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“unforeseen circumstances”: U.S. retail/banking/service sector collapse, October 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in October 2018:

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

ALASKA: Alaska Air eliminating 1-hundred jobs, blaming fuel costs, employee health insurance (ObamaCare), crew hotel costs and management headcounts

ARIZONA: 72-year-old Phoenix costume store Easley’s Fun Shop preps for its last Halloween

Angela’s Bridal announces change, closing

CALIFORNIA:  Twin Arbors Athletic Club issued a shutdown WARN for its location in Lodi, 143 jobs gone by the end of November!  The now British empire United Kingdom based New Avon sudden halted ops in Pasadena, 77 jobs gonePyramid Building Maintenance issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Santa Clara, 11 jobs gone by November. 

Insurance company State Farm issued shutdown WARNs for several locations, 224 jobs gone by the end of November!  Total Airport Services issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in El Segundo, 111 jobs gone by December!  British empire Australia founded retailer Boardriders eliminating 270 jobs in Mira Loma, supposedly temporarily! JCPenney finally revealed it  shutdown its Buena Park location back in August, 278 jobs suddenly gone!

Ocean Beach Paint & Hardware closing after 100 years

What housing market recovery? Mortgage service company Urban Fulfillment Services is closing its Westlake Village operations, resulting in the elimination of 85 jobs.

Skate park SkateLab shutting down after 21 years

San Diego’s first stop for Bike Rentals, Cruiser King shutdown after ten years

Vintage stuff store Aaardvark’s Closing After 47 Years

Once Storied Sedgwick Files for Bankruptcy as Wind-Down Fails

House of Fashion Bridal Salon closing after nearly 60 years

Soldiers Organized Service (SOS a ride home) shutdown two stores

CONNECTICUT: Paul Mitchell School in Danbury closing

FLORIDA: Centerfield Media issued a WARN, 249 jobs gone by the end of the year!  Sheraton Bay Point Resort issued a WARN, 143 jobs gone by December!

IDAHO: Supervalu, which failed to turn around Albertsons, is acquired. What it means to Idaho

WinCo plan for Linder and Chinden is revived

ILLINOIS: Employment outsourcing company Ceannate issued several WARNs, 184 jobs gone due to loss of contract!  Target issued a shutdown WARN for a location in Chicago, 125 jobs gone by February 2019! British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor issued a shutdown WARN for its Oak Brook location, 125 jobs gone by January 2019!

Eva’s Bridal Closing After 36 Years

Home improvement store HOBO (Home Owners Bargain Outlet) now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and threatening to shutdown all stores, customers are already being jacked-around on warranty problems  Official WARNs reveal Illinois stores have already been sold-off, at least 265 jobs gone!

Bike and running store Ride&Run shutting down when the inventory is gone, the owner refused to say why 

Chicago’s largest family-owned lumber yard is no longer in business

Shelley’s Bridal closing after 2 decades

INDIANA: Marketing company Alorica issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Terra Haute, 195 jobs gone in December!

IOWA: Last shoe repair business in metro Cedar Rapids area closing soon

KENTUCKY: Merit Furniture, in business since 1956, closing. Owner: ‘Nobody wants quality furniture.’

Community development operation Kentucky River Foothills Development Council eliminating 142 jobs

LOUISIANA:  State Farm to lay off 47 workers in Baton Rouge

MAINE: Olympia Sports closing in Houlton

MASSACHUSETTS: Boston Private lays off about 60 in face of slow deposit growth

Fallas discount department store chain closing all Massachusetts locations 

Whittemore Hardware Calling It Quits

MICHIGAN:  State Farm issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Livonia, 62 jobs gone by the end of November.

architecture firm Rossetti Associates suddenly laid off 15 people 

Swonk’s Flower Shop will close after 91 years

MINNESOTA: Allianz Life – Questar eliminating 79 jobs in February 2019. Texas based defunct Mattress Firm issued a mass layoff WARN, but failed to give numbers. State Farm issued a WARN, 88 jobs in Mendota Heights gone by the end of November.  Target issued a shutdown WARN for its Brooklyn Center, 136 jobs gone in February 2019!

Too Big to Jail U.S. Bank is laying off 700 employees (100 just in Minnesota according to the WARN)

Bremer Bank shutting down in Sauk Rapids

NEBRASKA:  Too Big to Jail Capital One eliminating more than 150 jobs

NEW JERSEY: CREATIVITY CARAVAN CLOSING ITS DOORS

229 workers at this N.J. resort will be laid off

Payless ShoeSource Is Closing In Bridgewater

Parsippany Modell’s Sporting Goods is closing

NEW MEXICO: aerospace company files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK: A.B.C. Oriental Carpets issued a shutdown WARN for both its NYC stores, 26 jobs gone by the end of January 2019.  Greenbriar Associates issued a shutdown WARN for its Residence Inn by Marriott, 80 jobs gone in January 2019.  British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor issued a shutdown WARN for its massive NYC ops, 853 jobs gone by January 2019!  Investment company AllianceBernstein L.P. issued a mass layoff WARN, 244 jobs affected as it gets the hell outta New York and moves to Tennessee! Frederic Fekkai Salon issued a shutdown WARN, 60 jobs gone by the end of the year. Personal care company New Frontiers in TBI-Allwel eliminating 59 NYC jobs by January 2019.  The now British empire United Kingdom based New Avon issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Rye, 51 jobs gone by the end of the year.

Too Big to Jail British empire United Kingdom based HSBC eliminating 35 jobs in Depew

NORTH CAROLINA: Diamond Brand Outdoors closes after 50 years

OHIO: Liberty Mutual insurance company suddenly laid off 25 people  

Another Salvation Army Family Thrift Store shutdown

Huntington Bank closing 70 locations

OREGON: Fabric Depot Closing Doors After 26 Years

PENNSYLVANIA:  State College jewelry store closing

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey on Monday slashed 37 of 97 positions

Reineberg’s closing York shoe shop

Newtown Women’s Clothing Boutique Closing

RHODE ISLAND: Nordstrom At Providence Place Mall Closing

SOUTH CAROLINA:  Cedar Terrace Hardware store shutting down after 40 years

Beaufort store is closing after 30 years of business

What housing market recovery as Fort Mill based Movement Mortgage to eliminate 180 jobs

SOUTH DAKOTA: Longtime Madison Store Closing

TEXAS: Austin based, and now bankrupt, Samuels Jewelers suddenly started shutting down all 120 stores

Freed’s Furniture Closing After 80 Years

Smith Guns closing doors after 4+ decades

Sandy Lake Amusement Park shutting down

Too Big to Jail JPMorgan Chase issuing 107 pink slips in San Antonio

Houston based Mattress Firm shutting down 700 stores, here’s a list

VIRGINIA: Staples store at Parham Plaza closing

WASHINGTON:  Low income housing manager Housing Kitsap laid off yet more employees, and suspended the building of affordable dwellings, apparently because they don’t know where the money went

A-1 Tri-City Taxi shutdown after 38 years “due to unforeseen circumstances”

Carr Electric is closing

Terjung’s Studio of Gifts announces closing date

LuLaRoe gig leaves vendors with clothes they’re unable to sell

WISCONSIN: Target issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Greenfield, 138 jobs gone by February 2019!  Home Owners Bargain Outlet (HOBO) issued a shutdown WARN for its Milwaukee-West Allis location, 104 jobs gone a few days before xmas!

Safeco shutting down multiple operations in Sheboygan, 127 jobs lost!

Janesville’s Staples store to close

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, October 2018: ‘JUST ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN’

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, October 2018: “A CHANGE IN BUSINESS CIRCUMSTANCES”

U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, October 2018: “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS layoffs, October 2018: “WE KIND OF NEED TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES DIE AT OUR DESK”

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, October 2018: OPERATION FAITHFUL PATRIOT

DUMBING DOWN THE U.S.A., October 2018: TEACHERS MORE VIOLENT & CRIMINAL THAN STUDENTS?

OBAMACARE ACA DEATH SPIRAL, October 2018: “EVERY SINGLE MONTH….HAS BEEN A GRIND”

DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, October 2018: “NOW YOU TELL ME WHO THE ENEMY IS!”

U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, September 2018: TOO BIG TO JAIL BANK ADMITS ‘GOOD’ ECONOMY IS DRIVEN BY NEVER ENDING LAYOFFS!

Operation Faithful Patriot: U.S. government shenanigans, October 2018

Incomplete (i-e ‘Tip of the Iceberg’) list of United States Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct revelations for October 2018:

 Operation Enduring Promise; As ObamaCare fails in the U.S., the U.S. Navy proudly created this graphic to show what your U.S. tax dollars were spent on providing ‘free’ medical care in Ecuador.

ALABAMA: At least 68 Selma city jobs on chopping block after budget oversight

DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy records audio of his boss extorting him over political campaign support

‘Beach House Sheriff’ used pistol permit fees to pay for TV commercials during political campaign

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency drug-cop sentenced for computer tampering, ethics charges

ALASKA: Gov. Bill Walker drops re-election bid days after deputy resigns

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns

Uninvestigated rape allegations, unfollowed tips on possible connections to a Mexican drug cartel, alleged plans to fly drugs in National Guard aircraft, and years of internal police department strife that led to all of it finally being revealed publicly.

ARKANSAS: Sheriff department in trouble for forcing detainees to wear Nike shirts for their mug shots

ARIZONA: State Parks bulldozed archaeological sites for cabins, trails

Temporary/seasonal park ranger gets subsidized taxpayer funded housing normally reserved for full time employees

CALIFORNIA: California Faces Some Big Problems. Are We Ready?

San Diego Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sentenced for Groping teenagers at Panda Express

Kern County Deputy takes plea deal in theft case

San Francisco deputy working for organized crime gets ‘slap-on-the-wrist’ sentence of three years probation

Man Who Died After Deputy Tased Him Was Unarmed

Dashcam footage released of California deputy repeatedly punching drunken suspect

Sheriff’s deputy crashes into home 

California Deputies Use Doritos To Round Up Rebellious Pig

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; U.S. military personnel inspect spools of barbed wire at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, 26OCT2018.

COLORADO: Washington County deputy arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a child

Mistrial declared in assault case against Adams County deputy

Deputy cleared in fatal McElmo Canyon shootout gets fired

In A Drying Climate, Colorado’s ‘Water Cop’ Patrols For Water Thieves

Public Paychecks: Colorado’s highest-paid state employees

North American Aerospace Defense Command-U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, conducts a ‘synchronizer’ meeting for Operation Faithful Patriot, 28OCT2018.

CONNECTICUT: Ignorant elected officials apparently unaware that their massive bond issue actually created a mandated debt limit on taxpayer spending

University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity says Doctors are Making The Obesity Stigma Worse!

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a study warning of crumbling foundations that affect hundreds of homeowners in Connecticut.

DELAWARE: Retiring Lawmaker Takes newly created $95K State Job

New Castle County paying out more $100k salaries

Incorporating in Delaware: The Perks and Pitfalls

FLORIDA: Deputy suspected of disappearing two men now faces wrongful-death lawsuit

Polk Sheriff’s deputy sexually battered trainee 

Sheriff’s deputy plows patrol car into pickup truck, killing the pickup’s driver, same deputy reported brake failure the month before

Jackson County deputy accused of planting drugs and ‘hanky-panky’

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy and FBI Task Force Agent sentenced to three years of probation for lying on federal records

Trump praises America’s law enforcement during Orlando speech

U.S. Coast Guard captured 84 illegal immigrants from Haiti, 28OCT2018, supposedly they returned all of them to Haiti.

GEORGIA: deputy charged with child molestation

Richmond County deputy charged with theft, violation of oath

A city manager, county commissioner, assistant school principal and two former university employees are among those charged in a sexual misconduct case at Fort Valley State University

President Trump issues disaster declaration for Georgia

GUAM: EPA investigates drums in relation to Agent Orange

GDOE launches investigation on screaming teacher

Diploma scam linked to enrollment drop

Guam pushes for native-only vote on U.S. relationship

A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Authority accused of ‘fixing’ contract years in advance

HAWAII: No charges in stolen police drug case; deputy chief calls investigation

Cop’s home explodes, wife and daughter killed

Jury convicts Big Island officer in death

Authorities seize Hawaii Kai home of ex-police chief

IDAHO: Canyon County deputies get ‘slap-on-the-wrist’ sentence of 3 days in jail for planning to attack prisoner!

Ex-Cascade Police chief accused of stealing five taxpayer funded guns after taking job with another city’s police department, also encouraged retiring cops to keep their taxpayer funded guns!

Who does Idaho send to prison?

Former Idaho Stampede owner hit Boise official ‘upside the head’

ILLINOIS: S&P downgrades sales tax-backed Build Illinois bonds

The Worst Job in American Politics

94,000 Public Employees & Retirees Cost Taxpayers $12B

Joliet’s Deputy Chief Gets Huge Retirement Severance

Woman still seeking justice after she said a deputy raped her, twice

INDIANA: 15 public officials face charges for corruption

deputy found guilty on 11 counts

Summary judgment for former sheriff reversed after sexual assault allegations against deputy

deputy accidentally discharges firearm

IOWA:  Man sues Cherokee County deputy who shot dog

Woman in car during officer-involved shooting in Davenport says it was unjustified

Des Moines repeals new panhandling ordinance

LOUISIANA: Ascension Parish sergeant terminated after second DWI arrest

Avoyelles deputy’s certification revoked before fatal arrest; officers he hired also accused of abuse

grand jury scheduled to hear case involving deputy accused of sexual misconduct

St. Tammany deputy indicted, accused of falsifying DWI report

KANSAS: Deputy back in jail after two arrests on the same day

Deputy Collides With 3 Horses

sheriff’s deputy sentenced for lying about machine gun

sheriff to resign after admitting to selling a gun to a felon

Three Hutchinson Police officers fired following internal investigation

Sheriff’s office ‘extremely concerned,’ reviewing protocol in wake of reported sex acts between deputy and inmate

KENTUCKY: Unburied bodies, alleged harassment. Scandals central to Fayette coroner

LaRue deputy jailer indicted

jail corporal agrees to plead guilty to sexual misconduct

Graves County Sheriff’s Office employees send letter detailing accusations against sheriff

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; U.S. Army’s 89th Military Police Brigade (part of Task Force Griffin) prep their gear for deployment to Arizona, 27OCT2018.

MAINE: Woman sues corrections officer who sexually assaulted her 

Southwest Harbor town clerk indicted

District Attorney Candidate Facing Abuse Allegations

MARYLAND: The company that owns and operates the Maryland Airport now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to county officials changing the zoning laws

Report reveals abusive football culture at University of Maryland

‘Serious Inventory Control Problem’ in Maryland’s Body Donation Program Led to Mishandled human Remains

MASSACHUSETTS: Environmental Police boss suspended without pay

Natural Gas Explosions Highlight Tension Between Recovery and Long-Term Efficiency 

MICHIGAN: Deputy Charged With Morley Murder

state trooper accuses prosecutor of hiding evidence during sex assault trial

Eaton County sheriff’s clerk broke stalking condition, arrested again

prison guard takes plea in prisoner’s death

They look like cops, but they’re not. And they’re all over Michigan.

MINNESOTA: Itasca County deputy turned political candidate accused of ‘sexting’ use of taxpayer funded cell phone 

deputy pleads guilty to killing Perry man

County settles with sheriff’s deputy in retaliation lawsuit

deputy demoted after racist tweets sues to get his job back

Minnesota FBI Agent Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Leaking Documents

police accused of obstructing investigation into officer misconduct

MISSISSIPPI: video shows deputies forcing their way into a home without giving the residents a reason why

Tallahatchie County sheriff back in jail 

State Forester Resigns After DUI Arrest

MISSOURI: Gasconade County Sheriff’s deputy charged with sodomy

parole officer receives $550K settlement after hostile workplace claim due to her boss going ballistic over prisoner releases

Child molestation cases Against Law Enforcement Officer Continued Until January

MONTANA: deputy charged with having sex with 17 years old

Officer fired bullet into neighbor’s apartment, tried to cover it up

$265K contract to correct Montana voter info goes to company run by ex-GOP leader

Spending in Montana Senate race at record $60M

NEBRASKA: Deputy gives opioid overdose antidote to Lincoln officer

Three counties approved for 100% thru the mail voting

Nebraska concedes that ‘honestly, it’s not for everyone’

NEVADA: bombastic legal pimp and Assembly candidate, has died

Woman arrested in Carson City on nearly 30-year-old traffic ticket

suicide by cop

Immigration agents visit Lyon County brothels 

NEW HAMPSHIRE: ‘It’s a poll tax’: how New Hampshire became a battlefield for voting rights

State Supreme Court restores voter registration forms

refugee vying for a state house seat

Lawsuit Highlights Prison Inmate ‘Pay to Stay’ Law (What happens if they can’t pay? Do they get released? Oh, it’s slavery!)

NEW JERSEY:  Understanding The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act

lawmakers miss yet another deadline for marijuana legalization vote (maybe they’re too stoned to vote?)

Minimum Wage Going up to $8.85

9th child dies at taxpayer funded, privately run, nursing home 

He blew the whistle on NJ Transit. He paid for it with his career.

deputy chief suing Atlantic City Police Department

Jersey City agency awards taxpayer funded contract to deputy mayor

NEW MEXICO: Prison violence hits 10 years high

deputy a no-show at contempt hearing

Judge rejects prosecution of Santa Fe cop

Santa Fe deputy city manager has left the building. And there won’t be a replacement.

NEW YORK: sheriff’s deputy sentenced for assault

New York ‘elected officials’ Knew Some Schools in Its $773 Million taxpayer raping Plan Were Likely to Fail. It Kept Children in Them Anyway.

Corrupt De Blasio Fires Investigations Chief, Citing Abuse of Power

NORTH CAROLINA: Law Enforcement Hypocrisy; A North Carolina woman is charged with killing her son after his death during a hurricane, yet two South Carolina cops were simply fired for abandoning two mental health patients, who died, during the same hurricane! 

NC jails on track for deadliest year.

NC plans to sell Rex Hospital 

Did North Carolina Admit to Targeting Black Voters with a ‘Voter ID’ Law?

NORTH DAKOTA: Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Tribal North Dakotans to Vote

Why 5 big pot busts were thrown out of court in North Dakota

OHIO: Rifle, shotgun stolen from Hamilton County unmarked cop car

Harris County deputy indicted in deadly shooting

A scammer is now using the names of actual cops in an attempt to dupe people out of their money

Fired state agriculture director says he was give no reason for it (welcome to Right-to-Work [you over] laws bi-yatch!)

OKLAHOMA: Lawton Veteran Services Center in danger of closing

 Mayes County Deputy Sheriff turns himself in

Three cops arrested for 2017 traffic stop

Man pretended to be sheriff’s deputy in order to rob lawn care workers

13 years old girl identifies cop as her rapist

OREGON: More proof the left-wing liberal state is (and a possible covert civil war between cops and the military) evil as cops recorded their own personal video of themselves laughing as they allowed a U.S. Army veteran to die from a massive drug overdose, as his girlfriend listened from a neighboring cell: “We should go show this to his girlfriend and be like, ‘You love this?’”-one deputy heard on his own video recording

The leftist female gov’na accused of not being transparent, after she accused the previous gov’na of not being transparent

Illegal immigrant sanctuary state law dates to pivotal lawsuit in 1970s

PENNSYLVANIA: Alex Trebek gets booed at governor race debate

‘Come And Arrest Me’: Governor Defies Federal Justice Department

Feds charge Pittsburgh healthcare employees of multi-million dollar Medicaid scam

PUERTO RICO: FBI agents raid San Juan city offices in fraud, obstruction investigation

Why Florida Democrats need Puerto Rican voters

SOUTH CAROLINA: SC made it easier to hide criminal records from the public

Secret Service impostor turns out to be 17 years old

deputies fired after abandoning patients who died in hurricane

SOUTH DAKOTA:   Immigrant Visa Scandal

TENNESSEE:  Prisoners escape

Correctional officer attacked at CoreCivic prison 

jail deputy suspended after helping prisoners to escape

 deputy sentenced to 15 years for sex crimes

TEXAS: largest counties have nearly doubled voter turnout

Deputy in Houston Indicted in Killing of Unarmed Man

Milam County Sheriff’s deputy arrested for assaulting ex-girlfriend, throwing dog against wall

Harris County lawman convicted of sexual assault

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; coordination meeting between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Department of Defense, Brownsville, 26OCT2018.

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; U.S. Army’s 541st Engineering Company, 19th Engineering Battalion (part of Task Force Griffin), deployed from Kentucky to San Antonio, 30OCT2018.

UTAH: Ex-deputy Attorney General sues Salt Lake County DA office over arrest

firefighters sue the Unified Fire Authority, top bosses for alleged nepotism

Utah Guard special unit assists with ricin investigation

Utah man charged for sending toxic letters to Trump

VERMONT: sheriff’s deputy files gender bias complaint

Death of woman in police custody has resulted in outpouring of donations to drug addiction center

Sex discrimination, harassment cases (because of corrupt government employees/officials) have cost taxpayers $1M

VIRGINIA: sheriff’s deputy charged with sexually assaulting prisoner

Superintendent Apologizes for Handling of Threat Against Virginia School Employee

Goochland voter registrar replaced just weeks before midterm elections

“A long time coming”: 7 Virginia Indian tribes celebrate federal recognition

U.S. taxpayers funding Operation Enduring Promise, in which USN hospital ship USNS Comfort (departing from Norfolk) will provide ‘free’ medical care to people in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras.

WASHINGTON: Stevens County elections rife with questions about taxpayer money

Support Initiative 940 to better train police and save lives

sheriff’s deputy charged in sexual assault of prisoner

Washington DC: DC deputy mayor agrees to pay $3000 fine

Weak minded veterans affairs official removes painting of Confederate officer from his office after being threatened by reporter.  Main Stream left-wing news media calls names of U.S. Army bases treasonous.

WEST VIRGINIA: law officer pleads guilty to lying to FBI

elementary teacher pleads not guilty to child abuse 

Boston gangster killed in West Virginia prison

WISCONSIN: Video shows County Prosecutor falling down during OWI incident

sheriff suspends election opponent over 2001 case

Wisconsin’s $4.1 billion taxpayer funded Foxconn boondoggle

WYOMING: Controversial lawyer named to key fish and wildlife post

Honor Farm prisoner Dies

Political candidate Sent $20,000 to Newly-Formed Company in Wyoming

Online stripping and panty selling may cause candidate to drop out of race

ObamaCare-ACA death spiral, October 2018:“EVERY SINGLE MONTH….HAS BEEN A GRIND”

Dumbing Down the U.S.A., October 2018: TEACHERS MORE VIOLENT & CRIMINAL THAN STUDENTS?

U.S. government shenanigans, September 2018: TAXES, BAD COPS & CRIMINAL MIGRANTS ON THE RISE!

Drugs, the American way, October 2018: “NOW YOU TELL ME WHO THE ENEMY IS!”

‘just another nail in the coffin’: U.S. Food Crisis, October 2018

Incomplete list of announced United States food supply shutdowns, emergencies, outbreaks and recalls for the month of October, 2018:

how America treats its black farmers

Trump boosts dairy industry

Farmers struggle to store crops

Grains try to avoid market meltdown

Ag Economy Barometer falls to lowest reading since October 2016

Agricultural damage from Hurricane Michael forecast to top $1.3 billion

Farmers face ‘new normal’; hurricanes

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

President Trump is correct! In this official U.S. Marines Corps video you’ll learn that your tax dollars are going to support the local food economies of NATO member countries in Europe:

ALABAMA: USMCA trade deal impact on Alabama farmers

cotton farmer devastated by Hurricane Michael 

ALASKA: Can pot save the pumpkin farm?

Muskox transported from Greenland to Alaska

ARKANSAS: Hog Haus Brewing forced to shutdown after the building was sold-off

Arkansas farmers, politicians welcome new trade deal

ARIZONA: Impasse Over Who Loses Water, and How Much, Could Sink Arizona

Arizona meat processor recalls 6.5 million pounds of beef

self-driving tractors 

CALIFORNIA: Switzerland based Nestlé issued massive, yet supposedly temporary, layoff WARNs, at least 1-thousand California jobs suspended right after Thanksgiving!  Los Amigos Harvesting issued a shutdown WARN for its Watsonville ops, 175 jobs gone by April 2019!  Bon Appetit food magazine issued a shutdown WARN for its San Francisco office, 91 jobs gone four days before xmas.   Jack in the Box issued a layoff WARN for its San Diego HQ, 66 corporate jobs gone in January 2019.  Also in San Diego, Phils BBQ issued a temp-shutdown WARN, 118 jobs suspended in January 2019!  Pepsi Bottling Group issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Buena Park, 95 jobs gone right after xmas. Stockton Spaghetti Restaurant issued a shutdown WARN, 51 jobs gone by the end of the year.  Popular restaurant Mexicali West issued a shutdown WARN for its Bakersfield location, 55 jobs gone by the end of the year due to the property being sold to a secretive developer.

America’s first autonomous robot farm replaces humans

Hemp farming in California plagued by roadblocks

Agriculture Checkpoint Moved to Ease Traffic Delays

New California law aims to protect pollinators

Pluto’s restaurant in downtown Chico is shutting its doors after 15 years, due to recent 10% crash in customers

Zacky Farms (aka Zacky & Sons Poultry) suddenly shutdown its 47 years old poultry factory in Fresno, (323 jobs lost without proper warning, according to the days late WARN), the local mayor said Zacky Farms promised him they were going to expand the operation!

And without warning Zacky & Sons Poultry also shutdown its Stockton location, the WARN said 142 people suddenly lost their jobs!

Starbucks closing a Folsom store

La Victoria bakery closing shop after 67 years

Camino is closing after 10 years in Oakland

Lagunitas Brewing Cuts More Than 100 Jobs due to being taken over by Heineken!

U.S. Marines and Sailors helped supply 23-thousand pounds of apples to more than 4-hundred food pantries in the San Francisco Bay area, 04OCT2018!

COLORADO: 45-year-old Lakewood chicken restaurant closing

Denver-based frozen fruit snack firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

CONNECTICUT: IMCMV Connecticut issued a shutdown WARN for its Margaritaville restaurant in Uncasville, 59 jobs lost by January 2019 due to not being able to justify renewing the lease.

After 40 years Black Duck Cafe Announces Closing: “In the last 6 months, we’ve been experiencing slower business and now have fallen on significant financial hardship…”

Anthony’s Sub Shop closing after more than 30 years 

DELAWARE: Destructive spotted lanternfly spreading south through Delaware

two more cases of West Nile Virus in horses

FLORIDA: Without warning Blackfinn permanently closes its doors 

Crestview Hooters restaurant closing after 15 years

At Eglin AFB, U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) helped distribute more than two tons of food to local families, 17OCT2018!

Tyndall AFB video showing food distribution after Hurricane Michael:

Florida National Guard’s 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2-124 Charlie Company, provided food and water to at least 750 citizens in Panama City, in just one day, as a result of Hurricane Michael.

GEORGIA: Georgia National Guard distributes food after Hurricane Michael, 12OCT2018.

GUAM: 

Stacks of donated pet food await the U.S. Coast Guard, 26OCT2018, to be delivered to Saipan as a result of Typhoon Yutu.

HAWAII: Wailana Coffee House closing after 48 years due to skyrocketing costs just to maintain the operation

IDAHO: Confusion in Boise as a vindictive food vendor started a rumor that Fatty’s Bar was bankrupt and shutting down, it was news to the new owner of Fatty’s

Idaho ranks as top U.S. producer of four commodities

ILLINOIS:  CherryBerry self serve yogurt in Springfield closing

Last Bonanza steakhouse in Illinois closing

Treasure Island Foods suddenly shutdown remaining stores after 55 years, official WARNs put job losses at 486!

INDIANA: Brown County’s Nashville House Restaurant Closing After 91 Years

Papa Roux shutting down after 11 years due to everything: “Too much constant issues and problems with everything from the city, the landlord, the facilities, my vendors, the employee pool in this town is actually not what it was 11 years ago.”-Art Bouvier

IOWA:  New North American trade deal good for Iowa 

KANSAS: Farmers Frustrated by Winter Wheat Planting Delays

KENTUCKY: Mellow Mushroom shutdown its Lexington Green pizza joint

LOUISIANA: “This is the worst agriculture crisis to hit Louisiana in my 53 years of farming.”-James Guillot

MAINE: organic farmers’ group gets $600000 to train beginners

MARYLAND:  Brio Tuscan Grille closing its downtown Baltimore restaurant

Ellwood Thompson’s closing grocery store

MASSACHUSETTS: See inside the marijuana facility 

MICHIGAN: Mexico based Bimbo Bakeries issued a shutdown WARN for its Bays Bakery, 50 jobs gone by January 2019.

GR’s Marie Catrib’s closing for good

Baby food maker Gerber laying off 50 people

Tumultuous markets in its seed, pesticide and herbicide businesses have wiped $4.6 billion off DowDuPont’s agriculture division

MINNESOTA: Hemp could become a leading Minnesota crop

Wet weather worries farmers

MISSOURI:  Tanner’s Bar & Grill closing 27 years old Waldo location

Price Cutter grocery store on Division & Glenstone To Close 

Coffee Cartel closing after 22-years

MONTANA: record 22000 acres of hemp planted in 2018

NEBRASKA: Chef fired after serving kangaroo meat to students (I don’t understand, people in Australia eat it, isn’t there a food crisis going on?)

NEVADA: Wildflower Café in Incline Village closing after 3 decades 

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Six months after opening in Portsmouth, 900 Degrees Pizzeria shutdown claiming there are not enough people willing to work there

NEW JERSEY:  Acme grocery in Park Ridge to close

Yet another Pei Wei restaurant closes in N.J.

NEW MEXICO: State requests public input on future growth of hemp

Farm Credit invested $1.3 million in Junior Livestock

NEW YORK: Nathan’s Famous issued a shutdown WARN for its Brooklyn-NYC restaurant, 20 jobs gone by January 2019.   It was revealed by a WARN that Molloy College suddenly canceled its contract with food service provider Compass Group-Chartwells26 jobs gone.  Food service contractor Jan Services-Gourmet Garage issued a shutdown WARN for multiple locations, 92 jobs gone by the end of the year.

Stewart’s Shops closing two low-volume grocery stores

Tortilla Flats in West Village closing for good

Tonarlo’s Pizza and Restaurant in Conklin will shut down after 15 years

Hinerwadel’s clambake closing after 104 years

NORTH CAROLINA: Less than seven months after its opening Dapper Doughnut shutdown its Morganton location

100 years old restaurant’s closing leaves residents heartbroken

Wrightsville Beach Eatery Closing After 32 Years

Sugarland bakery files for bankruptcy suddenly closes shops

02OCT2018, U.S. Coast Guard C-130 drops a weeks worth of food to a disabled cargo ship that was heading for Haiti, from Greece.

NORTH DAKOTA: Over 17 Inches of Snow Fell in North Dakota and It’s Only October

Snow Storm Hammers Grain Farmers

OHIO: Renick’s Family Market closing after nearly 60 years

Just Pies closing 2 central Ohio stores

Tremont General Store announces its closing

Red Restaurant Group (Red, The Steakhouse, Moxie The Restaurant) chapter 11 bankrupt busted

Union Street Grille in Bryan closing “Due to circumstances way beyond our control”

Seven crew members and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Ohio Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, deployed to Florida to help deliver food and water in support of Hurricane Michael recovery efforts.

OKLAHOMA: Department of Ag. suspends all pending & expanding poultry farm operations

OREGON:  Alameda Brewhouse closing doors

PENNSYLVANIA:  After 47 years Barn Door Food & Spirits closing, no reason given

PUERTO RICO: A Local Food Revolution

After Hurricane Maria, farmers struggle to rebuild

RHODE ISLAND: 2 People Die While Fishing

council OKs zoning change for ‘farm brewery’

SOUTH CAROLINA: More than $100 million in damages to crops after Florence

researchers optimizing pulse and cereal crops for organic production

SOUTH DAKOTA: volatile Per Pair and Yearling Monthly Pasture Rental Rates 

Farmers back in the field after harvest delays

TENNESSEE: Changes coming to Industrial Hemp Pilot Program

University of Tennessee serves food made with insects

TEXAS: Italian restaurant is closing in Fort Worth, and it won’t be the last, More than 600 chain restaurant locations are expected to close this year 

Fuego Burger is closing one of its locations, due to the greedy landlord refusing to fix a roof leak that’s literally flooding the restaurant 

El Fenix Mexican Restaurant shutdown its Wichita Falls location without warning

Iconic Chu-Mikal’s Cafe shutdown

Mid-County creamery closing after only two years

Albertsons, Tom Thumbs closing 4 North Texas grocery Stores

Three Houston-area Randalls grocery stores closing in December

UTAH:  drought emergency declared for all of Utah

Plans to tap more Bear River water raise concerns

VERMONT: Keurig-Dr Pepper laying off about 500 employees!

Perfect Wife closing Saturday after 23 years

VIRGINIA:  Kroger closing Wards Corner Norfolk location, going against original plans

WASHINGTON: Twin City Foods issued a shutdown WARN for its Stanton location, 65 jobs gone by December.

Washington DC: Capitol Hill cocktail bar files for bankruptcy

WEST VIRGINIA: Excessive rainfall soaked apple harvest

DNR and Dept. of Agriculture team up on Hunters Helping the Hungry

WISCONSIN: Mexico based Bimbo Bakeries issued a shutdown WARN for its bakery in Madison, 159 jobs gone in January 2019!

Soggy weather delaying fall harvest is ‘just another nail in the coffin’ 

WYOMING: Lift is grounded, restaurant is closing after sale

Controversial Wyoming agriculture lawyer joins Interior Department

Wyoming court rules controversial ag-gag law violates free speech

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, September 2018:  “SIGNIFICANT CHANGES”

“we kind of need to do something besides die at our desk”: U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics layoffs, October 2018

Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss/shutdown announcements made in October 2018.

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

Holy weapons malfunction Batman! An ongoing type of taxpayer rip-off was finally revealed by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in the form of ‘suspended stock’, which are parts paid for by taxpayers for use in maintaining expensive military weapons systems, except that they’re mislabeled by the corporate unAmerican manufacturers, rendering the parts useless!  The chief of DLA Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware Division, José Pereira, said the amount of mislabeled parts is “eye opening”.   The parts cannot be used until their true intended use is identified.  A specialized Industrial Hardware team has been assembled to literally sort through the massive problem.

CALIFORNIA: Window coverings maker Century Blinds issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Corona, 59 jobs gone the day after Thanksgiving.  Heavy construction contractor Brinderson issued layoff WARNs, 324 jobs gone by December!  Carpet maker TDG Operations issued a shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles ops, 60 jobs gone December.  Clothing maker (‘wearable art’) Providence Industries issued a shutdown WARN (supposedly temporary) for its Long Beach location, 96 jobs lost the day after xmas.  Clothing maker/distributor MD2 Industries issued a shutdown WARN (supposedly temporary) for its Long Beach ops, 158 jobs lost the day before xmas!  Clothing maker PVH Neckwear issued a ‘permanent’ shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles ops, 94 jobs gone after xmas.  Iconic clothing maker Levy’s issued a ‘permanent’ shutdown WARN for its Inglewood factory, 272 jobs gone by January 2019!  West Coast Warehouse issued a shutdown WARN for its Fontana location, 18 jobs lost the day after xmas. Metal Partners International issued a shutdown WARN for its Bakersfield location.  Davis Wire Corporation issued a ‘temporary’ shutdown WARN for its Irwindale location, 109 jobs gone the day before xmas!  Construction supplies maker Burke Industries issued a layoff WARN for Its San Jose locations, 61 jobs gone by the end of the year.  Insulation maker Thermal Structures issued a shutdown WARN for its Corona location.  Material handling ‘simplifier’ Symbotic issued a shutdown WARN for its Oceanside location.  Contracted manufacturer Jabil issued several ‘temporary’ shutdown WARNs, more than 1-thousand jobs lost the week before xmas!

UTC Aerospace to end aircraft systems manufacturing in Chula Vista, cutting 300 jobs!

COLORADO:  Major Mountain West Coal Producer Files For Bankruptcy

CONNECTICUT: Building-materials distributor Builders First Source issued a shutdown WARN for its East Hartford location, 46 jobs gone by the end of the year.

INDIANA:  JD Norman Industries shutting down its facility in Muncie, 130 jobs lost!

Cardinal Metal Finishing eliminating 80 jobs, blaming a “key customer.”

IOWA: Germany based Siemens issued a shutdown WARN for its Burlington ops, 125 jobs gone by the end of 2019, due “to competitive pressures in the energy market”!

KENTUCKY:  Japan based Hitachi eliminating 100 jobs in Harrodsburg!

HVAC company Trane shutting down its 55 years old factory in Lexington, 600 jobs lost!

MARYLAND: The company that owns and operates the Maryland Airport now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to county officials changing the zoning laws

MICHIGAN: Spectrum Industries Decorative Finishes issued a shutdown WARN for its factories in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, 134 jobs killed by consolidation ops! Hartman International Industries issued a shutdown WARN for its operations in Novi, 42 jobs gone by the end of the year.

Metal stamping supplier to close Westland plant, lay off 70“As a result of this unexpected business circumstance, the company expects that it will be forced to imminently shut down and is unable to give 60 days notice of closing”

China based Yanfeng Automotive Interiors suddenly laid off 55 employees 

Ford warning of more job cuts 

MINNESOTA: Hand crafted leather products maker JW Hulme issued a layoff WARN, 28 jobs gone in November.

NEBRASKA: Omaha based Union Pacific killing 5-hundred jobs!  (and that is just the first round of layoffs)

NEW MEXICO: ONE Aviation now bankrupt busted after failing to pay almost one million dollars in back-due rent

NEW JERSEY:  Bankrupt NSC National Wholesale Liquidators issued a shutdown WARN for its Lodi ops, 152 jobs gone by January 2019!

NEW YORK: Bankrupt NSC Wholesale Holdings-National Wholesale Liquidators issued a massive shutdown WARN, 458 jobs gone at a date “to be determined”!  Vinyl sign/packaging maker Royal Industries issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Brooklyn-NYC, 77 jobs gone in time for xmas.  Fake fingernail company Ivy Enterprises issued a shutdown WARN for its warehouse ops in Port Washington, between 24 and 132 jobs affected as the company gets the hell outta New York!

NORTH CAROLINA:  Rail car maker Vertex shutting down after only four years, employees told local news media “They told us that they lost all their customers, lost all their contracts, investors pulled out.”  

Huntersville-based American Tire Distributors (ATD) files for bankruptcy

High Point based furniture maker Heritage Home Group eliminating at least 145 jobs!

OHIO: Germany based Siemens issued a WARN for its Mount Vernon/Knox location, 57 jobs gone by the end of the year.

MPP shutting down its metal injection ops in Solon, 55 jobs lost

PENNSYLVANIA: CEVA Logistics issued a shutdown WARN for its Bedford location, 73 jobs gone by the end of November.  Bankrupt NSC Wholesale Holdings-National Wholesale Liquidators issued a shutdown WARN for its Philadelphia location, 42 jobs gone by December.

RHODE ISLAND: Pawtucket based toy maker Hasbro eliminating at least 540 jobs due to the death of Toys R Us!

TEXAS:   Taxpayer funded military tech company L3 cuts 62 positions at Waco plant

WISCONSIN: Sunlight Plastics suddenly laid off 58 people in Germantown.  Trucking company Black Horse Carriers issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Kenosha, 107 jobs gone by the end of January 2019!  In Pleasant Prairie, Southwire/Coleman Cable issued a shutdown WARN, 65 jobs gone by December.

Hi-Crush shutting down in Whitehall, 37 jobs lost due to crashing demand for sand

WYOMING: After 25 years Trout Machinery shutting down: “We’re deciding that we kind of need to do something besides die at our desk…”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS SHUTDOWNS, September 2018:  “MANY JOBS WILL BE….ELIMINATED”

More decline for Idaho: Payless to kill remaining 2,500 stores!

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The writing has been on the wall since Spring 2017, now it’s final, about 2-thousand-5-hundred (here’s a map) Payless shoe stores to be shutdown as part of the company’s plan to file for bankruptcy.

Payless in struggling Pine Ridge Mall, employees swear they've been told no shutdown for them

Payless in the struggling Pine Ridge Mall, Chubbuck, Idaho

In Spring 2017, employees of the Payless store in the Pine Ridge Mall, in Chubbuck, Idaho, survived a sudden Payless store shutdown operation which resulted in hundreds of stores across the U.S. being permanently closed almost over night. Just a few months later Payless administrators, based in Kansas, conducted another round of shutdowns as part of it’s first bankruptcy filing.

This final Payless shutdown is the result of a second, and obviously terminal bankruptcy filing, and comes just days after the Chubbuck ShopKo store, also on the Pine Ridge Mall property, fell victim to a massive nationwide shutdown.

“Effective immediately”: U.S. hi-tech/communications breakdown, October 2018

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 off 52 people in September.  Entertainment company Super Deluxe issued a shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles ops, 103 jobs gone a week before xmas!  Advertising company Crispin Porter Bogusky issued a shutdown WARN for its Santa Monica office, 13 jobs gone by the end of December.  DigiCert suddenly laid off 73 people in Mountain View. Symantec continues eliminating jobs, this time 19 people jobless before xmas.  Also in Mountain View, Veritas Technologies revealed it killed 121 jobs back in April!  Graystone Public Affairs issued shutdown WARNs for its Corona and Torrance locations, 135 jobs gone by November! British empire United Kingdom owned semiconductor maker ARM Inc suddenly laid off 70 people in San Jose.  And San Jose based semiconductor maker Cavium issued multiple layoff WARNs, 73 jobs across California gone by the New Year.  Western Digital Technology eliminating 117 jobs in Irvine and San Jose, by November!  Marvell Semiconductor eliminating 11 jobs by the New Year.   Raytheon issued a shutdown WARN for its Los Angeles ops, 21 jobs gone by the New Year.  SMK-LINK Electronics issued a shutdown WARN for its Camarillo office, 17 jobs gone by the end of December.

Disney-Backed VR Startup Jaunt Lays Off Significant Portion of Staff

HCL Technologies eliminated 85 jobs with its Urban Fulfillment Services

United Technologies eliminating 3-hundred jobs!

Redwood city based video game maker Trion Worlds eliminating jobs do to being taken over by a competitor

San Rafael based video game maker Telltale suddenly laid off all remaining employees

Los Angeles based electric car maker you never heard of Faraday Future suddenly eliminated jobs and is slashing wages, “Effective immediately”

Palo Alto based Essential Products eliminated at least 30% of jobs

The last video rental store in SLO is closing

Elon Musk says $40m tweet was ‘worth it’ after being fined

Musk settles fraud charges

Google to shut down Google+ after failing to disclose user data leak

Facebook October 2018 security breach: Everything you need to know

UK fines Facebook £500000

Worried Your Facebook Account Has Been Cloned?

Facebook purged over 800 U.S. accounts 

COLORADO: Digital First Media laying off 107 at Colorado Springs

CONNECTICUT: Japan owned Konica Minolta Business Solutions halting ops in Windsor, 219 jobs gone the week before xmas!

FLORIDA: L3 Tech.-Security & Detection issued WARN, 67 jobs gone by May 2019.  Raytheon issued WARN, 52 jobs gone by the end of December. Reconfigurable technology company Raydon suddenly laid off 50 people.

Shopping networks HSN and QVC merging, killing at least 350 jobs!

Taxpayer funded military VR company Raydon Corporation suddenly laid off 50 people

Comcast cuts more workers in Sarasota

ILLINOIS:  ServiCom closes call center and lays off employees

MASSACHUSETTS: UMass Memorial Health Care lays off 17 InfoTech workers

Rethink Robotics re-thought it’s plans and suddenly shutdown 

MICHIGAN: The Michigan Cyber Range hosted an international cyber security event in which National Guard units from seven U.S. states took part, along with military units of seven countries, which included playing the part of ‘cyber threats’ (emulating threats).

MINNESOTA: Teleperfomance’s debt collection arm AllianceOne issued a WARN, 75 jobs gone after xmas. Magnetic read/write head maker Hutchinson Technology suddenly laid off 1-hundred people! Software company Maximum Solutions suddenly laid off five people.

NEW JERSEY:  Germany owned imaging tech maker Agfa issued a WARN, 125 jobs gone the day after xmas!  ‘Big Data’ manager Solix issued a WARN, 149 jobs gone after xmas!

NEW YORK: HSN issued shutdown WARN for its Ingenious Designs ops in Ronkonkoma, 66 jobs gone by February 2019.  Federated Payment Systems issued a layoff WARN, at least 47 jobs gone in January 2019.  CDS NFL Event issued a shutdown WARN, 91 jobs gone between now and December.

Female focused Refinery29 suddenly laid off 40 people

MACOM Technology Solutions issued a WARN, as many as 56 jobs lost

OHIO: Ohio National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on cyber engagements: “This new partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center will be incredibly beneficial to our Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen. They will be able to exchange ideas and technical expertise with their Coast Guard colleagues on projects and initiatives such as cybersecurity exercises and workforce development.”-Major General Mark E. Bartman, Ohio National Guard

“The USCG Research and Development Center has worked with many National Guard components since our establishment in 1972. This MOU takes that relationship to the next level. Maritime Cyber Security is a critical facet of our research….”-Captain Greg Rothrock, U.S. Coast Guard

OKLAHOMA: Official ‘October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month’ video in which Altus Air Force Base personnel state that everybody must join the fight:

OREGON: struggling Oregon Shakespeare Festival kills more jobs, still blaming wildfires

PENNSYLVANIA: QCV Fulfillment Center closing its doors in Lancaster County

TENNESSEE: Fountainhead College of Technology shuts down

VIRGINIA: Ironically, online based job service Snagajob laid off 15 people

Washington DC: National Geographic Hit With New Round of Layoffs

U.S. Tech/Communications breakdown, September 2018: “INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGES”

More Economic Decline: No more Idaho ShopKo? There never was a Shopko in Pocatello!

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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.

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The Chubbuck Shopko, located on the Pine Ridge Mall property (and incorrectly listed as being in next-door Pocatello), is shutting down by May 2019.

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Shopko’s latest shutdown list also includes two stores in Boise, one in Bonners Ferry, Nampa, Orofino, and Twin Falls.  Apparently pharmacy operations have already shutdown, being auctioned-off to British empire United Kingdom owned Alliance Boots-Walgreens as a result of the bankruptcy.

At this point the Idaho Falls Shopko is not on the shutdown list, but it should be noted that in January 2019 Shopko administrators said only 105 stores would close permanently, with three being in Idaho’s Treasure Valley area, but now it’s more than 250 stores nationwide!

At one time there were 12 Shopko stores in The Gem State of Idaho.

IDAHO’S CONTINUED ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION, 2017: “CLOSED INDEFINITELY”

MORE ECONOMIC DECLINE: IDAHO MALL LOSES YET ANOTHER ANCHOR STORE! LAZY ‘EXPERTS’ CONTINUE TO BLAME ONLINE SALES!

MORE DECLINE: NO MORE XMAS LIGHTS FOR CHUBBUCK? THE TRUTH ABOUT GENTRIFICATION

THE LIES OF ECONOMIC DECLINE: POCATELLO STAPLES SHUTDOWN BLAMED ON THE INTERNET!

“Nobody has skin in the game. It’s all tax money.”: Sears Kmart death spiral, February 2019

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 floors under shelving.” Inspector’s statement regarding a Florida Kmart

nwfdailynews: Woman finds cremated remains in parking lot of Kmart during going out-of-business sale

The Real Deal: Post bankruptcy plan; sell the stores

The Atlantic: Sears Once Sold Heroin

Elliot: what did Sears Optical do with my glasses?

Forbes: Did Steve Mnuchin help Lampert take over Sears-Kmart?

Sears Lives To Die Another Day

Pueblo Chieftain: Sears plans to close three Kmarts a month

Fox: employees tell the judge not to ‘be a pawn in Lampert’s game’

CBS: Sears plans to unload pensions and close more stores

KTVI: TV station helps family resolve Sears warranty dispute, “We’ve been customers with Sears for over 40 years”

ETF Trends: How Kmart Went From Beating Walmart And Target To Bankruptcy

Guam Daily Post: Kmart employees rip off customers by 117-thousand U.S. dollars

CONNECTICUT: It was revealed that Hartford city officials rejected U-Haul’s plan to turn a long vacant Kmart site into a storage unit/Neighborhood Store.

MINNESOTA: The huge Kmart in Rochester was secretly sold-off for $7-million USD, while the store is scheduled to shutdown in March local news media reported that it was never listed as for sale.

NEW YORK:  The Queensbury Kmart was sold-off for $7.1-million USD even though the property was valued at $4.9-million, it was already scheduled to shutdown in March, local news media report that the company which bought the Kmart is actually a ‘holding’ company for U-Haul.

OREGON: Sale of vacant Kmart (to the taxpayers of Oregon City) might force a local business to shutdown: “Nobody has skin in the game. It’s all tax money. Nobody personally has any other finances in this deal here. I’m the one that is hurt…”-Shawn Kapfhammer, owner of S&K Mow and Snow

VIRGINIA: Newport News residents complained about a long vacant Kmart, now they’re the owners of it!  Newport News Economic Development Authority is spending $2.9-million USD buying the property from owner Kroger.

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, JANUARY 2019: “A SEQUENCE OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS”

“Every single month….has been a grind”: ObamaCare ACA death spiral, October 2018

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, 69 jobs gone by December.  Kaiser Foundation Hospitals also issued a statewide layoff WARN, 85 jobs gone by mid-December. Texas based Concentra finally notified state unemployment officials that it eliminated 182 California jobs back in April! La Jolla Pharmaceutical issued a layoff WARN for its San Diego ops, 166 jobs gone right before Xmas!

German drugs maker Bayer cuts 227 California jobs

Sonoma West Medical Center now chapter 7 bankrupt dead due to massive lawsuits alleging fake billings

FLORIDA: Crothall Healthcare issued a WARN, 70 jobs in Lakeland gone before Xmas. AmeriHealth Caritas issued a WARN, 2-hundred jobs statewide gone right after Xmas! DaVita Labs issued a WARN, 94 jobs in Fort Lauderdale gone by January 2019. Magellan Complete Care issued a WARN, 57 jobs in Miami gone by the end of June 2019.  Also in Miami, Sister Emmanuel Hospital eliminating 97 jobs by December.

ILLINOIS: Executive Building Maintenance lost its contract with Stroger Hospital, 85 jobs affected.

IOWA: Country View Care Facility issued a layoff WARN, 167 jobs gone right after Xmas!1

LOUISIANA: Doctors Hospital at Deer Creek now bankrupt busted due to an administrator being caught ripping off taxpayer funded Medicare.

MARYLAND: Biopharma company Lonza to lay off 60

MASSACHUSETTS: UMass Memorial Health Care lays off 17 workers due to a multimillion-dollar budget gap

Mercy Medical Center to lay off employees, close hearing center

Momenta Pharmaceuticals guts leadership team, slashes 110 jobs

MICHIGAN: Pontiac General Hospital must pay doctor at least $484,000 because the hospital illegally charged the doctor a fee for working there!

MINNESOTA: Nuance Transcription Services laid off 18 people in Burlington.

MISSOURI: Ripley County Memorial Hospital closing, leaving patients with no reasonable healthcare options

MONTANA: Taxpayer funded Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ordered to pay Montana Health Co-op more than $1.2 million despite Congress providing no funding

NEW JERSEY: Virtua Center for HealthFitness Washington Township eliminating 125 jobs after Xmas!

NEW YORK: Murray Hill Medical Group issued a shutdown WARN for two locations in NYC, 113 jobs gone after Xmas!  Affinity Health Plan issued a layoff WARN for its Medicare ops in Bronx, at least 28 jobs gone due to ending its Medicare operations.

Hazel L. Carpenter Adult Home in Oneida closing

NORTH CAROLINA: 50 Wake Forest Baptist Employees Laid Off

OHIO: The Cottages of Clayton nursing home issued a WARN, but did not give any layoff numbers.

OKLAHOMA: Non-profit privately run Lawton Veteran Services Center in danger of closing: “Every single month since I’ve been here has been a grind…. If we do not receive the donations we need to run this place, which is $1,800 a month, we take the money out of our pocket. That gets old real quick. …We have 4,300 active veteran claims that we’re working in this office right now….”-Dr. Jeffrey Seright

OREGON: Adventist Health Home Care Services issued a shutdown WARN for its Personal Care and Home Medical Equipment ops in Salem, 92 jobs gone five days before Xmas.

PENNSYLVANIA: Apparently violent crime is so bad that Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will start using armed security guards

TENNESSEE: GlaxoSmithKline to lay off 99

TEXAS: Steward Health Care shutdown Northside Regional Medical Center due to lack of patients

WASHINGTON: QualChoice Health Plan Services issued a shutdown WARN for its Federal Way location, 164 jobs gone after Xmas!  ZymoGenetics issued a shutdown WARN for its biotechnology/pharmaceutical ops in Seattle, 63 jobs gone after Xmas.

Washington DC: CDC criticized for slow response to polio-like illness affecting children

Medicaid spending grew 4.2%

ObamaCare (ACA) death spiral September 2018:  “DANGEROUSLY LOW”

Too Big to Jail bank admits ‘good’ economy is driven by never ending layoffs!: U.S. retail/banking/service sector collapse, September 2018

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 Arizona! Savers issued a shutdown WARN for its thrift store in Milpitas, 54 jobs gone by November.

Twin Arbors Athletic Club closing all three Lodi locations

San Francisco based Wells Fargo plans to cut up to 26,500 jobs 

Disney Consumer Products Hit With Layoffs

Film studio Global Road files for bankruptcy

Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf to close main building, with 186 layoffs

COLORADO: Dillon bowling alley files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

CONNECTICUT: Wild Bill’s Nostalgia closing its doors

The Day announces company wide layoffs

Farmington Bank to shed 27% of workforce after $544M People’s United deal

Top Farmington Bank Executives See Millions In Severance In Sale Of the Bank

FLORIDA: State Farm issued a WARN for its statewide insurance ops, 159 jobs gone right after Thanksgiving!  Airport services contractor Menzies Aviation eliminating 19 jobs at Tampa International Airport right after Halloween.  Aviation services contractor Eulen America issued a WARN, 5-hundred jobs at Miami International Airport gone by Thanksgiving!  Switzerland based robot maker ABB issued a WARN, 25 jobs in Coral Springs gone by February 2019.

Frank Theaters now bankrupt busted

Thomasville furniture closing at St. Johns Town Center

World of Decor in Bradenton closing

GEORGIA: Merchandiser Siffron issued a WARN, 53 jobs in Centerville gone.

IDAHO: Connections Loyalty issued a WARN, 175 jobs in Boise gone between November and December!

ILLINOIS: Walmart issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Pana, 86 jobs gone by Thanksgiving.

Dozens of layoffs expected at ‘solutions’ company

GQ Sports and Collectibles shutting down

Bed Bath & Beyond closing in Machesney Park

IOWA: Broker Dealer issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in West Des Moines, 35 jobs gone by mid-October. Owner Revolution-Schafer Systems eliminating 46 jobs in Adair by the end of October.  Owner Revolution-Connect A Doc eliminating 33 jobs in Atlantic.

Des Moines based Meredith Announces Structural Changes, Lays Off 200 Employees

Eagle’s Rest Antiques shutting down

KENTUCKY: “Covington’s premier neighborhood!” Mainstrasse Village Association now bankrupt busted due to climate change

LOUISIANA: Popular furniture store closing after 66 years of business in Baton Rouge

MARYLAND: Baltimore based Under Armour Is Cutting 400 Jobs

MASSACHUSETTS: Get ready for layoffs as Rockland Trust to acquire Blue Hills Bank

Concord furniture store The Cottage to close shop

Spencer Furniture closing

Family jewelry store closing after more than 200 years on Cape Cod

After 38 years, Gilda’s Place of Bridals is going out of business

MICHIGAN:   Airport services contractor Menzies Aviation eliminating 189 jobs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport by mid-November, due to loss of contract with Delta!

Groskopf’s closing downtown Grand Rapids store after 137 years

Pell’s Radio TV & Appliance in Cadillac Closing After Nearly 100 Years

MINNESOTA: Hair salon chain operator Regis suddenly laid off 75 people in Edina.

NEBRASKA:  Closing of Barnett’s Do-It-Center marks end of 136-year tradition

Sempeck’s Bowling and Entertainment suddenly shutdown after 25 years

NEVADA: 1970s Las Vegas Costume Rental Business Closing 

NEW JERSEY: Aviation services contractor ABM Aviation issued a WARN, 821 jobs in Newark gone by November! Seaview Dolce Hotel issued a WARN, 226 jobs gone by Thanksgiving!

40 years old Shaws Book Shop closing

‘This place is an institution.’ Clothing store closing after 119 years.

British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor to close Monmouth Mall store (124 jobs gone according to official WARN)

NEW YORK: Opry City Stage suddenly shutdown, 99 jobs gone.  Security guard contractor FJC Security Services suddenly lost its contract with the city of New York, 782 jobs gone overnight!  P.W. Minor issued a shutdown WARN for its shoe factory in Batavia, 82 jobs gone between now and Xmas.  Stationary company Bigname Commerce issued a shutdown WARN for its Amityville operations, 41 jobs gone by Xmas.

Citigroup Says Job Cuts Boost Profitability

Bed Bath and Beyond in Niskayuna is closing

123-year old Luxury retailer Henri Bendel closing (at least 112 jobs gone according to WARN)

DeWitt Pet Supplies Plus store closing

Alto Music closing after more than 50 years

State Farm to close New Hyde Park office, lay off 82 workers 

The Village Voice is no more

NORTH CAROLINA: Family Dollar to close Matthews HQ, affecting 900 jobs

NORTH DAKOTA: David’s Bridal in Pinehurst Square Mall closing

OHIO: Allpro Parking eliminating 55 jobs in Columbus, mid-November.

OREGON: SHAMROCK FLOWERS AND GIFTS CLOSING AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS

PENNSYLVANIA: Schutt Sports issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Easton, 50 jobs gone between now and Xmas. Uniform company Elbeco issued a shutdown WARN for its Frackville ops, 71 jobs gone by mid-December.

Wentz Hardware store in Emmaus to close after 75 years

RHODE ISLAND: YMCA closing North Kingstown location

SOUTH DAKOTA: TCF Bank Closing Operations Center In Sioux Falls, Laying Off 145 People

TENNESSEE: Rick Terry jewelers closing in Lenoir City

Knoxville’s Soccer Post closing after decade

As stock hovers around $2, Fred’s plans mass layoff

TEXAS: Small Fry closing after 49 years

North Austin ‘Benefits’ Firm To Lay Off Dozens By November

Walmart closing three Neighborhood Market locations in San Antonio

VIRGINIA: Investment company CFA Institute Makes Significant Layoffs despite growth

Dick’s Sporting Goods at Stony Point sets closing date

WASHINGTON: State Farm issued a shutdown WARN for its insurance ops in Tacoma, 269 jobs lost by the end of October!

Aberdeen Salvation Army Store closes

Future of Flight Museum closing

U.S. FOOD CRISIS, September 2018: “SIGNIFICANT CHANGES”

SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, September 2018:IS THIS IT?

U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, September 2018:“INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGES”

U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS layoffs, September 2018:“MANY JOBS WILL BE….ELIMINATED”

U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, September 2018:TAXES, BAD COPS & CRIMINAL MIGRANTS ON THE RISE!

DUMBING DOWN THE U.S.A., September 2018:“PERCEIVED THREAT”

OBAMACARE ACA DEATH SPIRAL, September 2018:“DANGEROUSLY LOW”

DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, September 2018:“…THE ENTIRE COUNTRY MUST FOCUS ON THIS!” “DRUG DEALERS IN ARMANI SUITS”

U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, August 2018:IT’S WORSE THAN YOUR LEADERS WILL ADMIT TO