Drug maker, Eli Lilly, to layoff 1000 people in Indiana!  They blame crashing sales.

In New York, Tetra Tech in Schuylerville laid off an undisclosed number of people.  Xerox owned student loan processing plant, ACS, will close in August.  149 people out-o-work!  Pizza Box restaurant closed.  It started in 1957, a Spanish restaurant is willing to pay more for the lease (reported to be $19500 per month).  Frontier School District wants to get rid of 35 employees, and raise taxes by 3.5%, for this coming school year.

In Ohio, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools wants to layoff employees.  No numbers given.    Dale’s Bike Shop closed in Oberlin.   The owner says he can make more money renting out the shop, and selling bikes on the internet.

In California, the Orcutt School District wants to layoff ten people.   School officials blame uncertain state funding.

School supplies, equipment and furniture company, School Specialty, closing its operations in Pennsylvania.  148 people unemployed!  Company officials blame crashing sales.  Scarlet Fiorella clothing store closed up.  The owner is moving out-o-state.

In Illinois, O’Fallon School District to layoff 90 people.  School officials blame it on voters who rejected a tax hike. Cahokia School District #187 to layoff at least 87 employees.  The district is facing the loss of nearly $5 million USD in state and federal funding.  Johnsburg School District #12 cutting 39 jobs.  Contact lens maker, CIBA Vision, laying off 262 people starting in June!  It’s blamed on a merger with Alcon.

FairPoint Communications laying off 90 people in three northeastern U.S.  states.  Company officials said it’s necessary to stay competitive.

Government contractor, General Dynamics, laying off 110 people by July, at their Saco, Maine, factory: “It’s primarily a result of a sharp decline in the U.S. Army’s demand for heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.”-Karl Johnson, General Dynamics

100 years old Hamilton Jewelers closed in Lawrence Township, New Jersey.  The owners said it was in response to customer surveys and recent thefts.  The Newark Museum laid off 14 people.  They blame the bad economy: “We are coming to terms with the economic realities. We are grateful for the public and private support we receive, but we must be realistic and not operate beyond our means.”-Mary Sue Sweeney Price

Boeing warned the engineers that fixed the flaming battery problem on their new 787 Dreamliner, that they’re going to be laid off.  Boeing wants to layoff 700 engineers by the end of 2013!  At least 100 are in Washington.  Boeing officials say the mass layoffs are because orders aren’t coming fast enough.  Analysts speculate that Boeing is moving work from union strong states to states that are ‘right to work’.

In Tennessee, electronics maker Cerrowire warned of layoffs.  They gave no numbers.  Company officials blame “…the economic condition.”

In Montana, Vann’s appliance seller closed two stores.  The new owner of the retailer said they could not get the landlords to agree to a cheaper lease.

In Connecticut, Klaff’s lighting and decorative hardware store and Chic Jolie women’s clothing store closed down due to flooding fears after hurricane Sandy.  After 48 years, The Emporium eclectic gift store closed in Mystic.

In Florida, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law that bans internet cafes!   It could shut down 200 businesses in the Sunshine state: “We never broke a law, we always obey the rules, all the sudden we became illegal, I think it’s just dirty politics, I think somebody who wrote the bill who is responsible for it should be kept accountable somehow, it’s a travesty really.”-Chris Firleg.

Amcor Tobacco Packaging closing in Virginia.  At least 35 employees laid off.

In South Carolina, the Summerville Plaza Piggly Wiggly grocery store closed.   Company officials say sales aren’t good enough to justify renewing the lease.   Jewelry Warehouse closed in West Columbia.

The Three Streams Family Health Center, which helps people without insurance, closed down in North Carolina.  They blame out-o-control health care costs.

In Greenville, Michigan, Julie’s Coffee House closed up.  The owner is moving to Arizona.

Unconfirmed reports that the Las Vegas Club and Gold Spike hotels shutting down in Nevada.   Hundreds of people will be out-o-work!

In Maryland, Jake’s Steaks out-o-business.  The owner said she tried everything but the economy is too bad: “I have tried everything. I have done healthy items. If someone orders something that isn’t on the menu, I do my best to make that. I even did lunch specials trying to get people in the door. It just didn’t work.”-Barb Gossett

Skyburgers closed in Vermont.  The owners claim business was so good that a corporation offered to buy their restaurant, and the owners agreed.

In Oklahoma, Days Inn motel closed down in Norman.  Employees said little or no notice was given.  The motel had a lot of long term residents, mainly elderly and disabled, who’re now homeless.  The motel was also part of local government plans for emergency housing in case of natural disaster.  The greedy owners sold the property to a car dealer.

LandoZ Hometown Grill, in Massachusetts, closed after only one year.  The owners blame medical reasons.

In Missouri, Dierdorf & Hart’s Steak House closed at the Westport Plaza.  The owners did not want to renew the lease.

In Hawaii a 54 years old shoe store, The Slipper House, closed down.  The owners were forced to close by mall company GGP (General Growth Properties), which is the same company that shut down the biggest Sears store in the Aloha state.

In Oklahoma, Too Big to Jail bank insurance company, BancInsure, ordered by state officials to spend more money!  This is after the company went bankrupt, and then the company was sold to New York based Foster Jennings, for only one dollar!!!

The 38 years old Wine Cellar in North Redington Beach, Florida, shut down.  It was sold to a property developer.  In Winter Park Village, the Truffles Grill closed up.  It’s part of the new business plan by parent company Ruby Tuesday.

In Virginia, taxpayer assisted MicroAire laid off 22 employees.  The state paid the company $100000 to move to Albemarle County.  The county gave the company $151000 as well.  County officials say the money was in exchange for creating 51 new jobs, not cutting 22 jobs! County officials also pointed out that they’ve been waiting for those 51 new jobs since 2011!  Company officials gave no reason for the layoffs.   In Woodbridge, Uno Chicago Grill closed up.

The Baltimore Museum of Art laid off 14 employees.  Officials with Maryland‘s biggest museum blame the bad economy.   And Boonsboro Video closed down.   The store opened in 1989.  The owners say they can’t compete against all the alternative forms of viewing movies at home.

In New York, a major maker of disposable catheters, Covidien, will close its Argyle factory by June 2014. 183 jobs lost!  In Horseheads, the Belden factory to close at the end of the year. They make parts for the cable TV industry.  At least 123 jobs lost!  And government contractor SRC laid off 77 employees, blaming cuts in government contracts.  Company officials also sounded a warning for more layoffs to come: “We need to take action now to prepare. The government is our largest customer.”-Lisa Mondello, SRC

Another government supported company, Wisconsin based Oshkosh, announced they will layoff 900 people!  Company officials say they are preparing for a huge reduction in sales of their military vehicles.  And the popular Confucius Restaurant in Appleton closed down.  The owners retired.

In Kentucky, body armor maker Ceradyne will layoff 93 people on 10 June.   The company has been getting less money from the U.S. Department of Defense, and they were bought out by 3M.

The University of Southern Maine will be laying off an undisclosed amount of employees, in an effort to save $5 million!  Union reps say at least seven people were let go.

In Washington, the Port Angeles School Board will layoff 15 people.  Last year they laid off or cut 47 positions.  School officials blame declining enrollment and lack of state funds.

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District, in California, announced 43 layoffs.  Officials blame a $6 million deficit!  The College of the Sequoias, in Visalia, laid off 11 child care workers.  The building the college normally used was closed due to mold contamination. Then the lease on the church the college was renting for child care, expired.  College officials say they did not renew the lease because of declining enrollment.  In San Fransisco, Live at the Rrazz (Rrazz Room) shut down.  It’s blamed on legal problems and failed business plans.

In Ohio, maker of home healthcare products, Invacare, laid off 68 people.  Company officials are blaming declining sales on an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.   Back at the end of 2012, company officials made the same excuse when they laid off 143 people!

Harrison Steel Castings laid off 85 people, just two months after laying off 70 people.  The Attica, Indiana, steel company gave dire warning about the economy saying the layoffs are needed “to weather the current storm.”

General Electric shutting down production at their Pennsylvania locomotive factory.  950 people will lose their jobs!  Company officials blame competition: “Cost is becoming more and more of a factor.  We’ve got to match our competition and that’s what we’re trying to do.”-Lorenzo Simonelli, GE

In an ironic move, South Carolina’s De­part­­ment of Employment and Workforce laying off 100 people in June!  State officials blame huge reductions in federal funding, and a modernization program.

The New London Police Department, in Connecticut, laying off 20 employees.  Officials blame a $1.4 million cut in their budget.

In Iowa, the Muscatine County Jail laid off 14 employees.  Prison officials blame it on a huge reduction in federal prisoners.  No explanation why the number of federal prisoners are being reduced.

Caribou Coffee announced it will close 168 coffee shops around the United States.  Company officials said that 80 stores will be shut down and 88 will change names.   Officials said the closures are necessary for the long term.

The Plainview ISD, in Texas, closing two schools.  School officials blame it on the closing of the Cargill plant.  In Austin, Fran’s Hamburgers on South Congress Avenue closed down.  The lease on the 40 years old business was expiring, and the owners said it wasn’t worth it to renew.

The Wheaton Paper House closed down after 40 years of operation in Illinois.  The owner blamed competition from national chain stores.

Live event, tech service and marketing service company, UBM, laying off as many as 300 people!  Several offices around the U.S. will be closed.  The company will stop printing its publications in July (which includes Game Developer), and switch to digital only.  The company will also stop servicing certain live events.  Company officials blame “dramatic changes” in the industry in recent years.

In Massachusetts, Beehive Art studio shut down. Owners blamed a “neighbor” and the “landlord”.  After almost 100 years, Sealey’s restaurant closed down.  The owners said they were given an offer they couldn’t refuse.

In Fairmont, Minnesota, Premiere Video out-o-business.  The owners blamed internet services.  And god can’t stop another shut down of another Christian run business.  Journey Church and its alcohol free social center, U-Turn, shut down.  The pastor blames the bad economy, but is now concerned about the community at large, because “80% of our congregation is now recovering ex-cons.”-Rich Bontrager

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.

Florida based Rotech Healthcare now bankrupt.  Company officials blamed it on debt that went back to 2002, but they also got into trouble after it was discovered they overbilled Medicare.  Rotech paid back $6.2 million USD to Medicare, and blamed the overbilling on a computer glitch.  Also in Florida, the Old Town amusement park in Kissimmee now bankrupt.   In Miami, emergency home repair service provider, HomeServe, laid off 160 people!  Local media said company officials would not say why they were laying off the employees.

Vodka seller Central European Distribution now bankrupt in the United States.  They blamed crashing sales.

In Ohio, Columbus State Community College will close its child development center on June 15.  School officials said they could no longer afford to keep it operating.

Delgado Community College, in Louisiana, is planning on laying off 100 employees!  School officials blame a 10% drop in enrollment.  Last school year they laid off 46 people.

In Indiana, Purdue University laid off 33 employees in the printing services department.  They laid off 22 people in their construction inspection department in March.  School officials blame several hundred of thousands of dollars in debt.

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network laid of 10 people.   They blame state and federal funding cuts.  In Bucksport, after more than 100 years in business, family owned Rosen’s department store closed down.

In Oregon, the Portland Development Commission wants to layoff 40 people.  Officials say it’s the only way to stay financially sustainable.

The New York Observer laid off 11 people.  Company officials say they need to improve efficiency.   In Gloversville, the Beacon Warehouse closed down.  The clothing store owner blamed it on the bad economy.

In Hawaii, French restaurant Le Guignol, closed down in Honolulu.   The owner blamed the bad economy.

Without notice, a popular lumber supply store shut down in Michigan.  Plainfield Lumber and Hardware closed after 67 years in business.  One local news media report said the company was in trouble with lawsuits and taxes.

In Illinois women’s clothing store, Deena’s, out-o-business.   The owner blamed the bad sales on people who don’t want to get ‘dressed up’ anymore.