Incomplete list of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction and chicanery announcements in October 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Data Breach Report: October 2018 – Nehemiah Security
CALIFORNIA: Aerojet Rocketdyne issued a layoff WARN, 120 jobs gone by the end of November! Alpine Electronics issued layoff WARNs, 128 jobs gone by the end of March 2019! Online entertainment software maker NC Interactive revealed it suddenly laid […] Continue Reading…
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The now chapter 11 bankrupt busted Wisconsin based Shopko announced more store shutdowns, including almost every store in the Pacific northwest/Rocky Mountain state of Idaho.
The Chubbuck Shopko, located on the Pine Ridge Mall property (and incorrectly listed as being in next-door Pocatello), is shutting […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of immigrant operations affecting the United States taxpayers, January 2019.
More proof it’s about making money: $11 toothpaste: Immigrants pay big for basics at private run ICE lock-ups
And more proof it’s about saving money: “… a group of protesters who were denouncing President Trump’s immigration policies. They were waving Mexican flags and shouting, ‘¡Si, se puede!’ (‘Yes, we can!’)
Unbeknownst to […] Continue Reading…
Motley Fool: Sears spin-off Seritage Growth Properties Will Suspend Its Dividend
American Banker: Citi cards bracing for hit caused by Sears reorganization
For proof you can’t blame it on lack of hi-tech Retail Dive says Sears has 46 smart appliances that work with Alexa
Miami Herald: “Observed rodent droppings on all shelving near dog food, green plastic bins, on shelving with air fresheners, on […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete (tip-o-the-iceberg) list of healthcare related layoffs, shutdowns and crimes in October 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
CALIFORNIA: Healthy Living Network issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Newark, 128 jobs gone by December! Adventist Health Bakersfield suddenly laid off 20 people at its Bakersfield hospital. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Health Plan issued a shutdown WARN for its office in Downey, […] Continue Reading…
As far as I’m aware I’ve collected every North American F-100 Super Saber (I prefer the U.S. English spelling versus the Queen’s English spelling Sabre [for some unknown reason preferred by North American]) kit in 1/72 scale, I feel confident I can honestly direct you as to which F-100 kit to spend your hard […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in September 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
ALABAMA: More Layoffs and Big Changes Rock Meredith’s Alabama Office
CALIFORNIA: Internet based second hand clothing seller ThredUp issued a shutdown WARN for its San Leandro ops, 118 jobs gone a week before Xmas, as the company moves to […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in August 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
MarketWatch: Chief executives who are paid less than their peers are four times more likely to lay off their employees
BoundingIntoComics: Comic Stores Nationwide Close Up
CALIFORNIA: Wells Fargo layoffs in Rancho Cordova may be harbinger for mortgage industry
Deluxe Entertainment lays […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns, outbreaks and recalls for the month of September, 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
In Denmark, one of the world’s most profitable salmon farms is now blaming the mass die-off of salmon (750-thousand around just one of Denmark’s islands) on farm fertilizer run-off which is causing a deadly […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete (i-e ‘Tip of the Iceberg’) list of United States Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct revelations for September 2018:
U.S. Has Highest Share of Foreign-Born Since 1910
At Camp Foster, Japan, military personnel became U.S. citizens, LEGALLY, 06SEP2018.
ALABAMA: Selma City Council passes $17.4 million budget
ALASKA: Anchorage budget proposal relies on taxes, revenues, cuts
ARKANSAS: 15 migrants arrested
CALIFORNIA: Rape suspect arrested, turns out he’s a ‘Safety Specialists’ at UC Berkeley!
On-duty Kern […] Continue Reading…