Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alabama: Hoover City Schools laid off nine employees. School officials bemoaned the facts that student population is growing, but due to the bad economy “….our property tax receipts have declined or stayed flat.” School officials stated that local taxes began declining suddenly in 2009-10 (isn’t that when the […] Continue Reading…
19 August 2014 (01:53 UTC-07 Tango)/22 Shawwal 1435/28 Mordad 1393/24 Ren-Shen 4712
“…..just the beginning. The opportunity for this thing to be explosive in its spread is definitely there.”-Phil Nolte, University of Idaho
A few days ago it was reported by local news media that potato late blight was devastating crops in Bingham County, I can tell […] Continue Reading…
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The U.S. Census Bureau reports that from 1999 to 2013 the number of people moving across the country because of employment reasons remained unchanged at 10%. This is a sign that the job market has been stagnant for far longer than the 2007-09 Recession.
France based Hachette Book Group confirmed […] Continue Reading…
15 August 2014 (03:25 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Shawwal 1435/24 Mordad 1393/20 Ren-Shen 4712
In October 2010 insurance company Allstate, the mayor of Chubbuck (Steve England) and the governor of Idaho (Butch Otter) announced at a public ground breaking ceremony the creation of a call center that was promised to eventually employ 500 people.
The Allstate call center was […] Continue Reading…
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Radio Shack CEO Joseph Magnacca stated to shareholders “I don’t know if we can overcome this impasse…”, implying that the economy is so bad they might need to shutdown even more stores. He also ignored questions about bankruptcy.
California: What housing market recovery and who said internet businesses are […] Continue Reading…
15 August 2014 (20:17 UTC-07 Tango 14 August 2014)/18 Shawwal 1435/24 Mordad 1393/20 Ren-Shen 4712
“No, no, no, no! He was not armed! He was mentally challenged. This is not the person that’s lurking behind a corner with a gun. He’s not a gangbanger!…. I can’t think of more innocent circumstances. But to be set upon by […] Continue Reading…
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9300 block of South Springfield Avenue: 31 years old man stabbed to death. Police have arrested a suspect.
5900 block of South Justine Street: 16 years old boy shot and killed. Police suspect the shooting was gang related.
2800 block of North Harding: 24 years old man shot and tazed by police. Police say […] Continue Reading…
Bamyan Province: In Hajigak, the Steel Authority of India announced they are spending $1.14-billion USD on the Afghan Iron and Steel Consortium (AIFSCO). This is on top of $2.9-billion spent by other mining operations since 2011! At least three international mining companies are spending big bucks developing infrastructure so they can begin mining an estimated […] Continue Reading…
14 August 2014 (01:47 UTC-07 Tango)/17 Shawwal 1435/23 Mordad 1393/19 Ren-Shen 4712
Customs/Port officials in Korea, south, have discovered a shipment of scrap metal from Japan is highly radioactive. 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of scrap metal was found to be contaminated with cesium-137. They’ve ordered the ship to return to Japan.
Officials with the district of Hong […] Continue Reading…
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Iconic U.S. Steel shutting down operations in Pennsylvania and Texas, at least 260 jobs lost!
British empire Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS, which operates in the United States as well) could totally fail. It was discovered that the mega-bank is missing $168-billion USD! The British taxpayers bailed out […] Continue Reading…