Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Italian restaurant chain, Sbarro, shutting down 155 restaurants in the United States!  Company officials blame the suck ass economy.

Alabama: Another Books-A-Million store shutdown, this time in Hoover.  The store was at that location for 23 years.

Arizona: The Blue Ridge Unified School District warned of layoffs.

Connecticut: In Farmington, the Build A Bear store shutdown.  Company officials said they are “adapting to changes in the economy”.  In West Hartford, after 74 years the Crown Market grocery store shutdown.  The family owners say they can’t compete anymore.

Georgia:  In East Cobb, Kmart announced they will shutdown in March.

Indiana: In Indianapolis, after 40 years the MCL Restaurant & Bakery shutdown.

Massachusetts: In Jamaica plain, the Video Underground shutdown.

Nebraska: In Omaha, after 60 years Eli Caniglia’s Venice Inn restaurant shutdown.  The family owners say they want to spend more time with their families, but it might really be because the family sold out to an evil property developer.

New York:  In Pearl River, legal drugs maker Pfizer laid off 44 employees.   In Long Island, the Long Beach Medical Center now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  285 jobs threatened!  The Wall Street Journal initially blamed Hurricane Sandy, but then revealed the true reason, Obama Care: “Nationwide, cuts to state and federal reimbursement rates have hit hospitals and health-care centers, causing many to search for strategic partners and some to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Long Beach Medical wasn’t immune to these troubles, but the hospital hired premier doctors and upgraded its technology to try to combat steep losses.”

Ohio: East Cleveland laid off 12 employees from the Parks and Recreation Department, Police Department, Fire Department,  Building and Housing Department, Community Development Department, Helen S. Brown Senior Center and even the mayor’s executive assistant.  14 remaining full time city employees will be reduced to part time.  In Dayton, Champps Americana Grill shutdown without warning, 65 jobs lost: “Despite the best efforts of the team there, this had been a store that had been under-performing for some time.”-Rick Van Warner, F&H Acquisition

Oregon: In Portland, the Wildwood shutdown.  The restaurant owner says the property owner wanted to jack up the rent.

Pennsylvania: In Pittsburg, the Bridge Ten Brasserie restaurant shutdown.  The owner blamed the bad economy saying “Regrettably, ‘success commerciale’ has proven elusive.”

Wisconsin: God refuses to stop Marquette University from killing 25 jobs.  The Catholic university says it’s necessary to keep tuition affordable, but never mind that they raised the tuition the month prior (you see you can’t trust Christians)!  In Fond du Lac, after 40 years The Card Shack shutdown.

16 – 18 February 2014:  Military food contractor now busted, sold off to Idaho? 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Barnes & Noble revealed their Nook book reader is losing steam, sales dropped 60% compared to the previous year!  Now Barnes & Noble is killing an undisclosed number of Nook jobs, in order to come inline with “business realities”.  (you know, the bad economy)

Florida: In Leesburg, local news media discovered that the only Swan Creek Candle store in The Sunshine State shutdown back in January.   The owner, Ann Albright, blamed Obama Care (Affordable Health Care Act) for jacking up insurance rates, and local sales couldn’t cover the jacked up health insurance costs for employees.

Illinois: In Chicago maker of Nathan’s Famous hotdogs, Specialty Food Groups, killed 250 jobs!  No reason given.   OfficeMax warned of an undisclosed amount of layoffs, as it plans to restructure after the merger with Office Depot.  Cardinal Health laying off 75 employees.  Harmony Health Plan killing 105 jobs! Blame Obama Care.  In Bloomingdale, JCPenney announced they will shutdown in May, 127 jobs lost!  What housing market recovery?  In Bensenville, maker of windows and doors Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope shutting down, 64 jobs lost.

Indiana: What automotive industry recovery?  In a surprise announcement, Monaco RV shutdown their towable recreational vehicle factory in Elkhart. 160 jobs lost!  It’s blamed on the 2013 takeover by Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV).  Officials with ASV say towable campers are no longer money makers.

Kentucky:  In Cannonsburg, Sears shutdown the Auto Center, and announced they will shutdown the department store in May.

Louisiana:  In New Orleans, after ten years the Meauxbar Bistro shutdown.  The owners sold off the property.  Loyola University killed more than 24 jobs.  It’s blamed on crashing student enrollment.

Michigan: In Detroit, Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe shutdown.  The owners blame a 60% drop in sales on competition with mainstream grocery stores.  They were hoping that selling alcohol would increase sales, but they found the actual costs of licensing, stocking of wine and liquor, as well as hiring more employees ate up any alcohol profits.  In Walker, after ten years Schuler Books & Music shutdown.  The co-owner said the lease was up and the past ten years of sales didn’t justify continuing: “In terms of business strategy, it’s better to let the store go, get the money out of it and redeploy it in other ways.”-Bill Fehsenfeld

Missouri: In Saint Peters, SunEdison killed 100 jobs!  The company is consolidating its semiconductor crystal operations.

New York:  In Bayside, Saint Mary’s Hospital For Children shutting down in May.  34 healthcare jobs lost.

North Carolina: In Charlotte, after 50 years the city’s oldest bridal shop, Bride’s House of Originals, shutdown.  The owner said increasing competition is a sign that she needs to retire.

Nevada:  In North Las Vegas, city officials laid off five managers.  The new mayor said the city must run more efficiently, meaning the city is near broke.

Ohio: In Mansfield, Gary’s Discount Outlet shutdown.  The owner wanted to retire.  The Columbus City School District warned it will have to close seven schools, in order to cut $50-million USD from next school year’s budget!

Pennsylvania:  In Philadelphia, Mondelez International shutting down the former Nabisco/Kraft bakery.  350 jobs lost by early 2015! Union leaders say there was no reason for the shutdown, other than “corporate greed”.

South Carolina: In Murrels Inlet, Kmart announced they will shutdown in April, 50 jobs lost.  In Saint Beaufort, a Piggly Wiggly grocery store shutdown, more than 50 jobs lost.  In Columbia, a Books-A-Million store shutdown.  A local professor blames society: “We’re not seeing that books are unfashionable.…People are reading more than ever. The publishing industry is changing at a phenomenal rate because of societal changes.”-Marianne Bickle,  University of South Carolina.

Texas:  In Waco, the Super Plaza grocery store shutdown.  A local businessman says the store suffered from bad management: “You’d walk to the bakery, and they’d be sold out of bread. Or there would be a line of 20 customers and only one cashier on duty….”-Raul Vallejo

West Virginia:  Kroger announced it will shutdown two more grocery stores, one in Quincy and one in Weston.  At least 100 jobs affected!

Wisconsin:  In Racine maker of household cleaners, SC Johnson, killed 300 jobs and some reports say it could go as high as 400!  This is far higher than the 200 job cuts announced back in October!

06-07 February 2014: Warmongers admit they regret reduced tax spending on wars! 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

What automotive industry recovery?  Sweden based Volvo said they lost so much money at the end of 2013 that they will now kill 4400 jobs around the world in 2014!  And that’s on top of the previous 2-thousand job cuts announced at the end of 2013!

Japan based Sony says sales are crashing so hard that they will drastically cut TV production and get out of computer production altogether.  The restructuring will kill at least 5-thousand jobs around the world.  Sony’s own analysis of the economic situation shows that there is no true recovery!

The biggest money making home health care company in the United States, Georgia based Gentiva, is shutting down 46 of its operations across the country.  Thousands of healthcare jobs will be lost!  Gentiva has been shutting down operations since 2012.   Despite being the biggest home healthcare company in the U.S. (by revenue) company officials claim they’ve been losing millions of dollars every year.  Gentiva also blamed expected future losses on Obama Care, saying Obama Care has created a “challenging rate environment”.

Alabama:  In Muscle Shoals,  Walgreens Call Center laid off “less than ten” employees.   After 50 years Loftin’s Party & Wedding Center shutdown.  The family owners blame the bad economy: “The last couple of years the economy has just not been what it used to be, and before it got really bad we just thought it was best to hang it up.”

California:  Coachella Valley Unified School District warned of 147 layoffs!  They’ve already laid off 51 employees and said they might have to layoff another 96.  School district officials admitted they are trying to avoid bankruptcy.  In Los Angeles, Ammex Entertainment killed 169 jobs!  Adobe laid off 57 employees in San Francisco and San Jose.   In Valencia, Arvato laid off 49 employees.  In Long Beach, tax sucker Boeing laid off three more employees.   In Camarillo, Solarworld laid off 59 employees.

Colorado:  In Colorado Springs, a 32 years old Kmart will shutdown in May, 57 jobs lost.  In Fort Collins, Wok & Roll Teriyaki restaurant shutdown.  The owner realized how bad the economy is when he was faced with the cost of replacing a major charbroiler: “That’s when we began seeing the handwriting on the wall…..It’s just costing so much to maintain that it’s not worthwhile anymore.”-Stephen Moritz

Connecticut: The newspaper New Haven Independent laid off ten employees.  Company officials said it was because of their move toward digital, however, at least two of those laid off were long time journalists.

Florida:  In Sunrise, tax sucker General Dynamics shutting down its factory, 56 jobs lost.  Company officials actually stated they were saddened by the reduced Obama regime spending on war: “It all has to do with winding down a decade of war and changing budgets. We regret it very much.”-Carol T. Smith

Illinois:  In Sterling, yet another victim of the ongoing Hallmark shutdown.  After 40 years Kirlin’s Hallmark shutdown, 13 jobs lost.

Maine: In East Millinocket, Great Northern Paper killed 212 jobs, or the majority of its employees!  Company officials say they are trying to come up with a plan to handle increasing costs and reduced revenues.  They did not file an official WARN.

Maryland: Too Big to Jail Columbia Bank shutting down five offices by April.  Anheuser-Busch beer distributor Winner Distributing laid off 125 people!  Baltimore County officials say they were not told why, other than it sounds like the operation was sold to an unknown buyer!

Michigan:  After more than 40 years the Swartz Creek Bakery shutdown.  The property owner is selling off the building.

Minnesota:  In Duluth, web developer 50 Below laid off 20 employees.  The new owners of the company are consolidating operations.

Missouri:  In Kansas City, after 66 years Kaplan’s Fabrics shutdown.  The current owner said he tried to sell the successful high quality fabric store, but nobody was interested, and he’s not interested in renewing the lease.

New York:  State officials are shutting down four prisons, claiming a steady decline in people being railroaded into prison (since 1999).  That’s good news, unless your one of the hundreds of prison employees losing their job.  In Kirkwood, book maker Penguin Random House shutting down one of four of its distribution centers by 2015. It’s the result of the merger of Penguin, DK and Random House. Hundreds of jobs will be lost!  In Rochester, Eastman Kodak laid off two more employees.  In Lakewood, tool and die maker Premier Lakewood shutting down in May, 75 jobs lost.  In Albany County, Burton shutting down its snowboard operations and laying off 72 employees.  Company officials say the U.S. economy is so bad they are leaving and setting up shop in Austria!

North Carolina:  In Winston-Salem, after 24 years World Villages non-profit gift store shutdown.  The owners blame the ongoing bad economy saying “We did not have enough customers coming into the store.”

New Mexico: In failed police state Albuquerque, Kmart will shutdown a second store by May.  80 jobs lost.

Ohio: The Toledo Speech and Hearing Center shutdown.  35 employees laid off, 700 patients screwed over!  Officials blamed Obama Care for a decrease in insurance reimbursements and Medicaid reimbursements.  What was that about Obama Care making healthcare more accessible?

Oregon:  In Portland, upscale retailer Nordstrom announced it will shutdown it’s Lloyd Center store by 2015.  220 jobs lost!   Company officials said the store hasn’t “…performed to the level we need them to and investing in remodels to possibly make them more successful doesn’t pencil out.”

Pennsylvania:  In Pittson, book maker Penguin Random House shutting down its distribution center by 2015.  It’s the result of the merger of Penguin, DK and Random House.  Hundreds of jobs will be lost!  What housing market recovery?  In Shady Grove,  heavy construction equipment maker Manitowoc Cranes, killed 250 jobs!  Company officials blame it on crashing orders, which represent crashing building construction.

Tennessee:  In Memphis, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Outlet shutting down their Perimeter Center store in April.  Reports say the operators did not renew their lease.  ServiceMaster killed 105  positions!  It’s the result of the spinoff of TrueGreen.

Vermont: In Essex Junction, an IBM employee organization says they have internal documents warning of more massive layoffs.  At least 419 people lost their jobs last year!

Virginia:  In Newport News, Kmart shutting down by April, 81 jobs lost.

Washington:  In Vancouver, upscale retailer Nordstrom announced it will shutdown it’s mall store by 2015.   164 jobs lost!  Company officials said the store hasn’t “…performed to the level we need them to and investing in remodels to possibly make them more successful doesn’t pencil out.”

04-05 February 2014: Project K killing Kelloggs?

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013

Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

It was revealed by inside sources that Radio Shack will shutdown at least 500 U.S. stores by the end of 2014!

Furr’s Fresh Buffet restaurant chain now chapter 11 busted.  2-thousand jobs affected!  There are Furr’s restaurants in New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.  Company officials blamed lack of operating loans and even climate change: “….challenges facing our industry and the liquidity constraints due to our indebtedness and the recent ice storm, we need to explore options to restructure our debt, recapitalize and position ourselves for future growth.”-Barry M. Barron Sr, CEO

Andrew Carnegie founded United States Steel (USS) killed 175 jobs in Canada!  Company officials said it was part of the plan to cut the costs of their operations around the world.

It’s been reported that U.S. Too Big to Jail banks shutdown more than 1400 offices in 2013!  The fat cats blame slow revenue growth and the cost of complying with government regulations (complying with regulations, yeah right!).  More shutdowns are planned for 2014.

Alabama:  In Courtland, International Paper continues its shut down of their factory, 500 jobs being killed!  When the shutdown is complete 1100 jobs in total will be lost!

California:  In San Mateo, it’s being reported by inside sources that two years old digital media company Avos is shutting down its HQ and laying off 80% of employees.

Colorado: In Denver, a longtime Kazoo Toys store shutdown.  The owner blamed it on greedy landlords and lack of parking for customers.  The Kazoo Toys store at the International Airport is still open.

Florida: In Lauderdale by the Sea, after more than 30 years Jo-an’s Papers & More shutdown.  The owner blamed paperless communications, although she admitted her sales didn’t start crashing until the ‘great recession’ began in 2008, so maybe it’s really the overall bad economy.  In fact, Barbara Winston Hansen said her sales dropped 50% in 2008, and never recovered.

Hawaii: In Kailua, after 17 years the Alpha Video store shutdown.  The owner blamed increasing rent and decreasing sales.

Illinois:  In Monmoth, Olivia’s Cookie Jar and Kitchen announced it will shutdown this year.  Owner, Rae Connolly, told local news media it was because of the suck ass economy.  Kankakee County warned of layoffs.  It’s blamed on controversial tax sharing deals with city officials.  But even officials in the Chicago area are accusing the county of stealing their tax revenues.

Indiana:  Hoosier Park Racing & Casino laid off 13 employees, due to a steady decline in revenues.

Iowa: In Bettendorf, another victim of the secret plan to shutdown all Hallmark gift stores: After 54 years Kile’s Hallmark shutdown, nine jobs lost.

Michigan:  The troubled and possibly thieving Saginaw School District warned of school shutdowns in order to save money.  The District is already being sued by one of its own board members, is already in the hole by $6.1-million USD, and last year it was forced by state officials to take over and shutdown the Buena Vista School District.  And even though Buena Vista School District is dead, the local residents are still forking over local school taxes to pay off $6-million in District debt!  I’ve written this before: Michigan is a failed state.

New York:  Too Big to Jail M&T Bank shutting down ten offices.  Key Bank warned of more closures.  Key Bank already shutdown 81 offices in 2013.  Its reported that publisher Time will kill 500 jobs this year (which is about how many jobs they killed last year)!  Utica City School District killing 94 jobs.  The District is in the hole by $6.4-million!  And this is despite the fact that the District is one of the rare few that actually has increasing student enrollment!   In Bronx, Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) CHOICE Community Care laid off 37 employees.   In NYC, Visiting Nurse Service of New York Home Care laid off six employees.

North Carolina:  In Charlotte, Kellogg shutting down its Famous Amos, Austin Sandwich Creme and Iced Animals factory, 195 jobs lost!  Kellogg has been shutting down factories in Australia, Canada and United States, but shifting production to southeast Asian countries under a operation called Project K.  After 48 years Arnold’s Family Restaurant shutdown, the co-owner said “It just feels like it’s time.” 

Texas:  Copperas Cove Independent School District killing 75 jobs.  The district no longer qualifies for the federal Heavy Impact Aid, which equates to a $12-million loss.  The aid is for schools located near federal installations like military bases.  However, 35% of the student population must meet certain qualifications, and apparently declining enrollment has resulted in not enough students to meet that 35% requirement.

Washington:  In Oak Harbor, the Kmart will be shutdown by April, 68 jobs lost.

Washington DC:  Howard University laying off 200 employees over the next few months!  The jobs are being outsourced.  University employees protested, but of course they were ignored.

Wisconsin:  A Kmart in Menomonie and a Kmart in Chippewa Falls  to shutdown, at least 100 jobs lost!  Product design and development firm Red Fusion Studios shutting down.  35 jobs lost, and many employees did not want their names made public because they believe it will prevent them from getting a new job!  It’s blamed on the loss of their biggest client, who without warning pulled funding: “Koss is pulling its funding and as they pay on the first of the month, RFS will not have the funds to make payroll on the 3rd….I am truly sorry. This has been a complete surprise to me……..”-Michael Pelland, Red Fusion CEO

01-03 February 2014: Massive Dollar store shutdown blamed on ObamaCare!

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