02 April 2017 / 20:41 UTC-07 Tango 06 (14 Farvardin 1396/06 Rajab 1438/07 Jia Chen 4715)
Louisiana National Guard is preparing to save the lives of humans and their pets from this year’s expected disasters:
KANSAS MILITIA BURIES 8,451 VETERANS SINCE 2007!
Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
Incomplete list of publicly announced education related layoffs & school shutdowns, February 2017:
Alaska: Anchorage School District eliminating 99 jobs because they’re funding is short by $15.3-million USD (United States Dollar).
Arizona: The corrupt University of Phoenix announced yet more mass layoffs, this time 170 faculty facing layoffs! This time its blamed on what I call DSS, probably due to investigations by U.S. Department of Education.
California: Montebello Unified School District voted to layoff 468 people, if Los Angeles County goes through with $17-million USD in education cuts! Menlo Park City School District warned that if local cash-strapped taxpayers reject yet another tax increase then 30 teachers (and an undisclosed number of non-teacher employees) will lose their jobs, sounds like blackmail to me. San Diego Unified School District warning of at least 850 layoffs due to being in-the-hole by $124-million!
Illinois: Rock Valley College warned it must layoff faculty for the upcoming school year, blaming state taxpayer funding cuts and what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. Chicago based Marbles: The Brain Store now bankrupt dead, shutting down 37 stores and killing at least 333 jobs! Company administrators blamed crashing sales not only at their brick-n-mortar shops but on the internet was well!
Indiana: After 127 years Saint Joseph’s College shutting down at the end of the current school year. Local news media say the community “is shocked”, but supposedly the shutdown is temporary. The nursing program will continue, but 9-hundred students are now screwed out of their non-nursing degrees. Local news media speculated that it was due to lack of funding, Saint Joseph admin refused to explain the decision.
Iowa: Iowa Western Community College laid off 22 people after the state gov’na cut $117-million USD from the education budget. In Cedar Rapids, Ainsworth elementary and Bernard elementary schools shutting down due to DSS.
Maryland: Barnes&Noble shutting down in Towson, in May, due to major property re-development that apparently has no room for a bookstore.
Missouri: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Saint Peter Catholic School from shutting down by the start of the 2017-18 school year. The school is being merged with other christian schools due to The Rapture, I mean lack of christian students.
New York: God powerless to stop The Archdiocese of New York from shutting down more christian schools, this time six more schools (in NYC and Sullivan County) being consolidated due to The Rapture, I mean what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. They also blamed the skyrocketing costs of maintaining properties in The (failed) Empire State.
Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania convinced nearly 6-hundred employees to retire early! Administrators blame decreased taxpayer funding and what I call DSS for their “strategic realignment” (‘strategic’ means they expect the current situation to be a long term problem). 
Consolidated School of Business shutting down their 33 years old Lancaster campus because “…through no fault of our own, we are faced with having to apply for new accreditation. Taking into consideration all of the hurdles new accreditation requires, we concluded that it was necessary for us to consolidate our two campuses into one campus…” Local news media revealed that in December 2016 more than 2-hundred schools across the U.S. had their accreditation revoked by the Obama regime!
Texas: Dallas County Schools warning of as many as 1-hundred layoffs due to their taxpayer funding coming up $42-million short of what they thought they would get!
Vermont: God powerless to stop the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) shutdown their ten years old Winooski operations due to a lack of people willing to take part in the after school activities.
Virginia: After nearly 20 years Bertram and Williams Books and Fine Arts shutdown due to sales crashing in the past few years.
Dumbing Down January 2017: “I’M SCARED….FOR A BAD REASON!”
Incomplete list of healthcare related layoffs and shutdowns, February 2017:
California: Stanford Healthcare finally notified the state Employment Development Department that it suddenly laid off 142 people at the end of January! Western Health Resources issued a shutdown WARN for its San Diego operations, 52 jobs gone by April. Quantum Health-Promise issued a shutdown WARN for its San Diego ops, 257 jobs lost by the end of April! San Francisco based Your People-Zenefits laid off 254 people without warning! However, local news media reported that Zenefits will eliminate a total of 430 jobs after getting caught selling health insurance by using employees who don’t have the required licenses! Dignity Health issued a shutdown WARN for its Monterey Park ops, 290 jobs gone by the end of June! Behavioral health company Valley CAPS shutting down its Stockton location, 32 jobs gone by mid-April.
Colorado: Minnesota based UnitedHealth Group eliminating 119 Optum insurance jobs in Centennial as it shuts down one of two offices in April! Local new reports said UnitedHealth Group swore it was not downsizing. Missouri based prescription ‘benefits’ company Express Scripts shutting down its call center in Pueblo, 320 jobs lost by the end of April! City leaders say Express Scripts still owes local taxpayers $2.8-million USD that was loaned to the prescription company, and never mind that Express Scripts also got about $3-million in tax incentives to build a call center in Pueblo!
Connecticut: Eastern Connecticut Health Network is now owned by California based Prospect Medical Holdings, which promptly laid off 20 people.
Florida: In Fort Myers, Louisiana based Schumacher Clinical Partners eliminating 125 jobs between April and November, blaming the ‘healthcare revenue cycle’! Kentucky based Humana laying off about 422 At Home employees in April! After only four years drugs pusher Walgreens shutting down its store on Monroe and Tennessee streets. Local news media pointed out that tax-breaks were used to bring Walgreens to that location. Cempra Pharmaceuticals eliminating jobs in March. Transitions Optical also eliminating jobs in march.
Illinois: Sycamore Healthcare issued a shutdown WARN for its Quincy nursing home ops, 87 jobs lost in April. Drugs seller CVS shutting down 11 stores across the state by the end of March, as part of a plan to shutdown 70 pharmacies across the U.S. in 2017.
Iowa: The state Department for the Blind eliminating ten jobs in March due to massive taxpayer funding cuts over the next two years.
Kansas: God powerless to stop Via Christi Health from notifying 70 billing employees of pending layoffs. Some of those employees were offered jobs elsewhere in the company.
Kentucky: Humana warned it will eliminate 5-hundred At Home jobs in Ohio and Florida by April!
Louisiana: Walgreens owned drugs pusher Rite Aid shutting down five of its six stores in Shreveport.
Maine: Central Maine Medical Center laid off 28 people, directly blaming ObamaCare (ACA).
Minnesota: Blue Cross and Blue Shield laying off 50 people. 13 of them are InfoTech employees and the rest are being contracted out (outsourced). Hennepin County Medical Center laying off 131 people by mid-March! Administrators blame ObamaCare for forcing them to cut their budget.
Mississippi: University of Mississippi Medical Center warning of mass layoffs due to a $35-million USD reduction in Medicaid funding.
New Jersey: In Middlesex, drugs maker Impax Labs eliminating 207 jobs by mid-March!
New York: Phoenix House Foundation issued a shutdown WARN for their Brentwood drug rehab ops, at least 20 jobs lost by the end of April due to “operational changes”. NYC Health&Hospitals laid off 70 managers, apparently because their jobs suddenly became redundant. Walgreens shutdown its drug pushing store on Chili Avenue as part of its plan to shutdown 2-hundred U.S. stores by the end of 2017. Folts Home and Folts Adult Home chapter 11 bankrupt busted and for sale.
Ohio: TriHealth laid off 69 administration employees.
Oregon: PeaceHealth warning of mass layoffs due to contracting out its lab work with Quest Diagnostics, at least 186 jobs lost by the end of April! Admin said it was the only way they could save money under ObamaCare.
Pennsylvania: Crawford County Care Center furloughed 81 employees and told 46 employees they will be laid off in March, due to lack of patients. After only six years Revolution Physical Therapy is now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.
Texas: San Antonio based ‘cloud’ company Rackspace suddenly laid off 276 people across several departments, including with their Secure Healthcare Cloud Computing department, due to lack of revenues! However, other news media reports said it was due to being taken over by vulture capitalist Apollo. Humble Surgical Hospital now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, partly due to insurance company Aetna winning a lawsuit which claimed the hospital overcharged for services.
Vermont: Maple Leaf Treatment Center shutdown without warning or reason, and is now chapter 7 bankrupt busted.
Washington: PeaceHealth issued a shutdown WARN due to contracting out its lab work with Quest Diagnostics, 142 jobs gone by the end of April!
West Virginia: Drugs pusher Walgreens shutdown its store in Sabraton.
Wisconsin: In Madison, after “90 wonderful years” Mallatt’s Pharmacy & Costumes shutdown. Local news media reported that the pharmacy portion of the store actually ceased ops back in October. The owner said he’s focusing on his Homecare Pharmacy operations.
ObamaCare (ACA) death spiral January 2017: “A STREAMLINING OF OPERATIONS.”
Incomplete list (due to internet access problems, come on why won’t anybody donate to BlindBatNews?) of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for January 2017:
California: The Chico Fire Department eliminated five jobs due to the taxpayer funded FEMA awarded SAFER grant running out. In San Diego, tax-sucking General Dynamics owned National Steel & Shipbuilding suddenly laid off 844 people, blaming the U.S. Navy! In Santa Ana, GKN Aerospace ChemTronics laying off 15 employees by the end of February, despite getting a state taxpayer funded $10-million USD tax-break for being energy efficient!
Colorado: After 30 years Boulder Map Gallery shutting down by March, the owner blaming increased use of digital maps by his two largest clients, the federal government and an unnamed corporation, for declining hard copy map sales. Chemical weapons incinerator Bechtel to layoff 30 people at the U.S. Army’s Pueblo Chemicals Depot. It’s blamed on both Bechtel’s delay in getting their automated system up and running, and the U.S. Army taxpayer funding cutbacks. In all, Bechtel administrators say they have to find a way to cut $8-million from their budget!
Illinois: Glenview Public Library laid off ten people because the local taxpayers could not afford another local property tax hike.
Massachusetts: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority began its promised elimination of thousands of jobs due to lack of taxpayer funding, 25 laid off as part of the first round of cuts!
New Jersey: The British empire based christian Salvation Army shutdown its Newark Family Thrift store due to crashing sales. City administrators are worried as the thrift store helped fund local social programs.
New Mexico: In Albuquerque, Hey Johnny shutdown their brick-n-mortar store, the owner blamed the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project for literally driving away potential customers from the Nob Hill area.
New York: Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting warning of mass layoffs after only 20 employees accepted early retirement bribes. The agency blames decreased revenues and increased debt. In New Hartford, after more than 30 years Tracy’s Hallmark store shutting down by the end of February, the owner blamed competition and the new minimum wage hike. After 30 years Pets NYC-Metro Pets shutdown, the owner Gene King bitched about a common problem saying “In a nutshell, the rent is not affordable”, as well as jacked up costs of pet supplies and local taxes.
Oregon: The Jackson County Health & Human Services warned of as many as 2-hundred layoffs, mainly mental healthcare workers, supposedly because of a contract dispute!
Texas: San Antonio furniture maker KLN Manufacturing shutting down, 40 jobs lost by the end of February. The company focused on taxpayer funded sales to government agencies, as well as universities and hospitals.
Washington: In Keyport, U.S. tax-sucking British empire based BAE Systems eliminating 59 jobs by the end of March.
West Virginia: The city of Huntington laid off 24 employees due to crashing tax revenues, which have created a $4.6-million USD budget shortfall!
Wisconsin: In Portage, local government jerks shutdown and stole the property of 33 years old Gruber Automotive auto shop, using ’eminent domain’ as the excuse!
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Government Shenanigans December 2016: “…GIVE US SOME BREATHING ROOM…”
ObamaCare-ACA Death Spiral, January 2017: “A STREAMLINING OF OPERATIONS.”
Dumbing Down U.S.A., January 2017: “I’M SCARED….FOR A BAD REASON!”
U.S. Retail/Banking/Service Sector collapse, January 2017: “I DON’T SLEEP AT NIGHT, IT’S KILLING ME” 10,000+ jobs killed due to MASSIVE MACY’S MELTDOWN?
“Our historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”-Sears Holdings, 2017 annual 10-K report
USAToday: Sears bankruptcy threatens pay for retirees!
Business insider: “The warranties are going to be a huge issue. There’s a real risk that they will not be honored.”
“We have a valuable real estate portfolio, which at the end of the fourth quarter comprised 1,050 leases with significant optionality, as well as 380 owned stores, many in prominent locations. We will continue to assess opportunities to right-size our store footprint and inventory levels aligned to our ongoing transformation to an asset-light integrated retail model.“- Jason Hollar, Sears cfo explaining how they plan to generate more liquidity
Sears Canada took-on a $300-million CAD loan from KKR Capital. It’ll be split over time in two issues, however, it is dependent upon viable assets presented to cover the loan. It’s for ‘general’ corporate use.
Sears Holdings hinted at more plans to sell-off more stores and eliminate more jobs, and the investors loved it (they showed their approval by driving up the stock price, only to realize days later that it was hopeless and drove it down again).
Seeking Alpha: “There appears to be another error in the financial presentations released by Sears.”
Eurweb.com: KMART DISCONTINUES RAPPER’S CLOTHING LINE
In February, Sears Holdings announced they were laying off 130 corporate employees as part of a plan to “create a more nimble operating structure capable of driving the company’s strategic transformation forward.”
In California, WARN filings revealed the Sears Hometown store in San Leandro shutdown at the end of December 2016, and the historic Santa Monica Sears is shutting down, 80 jobs lost by April. Local news reports say the Santa Monica Sears building is being redeveloped. In North Hollywood, local news media reporting that a very profitable Sears store suddenly began a ‘remodeling’ project by ripping up the flooring. Loyal, and apparently plentiful, customers were afraid the store was being shutdown. But Sears reps told the local press that they are making improvements as the store because “This store is a very successful store for Sears. We are very busy and very profitable.”
In Florida, evil Sears Holdings spawn Seritage Growth Properties notified local government administrators that it plans to shutdown a Kmart near North Miami, and chop it up into smaller retail spaces.
In Hawaii, local news media reporting that the only Kmart on Maui (in Kahului) is shutting down by mid-June.
In Michigan, local news media reported that the Livonia Kmart was shutting down by mid-April.
In Pennsylvania, local news media reporting that the Bald Eagle Township (Mill Hall) Kmart is shutting down by mid-June, when the lease expires.
JANUARY 2017, SEARS KMART SELF-DESTRUCT: MORE CRIMES, AS CUSTOMERS STILL OBLIVIOUS TO MASS SHUTDOWNS!
Incomplete list of healthcare related layoffs and shutdowns, January 2017:
Arizona: In Tucson, mental healthcare facility La Frontera Arizona laid off an additional 30 people, less than a month after laying off 22 employees, due to funding cuts: “They do more than just give medications and things like that. They are there for support and without that, we are not going to have anything.”-Jennifer Dobbertin, patient
California: San Francisco based digital mental health therapy op Joyable laid off 20 people as it shifts from targeting individuals with anxiety to providing employers with a service to treat their stressed out employees (is anybody going to treat the 20 people who lost their jobs with Joyable?). Palo Alto based blood tester Theranos issued a layoff WARN, 150 jobs gone by March as part of its plan to ‘commercialize’ their MiniLab service! Bio-tech/DNA testing company Counsyl laid off 24 sales employees, apparently no reason given. In Newport Beach, Pacific Life Insurance issued a layoff WARN, 95 jobs gone by mid-March. In Santa Barbara after 70 years one of the last independant pharmacies, L.M. Caldwell Pharmacists, shutdown. The family owners officially retired, but implied that ObamaCare was the final straw saying that at one time there were 45 mom-n-pop pharmacies in the elitist city. MemorialCare issued a mass layoff WARN, eliminating 422 jobs between now and the end of March at its hospitals in Long Beach, straight-up blaming ObamaCare: “Like many hospitals in California and nationwide, we are experiencing much higher costs, decreasing reimbursement and increasing numbers of government-sponsored patients.”-John Bishop, ceo
Connecticut: Drugs maker Bristol Myers Squibb eliminating 29 jobs in Wallingford by the end of March, as part of their plan to shutdown operations by 2018.
Florida: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Adventist owned Florida Hospital Medical Group from outsourcing 67 jobs to a cheapo contractor. In Miami Beach, Oceanside Extended Care Center finally revealed to state employment admin that they killed 235 jobs at the end of December! Healthcare and social assistance company Fluor Federal Solutions issued a WARN, 120 jobs in Gainesville gone by the end of February! Florida Institute for Cardivascular Care issued a WARN, 109 jobs gone by the end of March!
Illinois: Buffalo Grove based nursing home operator PrimeSource Health Care Systems shutdown and took 179 jobs across three states with it!
Indiana: Indianapolis based drugs maker Lilly USA (Eli Lilly and Company) eliminating 485 jobs after their new Alzheimer’s drug failed!
Kansas: In Prairie Village, after 60 years Bruce Smith Drugs shutdown due to the greedy landlord.
Kentucky: In Lexington, the EMW Women’s Clinic shutdown due to the state government refusing to renew their license.
Massachusetts: Israel based medical rehab ReWalk Robotics warned of layoffs in Marlborough because of revenue loss caused by ObamaCare’s (ACA’s) “…national insurance reimbursement policies for all eligible spinal cord injury exoskeleton users and device development for stroke victims.” Merrimack Pharmaceuticals getting the hell outta the cancer drugs business, announcing it is selling off its drugs to a French company and eliminating 320 U.S. jobs!
Michigan: Flint based drugs pusher Diplomat Pharmacy warning of nationwide layoffs, but refuses to give details, saying ObamaCare is forcing them “…to make difficult decisions and change the way we work.”
New York: In Long Island City, ambulance service LogistiCare Solutions issued a layoff WARN, 158 jobs gone due to losing their taxpayer funded state contract!
North Dakota: God powerless to stop CHI Saint Alexius from killing 52 jobs in Bismark. Administrators blame ObamaCare for not reimbursing the true costs of healthcare.
Oregon: The Jackson County Health & Human Services warned of as many as 2-hundred layoffs, mainly mental healthcare workers, supposedly because of a contract dispute! In Eugene, after 20 years Pain Consultants of Oregon shutdown “…due to staffing and financial issues.”
Pennsylvania: Pocono Medical Center conducted yet another round of layoffs, but didn’t give numbers. In December they laid off 60 people. They blamed ObamaCare for creating a “competitive health care landscape….and the ongoing trend of cases shifting from inpatient to outpatient care.”
Texas: ObamaCare forcing Memorial Hermann Health System to ‘restructure’, resulting in the elimination of 112 jobs! God powerless to stop ObamaCare from forcing Baylor Saint Luke’s Medical Center to kill more than 2-hundred jobs in The Lone Star State! In Houston, the MD Anderson Cancer Center eliminating more than 1-thousand jobs, through a combination of forced retirements, voluntary buyouts and outright layoffs (80% of job cuts through layoffs)! MD Anderson administrators blame ObamaCare for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses! Austin based bio-testing/medical device maker Luminex laid off more than 50 people as part of their take-over of a competitor in Illinois. Mission Regional Medical Center shutdown its women’s sexual assault operations and laid off 40 people, calling it “a streamlining of operations.”
Virginia: Drugs pusher Walgreens shutting down their Clarendon store on Wilson Boulevard by the end of February. No reason was given, but local news media suspect jacked-up rent.
Washington: Spectrum Health finally notified state employment administrators that they shutdown 19 locations across the state, back in December!
Wisconsin: Insurance company Northwest Mutual warning of mass layoffs in the “hundreds” despite spending $450-million on its corporate HQ! California based drugs maker McKesson Pharmaceuticals eliminating 67 LaCrosse jobs after being fined for violating the Controlled Substances Act (failing to detect and report suspicious drugs orders). Officially the jobs are being lost due to consolidation of drugs trafficking, I mean distribution ops.
ObamaCare destruction December 2016: “UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FUTURE GOVERNMENT FUNDING”
DUMBING DOWN U.S.: OBAMACARE IS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, YOU DUMMIES!
Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
Incomplete list of publicly announced education related layoffs & school shutdowns, January 2017:
California: God powerless to stop the shutdown of five Christian schools in the San Francisco bay area. The Catholic Diocese of Oakland blames it on The Rapture, I mean what I call DSS. In Santa Barbara, after 25 years Mesa Bookstore shutdown and sold-off just a year after one local news source called it “Successfully Small”. It’s blamed on the health problems of the owners. Pete’s Music shutting down their 39 years old Orange County location, blaming it on jacked up rent: “They’re trying to rationalize us being a mile and a half from Disneyland as a reason to charge more rent, when we don’t get increased business from being a mile and a half from Disneyland. It’s the community that shops here, not tourists!”-Cassie Brueckner
Connecticut: Hartford warning of as many as 2-hundred teacher layoffs based on the proposed education budget for next school year!
Florida: In Cape Coral, the Smallville Preschool shutdown without warning, the operators blame a sudden increase in rent. The operators said in-order to pay the rent increase tuition would have to be jacked by 65%!
Georgia: After 20 years Atlanta Gymnastics Center suddenly shutdown its Decatur operations “effective immediately.” It’s actually the fault of City Schools of Decatur which took over the property and kicked out the gymnastics school!
Illinois: Glenview Public Library laid off ten people because the local taxpayers could not afford another local property tax hike. Black Hawk College began eliminating dozens of jobs due to state government bullshit: “The biggest factor for us right now regarding budget cuts has been the State of Illinois and the lack of funding for higher education over the past two years. …..we are still about $8-million short of what we had budgeted from the State of Illinois.”-Betty Truitt, college president
Maryland: Allegany College shutting down its Somerset County campus due to what I call DSS. Administrators warned of “…enrollment and revenue losses that are expected to continue.” Baltimore Public Schools warning that proposed city budget cuts will result in more than 1-thousand school employees becoming unemployed! The city is short $129-million USD and blames the state government for not increasing education funding: “The bottom-line problem is that state aid to the city school system has been flat for nine years…”-Be Be Verdery, American Civil Liberties Union.
Massachusetts: After 20 years Willow Books in Acton shutdown, the owner said he wanted to retire but also stated “The world is different than it was 20 years ago and I wouldn’t say the internet was the only reason, but it was a factor….” Harvard University announced plans to outsource half the jobs with its $36-billion endowment fund. Harvard Management Company will stop managing its internal hedge funds and will spin-off its real estate funds as an independent company. The move will eliminate about 115 jobs because “The investment landscape has evolved significantly, requiring us to adapt…..”
Michigan: In White Lake, Brooks Elementary shutting down by the end of the school year due to DSS: “A number of years of declining enrollment due to low birth rates and low state funding have combined to create an extremely challenging financial forecast.”-Nancy Coratti, interim Huron Valley Schools superintendent
Missouri: Saint Louis University warned of massive layoffs due to what I call DSS, skyrocketing operating costs and a budget deficit of at least $16-million!
New Jersey: Bayonne Public School eliminated 22 jobs and warned of more job cuts in an attempt to reduce yearly operating costs by at least $315-thousand. Atlantic Cape Community College began eliminating jobs within its Culinary Arts department due to the massive shutdowns of Atlantic City casinos (like the one Donald Trump co-owned).
New York: NYC shutting down six of its ‘Renewal’ schools by the end of the school year, three in Brooklyn and three in Bronx. Local news media also report that about 61% of the Renewal teachers have quit, or will quit by the end of the school year! A loyal Renewal Schools teacher revealed to local news media a conspiracy to contract out the Renewal system: “Instead of getting extra resources, we lost half of our classrooms to a charter school co-location. We lost the most valuable teachers that we have in the building that have bilingual licenses. We haven’t had an assistant principal for a year.”-Jim Donohue, English teacher
Tennessee: After 32 years Booksellers forced to shutdown their Laurelwood location, 50 jobs lost despite the efforts of the owner to increase business: “When I stepped in 6 years ago to save this 32-year-old store, we had high hopes of getting things turned around and going forward. Unfortunately, the store size and rent are too much for us to handle combined with slight decline in sales over the last few years. The numbers just don’t work.”-Neil Van Uum
Texas: Vantage College shutdown its two El Paso campuses without warning! Administrators say the U.S. Department of Education froze all federal taxpayer funding as part of Barack Obama’s executive order investigating student loan debt. One student exclaimed to local TV station KVIA “I’m scared. I was supposed to be in debt for a good reason but now it’s for a bad reason!”
Virginia: God powerless to stop ‘his’ Fredericksburg Christian School from shutting down its Stafford campus. Administrators admitted that enrollment hasn’t lived up to expectations, so they’re consolidating campuses.
Washington: University Book Store shutting down its 30 years old Bellevue location because they realized they can make more money renting out the space to somebody else: “…our operations, will be better served by leasing the space that our store currently occupies to another retail tenant.”-Louise Little, ceo
West Virginia: Just weeks after Boone County Schools warned of 45 layoffs they warned that the number of people losing their jobs will go up, and this is after 40 people voluntarily resigned last year! It’s blamed on a budget deficit of at least $3-million.
Dumbing Down December 2016: “THIS IS A BOMB DROPPED ON US!” “I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!”
DUMBING DOWN U.S.: OBAMACARE IS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, YOU DUMMIES!
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of January, 2017: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production, spread of disease and extreme weather.
Alabama: In Huntsville, after 15 years Little Paul’s BBQ shutdown.
California: Real Mex Restaurants suddenly shutdown 14 Chevys Fresh Mex eateries for lack of profits, news media reported that not one employee was notified, each restaurant averaged 40 employees! Dole shutting down their packaged foods ops in Stockton, according to the employee’s union 30 jobs lost due to crashing sales. For-profit food delivery service Munchery laid off 30 people in San Francisco, after being accused of wasting food. In Los Angeles, after 80 years Gill’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream forced to shutdown by the impatient/greedy owners of the Original Farmers Market. Also in San Francisco, decades old restaurants Kuletto’s, Sushi Boat and Lori’s Diner all shutdown by the new owners of Union Square. In Oakland, after six years restaurant Hawker Fair shutting down because the property was sold to an ‘investment group’. Leftist Michael Moore promoted Alvarado Street Bakery eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs across The Golden State due to “a very competitive market.” Moran Foods shutting down their Los Angeles ops, 35 jobs gone by February. Morton Salt shutting down their Newark ops, 70 jobs gone by April. TGI Fridays shutting down a restaurant in Yorba Linda, 42 jobs gone by March. CKE shutting down a restaurant in Carpenteria, 25 jobs lost by March. In Walnut Creek, after 39 years Crogan’s Sports Bar & Grill shutdown due to a conspiracy by local police and city administrators: “…the city has made in clear that they have very specific ideas in mind for what Walnut Creek should be and Crogan’s no longer fits into their narrative. Ultimately, we have been forced to closed our doors.”
Colorado: Idaho based but evil Cerberus owned Albertsons shutdown one of their Grand Junction grocery stores and is renaming another store Safeway. It’s all part of the evil plot started in 2015: ALBERTSONS-SAFEWAY MAKES “BILLIONS IN PROFITS” YET PAYS EMPLOYEES WELFARE WAGES!
HAGGEN SELLING OUT TO ALBERTSONS-SAFEWAY
HAGGEN GIVES UP THE GHOST, SHUTS ’EM ALL DOWN!
HAGGEN ACCUSES ALBERTSONS OF SABOTAGE!
IT’S OFFICIAL, ALBERTSONS KILLED HAGGEN!
“IF WE WEREN’T A FOOD DESERT BEFORE, WE CERTAINLY ARE NOW!”, ALBERTSONS SAFEWAY UPDATE 23 JULY 2015
Arkansas based Walmart shutting down one of their stand alone grocery operations in Denver, known as Walmart Neighborhood Market, 95 jobs lost by the end of March. New Jersey based Pinnacle Foods shutting down a Boulder Brands food factory and eliminating as many as 73 jobs by March. Production is being moved to Arkansas. In Louisville, after 98 years the Blue Parrot restaurant shutdown, the owner for the past 47 years said “I’m tired of cooking and washing dishes.”
Connecticut: Liquid Lunch shutdown their Milford location after ten years of soups and sandwiches.
Florida: In Gainesville 40 years old Burrito Brothers Taco joint shutdown, the family owners blame crashing sales on a massive construction project. They even tried raising money on social media to save the eatery, but got barely a fraction of what was needed. In Orlando, after ten years the Citrus restaurant shutdown by the new owners who claim they’ll open a different restaurant.
Georgia: After about four years Buca di Beppo shutdown their Augusta Mall restaurant, no reason given, some employees got short notice.
Hawaii: Once again GGP strikes again, this time Nitrogenie ice cream shop in the Ala Mona Center being forced to shutdown after less than a year! After more than 15 years Pinky’s Pupu Bar & Grill suddenly shutdown after a wave of negative Facebook comments about the food being too expensive for it’s lack of quality.
Illinois: Frozen food maker Luvo issued a shutdown WARN for their Schaumberg ops, 59 jobs lost by the end of February. In Chicago, Goose Island Beer Company laid off 51 people under the guise of remodeling their restaurant. In Bedford Park, food service contractor Aramark laid off 65 people after suddenly losing their contract. Arkansas based Walmart shutdown its Presidential Towers Walmart Neighborhood Market. Now called a “farm to fork fiasco” Geneseo based Alexander King Farm now chapter 12 bankrupt busted after failing to deliver hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of beef and pork to customers who already paid! A leaked internal email revealed that Texas based Whole Foods is shutting down their store in Evanston, by mid-March: “We are nearing the end of our lease term and we have decided that the investment required to remain in this location does not warrant the continuation of our business.”-leaked internal email
Indiana: In Huntingburg, Cool Beans Cafe-Milk Parlor shutdown after four years, it’s now for sale. Marsh Hometown Market shutting down at least one grocery store in Indianapolis saying they can’t afford to renew the lease. Local news media revealed the grocery store chain is in trouble financially having missed rent payments and failing to pay suppliers. Bourbon Street Distillery shutdown after 15 years of booze and food making, it’s up for sale. Restaurant Dandy Inn shutdown after 40 years of Irish bia.
Iowa: SpartanNash shutting down their Wholesale Food Outlet store in Muscatine, in February, due to not being able to find a buyer before the lease expired. After 31 years restaurant Marion Maid Rite shutdown.
Kansas: Wichita based franchise operator Capital Pizza Huts now chapter 11 bankrupt busted, no word on any restaurant shutdowns, apparently the restaurant operator employs thousands of people across several states. In Wichita, after 35 years Charlie’s Famous Burgers suddenly shutdown, local news media reported that the popular eatery was put up for sale a few months ago.
Kentucky: In Newport, the owner of EI8HT BALL Brewing shutting it down so he can focus on distilling bourbon instead. In Louisville, Hillbilly Tea restaurant shutdown not even a year after its grand re-opening, supposedly the owners are now focusing on restaurant supply. In Lexington, JDI Grille & Tavern shutdown without warning as a result of an ongoing lawsuit between the family owners!
Maine: Horton Specialty Foods shutdown their 18 years old Public Market House location, apparently because of the new owners of the Market.
Maryland: Dave White’s Pittsville Dinette shutdown, the owners told the public “It isn’t fun anymore.”
Michigan: Battle Creek based Kellogg eliminating 250 mainly corporate level jobs, as part of its ongoing Project K job killing operations, I mean Project K restructuring!
Minnesota: In Saint Cloud, Gold n Plump poultry processor being forced to layoff 30 corporate level employees by its new Colorado based owner Pilgrim’s Pride.
Missouri: More than one thousand jobs lost as Earth City based grocer Save-A-Lot shutting down all operations in California and Nevada, starting in February: “After rigorous review and analysis, Save-A-Lot has announced the company’s decision to exit the California and Nevada markets. This decision will impact 13 corporate locations, a retailer-owned store and our Rancho Distribution Center.”
In Saint Louis, Atlas Restaurant shutting down in February due to jacked-up rent. In Kansas City, Apple Market shutdown their Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard grocery store, local news media say no reason was given but discovered several health code violations. And after 30 years upscale Houston’s restaurant at the Country Club Plaza shutdown due to the California owners not liking the demands of the property owner: “Despite good faith efforts on both sides, an agreement to extend our tenancy at the Plaza could not be reached with the Lessor. Details surrounding infrastructure improvements that sought to temporarily close the restaurant proved to be insurmountable.”
Montana: In Missoula, after 45 years Tower Pizza shutting down by the end of Spring, the long time owners didn’t say why but promised a big pizza party on the last day of business.
New Hampshire: In Concord, after 15 years Chandler’s Cake & Candy Supplies shutdown because of jacked up operating costs, and it’s also too expensive to move the business: “We didn’t think we’d close this way, but I couldn’t justify paying that much more.”-Sue Chandler
New Jersey: ACME Market shutdown their Burlington grocery store due to “under-performance”. Local news media say it’s the second grocer in-town to shutdown in the past 12 months. General Mills began eliminating 338 jobs at its Progresso Soup factory in Vineland! The factory is being shutdown. Atlantic Cape Community College began eliminating jobs within its Culinary Arts department due to the massive shutdowns of Atlantic City casinos (like the one Donald Trump co-owned).
New York: Uno Pizzeria & Grill shutdown their Destiny USA location without warning, no reason given. Grocery chain Price Chopper suddenly shutdown their store in Menands claiming it’s too small to compete. British empire’s Australia based Gloria Jean’s Coffees shutdown their Staten Island location. The Gloria Jean’s corporation blamed it on the franchise owner for not renewing the lease. In Scarsdale, the 1-hundred years old owner of the 50 years old Candy n Cards shut it down. In Nyack, 30 years old ‘health food’ store Sweatpea’s Market shutting down by the end of February. In Manhatten-NYC, after 25 years restaurant China Fun shutdown by city regulations: “The state and municipal governments, with their punishing rules and regulations, seems to believe that we should be their cash machine to pay for all that ails us in society.”-note found taped to restaurant door
In NYC, restaurant Annisa shutting down after 17 years due to jacked-up property taxes. The owner says her property tax has been jacked-up by a sinful $80-thousand USD: “I always wanted to have a restaurant that takes care of its employees…..But I can’t do that anymore.”-Anita Lo
North Carolina: After six years Tribeca Tavern shutdown their Falls of Neuse Road location. Arkansas based Walmart shutting down a Charlotte Walmart Neighborhood Market, 95 jobs gone by March.
Ohio: The Columbus Fish Market shutdown its Crosswoods location, local news media reported that the Texas based corporate owner refused to explain why. Jolly Pirate Donuts shutdown their Grove City location, news media reported that it’s the second Jolly Pirate Donuts to shutdown in The Buckeye State. Cookery seller Williams-Sonoma shutdown their ten years old Columbiana store. Giant Eagle shutting down three grocery stores by March.
Oklahoma: After more than four decades iconic Route 66 BJ’s Pit Stop shutdown due to big box chain stores hustling in.
Oregon: Zupan’s Markets shutdown its 20 years old Belmont District grocery store.
Pennsylvania: In York, after five years upscale Park Street Pantry shutting down by the end of February due to the owners having full time jobs elsewhere. Discover Teas shutting down their location in the Village Shops at Kingsmill, as part of plan to consolidate stores. Weis Markets shutting down their decades old Williamsport grocery store on West Third Street, saying it’s too small to properly upgrade, 50 jobs affected. In Macungie, after 65 years Willows Family Restaurant suddenly shutdown by the new owners who have “other plans for it.” In Scranton, after 43 years Heil’s Bar shutdown. After 34 years Verona Village Inn restaurant shutdown because “We have lost our lease for available parking and will not be able to operate as a viable restaurant.”
Rhode Island: Doherty’s Lakeside Ale House-Tiogue Tavern suddenly shutdown despite an extensive remodel last year. The owner, depressed after waiting for business to pick up, said “… the tax man and the banks wait for no one.”
Texas: In El Paso, after 55 years Charcoaler Drive-In shutdown, the owner admitted he wanted to shut it down since last year “for personal reasons.” In Schulenburg, after 88 years Frank’s Restaurant to shutdown in Autumn, the property was sold to a developer. In Austin, after 60 years El Gallo shutdown due to jacked-up property taxes. Local news media checked and discovered that in 2015 the property tax was $16-thousand-337 USD but then jumped to $28-thousand-877 in 2016! Dallas based Chili’s laid off 80 corporate and regional employees and warned of more layoffs as part of their new restructuring plan. Without warning the owners of Rick and Carolyn’s Burgers and Fries shutdown one of their three restaurants in Abilene. Local news media say no reason was given. In Dallas, exotic beer seller Bottle Shop shutdown after six years due to unrealistic city parking projects: “Greenville is not the same street as it was when we opened. …..the parking isn’t really conducive for retail business, i.e: You can’t just park, run in and get a growler filled or grab a six pack and get outta there without having to valet park or walk half a mile.”-Stephanie Roethlisberger, now former general manager
Virginia: Buffalo Wild Wings shutting down its 20 years old Charlottesville location. Company administrators say they can’t afford the new lease, but claim they’ll open a new joint as soon as they can find an affordable location. In Richmond, Dog & Pig Show eatery shutting down in February, the owners promised their customers they would return with a new food joint. Less than eight months after opening in Ashburn, Texas owned Hail & Hog Kitchen and Tap now chapter 11 bankrupt busted! In Roanoke, after ten years pub Annie Moore’s shutdown, the owners claim they’re moving to a new location. Internet based Relay Foods shutting down two distribution centers due to merger with a competitor. Local news media were only able to confirm that more than 48 people will lose their jobs.
Washington: Idaho based but evil Cerberus owned Albertsons shutting down a grocery store in Richland, and two stores in Spokane, by the end of February supposedly because of crashing sales. In Liberty Lake, after only a year Bellacrosta Bakery and Fine Foods shutdown, the owners saying they’re “on hiatus to regroup”. In White Center, after eight years Big Al Brewery shutdown. The owner, Alejandro Brown (who quit his regular job to start the brewery), complained about skyrocketing competition by revealing a 35% crash in sales, saying “It’s getting tough out there.” Local news media report that the city of Seattle, alone, has as many as 40 craft breweries!
Washington DC: Hawk n Dove bar chapter 11 bankrupt busted for failing to pay taxes.
West Virginia: In Brushfork, a small Save-A-Lot grocery store shutdown, 11 jobs lost with no reason given. Local news revealed the property lease with Save-A-Lot is still valid.
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
U.S. Food Crisis, December 2016: “…SALES HAVE BEEN DOWN 50% THE PAST FOUR YEARS…”
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“In the past two, two-and-a-half years, we have had about a 3-hundred-% increase in the drug-related overdose ambulance runs. And the prevalence of opiate addiction in this area continues to increase.”-William Denham, medical director for the Maysville, Kentucky, emergency services
“I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything like this.”-Robert Anderson, CDC
During the last years of the Obama regime the number of people killed by prescription drugs in the United States set records, finally beating out the number of people killed by guns.
Keep in mind that the data the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gets is purely voluntary and not all states report timely (or even accurate) data, which means the number of drug deaths could be much higher (I suspect that my ex-wife-mother of my children’s death by RX was not reported to the CDC by authorities in Idaho, and my children learned that Red State Idaho has laws protecting the healthcare industry from lawsuits).
Even with the fact that data provided to the CDC is voluntary, death by RX surpassed death by gun by 16-thousand 152 in Gregorian year 2015! A side note, death by vehicle accident also surpassed death by gun.
Just last week, obviously anti-Trump PBS Newshour reported that RX is now the number one killer of middle aged ‘white’ people, and they inadvertently revealed that under the Obama regime opioids have become so prevalent that they’re cheaper than booze: “In many areas, it’s cheaper to get high on heroin than it would be to get drunk. ….drug poisonings have become the biggest source of preventable premature death. So, for example, there are more drug poisoning deaths than car crash deaths. And that’s quite recent.”-Christopher Ruhm, economist
OBAMA LEGACY: WHO’S THE BIGGEST GUNRUNNER OF THEM ALL? OBAMA!
PHARMA PHAIL: STUDY SAYS RX KILLS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM!
Here’s just some of the BlindBatNews reporting on the Obama regime’s False Flag Drug War games:
2015: OBAMA ORDERS NEW WAR ON DRUGS TARGETING LEGAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG USERS & HIS OWN OBAMACARE!
World War 3, North American Front: United States ‘THE’ drug lord in Mexico’s drug war
U.S. led NATO biggest drug dealer in the World? Amphetamines, it’s what Islamic State does!
The New Great Opium War Game: Myanmar now second largest producer of opium! Interesting correlations between opium production in Afghanistan and Myanmar (called the United States)!
U.S. Marines & sailors turn out to be drug dealers and gun runners!
Employees at U.S. military helicopter factory doubled as prescription drug dealers
United Police States of America: TSA, local cops working for prescription drug dealers, you sure the U.S. is safer now than before 9/11/2001?
U.S. CIVIL WAR CHICAGO, 16 – 20 JUNE 2014: AFGHAN HEROIN CONNECTION?
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of December, 2016: Many food suppliers/distributors are consolidating operations and killing jobs due to the collapsing grocery store and restaurant industries, as well as rising costs of food production, spread of disease and extreme weather.
Arizona: In Phoenix, Jobot Coffee & Dining shutdown due to not being able to renew the lease.
California: Gourmet grocery store Bristol Farms notified the state that it will shutdown its San Francisco location, 82 jobs gone by the end of January 2017. Also in San Francisco, after 30 years popular restaurant Kuleto’s issued a shutdown WARN, 103 jobs lost by January 2017 due to a “management decision”! Restaurant Ozumo finally notified the state that it shutdown its Oakland restaurant, 45 jobs lost back in November. Bacon-n-beef burger joint Slater’s 50/50-24356 Swartz Burgers- 8009 Day Burgers-61 N Raymond issued mass shutdown WARNs for several locations, 698 jobs gone by February 2017! In Lodi, School Street Bistro shutdown after 15 years so the family owners can take care of their parents. After 47 years in Los Angeles, iconic Norm’s restaurant on Pico Boulevard shutdown by the property’s new owners. In San Diego, after 70 years Anthony’s Fish Groto shutdown due to the landlord refusing to renew the lease. In Berkeley, after 20 years upscale Cafe Rouge shutdown, the owners claimed they couldn’t find enough competent employees.
Colorado: In Glenwood Springs, Big Daddy’s Sports Bar shutting down the day after New Year’s Day, the owners said the number one reason was “family”.
Connecticut: After seven years La Petite France shutting down by mid January 2017, the owners saying “it’s time for us to move on.” After 30 years Lincoln Culinary Institute-Connecticut Culinary Institute shutdown due to failing to meet tougher U.S. Department of Education rules demanding proof that graduates actually find decent paying jobs. The Roger Sherman Inn and restaurant shutdown by the new owner, a property developer.
Delaware: Restaurant Lula Brazil shutdown due to the owner’s health problems.
Florida: Poultry processor and shipper Wayne Farms issued a layoff WARN for 13 employees. Interestingly the state lists the food logistics company as “manufacturing”. In Lake Worth, Hoffman’s Chocolates shutdown due to “…sales have been down 50% the past four years…”, six jobs lost.
Georgia: Buffalo’s shutdown their 19 years old restaurant in Athens. The restaurant was for sale but the landlord suddenly banned anymore restaurants from setting up shop in that location.
Hawaii: After less than a year the Magnolia Bakery suddenly shutdown it’s location in the General Growth Properties (GGP) owned Ala Moana Center mall.
Illinois: In Buckstown, the new owners of iconic Feast restaurant shut it down so they can chop-up the building into smaller retail spaces. Hershey’s announced it will shutdown it’s Chocolate World store off of North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. In Galesburg, after 88 years New China Cafe shutdown. The second owners claim they’ve the menu has been unchanged since the 1940s, maybe that’s why sales have crashed: “We’ve been hanging by a thread for the past three years. The city’s trying to bring the economy back, but there are no factories; it’s mostly retail and chain restaurants, and we can’t compete.”-Melinda Kilgore, co-owner
Indiana: In Indianapolis, after 82 years Italian joint Milano Inn shutdown, 65 jobs lost due to the owners wanting to retire. The owners say they’re trying to sell the property and hope any new owner will re-open the restaurant.
Kansas: In Wichita, TLC Muffins shutdown after 30 years. One of the co-owners was hurt in an accident and they had to put everything up for sale, but only the equipment and property was sold, nobody wanted the bakery operation.
Maryland: In Bel Air, after 42 years Friendly’s Restaurant & Ice Cream shutdown “… effective immediately.”
Massachusetts: For the second time this year Boston based bar management software developer BevSpot laid off employees. Reports say BevSpot’s entire ‘outbound’ sales department was canned due to low sales to restaurants and bars. Boston’s Rattlesnake Bar & Grill went chapter 7 bankrupt busted, shutting down after 26 years. Friendly’s Restaurant shutdown their Chicopee distribution center, about 50 jobs lost to a contractor.
Michigan: In Port Huron, ThumbCoast Brewing Company shutdown blaming taxpayer funded city construction projects for creating “…challenges that we’ve faced throughout 2016, especially those which had (a) significant impact on revenue during the months of May and June, have finally caught up with us and we can no longer move forward.”
Minnesota: Sausage joint Prairie Dogs shutdown their Minneapolis location, on Lake Street, saying “Our demographic was not the Millennials that live around here.” Golden Valley based food producer General Mills announced it will eliminate 6-hundred jobs in 2017! It’s the result of ongoing restructuring of the company, local news media reported that since 2014 General Mills has eliminated 5-thousand jobs globally! Cookery seller Williams-Sonoma announced it will shutdown it’s store in the Mall of America, in early 2017.
Missouri: In Columbia, after 40 years Country Kitchen shutdown due to not being able to afford a new lease.
Montana: In Helena, after five years Fusion Grill shutdown with only three days official notice to employees, but then it suddenly shutdown one day early! The owners of the restaurant gave no reason for the shutdown and refused to talk to local news media.
New Jersey: Toms River Diner shutdown after 45 years. Panera Bread shutdown their Westfield location, apparently because the bakery didn’t meet the corporate “standards”.
New Mexico: Texas based RedBrick Pizza Kitchen Cafe warning they will shutdown their Farmington location if sales don’t pick up. The local franchise owners say they’ve pumped money into major repairs, then sales crashed. They blame it on a sudden explosion of new restaurants opening in the area. In Albuquerque, after 27 years Ko Palace shutdown so the owner can retire.
New York: JFK International Airport Terminal 7 food service company HMS Host issued a shutdown WARN, 122 jobs gone by March 2017 due to contract suddenly being canceled! Cafe Pushkin Central issued a shutdown WARN, 70 jobs gone by the New Gregorian Year. In Oneida, cookware and dinnerware maker EveryWare issued a shutdown WARN with periodic layoffs taking place between February and May 2017. In Brooklyn NYC, Gorilla Coffee shutting down its 97 5th Avenue location, local news reports say the company has been planning to shut it down since 2013. In Manhattan NYC, after 79 years Carnegie Deli shutdown despite public protests from customers and employees, and despite one former employee claiming to have made an offer to buy the restaurant, and despite a 2015 grand re-opening ceremony by NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. According to a statement by the owners it’s no longer worth it to run a business in The Big Apple. In NYC, after 18 months the Will Ferrell themed Stay Classy Bar shutdown due to being overly successful, the owners claiming that from now on they’ll run temporary “pop-up” operations across the country. After 11 years the Cake Shop music venue shutdown due to long term problems including not enough money to pay bills. In Watkins Glen, after 50 years Mister Chicken shutdown due to the owner’s health problems.
North Carolina: In Wake Forest, after 20 years the Old English Tea Room shutdown, the owners said they couldn’t make enough money to justify the amount of time they put into it. In Greensboro, after five years Beans Boro Coffeehouse shutdown on Xmas Eve, the owner said the stress of running a business outweighed his sales. Food & drink container maker Ball shutting down their factory in Reidsville, 150 jobs lost by mid-2017! In Winston-Salem, after 12 years Flashback Smoothies & Grill shutdown so the owner can focus on his marketing business.
Ohio: Cincinnati based grocery chain operator Kroger wants 2-thousand employees to voluntarily quit and is offering bribes (buyouts) to make it happen! It’s blamed on declining sales, which began at the end of 2015. Kroger also shutting down its money losing (for the past 20 years) Walnut Hills store on McMicken Street, 81 jobs gone by March 2017. In Steubenville, after 12 years Aubrey’s Bakery shutdown, the owners of the successful business said “We are feeling the wear and tear on our bodies. And we want to leave the bakery on a high note.” In Franklinton, after 71 years restaurant Florentine shutdown without explanation.
Oklahoma: After 33 years in OK City, Pioneer Pies shutdown due to the owners not willing to agree to the new lease.
Pennsylvania: Wolfgang Candy shutdown their North York retail sales outlet, blaming crashing sales ever since 2013. Erie County Farms grocery store shutdown after going chapter 7 bankrupt. In Erie, after 62 years Taki’s shutdown so the owner could retire. Despite being made famous by Barack Obama, Five Guy’s shutdown their York burger joint on Loucks Road, with no explanation. In Hopwood, after 68 years grocer Adrian’s Market shutdown so the owner can retire. One customer was quoted by local news as saying “It sucks!”
Rhode Island: Cafe-bakery Au Bon Pain shutdown, the owners blame crashing sales on the city of Providence for forcing potential customers to pay for parking! Local news reports say it was the third business to shutdown as a result of the new city parking meters!
South Carolina: In Columbia, Eric’s San Jose Restaurante Mexicano shutdown without warning to employees. Local news media say the owner refuses to comment about it. The Atlanta Bread Company shutdown one of three West Columbia locations and revealed they will eventually shutdown the other two locations in early 2017.
South Dakota: In Mitchell, CherryBerry Self-Serve Yogurt Bar shutdown due to lack of customers willing to serve themselves.
Tennessee: In Brentwood, bridal shop-bakery supply shop Sugar Drop shutdown, the owner is dedicating herself to the foundation she created after her son was killed in Afghanistan.
Texas: In Dallas, ice cream shop Cow Tipping Creamery shutdown after only nine months, the owners blame the location.
Virginia: In Waynesboro, after ten years Big Apple Bagels shutting down by the end of January 2017. The owners spent the last two years trying to sell their business but nobody was interested, and then the lease expired. Martin’s Food Markets announced they are shutting down four more grocery stores, at least 4-hundred jobs lost by February 2017! It’s blamed on the sale of the stores to a competitor.
Washington: In Spokane, Anthony’s Beach Café shutdown, apparently due to a failed marketing gimmick.
Washington DC: After four years Grassroots Gourmet shutdown their Bloomingdale bakery on Xmas Eve.
Wisconsin: In Brookfield, after nine years Joey’s Seafood and Grill shutdown, the owners said they couldn’t afford to renew the lease. In Milwaukee, Breugger’s shutdown their North Water Street bagel joint.
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
U.S. Food Crisis, November 2016: “…LEAN TIMES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.”
FOOD CRISIS: UNIVERSITY STUDY PROVES FREE RANGE EGGS SAFE?