Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: San Jose based electronic payment service Paypal has shutdown all Paypal users in Greece! This means that people in Greece are not able to access their money in Paypal accounts. This also directly affects people trying to sell items on ebay! Apparently this is because […] Continue Reading…
03 July 2015 (19:44 UTC-07 Tango 01, 02 July 2015)/11 Tir 1394/15 Ramadan 1436/18 Gui-Wie 4713
A woman from Callam County, Washington, has become the first person in the U.S. to die from measles since 2003. However, the real mystery is that nobody knew she was infected.
The disease was discovered during an autopsy of the woman. She was […] Continue Reading…
The drought west of the U.S. Rocky Mountains is turning deadly, as lake water is being blamed for the death of dogs.
Three pet dogs died after drinking water from Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley, California. It happened in December and January when they were out walking with their owners.
Now, right before the […] Continue Reading…
Pennsylvania’s 41 years old Granite Run Mall is now officially dead! Only the anchor and exterior stores are open, but news reports say all leases have expired which means they could walk away at any time. Those stores include Sears and Sears Auto Center, so get ready.
The Kinston Sears Hometown Store in the dying Vernon […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Arizona: In Tucson, after eight years On a Roll Sushi restaurant shutdown. The landlord put the building up for sale and the restaurant owner is sure any new landlord will jack up his rent, so he’s getting out now as his lease is almost up.
California: The city of Eureka […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Arizona: After two years the non-profit Tucson Reptile Rescue warns it will shutdown due to crashing donations and crashing adoptions of rescued pets.
California: Monterey based CTB/McGraw-Hill laid off at least 33 Ryan Ranch HQ employees, due to selling off ‘key assets’ to Minnesota’s Data Recognition Corporation. In Oakland, after 40 […] Continue Reading…
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.
“The average cost of tuition and fees at a private, non-profit, four-year university this school year was $31,231—up sharply from $1,832 […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Arizona: Phoenix based for-profit Apollo Education Group-University of Phoenix announced that 6-hundred additional employees across the U.S. will become jobless! This is on top of the previously announced 9-hundred! It’s blamed on crashing enrollment, or what I call Disappearing Students Syndrome. Mother Nature forcing parts of Bonita Canyon […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: More proof the internet is not to blame for brick-n-mortar shutdowns; Sunnyvale based rent-utility electronic payment service PayNearMe failed to raise the crowd funding they wanted and laid off an undisclosed number of employees. They also canceled their rent payment service located in Family Dollar stores.
Colorado: Meridian based […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns for the month of June, 2015: 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, and spread of disease.
A recently published study in Mexico says H5N2 has been […] Continue Reading…