What oil industry boom? Texas based Digerati Technologies, a phone company, made a big mistake when it bought out several oil drilling service companies in Montana and North Dakota. Now the phone company is bankrupt with $62.5 million USD in debt!

Printer of commercial and educational materials, Ohio based BTPO Hess Holdings, now bankrupt.  Company officials blamed it on overproduction, competition and the bad economy.  They have $100 million in debt, with only $50000 in assets!  And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Mercy Mount Airy Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit.  The Christian health center started back in the late 1800s.  apparently a new center is being built.  I’ve found articles dating back to 2001 that show the hospital has been shutting down various operations for years.

In Massachusetts, the veterinarian emergency clinic, Vetcision, closed down.  The Vet says he will still do house calls.  And the Jordan Hospital closed the third floor of its East Wing.  64 jobs affected.  Hospital officials blamed it on declining customers and the Obama/Romney Affordable Care Act cuts to Medicaid/Medicare.  (the ‘Obama Care’ was co-written by the same guy that wrote Romney’s ‘Romney Care’ when he was gov’na of Massachusetts)

In Georgia, Mitchell Johnson Building Supply ended their 50+ years of “Strong Traditions” by shutting down.  And after almost 50 years, the Rossville Music and Golf store shut down as well.

The Board at Work skate store closed in Maryland.  The owners blamed it on a bad location for their shop, and the weather.

In Connecticut, The Hair Place closed up shop after almost 44 years of business.  The owner blames the landlord, who jacked up the rent and also added fees for customer parking!

After 30 years of business, Cards of Joy and Gifts store shut down in New Hampshire.  The owners said business sucks!

In Texas, Lubbock Power and Light closed their office on 82nd Street.  Utility officials say it was not their fault: “…Lowe’s Supermarket approached LP&L to terminate the property sublease agreement that was entered into in April 2005.  As a result, LP&L had no choice but to terminate our sublease.  After conducting a thorough business case review, LP&L has decided not to pursue another location since transactions at Southwest Branch have declined 43.1% from 2005 to 2013.  Just since 2010, walk in traffic at the Southwest Branch has declined 30%.”-Chris Sims, Lubbock Power and Light   (in other words, the economy sucks!)

And in Utah the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Provo Mormon Deseret Book store.

And the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the 100 years old Wapato Community Presbyterian Church, in Washington.

Japanese printer company, Ricoh, laid off at least 70 people in Portland, Oregon.  Company officials said they had to “integrate certain of its business units”.

Federal government contractor Lockheed Martin, laid off 59 employees at their Suffolk, Virginia facility.  Company officials say the federal government failed to renew a training contract.

The East Ramapo Central School District, in New York, laid off 60 people, despite a $12 million increase in the budget!  Apparently even more employees would have been laid off if the $12 million budget increase failed.

In Florida, 261 people lost their jobs with the Marion County School District!  The district is short $29 million!  It’s blamed on state funding cuts.

In California, Gene Watson Construction laid of 316 people! In San Diego, U.S. Navy contractor US Joiner laid off 37 employees.  Lucasfilm closed down their San Francisco operations and laid off 201 people!  Blame it on George Lucas selling out to Disney!  Also, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art laid off 48 employees.

In New York, Dance New Amsterdam bankrupt.  The people who operate the dance center had to enlist the help of politicians to get the bankruptcy through.  The center has been barley able to pay day to day operating expenses, due to the loss of decreased foundation funding and the loss of a major partner.   And the Albion Public Schools laid off 15 Albion High School teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators, basically the entire staff of the high school.  This after they decided to stop using teaching students and close an elementary school.

The 81 years old restaurant, Pals Cabin, in Wet Orange, New Jersey closed down.  Local news media had asked the owners if the restaurant was closing and the response, every time, was basically NO.  Turns out the owners discovered they can make more money “redeveloping the site”.

In California, after 30 years of business the Presto Magic store in Long Beach now out-o-business.  The store owner blames it on the property owner jacking up the rent.  Reports that a Jack in the Box fast food joint closed in Cathedral City.  In LA, Labcorp-National Genetics Institute laid off 45 employees.  In Rancho Cordova, PennySaver newspaper laid off 43 employees.  In San Jose, Cisco Systems laid off 182 people!  In San Mateo, reports that Mills Health Center will close its 4th floor Senior Health Services operations, 76 people unemployed. In San Diego, the Union Tribune laid off at least ten employees. The newspaper is restructuring.  In Sacramento, the 21 years old 4th Street Bar & Grille closed, the owner blames the bad economy: “…Unfortunately, for me I got the rug pulled out from under me and that is how it goes.”-Ron Fleming

Texas based Highway Technologies finally came out of the job layoff closet.  Company officials finally admitted they are bust and have laid off 740 of their 825 employees, countrywide!  The news was first reported a week ago by Montana news media, but Highway Technologies refused comment.  Montana was hit hard because the road construction company is a major employer in the sparsely populated state.  300 Montanans lost their jobs, with no warning!  Interestingly, Texas news media reported the company notified Texas officials days before the layoffs took place.  Somebodies lying!  In a long winded explanation company officials revealed they had been trying to sell the company off, and basically said their line of operating credit was frozen: “The company had been working to obtain the necessary funding to continue operations and was actively pursuing other alternatives (including sales of assets) to avoid permanently closing its facilities. More specifically, the company anticipated a commitment to finance ongoing operations, as had occurred previously, and attempted to enter into an agreement to sell to a key competitor. Regrettably, the company’s best efforts were unsuccessful. Unforeseeably, financing was denied and the prospective purchaser was not willing to proceed with the sale…..”

In Dallas, Texas, 52 people lost their jobs with Diebold.  It’s part of the corporate realignment.

Chemtura Corp plans as many as 50 layoffs at their Middlebury, Pennsylvania, facility.  In 2007 the chemical company announced they would undergo massive restructuring.

In Michigan, Milan Board of Education will be voting on eliminating at least 12 positions.

In Brownsville, Oregon, the Central Linn Kidco Head Start shut down due to federal funding cuts.

The New Bedford School Department, in Massachusetts, laying off 250 people!  The school had been relying on $11 million USD in federal stimulus money, which expired.  In Lexington, Wild & Woolly yarn store closed after 34 years in business.  The store owner blames it on the property owner jacking up the rent.  In Worcester, Tortilla Sam’s Fresh Mex closed.  After 11 years of operations the owner decided the economy had gotten so bad that it was time to get out of the restaurant business.

In Florida, the Christian God can’t stop the closing of the Saint Mark school.  After 50 years of operations the Catholic school closed due to declining enrollment. And the lease is up on the Cheri Bloom Bridal and Formalwear, and the owner can’t afford to renew it. The sushi restaurant, Bond Street lounge, closed in the Townhouse Hotel, in South Beach. It’s being replaced with a pub.

Georgia based HeritageBank of the South closing its Sylacauga, Alabama, office.  Bank officials said the operating costs of the office were not justified by the revenues coming into the office.

Frank’s Shoe Repair closed down in Illinois.  The owner of the 98 years old store died.

What automotive industry recovery?  Israel/California based electric car battery maker Better Place now bankrupt.   The problem was that the Israeli owners wanted electric car owners to exchange batteries when they needed to be charged, instead of just plugging them into a power source.

Also in California, massive closures and layoffs!  Ralph’s Grocery closed two stores, 104 people unemployed!  Omnicare in Burbank closed down, 62 people unemployed.  NBTY Acquisition closed in Carson, 256 people laid off!  Green Mountain Coffee in Castroville laid off 74 employees.  LA’s Wally’s Wine & Spirits laid off 63 people.  Affymax in Palo Alto laid off 227 people!  Cascade Logistics closed in Tracy, 36 unemployed.

Trucking company YRC Freight, laid off thousands of people across the country, starting back in March, even after Union members spent the last few years accepting massive pay cuts!  Union workers said they were told the cuts in pay would prevent layoffs, obviously they were lied to!  YRC is shutting down dozens of distribution centers (break bulk) and end of line terminals across the U.S.   In Ohio 541 people losing their jobs!  In Missouri 491 people losing their jobs!  183 people laid off in New Jersey!  In Tennessee, the Memphis terminal will be downsized, 175 people could lose their jobs!  In California, 288 people lost their jobs! Those are just the layoffs that got local news media attention.  A March 2013 report out of Missouri pointed out that the YRC website stated they were laying off only 230 people across the country, another lie!   Another report from 2010, revealed that YRC laid off 21000 people worldwide by March 2010!  YRC Freight is restructuring its network of hubs and terminals.

In New York, network broadcaster NBC laid off an undisclosed number of people as their Rock Center show ended.  Also, Alias restaurant closed in New York City.  The owners decided it was time to quit.  After 30 years Pastime Antiques shut down in Southold.  The owners said the need to retire.

The Christian God can’t stop the closing of the 94 years old Saint Stanislaus Christian school, in Nebraska.  Assumption-Guadalupe and Holy Ghost Christian schools were also shut down in the Cornhusker State.

In Michigan, Calvin College laid off 22 employees.  The college is $115 million in debt!  And the Christian God can’t stop 700 layoffs!  Catholic Ascension Health is laying off 350 people at Saint John Providence hospital, and 350 people at four other operating units and seven hospitals throughout Michigan!  Officials with the largest Catholic health care system in the United States blamed it on declining customers and “lower reimbursement from Medicaid and Medicare” caused by the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

Rhode Island’s Lifespan healthcare system laid off 107 employees! They blame a $150 million shortfall on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

The Roseland Hospital in Illinois laid off 68 employees.  Another 47 people will have their workweek reduced by one day.  The hospital is in millions of dollars of debt, and the majority of its customers are low income without insurance, and of course the cuts to Medicaid/Medicare caused by the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act could be the final straw.  Also, Cynthia’s Sweets chocolate shop closed, the owner needed a break.  And the Clipper Ship Gallery closed down, the 70 years old owner blames it on the bad economy.

In Maryland, 50 jobs lost as the Maryland General Hospital shut down its obstetrics and gynecology services. They blame it on declining customers and increasing operating costs.

Despite the oil boom, Trinity Health closed its clinic in Parshall, North Dakota.  It’s blamed on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act, but it could also have something to do with the fact that Trinity Health is being sold to the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

In Virginia, more than 161 employees have been laid off at Southside Virginia Training Center!  More than 200 employees retired early or quit! The institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities got into trouble with the U.S. Department of Justice.  A court deal ordered them to pay up $2.4 billion, and they are also being forced to shut down by 2014.  This mean hundreds more employees will be let go, as of May there were 914 people still working at the training center!  But wait, there’s more!  There are three other Virginia Training Centers that will be closed as well!   Not only are thousands of employees affected so are thousands of families who’ve been relying on the centers to help their disabled loved ones.

Too Big to Jail AIG Advisor Group laid off 40 employees.  They’re consolidating their commissions processing functions.

As many as 200 employees were laid off at the Libbey Glass factory in Shreveport, Louisiana!  Production moved to Mexico.

In Delaware, casino owner Dover Downs says they will have to layoff employees if casino taxes aren’t lowered.  Company officials say they will be forced to layoff “hundreds” of employees.

In Utah, No Place Like Home kitchen and home accessory store closed down.  The store owner says the property owner found a new tenant willing to pay more rent!

Gregg Shoes in North Carolina shut down after 30 years in business.  The owner wanted to retire.  And 103 people out-o-work in Gaston County, as Arrow Home Fashions shut down their factory!

The 54 years old Holiday House restaurant closed down in Florida, because of the bad economy: “We didn’t want to do this, but we had no choice…..Right now, we just can’t make it, with such few customers.”-Willa Cook, co-founder & co-owner

In Norwalk, Connecticut, the 29 years old Sassafras boutique out-o-business.  The owner says the main reason is the bad economy: “There has been a general economic malaise overall. I’ve been instituting cost cutting, but it hasn’t been enough.”-John Deorio, owner

Deorio also warned that other local businesses were on the verge of closing: “I told them [other local business owners] that I was closing due to the difficulty in continuing the business, but I was preaching to the choir.”

In Utah a British Empire owned mining company, Kennecott, laid off 100 employees!  More layoffs are planned.  It’s blamed on a major landslide at the Bingham Canyon Mine, and the price of copper doesn’t justify the expense of clearing the landslide.

In Saint Louis, Missouri, non-profit Lighthouse for the Blind medical packaging company laid off 24 employees.  85% of its business comes from the federal government, specifically the Department of Defense, and those contracts are being cut.

In Oklahoma, the Christian God can’t stop 210 layoffs at the non-profit health care organization known as Saint John Health System!  Governor Mary Fallin is being blamed for refusing to expand Medicaid coverage, and they also blame the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act cuts to Medicare/Medicaid.

The McCready Memorial Hospital/Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Delaware, laid off 18 employees, and turned five full time jobs into part time jobs. It’s blamed on declining customers.

In Connecticut, the Christian God can’t stop an undisclosed amount of layoffs at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center!  It’s blamed on the Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Act!

Want to burn your body fat with a laser?  Too late, the Texas company that sold such a device, Primcogent Solutions, now bankrupt.  Company officials said they were supposed to making money off licensing the use of the fat burning laser, but their investigations showed that the laser was a money losing operation.

Kansas based Cessna Aircraft lays off more employees. One month after offering voluntary buyouts to employees, Cessna officials say they will begin laying off an undisclosed number of employees.  Company officials blame crashing sales on the bad economy.

The Yeager Airport, in West Virginia, could layoff up to four employees, and eliminate three other positions.  It’s blamed on declining customers, and the loss of a route to Florida.

In Michigan, one week after announcing that 70 employees would be let go, Ann Arbor Board of Education gave the axe to 233 teachers!  The school district is short $8.67 million USD!

The Hattiesburg Public School District, in Mississippi, wants to layoff 20 teachers. They’re short $1.8 million!

In Pennsylvania, the state auditor general’s office laid off 67 employees.  The state office is short several million dollars, and they blame it on the governor.  A major east coast convenience store supplier, Cooper-Booth Wholesale, now bankrupt.  Apparently the federal government seized their bank accounts in connection to illegal cigarette smuggling.  In the Germantown section of Philadelphia, the NewCourtland nursing school closed after only three years of operations!  NewCourtland opened the school to provide nurses for its nursing homes operations, but then turned around and sold them off! And 56 employees with the Reading School District could lose their jobs.  The district is short $12 million, and apparently most people didn’t know it: “There’s a train wreck ready to happen, and the school district and the public need to hear it.”-Robert Peters, district CFO

The Elmbrook School District laying off 30 employees in Wisconsin.  It’s blamed on declining student enrollment and reduced government funding.

New York based flash sales website Totsy shutting down(?), after laying off all 83 employees! The company targets eco-freindly moms. Reports say the company burned through investors money as fast as they got it.  It also appears that flash sales websites were just a short lived fad.

In California, 115 years old Clifford’s Jewelry shut down in Chico! The owners wanted to retire, and apparently nobody in the family wanted to continue the business.  Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) closed down in Fountain Valley.  The Sears owned Hardware chain went bankrupt in June. The latest news is that Lowe’s might buy OSH from Sears.

And another Office Depot in Virginia bites the dust!

Another cafe closed in Maine, this time the Coffee Pot Cafe in Lincoln.  The owner blames the bad economy.

In South Carolina, Fred’s retail store closed down in Columbia. It’s the third store to close in the city this year. Since 2008 the company has been shutting down underperforming stores, due to the bad economy.

21 people became unemployed when the 45 years old Bienville Club closed down in Mobile, Alabama.  The owner blamed it on declining customers and increasing rent.  He says the property owner more than doubled the rent!

In Ohio, apparently the privately run children’s social program provider, Children’s Connection, shut down in Mount Vernon. And John Q’s Steakhouse closed in Cleveland. It was originally one of the first Stouffers Restaurants.  The owner wants to retire.

No more Gotham Tavern in Portland, Oregon.

In Hawaii, the Da Kitchen shut down in Honolulu, after only three years in business.  The restaurant owners did not like what the property owners wanted for rent.