuse, after 50 years in business Sacks department store closed down.  In Brooklyn, Central Laundry Service shut down, 207 people unemployed!

Pennsylvania: Edinboro University warned that at least 40 jobs could be eliminated.  Courses will also be cut.  They blame declining student enrollment and state funding.  In West Chester, Bella & Betty gift store shut down.  Store owners blame the greedy landlord!  After 125 years of hoity toityness, the landmark Pottsville Club shut down.  It’s blamed on the loss of 500 members since 1998, and 100 of those just since 2012!  The club is being foreclosed by Too Big to Jail banks.

Texas: In Houston, a Landry’s Seafood restaurant closed.  The greedy property owner revoked the lease, so all the buildings can be torn down for new retail shops!

Virginia: The Roanoke Times reported they laid off 31 employees. It’s blamed on declining sales.

West Virginia:  Patriot Coal shutting down their Logan County mines.  250 employees affected!  Logan County officials fear it could kill off the local 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.

Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 10 September 2013. Temp agencies shutting down! Thousands laid off in one day! What housing market recovery? Of course, more Obama Care cuts! British empire strikes again?

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs.

Too Big to Jail Bank of America announced more layoffs.  This time 2-thousand 1-hundred evil bank minions will become unemployed!  Bank officials blame it on declining demand for home loans.  I wonder, why?

Blackberry announced more layoffs are in the works, as its sales continue to crash.

California: Six evil British empire owned Fresh & Easy grocery stores closed in Sacramento and Modesto.  It’s connected to British empire Tesco’s sale of Fresh & Easy to evil Mitt Romney style vulture capitalist Yucaipa Companies.

Florida: In Bradenton, Jo-Ann Fabrics shut down.  Local news media suspect the reason is stiff competition from Hobby Lobby.

Illinois: In Roselle, after 56 years in operation the Pik Kwik grocery store closed for good.  The greedy property owner sold the building out from under the grocery store operators!

Indiana: For the first time in its 80 years history, Smithville Telephone Company laid off 45 employees. Officials blamed the economy and the federal government: “Significant consumer market changes and expected changes in federal regulatory issues have led Smithville to realize that it must strategically change before market dynamics force uncontrolled change.”-Darby McCarty, CEO

Iowa: Evil British empire Canadian based Aviva insurance company announced they will make at least 326 U.S. residents unemployed!  It’s blamed on a buyout by evil Mitt Romney style vulture capitalist Apollo Global Management.  Apollo is based in New York City, and is behind the demise of many U.S. businesses since the late 1990s.

Kentucky: The Midway College announced more layoffs are in the works.  They’ve already laid of 16 people at the end of the Spring semester, and they stopped making contributions to employee retirement fund.  It’s blamed on a 16% decline in student enrollment.

 Maryland:  In Baltimore, City Homes now bankrupt after getting hit with massive lawsuits over the use of illegal led (sic, lead) paint in their apartments.  Apparently at least 300 apartment units were painted with paint containing toxic led.

Michigan: In Grand Rapids, Tree Huggers ‘green’ grocery store done in by bad economy: “The reality is that we’re just not doing as well as we need to in order to cover the costs of operating the business.”-Angela Topp, owner

Minnesota:  In Duluth, Kemps closed down their milk factory.  38 jobs lost.  It’s blamed on crashing sales.

Mississippi:  Just one day after announcing bankruptcy, Missouri based Furniture Brands International confirmed that 1451 Mississippians are losing their jobs as a result!

Missouri: In Olivette, Yellow Pages laid off 73 employees.  Yellow Pages already laid off 120 people in Georgia.  It’s blamed on evil Mitt Romney style vulture capitalist Cerberus Capital Management.

New York:  Swiss based Adecco Group shut down their temp/employment agency in Gates. 75 jobs lost.  It’s blamed on declining demands for temp workers! In Hopewell Junction, International Business Machines (IBM) laid off 369 people!

North Carolina: In Asheboro, Randolph Hospital laid off 66 people.  Hospital officials blame the state of North Carolina for effectively cutting Medicaid funding, as well as cuts caused by Obama Care.  In Fletcher, Earth Fare organic grocery store shut down its distribution center.  25 jobs lost.

Pennsylvania: In Farmington the latest casino, Luck Lady, is not so lucky and is losing money and laid off 70 employees.  Casino managers blame the bad economy.

Virginia: In Richmond, Too Big to Jail SunTrust Bank laid off 100 employees!   Bank officials blame it on a crash in demand for home refi loans.

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 07-09 September 2013. More Obama Care layoffs! Taxpayers ripped off! Natonal Guard shutting down? More greedy property owners shuttting down businesses!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs.

California:  In the largest layoff ever for Contra Costa County, John Muir Health selling all its outpatient laboratories.  More than 700 people could be unemployed by Xmas! Company officials say that in the changing health care environment (brought on in part by Obama Care) they can no longer compete.  Computer software company Intuit laid off 132 people across the Golden State!

Colorado: A Office Depot near the Chapel Hills Mall shut down.

Connecticut: In Branford, Blakeslee Prestress laid off 50 employees.  City officials were told it was because of the bad economy: “They make their product on an as-needed basis and they simply didn’t have enough demand at this point.”-Anthony DaRos

Georgia:  In Woodstock, Ingles Market grocery store shutdown after 20 years in business.  Company officials would not comment to local news media.

Indiana:  State Army National Guard training base Camp Atterbury facing shut down?  A tax sucking private contractor, Strategic Resources, announced they were laying off 200 employees working at Camp Atterbury!  It’s blamed on “mission shift”.  In Bloomington, General Electric (GE) laid off 160 employees!  GE blames it on crashing kitchen appliance sales.

Maryland: In Largo, Comcast cable TV provider laid off 145 people!

Minnesota: In Stillwater, This Love Mine antique shop closed for good.  The owners had tried many things to stay in business, but when the economy sucks what can you do except blame your Christian God: “…economic conditions and personal physical challenges are compelling us to throw in the towel. We believe God’s will for us is to move onto the next journey.”-Steve Reeser, co-owner

Mississippi: In Ocean Springs, hot pink Jocelyns Restaurant closed down after 31 years in business.  The surviving 82 years old owner needs to retire and write a book about “…what it’s like to raise a family of six, educate them and try to run a restaurant.”-Jocelyn Mayfield

Missouri: Furniture Brands International now bankrupt.  All assets being sold off.

New York: In Derby, supplier of MLB baseball hats, New Era Company, laying off 75 workers.  In Hauppage, after 42 years in business Jade Garden restaurant shut down.  The restaurant manager blamed the greedy property owner.  And after only nine years Niagara Ceramics shut down.  110 jobs lost!  Company official told state Labor Department officials that there was no way the economy has recovered, because their sales crashed and never came back!  Niagara Ceramics started business in 2004 with at least 240 employees, but began bleeding jobs in 2007.  In Albion, Too Big to Jail JP Morgan Chase shut down their massive office, 412 evil banking minions laid off!  In Lake Grove, the Lake Grove School was closed, 99 jobs lost.

North Carolina:  WakeMed shut down two nursing homes.  197 people unemployed!  WakeMed is expected to loss $15-million USD for its fiscal year 2013.

Ohio:  In Marion, Jack’s Pawn Shop shut down.  The shop owners were known to help out people in need, the shop closure is blamed on a death in the family.  In Dayton, CompuNet closed down their InterMed Patient Service Center.

Texas:  What housing market recovery?  In San Antonio, major cabinet maker Cardell shut down without warning.  900 jobs lost!  Attorneys for the company blame the still crashing housing market.  The company is also mired in $45-million worth of debt and was just hit with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of OSHA fines.  In Fort Worth, Barnes & Nobel closed down two book stores.  Company official David Deason blamed the bad economy and greedy property owners: “….the sales generated at the store are not at a level that will support keeping the store open…….the owners of the property have communicated that they are committed to breaking the store up into smaller spaces for other retailers that will pay rents in excess of what we can afford. We had hoped that we could find a way to keep the store open, but there just was not interest from the property owner in this case.”

South Dakota: In Deadwood, landmark Miss Kitty’s shutting down.  Miss Kitty’s includes two restaurants and a casino.  The establishment has been up for sale for the past four years, since the owner died. However, it looks like the hiers are tired of waiting for a buyer to come along. City mayor Chuck Turbiville said the closure was “…news to me.”

Washington:  Pierce County laid off six people in their expensive new prison, and warned of many more layoffs to come.  Taxpayers recently approved an increase to the local sales tax, for the express purpose of preventing layoffs.  Now many are wondering what’s happened to the funding.

Wisconsin:  In Oshkosh, tax sucking Axle-Tech laid off 65 people. The company makes axles for military vehicles.  In West Salem, 85 years old Maple Grove Country Club shut down.

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 05-06 September 2013. Yep, more Obama Care layoffs & hospital shut downs! More grocery stores shutting down!

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs.

The provider of internet service to hotels, iBAHN, now bankrupt.  This follows two years of revenue losses and numerous patent infringement cases brought against it.

Xerox began furloughing U.S. employees.  Employees will be randomly furloughed for a week at a time, unpaid.  Xerox officials say it’s the only way they can avoid permanent layoffs.

Alabama: Madison County laid off at least three county inspectors.  It’s blamed on crashing tax revenues, which of course is the result of the bad economy.  In Cullman, Food World closed down.  The greedy landlord did not want to renew the lease.

California: In Tipton, Mozzarella Fresca shut down their factory, 144 people now unemployed!  In Universal City, Live Nation Entertainment shut down, 506 people now unemployed!  In San Francisco, legal drugs pusher Rigel laid off 30 people.  The company ended its asthma drug efforts after its drug failed Phase 2 testing.  Also, Rigel’s new arthritis drug did not meet Phase 2B expectations.

Connecticut: Lawrence + Memorial Hospital laid off 33 employees.  This is the third layoff announcement since November 2012.  It’s blamed on Obama Care’s reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments. Union officials don’t buy that excuse: “My people are very upset. They are the least paid workers, and we’ve been taking the brunt of the layoffs.  Senior management has not offered to take a pay cut or furlough days to fix the budget, and they have not responded to our offer to sit down and figure something out.”-Harry Rodriguez, health care workers union

Florida: The golden arches aren’t worth enough to keep a 20 years old Fort Myers Beach McDonald’s from shutting down.  Reports say the lease was not renewed, although the restaurant does have some really bad reviews from customers.

Illinois: Petroleum and coal products manufacturer, Oxbow Midwest Calcining, laid off 66 employees, permanently.  No reason was given in the WARN filing.

Massachusetts: Mitt Romney’s poster child continues to layoff employees, this time at their own HQ.  Staples laid off an undisclosed number of mangers in “leadership” positions.  Another video game maker laying off employees. Irrational Games laid off eight people.

Maryland: Peninsula Regional Medical Center shut down its transitional care unit.  43 jobs lost.  Hospital officials had a warning; their current layoffs are not directly the result of Obama Care, but more layoffs are expected as soon as they figure out how much money they are going to lose because of Obama Care: “It would be premature at this point to give you an idea of how many positions may or may not be lost organizationally.  Will that occur?  It probably will but it is such a fluid situation right now that it would be premature to have that discussion and try and speculate on what may be involved.”-Roger Follebout, PRMC

Michigan: In Muskegon Heights, the Plumb’s grocery store closed down.  Despite the fact that it was the city’s only grocery store, after more than ten years of trying to keep it alive it finally died.  Company officials say the economy has been bad for way longer than 2008/09: “The experience has been that we have been consistently losing more and more money.  We cannot continue to afford to subsidize the Muskegon Heights store as we have been for the past 15 years.”-Jim Nader, president

Mississippi: In Gulfport, tax sucking Huntington Ingalls shutting down their shipyard.  427 people out-o-work! The company lost a major contract with the USN.

Missouri:  Patriot Coal bankrupt, and now a federal judge is allowing major restructuring, which will affect pay and benefits for employees.  In Saint Joseph, WireCo World Group laid off at least 21 people.  Company officials are cutting production due to crashing sales.  Sales are so bad their warehouse is still full of products waiting to be sold.

New Jersey: In Atlantic city, three casinos layoff 315 people!  The casinos are the Revel Casino Hotel, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino on the Boardwalk.  It’s blamed on everything from the bad economy to unionized employees.  In South Brunswick, a Super Stop & Shop grocery store on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction, closed down.  Company officials said they had too many grocery stores in the area.   In Edgewater Park, three Pathmark grocery stores closed down.  Some of the stores are more than 30 years old.  Pathmark’s parent company, A&P, refused to give local news media a reason for the closings.  355 jobs lost!

New York: In NYC, mental health care provider MHN Services shut down.  27 people laid off.

North Carolina: The Kinston Charter Academy closed without warning, leaving parents scrambling to find a new school for their kids. The school’s principal said the school was out-o-money.  59 jobs lost.  Pungo Vidant Hospital shutdown!  Executives with parent company Vidant Health System say it’s because North Carolina is not expanding Medicaid under Obama Care.  About 100 jobs lost!  “We have to consider the financial challenges to keeping small hospitals open. North Carolina decided not to go for Medicaid expansion. Some of the money that was coming to North Carolina hospitals to provide care for indigent patients will no longer be coming. We have to make difficult decisions every day about how we can make care more affordable, efficient and effective, not just for people who can afford to pay for their care, but also for those who cannot afford to pay for their care.”-David Herman, CEO

Ohio: In Harpersfield Township, tax sucker HDT Global laid off 12 employees.  HDT makes stuff for the U.S. military.  Company officials said the layoffs were the result of declining sales.

Oklahoma: In Sapulpa, Verallia North America laid off an undisclosed number of workers at its 100 years old glass factory.  It’s blamed on the bad economy.

Pennsylvania: In Fayette County, Evil British empire U.S. tax sucking BAE Systems shutting down their armored vehicle recondition factory. 78 employees and 35 contractors affected.

South Carolina: In Myrtle Beach, Tommy Bahama Restaurant shut down.  Company officials kept the attached retail clothing store open, saying the restaurant was losing money but their Tommy Bahama clothing brand was selling well.

Vermont: In Williston, tax sucker General Dynamics laid off 35 people, as part of management/administrative consolidation plans.

Virginia: In Radford, 250 people lost their jobs with metals manufacturer Grede!  Company officials blamed the bad economy for crashing sales.  In Annandale, Healthway Natural Foods shut down, after more than 30 years in business.  In Richmond, Perly’s Restaurant closed after 50 years in business!  The owner, who is known for helping out homeless people, blames the economy: “Perly’s has hit a rough patch. I am hoping to sort it out but must close for now.”-Gray Wyatt’s hand written note taped to restaurant door

West Virginia: In Valley Grove, West Point Products Acquisition laid off 79 employees.

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, U.S.

Exceptional Failed State: Sears Canada to be gutted? Sears to close more U.S. stores in 2014! Crashing sales caused by closing stores!!!

25 November 2013 (11:13 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Muharram 1435/04 Azar 1392/23 Gui-Hai (10th month) 4711

“Eddie Lampert has milked Sears Canada for years — and now he’s looking to gut the company for good.”-New York Post, 24 November 2013

“When legitimate companies sell assets, they reinvest by paying down debt or using the funds to invest in the business. What’s Eddie Lampert doing? Putting the money in his pocket. If anybody harbors the illusion that this guy has any capability or intent of running this company anyplace but into the ground, he’ll lose that illusion real fast.”-Mark Cohen, Columbia Business School and former CEO of Sears Canada

The New York Post claims they have insider info that says Eddie Lampert is going to shut down the 61 years old Sears Canada.  Most of Sears Canada will be sold off (some stores will be bought by Walmart and Target) , then bankruptcy will be declared.

Just days prior, Reuters reported that Eddie Lampert said sales in the U.S. were still so bad that he was going to close more Sears and Kmart stores in 2014: “I would have seen the tide turning by now.  It hasn’t turned yet.”

This news comes as Sears Holdings reported a $534-million USD loss for its 3rd quarter 2013.  Ironically the Sears Holdings report actually blames store closings for its crashing revenues: “The revenue decrease was primarily due to the effect of having fewer Kmart and Sears Full-line stores in operation…..”-Sears Holdings, Third Quarter Revenues and Comparable Store Sales

So the “primary cause” of revenue loss is because they’ve closed more than 300 stores since 2010, and Eddie Lampert’s plan of action for 2014 is to close more stores?  Maybe the New York Post is right.

In Georgia, the 22 years old Kmart in Hiram will close in mid-January 2014.

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).

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).

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), recently revealed 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).

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

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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).

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).  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).

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!).

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.

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).

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.

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).

Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).

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

North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).

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

New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost).

New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost), Colonie Kmart (72 jobs lost),  Fulton Kmart (51 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).   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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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)