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Business/Economics, Idaho

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 18 – 21 January 2015: “…like ripping off a band aid…” More than 17-thousand jobs lost! Increased use of credit cards results in massive layoffs! Proof you’re worth more dead than alive; corporate America even sells your impending death to investors!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Alabama: In Huntsville, Colorado based Sports Authority announced they will shutdown their Bridge Street Town Centre store in February.  JCPenney announced they will shutdown their Cullman Shopping Center store in April, 25 jobs lost.

California: In Los Angeles, old style clothing store Revival Vintage shutdown, the owner did not want to renew the lease.  San Jose news sources report that ebay administrators have confirmed they will sell off their PayPal ops, resulting in at least 2-thousand 4-hundred people becoming jobless! The sale of PayPal is being pushed by ‘activist’ (more like vulture capitalist) investors who now control most of ebay’s stock.  DreamWorks Animation announced they will eliminate 400 to 500 jobs and shutdown their Redwood City studio in 2015!  DreamWorks laid off 350 people in 2014!  Company administrators say their revenues have fallen by tens of millions of dollars. In Moreno Valley, G2 Secure Staff issued a WARN saying they will layoff 39 people in March.  In Willows, Johns Manville issued a WARN saying they will layoff 40 people by March. In Vista, Zodiac Pool Systems issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in October, at least 97 jobs lost.  In Vandenberg AFB, taxsucker InDyne issued a WARN saying they will layoff 541 people in March!   In San Ramon, California oil company Chevron finally issued a WARN revealing they laid off 100 people back in December!   I doubt it’s really about oil prices, Chevron is at least the second oil company operating in California to issue a WARN about massive layoffs after the fact (a violation of WARN regulations)!

Colorado: After 25 years Pismo Fine Art Glass shutdown, the owner wants to retire.  Renewable bio-fuel maker Gevo laid off 23 HQ employees and the CEO claims he’s cutting his base pay by 25%: “Gevo has determined this to be an opportune time to scale down the team to focus primarily on technology optimizations…”

Connecticut: The Milford Board of Education is planning to layoff 18 teachers for the 2015-16 school year, “primarily stemming from continued enrollment decline”.  The University of Connecticut admitted they laid off employees, but refused to say how many.

Florida: 289 employees of rail company CSX have accepted early retirement buyouts! CSX was hoping for 300, which means the other 11 employes will probably be forced out.

Idaho: An independent investigation revealed that recently re-‘elected’ Pocatello mayor Brian Blad farmed out city road crews to other cities, for free and without permission of the city council (as required by law).  The cost to Pocatello taxpayers is at least $15,773 in labor!  To add insult to injury the city council said they aren’t going to pursue the matter, even though Idaho laws allows them to call in the Attorney General!  The investigation was done by Deaton and Company, who submitted a seven page report to the city.  Local news media refer to the scandal as ‘PaveGate’.

Illinois: Chicago based United Continental joins other airlines in contracting out thousands of in-house jobs, as many as 2-thousand jobs now going to cheap-o contractors!

Massachusetts: Kickass Cupcakes now chapter 7 bankrupt busted. The cupcake company has been shutting down stores since 2013. The owner refused to talk to local news media.

Michigan: God refuses to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Christian bookstore, Kregel Parable.  The owners of Restaurant Mediteran announced it will shutdown in March.  Two of the co-owners want to retire and the third owner says he can’t handle more than one restaurant at a time.  In Dearborn, The Mediterranean Chef shutdown and being liqudated.

Montana: Washington based Revett Mining shutting down their copper and silver Troy Mine, blaming low prices.  70 jobs lost.

Nebraska: In Scottsbluff, after six years female clothing store T & Company shutdown.

New Hampshire: In Nashua, the owners of Silverlight Candle & Gift Shoppe announced they will shutdown in February.  They blame the unexpected shutdown of next door Aubuchon Hardware for the final nail in their coffin.

New Jersey: Belgium-Brazil owned Anheuser-Busch laying off 60 people and cutting beer production in Newark. It’s probably because this year’s malt barley crops in three states has been killed off by mother nature. 

New York: In Valley Stream, after 30 years Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas shutdown, they sold out to a shopping mall developer.  Despite reporting “substantial” quarterly gains (due to increased credit card use) NYC based American Express announced it will kill off 4-thousand jobs by the end of 2015!  Company administrators also credited their better than expected quarterly results on past job cutting, so they are ramping up job cuts as part of their plan to “reinvent” the credit card company!  Grocery store 173 Food issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in April, at least 30 jobs lost.  Another NYC based company, AOL (formerly America OnLine) announced they will kill off 150 advertising jobs! Business Insider is also reporting that their sources say dozens of AOL employees have been voluntarily quitting since December: “Media and technology are drastically evolving to keep up with today’s consumer. The lines are becoming blurred, and as you well know, our industry is converging at a faster pace than anyone predicted.”-Bob Lord, president AOL

North Carolina: Mitt Romney’s wunderkind Staples shutdown their Greensboro store on Golden Gate Drive.  After 30 years family owned Prime Sirloin buffet shutdown: “The building is old and the money to keep up the 30-year old property, which we leased, was simply going to be too much for us to keep on operating. We decided it was time to make the decision and like ripping off a band aid, there wasn’t any good way to do this.”-Lisa Martin, general manager

Ohio: ShurTech laid off 20 people at its Avon HQ: “The company needed to make these employment adjustments due to retail changes and the high cost of doing business in areas such as freight.”-Patti Sack, media manager

Oregon: What automotive industry recovery?  Commercial Vehicle Group issued a WARN saying they are shutting down their interior parts factory, 117 jobs lost!

Pennsylvania: In Philipsburg, bowling alley Moshannon Valley Super Bowl shutdown after seven years, they were evicted for failure to pay their mortgage.

Puerto Rico: Sears Holdings announced they will shutdown their 25 years old Vega Baja Kmart in March, 206 jobs lost!  Switzerland based legal drugs pusher Novartis announced they will shutdown operations in Humacao over the next three years, 270 jobs lost!  The Federal Bank of New York blames it on the expiration of tax incentives.

Texas: In Garland, Valspar issued a WARN saying they will shutdown subsidiary Engineered Polymer Solutions between March and May, 54 jobs lost.   In Austin, video game maker Lightbox Interactive laid off an undisclosed number of people, and might even shutdown.  Evil Waco based Life Partners Holdings now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  They buy the rights to life insurance policies and then sell them to investors, that’s evil.  In other words, unAmerican corporate America, and their investors, love to bet on your death!  Oklahoma based Laredo Petroleum shutdown their Dallas office without warning, 75 jobs lost. Company administrators also claim $60 per barrel oil prices forced them to cut their operating budget in half, from $1-billion USD to about $525-million!  In Houston two mega oil service companies announced massive layoffs; Halliburton (already reported in one of my previous reports) and Baker Hughes.  Dumb-ass news media blames low oil prices but it’s really because Halliburton is taking over Baker Hughes!  At least 7-thousand Baker Hughes employees will be let go because of the $35-billion Halliburton takeover, not the oil prices!  Another Houston based oil company, Apache, announced it will kill off 250 jobs, after it hired on the former Baker Hughes CFO!

Virginia: In Old Town, after 64 years the Giant Food grocery store will shutdown. Company administrators say it’s because the town is too small to continue supporting it, and it’s not worth it to spend money on expanding it. News reports implied that there are too many Giant Food stores in the area around Old Town anyway.

Washington: A chapter 11 bankrupt busted company that loves to hit your smartphone with advertisements, Bellvue based Hipcricket, has been taken over by competitor SITO Mobile for $4.5 million.  As in all such cases you should expect layoffs, despite the fact that Hipcricket administrators said their sale to SITO would “protect human capital”, corporate weenies always say things like that.

Wisconsin: In Racine, two Vanity clothing stores shutdown, despite increased revenues for the North Dakota based company.

16-17-January-2015: U.S. oil company kills 9-thousand jobs, then pumps $1.7-billion into Russian oil! 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

 

Business/Economics

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 16 – 17 January 2015: U.S. oil company kills 9-thousand jobs, blames oil prices then pumps $1.7-billion into Russian oil!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

What housing market recovery?  Kingdom of Luxembourg based mortgage technology and outsourcing company Altisource Portfolio Solutions laid off more than 800 people from Massachusetts U.S.A. to India!  Inside sources said it was to make investors happy.  There are also reports that the former parent company, Ocwen, might lose its California mortgage license.

Arizona: Dysart Unified School District announced they will kill off 147 jobs over the next three years!  Administrators added that the 147 job cuts was just the first round of cuts!  Back in November tax burdened voters rejected a school levy that would have jacked up their taxes even more.  What gets me is why, year after year, school districts need more and more tax creating levies and bonds to be passed?  Where is all that money going, especially the lottery money for those school systems that get money from lotteries as well as taxes?!

California: In Sacramento, after 29 years the owner of clothing store Robin Lyle announced she will shut it down.  The owner says she will continue working as a personal shopper for her most loyal clients.  Also in Sacramento, two Mark’s Hallmark stores shutdown.  In December Mark’s Hallmark shutdown their store in Hawaii claiming it was because of high rent, they’re basically claiming the same thing for their California shutdowns.  In Camarillo, maker of electronic equipment, especially for the medical industry, OSI Electronics issued a WARN saying they are shutting down in April, 118 jobs lost!  In Marina Del Ray, Albertsons issued a WARN saying they will shutdown by 26 February 2015, at least 80 jobs lost.  In San Diego, Albertsons grocery store issued a WARN saying they will shutdown by 26 February 2015, at least 63 jobs lost.  Boeing issued more WARNs saying at least 24 more Californians will become unemployed by March.  In Anaheim, UTI issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in March, 32 jobs lost.

Colorado: Denver based Frontier Airlines announced they will kill off 13-hundred in-house jobs in favor of cheap-o contractors!

Florida: First National Bank of Crestview was seized by the FDIC, assets turned over to First NBC Bank.  What housing market recovery?  RealtyTrac says southern Florida still ranks as the top spot for home foreclosures; 68,696 properties foreclosed in 2014!  Speaking of failed recovery in the housing market, the taxsucking developer of so called affordable housing, Aburn Trace, is now chapter 11 bankrupt busted!  This could mean no chance of recovering any taxpayer funding the company got.  It’s blamed on numerous lawsuits filed by and against home developers, banks and even the federal government! (classic cluster f*ck with taxpayer and investor funds)

Illinois: In Harvey, Obama Care forcing 92 years old Ingalls Memorial Hospital to layoff 80 people and shutdown their child care center.  Administrators say Obama Care, plus the bad economy, is forcing them to slash $3.5-million USD from its budget!

Iowa:  French based maker of polyols, starches, proteins, fibers and sweeteners Roquette America suddenly laid off 85 people at its Lee County factory. Apparently the mayor of Keokuk knew about the layoffs the week prior, but said nothing hoping the newly unemployed would be hired by other local businesses.

Maryland: Telecommunications company Ciena issued a WARN saying 57 people in Lithinicum will become jobless by May.

Massachusetts: Obama Care forced Southcoast Health System to layoff 35 people. Three months ago they laid off 70 people.

Minnesota: Spill the Wine restaurant shutdown, the owner sold out to another restaurant.  120 years old (surviving the Great deflationary Depression and numerous recessions) Waldorf Nevens Cleaners now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  It was revealed that Wuollet shutdown their 15 years old bakery on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, saying it wasn’t worth it to renew the lease.

Missouri: Hallmark Gold Crown laid off 33 people, most at its Kansas City divisional office.  In addition, Hallmark also laid off four people from its product integrity group, and eight people in their tooling department.

Nebraska: In Lincoln, after 33 years the owner of BB&R Pawn announced he will shut it down by summer.  He and one of his long time employees say they’re both “tired of it”.

Nevada: In Las Vegas, non-profit Safe Faith United liquidating and shutting down.  The administrators of the safe house for victims of domestic violence blame crashing donations with the final straw coming from the federal government, which refused to award much needed grant money.

New York: In Pear River, legal drugs pusher Pfizer issued a WARN saying 50 people will become jobless by April.  In Orchard Park, the owner of B is for Books announced she is calling it quits: “Despite being a labor of love, and having the best staff in the world, running the bookstore is a lot of work.  I have decided to close so that I will have more time to spend with my husband and our four children.”-Jane Bell

Oregon: What automotive industry recovery? Portland based Schnitzer Steel Industries announced they will cut 4% of their employees who are directly involved with auto parts sales.  Company administrators say sales have dropped so much they need to cut $14-million from their budget!

Pennsylvania: Obama Care forcing 114 years old (surviving the Great deflationary Depression and numerous recessions) hospital Penn Highlands Clearfield to layoff 30 people, eliminate 11 vacant jobs and cut hours for 50 employees.  Administrators say they’re being forced to cut $3.1-million per year from their budget, pointing out that 65% of their customers are on Medicare or Medicaid, which are being drastically cut by Obama Care!  God refuses to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Roseto, and ‘his’ Pius X Junior/Senior High School in Bangor.

Texas: Oil services company Schlumberger announced it will kill off 9-thousand jobs!  Ignorant news analysts blame it on the crashing oil prices, however, when Schlumberger made the job cuts announcement their stock price shot up. It’s also been revealed that three Schlumberger execs dumped their own stock in the company, and then invested $1.7-billion into Russia’s Eurasia Drilling Company (so much for U.S. sanctions)!    God refuses to stop ‘his’ Southern Methodist University from laying off 100 people in February!  The Christian school will also eliminate 50 vacant jobs.  Typical of ‘christians’ the administrators are living in denial, regarding their financial status, calling efforts to cut $35-million from their budget  “addressing our slight structural budget deficit”.

Washington:  Georgia based EarthLink laid off an undisclosed number of people at their Vancouver location.  Local news assume it was less than 50 because EarthLink never filed a WARN.

West Virginia: Mitt Romney’s wunderkind Staples shutdown their less than five years old Martinsburg store.

15-January-2015: “They are ruining families’ lives!”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

Business/Economics

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 15 January 2015: “They are ruining families’ lives!” Oil industry layoffs planned when oil was $97 per barrel! Obamacare kills tech & education jobs! DARPA kills jobs!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

British empire Canada based aircraft maker Bombardier laid off 380 people in Mexico, and 620 people in Kansas U.S.A.!  Company administrators have halted production of the new larger Learjet 85 due to lack of sales.

Alabama: In Huntsville, Synapse Wireless laid off 25 people.  It’s blamed on healthcare industry changes caused by Obama Care: “Synapse is altering its focus in its healthcare business and redeploying many of its engineers……While there will be cutbacks in the healthcare division, it is still an important part of our business.”

California: What automotive industry recovery? In Canoga park, Vista Ford car dealer issued a WARN saying they are shutting down in March, at least 11 jobs lost.  In San Francisco, internet dating service Zooks laid off at least 25 people.  Company administrators have also delayed their IPO, data shows the dating service has seen declining revenues since 2013.  Foothill Ranch based female clothing store Wet Seal officially chapter 11 bankrupt busted, this after already announcing plans to kill off 3-thousand jobs under operation Store Project!  In El Segundo, evil taxsucking Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contractor Leidos issued a WARN saying 80 people will be laid off in March.  Also in El Segundo, British empire Canada based U.S. taxsucker spacecraft contractor COM DEV issued a WARN saying 53 people will be laid off in March.  A WARN says the Arcadia Vons Pavillion SuperStore will shutdown on 18 March 2015, at least 168 jobs lost!  Raybern Foods issues several WARNS saying they are shutting down in Hayward and Oakland, by May, at least 158 jobs lost!  In Fullerton, Walt Disney Parks-Resorts issued a WARN saying they will eliminate 85 costume maker jobs in May.

Connecticut: In Meridian, God refuses to stop the shutdown of ‘his’ Saint Stanislaus School.  In Pomfret, after nine years Celebrations Gallery announced it will shutdown in February. In Norwich, after six years Chacer’s Bar & Grill shutdown, the co-owner blaming the suck ass economy not only for shutting them down but for destroying his marriage: “It wasn’t easy at all, and it took a toll on our marriage. It stinks because we had a lot of fun in that business.”-Geoffrey Chase

Illinois: In Mount Vernon, after 31 years the owners of Office Furniture Warehouse announced they were shutting down by March.  It sounds like they were made a big money offer they couldn’t refuse by competitor Midwest Office Supply.

Iowa: In West Des Moines, clothing stores Abercrombie & Fitch and abercrombie kids shutdown.

Maryland: Labinal Power Systems joins the corporate stagnation tax sucking shell game, shutting down their Salisbury factory and moving to Texas by 2016.  Salisbury to lose at least 650 jobs!  Employees say company administrators outright lied to them: “It just feels so underhanded, especially after they told us our jobs were safe two weeks ago.  My girlfriend, her brother, father and uncle all work here. They are ruining families’ lives!”-Chris Bowers

Michigan: Inhumanely the state Department of Human Services announced it will eliminate 100 jobs and shutdown two offices in February!  Their operating budget was slashed by $7.5-million USD!

Minnesota: Less than one year after officially opening its first stores in Canada, Minneapolis based retailer Target threw in the towel, basically saying the Canadian economy sucks ass! All 133 stores to shutdown and 17-thousand 6-hundred Canadians will become jobless! 

Missouri: The Casino Queen laid off 20 people and reduced operating hours by two per day. Casino administrators report a 4.6% drop in revenue from December 2013 to December 2014, they blame too much competition.  In Saint Louis, popular Star Clipper comic book store shutdown.  The owner, who is also a tax attorney, says the economy is just to volatile: “The last couple of years, though business has been good, have been difficult to predict. And it just seemed like a good time.”-Benjamin Trujillo

Nebraska: Obama Care forcing CHI Health to kill off a minimum of 156 jobs: “As the landscape of the health care industry changes, how health care systems are organized changes as well. In an effort to bring healthcare costs down, across the country, expense reductions are being made and staffing is being restructured. CHI Health is no different, and will be reducing its workforce across the organization. Many of the reductions will be accomplished through attrition, and not filling open positions. However, the plan also includes the elimination of 156 active positions, about 1 percent of its workforce.”-company statement

New Mexico:  Yates Petroleum revealed they have already eliminated 15 of their local oil jobs.  Company administrators say they’ve been preparing for layoffs since September 2014, apparently the price of oil was too low back then even though it averaged $97 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate.  In Sante Fe, clothing store J Crew shutdown.  Also, clothing store Eileen Fisher shutdown.

New York:  In Buffalo, Fenner Precision amended their WARN saying their shutdown has been moved to March, at least 60 jobs lost. In NYC, Rivington House amended their WARN saying The Nicholas A. Rango Healthcare Facility will now shutdown in February, at least 214 jobs lost!  Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University amended their WARN saying the shutdown of their  Substance Abuse Treatment Centers is now on hold.  Montefiore Medical Center is supposed to be taking over the substance abuse operations.

North Carolina: New Obama Care taxes forcing Illinois based drug and medical device maker Hospria to shutdown their Clayton factory by the 2nd half of 2015, at least 250 jobs lost!  Iconic fruit supplier Chiquita announced it is pulling its HQ out of Charlotte, causing 320 jobs to be in limbo! Apparently company administrators don’t think the millions in taxpayer funded incentives are enough (they promised to pay back all the taxpayer funded incentives they got).  Chiquita was taken over by Brazilian venture capitalists. A local politician had an epiphany about the unAmerican corporate America taxsucking shell game: “You can’t expect loyalty from any company if you’re paying them to move. Government was basically prostituting themselves to get them here. … Nobody falls in love with a prostitute.”-Bill James, Mecklenburg County commissioner

Ohio: Owens Community College eliminated 50 occupied and vacant positions, as well as cut wages and salaries.  They also proposed new taxes, blaming increased employment costs caused mainly by higher insurance and retirement rates mandated by Obama Care!

Pennsylvania:  A fundraising company that raises money for schools by selling food, Market Day, announced they would layoff 43 people in Cranberry Township by March. It’s blamed on crashing sales.  In Upper Allen Township, after 39 years the owners of Gehman & Co furniture store announced they are being forced to shutdown in March.  The greedy property owner refuses to renew the lease.

Washington: Iconic Starbucks announced it will layoff a “small number” of employees at its Seattle HQ.  British empire Australia based heavy engineering company Bradken is shutting down their foundry in Chehalis, 91 jobs lost.   Bradken reported their profits crashed 64% in the last half of 2014!

Wyoming: The Wyoming Medical Center laid off five administrators, directly blaming Obama Care: “In response to rapid and challenging changes in the healthcare market, Wyoming Medical Center regretfully announced today the elimination of five leadership positions. Other management positions will be realigned in order to streamline operations and become more efficient in the way we deliver care.”

13-14-January-2015: proof oil job losses are not due to oil prices!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

Business/Economics, Idaho

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 13 – 14 January 2015: NASCAR Hall of Fame to be closed? Obamacare targeted killing of thousands of non-profit jobs! More proof oil job losses are not due to oil prices!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

According to the National Association of Counties, only 65 out of 3143 counties across the United States have “fully” ‘recovered’ since 2008!!!

Alabama: Obama Care forcing the only mental hospital in the Tennessee Valley to shutdown?  North Alabama Regional Hospital will shutdown by June, 149 jobs lost!  After 25 years Applebee’s shutting down their Brookwood Village restaurant on 01 February 2015. The Texas based property owner refused to renew the lease with the restaurant.

California: In El Darado Hills, Green Valley Nursery & Landscape shutdown.  The owners blamed the greedy landlord saying “Lease expired and we must sell all our plants and trees immediately.”  In Palo Alto, Tibco Software laid off 80 people without warning.  It could be connected to their $4.3-billion USD sale to evil Vista Equity Partners.  In Santa Clara, Broadcom issued a WARN saying 60 people will become jobless in March.  In Los Angeles, Kroger issued a WARN saying another one of their Ralph’s grocery stores will shutdown, 70 jobs lost in March.  In Santa Barbara, after six years the Bizerk Costume Store shutdown, the owners blamed the greedy landlord, LYNX,  for giving them a 30 day eviction notice (instead of the required 60). Local news sources say LYNX administrators refused to say why they kicked out their tenant.  Bizerk co-owner says its all about jacking up the rent: “At the rates that are being charged on State Street, I think it’s very possible that a lot of chain store business might be taking a loss. I know someone who is a manager at Abercrombie & Fitch on State Street who said they lose $200-thousand a year…..!”-David Sampanis

Colorado: God refuses to stop Obama Care from forcing ‘his’ Arapahoe County based non-profit Catholic Health Initiative from laying off 15-hundred people across the United States!  A study says a new proposed law could kill 1-thousand oil jobs in The Centennial State.  The proposed law would prevent new petroleum wells from being drilled within 2-thousand feet (609 meters) of residences.   Anybody like flaming water coming out of their faucets, even if it means jobs?

Florida: In Miami, Obama Care forcing Crothall Healthcare to layoff 54 employees.  Obama Care forcing non-profit healthcare provider Florida Blue to eliminate 150 jobs!

Georgia: In Augusta, a Big Lots rip off store on Wrightsboro Road shutdown.  Local news reports say company reps refuse to give a reason.   Could it be that there are already several Big Lots in Augusta?  In Atlanta, special effects motion capture company Giant Studios shutdown and sold off their motion capture rights to Lightstorm Entertainment.  Some Giant Studios employees will transfer to Lightstorm’s California offices.

Hawaii: Retail store specializing in anything ‘Hawaiian’ Hilo Hattie shutdown their Kihei store and their Kona store.  Company administrators say they are going to try a new concept of entertainment style retail operations.

Idaho: According to National Association of Counties most recent data eastern Idaho’s Bannock County has failed to make any recovery in the areas of Jobs, Unemployment, GDP or Home Prices since 2008!  Never mind that Bannock County is still assessing the value of homes at tens of thousands of dollars above what they will actually sell for!

Illinois: Chicago based United Airlines revealed it might eliminate 2-thousand jobs despite lower fuel costs!  Administrators want to replace in-house employees with cheap-o contractors.

Indiana: Horse racing gambling company Centaur Gaming announced it is shutting down its off-track Merrillville betting site in March, at least 33 jobs lost.  It’s blamed on the lack of people willing to gamble, the bad economy has resulted in a 50% decline in betting!   Aluminum casting and machining company Harvey Industries revealed they laid off more than 143 people without notice, back in December!  Company administrators would only say “Due to unforeseen business circumstances, we were unable to provide this notice at least sixty (60) days before the layoffs took effect.”

Kentucky: In Louisville, after 18 years Wild and Wooly Video store shutdown, the owner blamed crashing sales ever since 2008.

Nevada: More proof casinos aren’t recession proof; Las Vegas based Caesars Entertainment now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.

New Jersey: Pop corn maker Dale and Thomas Growers announced they will layoff 56 people in March, saying they are “transitioning to a co-manufacturing arrangement in Indiana”.  In Manville, God refuses to stop the Diocese of Metuchen from shutting down ‘his’ Christ the King School.  It’s the 11th ‘christian’ school to be shutdown by the Diocese of Metuchen, since 2009.  It’s blamed on raptured, I mean DSS (what I call Disappearing Student Syndrome).

New Mexico: After eight years free magazine Local iQ ceased publication.

New York: In NYC, restaurant The Palm issued a WARN saying they will shutdown (supposedly for remodeling) in April, 43 jobs lost.  Eastman Kodak continues its slow death layoffs, this time at least 16 people will be let go by April.  In Bayport, Wenner Bakery Products issued a WARN saying they’ll shutdown their Parbake Facility by May, 49 jobs lost.

North Carolina: Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman law firm finally revealed that they shutdown back in December, blaming a dispute with new management.  The city of Charlotte has admitted it can’t pay off $17.8-million owed to Too Big to Jail Bank of America and Wells Fargo for floating the money losing  NASCAR Hall of Fame!  City administrators admit the loan payments are so big that they can’t even “break even”, and are begging the banks to ‘write down’ the loans, kinda like Greece wants to do with the European Union.

Ohio: In Belmont County, after only three years the local Electronic Recycling Services shutdown without warning.  Apparently the property is being sold off and electronic recycling operations in the county are being consolidated.

Oregon: Georgia Pacific is laying off 40 people, as part of their three years plan to eliminate at least 100 jobs from their Halsey paper mill.

Pennsylvania: After 25 years Booty’s Place restaurant shutdown in the Church Hill Mall, the owner would only say “No comment.”   In Ashely, after 34 years Clark’s Irish Import and Flower Shop shutdown.  The owners blame crashing sales ever since 2008, in other words they haven’t seen any ‘recovery’.

Tennessee: In Somerville, God refuses to stop Obama Care from forcing ‘his’ Methodist Healthcare from shutting down by March.

Texas: The Wall Street Journal warns that Fort Worth based iconic RadioShack is about to go bankrupt busted and will be sold off.  Obama Care forced Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) to kill off 260 jobs!  Administrators blamed Obama Care for causing them to lose $70-million!  Houston based infamous Halliburton began another round of layoffs, but don’t blame falling oil prices, it’s because of their takeover of rival Baker Hughes.  In December Halliburton said they would eliminate 1-thousand jobs!

Wisconsin: The South Shore YMCA in Cudahy shutdown.  The greater YMCA of Metro Milwaukee blames it on massive debts.  In Wisconsin Rapids, after 43 years The Gift Tree shutdown.

09-12-January-2015: Obamacare insurance exchange fails, shutsdown!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 01 – 05 February 2015: American Sniper dethroned by Red Coat! U.S. Army admits junior officer cover up! USAID spends another $33-million tax dollars! German taxpayers forced to pay for new Afghan utilities!

Ghazni Province: In Andar District, villagers report that government mercenaries (security contractors) attacked a religious Madrasa and burned the Qurans.

Helmand Province:  Police claim they’ve arrested two assassins who told them that people are being paid 50-thousand Pakistani Rupees for each Afghan politician they kill.  Apparently it doesn’t matter if the politician is pro-U.S. occupation or not.  In Washir District, men from the district traveled to Nimrod Province where they kidnapped a man.  The relatives of the kidnap victim said ‘bullshit on that!’ and went on the warpath, following the kidnappers back to Helmand Province.  A firefight ensued, resulting in three of the kidnappers being killed.  The rescuers then hung the bodies from a roadside billboard.  One of the rescuers was killed.

Herat Province: In Chisht Sharif District, four cops killed and three wounded after Mujahideen attacked their checkpoint.  One cop is Missing In Action.  Mujahideen say they captured two cops as well as weapons and ammo.  In Anjil District, a former commander and his wife were assassinated, their daughter was wounded.  In Herat City, a 10th police district checkpoint was attacked, one cop killed two wounded.  At a customs checkpoint two cops were shot and killed by men on motorcycles.  In Gazra District, villagers in the Ziyar Tajar area report that government lackeys assassinated one of their elders.

Kabul Province: Some members of the Afghan parliament are calling for the registration of all Mosques, and a qualification system for new Mosques, proving this U.S. led occupation is a religious war on Islam.  President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ordered a fraud investigation involving a $215-million USD fuel supply contract for the Ministry of Defense.  It’s the result of investigations by U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).  At FOB (Forward Operating Base) Oqab, Puerto Rico’s National Guard conducting initial C-130 Hercules maintenance courses for Afghans, who will later go to the United States for further training: “We are trying to provide them aircraft familiarization, much like we do back home. In the Guard, an Airman can go to basic training, and then wait up to a full year to attend training. During that time, we try to provide basic aircraft instruction so they can work and stay motivated.”-Senior Master Sergeant Orlando Guevarez, Puerto Rico Air National Guard

Kandahar Province: In Maiwand District, two policemen shot and killed four other cops. In Kandahar City Mujahideen say they’ve assassinated an agent of the National Directorate of Security, as well as a spy (local contractor) working for the United States.

Nangarhar Province: In Surkh Rowd District, Mujahideen report they’ve captured at least four men who were being paid to terrorize villagers by looting their homes and kidnapping some villagers for ransom.  Mujahideen say initially these ‘terrorists’ were targeting middle and upper class Afghans, but are now targeting everybody.  In Naziyan District, Mujahideen claim they shot down a U.S.-NATO Boeing Chinook helicopter.  They say the Chinook was providing Afghan government forces with air support during an offensive.  Witnesses say the helicopter burst into flames before impacting the ground.

Nimroz Province: In Chakhansur District, Mujahideen ambushed a National Directorate of Security vehicle, killing three NDS agents and wounding three.

Paktika Province: In Yahiya Khail District, government mercenaries (security contractors) demolished 15 homes and one Mosque.  Residents of 100 homes were told they had three days to join with the pro-U.S. government or leave!

Parwan Province: In Charikar City, police say two groups of men started shooting at each other.  Two killed, four wounded.  Police don’t think they’re Mujahideen.

Samangan Province:  It’s been revealed that German taxpayers will spend about $13-million running new electricity power lines to the towns of Aybak and Pir Naghchir.  German taxpayers are funding electricity systems in the provinces of Balkh, Samangan and Baghlan.

26-31 January 2015: Obama deploys 1100 personnel to secret location! 

Pakistan has arrested 70 more Afghans for “illegally” living in Pakistan. Pakistan is also rounding up thousands of Afghan refugees and moving them to the border with Afghanistan.

The British empire is reporting that one of their own Red Coat Royal Marines has topped the kill rate of the late great American Sniper.  They claim the Red Coat now has a higher ‘confirmed’ score, and even sniped 90 people in a single day during a battle in Afghanistan!

The U.S. Army has admitted that they “relaxed” their own rules regarding junior officer conduct records during the invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan (which confirms many reports of incompetence among officers).    Until now junior officer evaluation reports (for the purpose of promotion) were being covered up, but Secretary of the Army John McHugh has ordered an end to the practice known as “masking”: “….Army officers must clearly demonstrate intellectual, moral and physical characteristics that indicate the potential for enduring service in the profession of arms. Elimination of the masking process supports transparency….”

Medics of the Army National Guard’s Company C, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (New Mexico U.S.A.) now undergoing deployment training at Fort Hood, Texas, for a 12 month deployment to Kuwait as part of operations in that region, including Resolute Support.

30 militia-personnel of the Army National Guard’s 38th Military Police Company (Indiana U.S.A.) will be deploying to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says 22 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations kill themselves, everyday, in the United States.

The corrupt terror group known as United States Agency for International Development (USAID) pledged to spend $33.8-million on the UN World Food Program’s Proteracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) in Afghanistan.  It must be noted that the UNWFP issues the same GMO grain that is connected to the ebola outbreak in western Africa. 

Business/Economics

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 07 – 08 January 2015: “We cannot continue…” “We’ve been losing money.” 10-thousand+ job cuts announced! Massive Macy’s & JCPenney shutdowns! Automobile warranties killing off independent autoshops! 1 in 7 being evicted!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Alabama: British empire Canada owned Cinram Operations shutdown its recently acquired Cottonwood factory without warning, at least 100 jobs lost!  Cinram bought the factory from Japan owned JVC in 2014.

Alaska: The city of Sitka is so broke they are tearing up their paved roads and using gravel, because they can no longer afford to maintain paved roads!

California: Foothill Ranch based Wet Seal said Happy New Year by unleashing their “Store Project” operation which will shutdown 338 stores and render about 37-hundred (3,695 according to the press release, that about half its employees) people jobless in 2015!  In Pacoima, Brice Manufacturing (aka China based HAECO Americas, formerly known as TIMCO Aviation Services) issued a WARN saying they will shutdown seat manufacturing in March, 61 jobs affected.  In Stockton, ASCO Power Tech issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in April, at least 104 jobs lost! In Woodland, Genco issued a WARN saying they will shutdown in March, 50 jobs lost.  Rabobank issued a WARN saying it will shutdown its Imperial office in March, 79 jobs lost.  Australian owned unfair and unbalanced Fox Networks Group will layoff 75 advertising sales reps when they consolidate their broadcast and cable sales departments.  In Glendale and La Crescenta, after almost 70 years Pedrini Music announced it will shutdown both stores in Febraury.  In East Sacramento, after four years Clark’s Corner Bar & Restaurant shutdown without notice.  Local news said only that there were no plans to re-open.

Connecticut: What automotive industry recovery? In Greenwich, after more than 15 years Karl Automotive Service shutdown.  The owner blamed the skyrocketing rent, costs of repairing vehicles and radical changes in factory vehicle warranties: “…the nature of the business has changed significantly in that manufacturers have become more proprietary with their electronics and technology, so we were looking at realistically an investment of another $50,000 to $100,000 in capital for new diagnostic tools!”-Karl Chevrolet

Florida: Jacksonville based women’s ‘clubbing’ clothing chain store Body Central went bankrupt then suddenly decided to shutdown all 265 stores in the United States, 2-thousand 5-hundred jobs lost!

Georgia: Atlanta based iconic Coca-Cola announced it will add another 18-hundred job cuts to the previously announced 2-thousand!

Illinois: What automotive industry recovery? Heavy vehicle maker Caterpillar continued job culling, this time in Decatur and Peoria. 220 people became unemployed due to crashing sales to the mining industry (which includes the oil industry, oil is mined out of the ground)! Iconic McDonald’s announced it will kill off 63 jobs at its Oak Harbor HQ in February. Burger joint administrators admitted that their sales sucked ass for the past 13 months. And administrators of McDonald’s Japan are reeling from crashing sales caused by food shortages, which in turn are being caused by a strike by dock workers on the U.S. west coast which has halted U.S. potato shipments to McDonald’s Japan, and food sabotage (strange things being found in the food).

Indiana: General Mills announced they will shutdown their New Albany Pillsbury frigerated food factory by 2016, at least 400 jobs lost! Company administrators said they have “excess capacity”. That’s corporate speak for too much supply and not enough demand for their products (aka a suck ass economy).

Maine: Bath Iron Works laid off 48 ship builders, due to lack of work.

Michigan: In Ann Arbor, after only 17 months Dancing Dog Gallery shutdown, the owners simply said “We’ve been losing money.”  They explained that their rent, alone, was $5-thousand per month!  What housing market recovery?  In Detroit, “One in seven Detroit residents is threatened with eviction due to tax foreclosure in 2015, according to data compiled by Loveland Technologies.”!!!!!!!

Montana: In Missoula, after 41 years Curley’s restaurant was shutdown and sold off. The manager told local news that the reasons for the sale are private.

New York: In Pomona, Israel based Teva Pharmaceuticals issued a WARN saying they started laying off employees back in December 2014, and it will continue until March 2015.  In Irving, TLC Health Network/Lake Shore Health Care Center issued a WARN saying Obama Care forcing them to shutdown their long term care ops in April, 70 jobs lost.  In Flushing, Spirit Airlines issued a WARN saying they will layoff at least 29 employees in April.  Company administrators are trying to save money by contracting out those jobs.

Ohio: After 34 years Olga’s Kitchen shutdown their Franklin Park Mall store. Cincinnati based Macy’s department store has announced new shutdowns for 2015. At least 14 stores to be shutdown and as many as 2-thousand 5-hundred people to be rendered jobless! In Akron, Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal shutdown.  The pissed off owner blames it on bad publicity after a Texas nurse infected with ebola stopped in: “We had a big opening and we had hoped that the publicity may even have been a good thing, but now we are the Ebola Shop. Customers are tired of hearing ‘Oh, you bought it at the Ebola Shop.‘”-Anna Younker to the Northeast Ohio Media Group

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh based Education Management shutdown all its Art Institutes across the U.S., killing at least 225 jobs!  Education Management is in big trouble with the federal Department of Education for basically bribing students and violating other federal education laws.  It’s been revealed that the Amazon distribution center near Crafton is now for sale by the property owner, Rugby Realty, who refuses to explain why.  In East Liberty, Notion Restaurant shutdown without notice and is now for sale, despite making the local list of 25 best restaurants.   Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust announced they are selling off their Washington Crown Center and Uniontown Mall.   The evil REIT already sold off $191.7-million worth of commercial property in 2014!

South Carolina: A Piggly Wiggly grocery store shutting down in Summerton. But don’t blame competition, it’s the only grocery store in town! It’s a result of the massive shutdown of Piggly Wiggly stores across the United States.

South Dakota: In Sioux Falls, ‘fair trade’ store Ten Thousand Villages shutdown.  Apparently ‘fair trade’ doesn’t sell, but the owner blamed “location”.

Texas: Plano based JCPenney announced at least seven more store shutdowns, two in South Carolina, three in Ohio, at least one in Illinois and in New York for 2015. The South Carolina stores will be shutdown at the beginning of March. The Illinois, New York and two of the Ohio stores will close in April. A third Ohio store will close in May.  One report says more stores will be shutdown and 2-thousand 2-hundred jobs will be affected! Dallas based Southwest Airlines ended their AirTran flights from Milwaukee to Atlanta and Atlanta to Tampa.

Virginia: What automotive industry recovery? In Salem, Japan owned Yokohama Tire laid off 31 people and cut Friday work hours down by two.  Does this have anything to do with the fact that Yokohama was bribed with $130-million in tax incentives to build a new factory in Columbus, Mississippi?

Washington: After 20 years Seattle based Zombie Studios shutdown.  The video game maker even worked with the U.S. Army to create video games to train soldiers.

Wisconsin: In Glendale, women’s clothing shop Lise & Kato’s shutdown. Here’s what the pissed off owners had to say: “The retail industry, both locally and nationally, has dramatically changed in the last decade. We cannot continue the type of business we have proudly had for these many years: Fair and honest pricing, quality merchandise from principled artists and responsible designers, and attentive customer service. The economic climate, changes in shopping habits, and the transition to an online and mass merchant dominance have all contributed to the closing.”

04-06-January-2015: Individuals flee New York en masse!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

Business/Economics, Idaho

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 04 – 06 January 2015: Individuals flee New York en masse! CAD & AUD killing U.S. oil jobs, not the drop in oil prices! Secret RadioShack shutdowns? You know the economy is bad when Walmart starts shutting down! Obamacare kills 1-thousand+ jobs in Idaho!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Alabama: After 38 years the Robert Moore & Co. Christmas Town in Mobile shutdown.  Back in August 2014 the co-owners said their health was not so good and they better quit while they’re ahead.

Alaska: The U.S. Census Bureau reports 10,137 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!

California: The U.S. Census Bureau reports a net of 32,090 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!  In Turlock, MedicAlert laid off 31 employees, blaming crashing sales.  In Santa Ana, ITT Cannon issued a WARN saying at least 12 people will be laid off in March.  Southern California Edison continues job culling, this time their latest WARN says they will shutdown their San Clemente office, rendering 45 people jobless in March.   RadioShack issued a WARN saying they will shutdown their Woodland distribution center, 57 jobs lost in March.  Also in Woodland, it’s been revealed that Mitt Romney’s wunderkind Staples shutdown.

Connecticut: In New Haven, the Anchor Bar shutdown without notice, local reports say employees were ordered not to say anything to the news media.   The U.S. Census Bureau reports at least 2,664 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!  Fairfield based GE (General Electric) canceled Obama Care health insurance for any retired employee who is younger than 65 years!   A judge recently allowed GE to kick all its 65-thousand retirees off of company health insurance and onto expensive private Obama Care insurance!  Obama Care being blamed for the demise of Waterbury Hospital.  Administrators say they are losing $9.7-million USD because of Obama Care, layoffs are imminent and they are now trying to sell the hospital!  Four other non-profit hospitals are up for sale as well!

Hawaii: The U.S. Census Bureau reports a net of 5,141 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!  Kayak tour company Kohala Ditch Adventures shutdown, blaming damage to flumes caused by bad weather, and citing the expiration of their operating lease.

Idaho: Virginia based Obama Care call center operator Maximus confirmed they will shutdown their Boise call center beginning in February, rendering 1500 people jobless!  According to state WARN records, Maximus was planning to shutdown back in April 2014.

Illinois: The U.S. Census Bureau reports a net of 94,956 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!

Indiana: CVS Pharmacy issued a WARN saying they will shutdown the Coram Enteral Nutrition Center in February, at least 124 jobs lost!

Iowa: What automotive industry recovery? Tire maker Bridgestone laid off 65 employees at their Des Moines factory, blaming crashing sales.

Kentucky: In Louisville, Cunningham’s Restaurant shutdown without warning, 30 jobs lost.  The property is for sale, but the current lease is good until 2022.  Gatti’s Pizza shutdown their Westport Village Gattiland restaurant, the owners blamed the greedy landlord: “The lease is expiring, and after months of attempting to negotiate with the landlord, a satisfactory agreement has not been reached.” 

Maine: Group Home Foundation’s Little River Apparel division laid off 60 people.

Michigan: After only five years Just Baked cupcake shop shutdown ten of its Detroit metro area stores!  Wayne County announced a 5% salary reduction for new ‘appointees’.  The county is trying to cut $1.2-million from their budget.  In Dexter, after more than 40 years Huron Camera shutdown, about nine jobs lost.  In Grand Rapids, after 14 years Louis Benton Steakhouse shutdown with a one day notice, 35 jobs lost.  It sounds like the landlords have other plans for the property.

Minnesota: Obama Care taxes forcing medical device maker Greatbatch to move 175 jobs from their Plymouth factory to Mexico!   In Wrenshall, family owned One Stop Market shutdown. The owner blames a new unAmerican corporate America competitor for costing him big losses, just in December: “Their advertising, their marketing, free milk, and 99 cent butter….It just kills these little businesses, little towns…..we’re losing everything that we have as a family…”-Chad Pfau, now legally bankrupt

New Jersey: After 14 years the Granville Millinery Company shutdown.  The owner said she was starting a new career.

New Mexico: The U.S. Census Bureau reports a net of 14,154 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!

New York: The U.S. Census Bureau reports 153,921 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!  This puts New York in the number one spot for mass exodus.  In Long Island, advertising tracking company Market Track issued a WARN saying they will shutdown by September 2015, at least 225 jobs are being moved out of state!  Yet another women’s clothing store going down as C.Wonder issued a late WARN saying they already shutdown their NYC store, 75 jobs lost with no warning. C. Wonder administrators also admitted “Due to the highly competitive nature of the current retail environment, C. Wonder will be closing its remaining stores.”  The clothing retailer will operate on the internet from now on.  You know the economy is bad when Walmart starts shutting down!  Walmart issued a WARN saying they will shutdown their huge two story Massapequa store in March, at least 295 jobs lost! The WARN blames the bad economy.  In Brooklyn, upscale The Guild for Exceptional Children preschool shutdown, 81 jobs affected.  In Queensbury, RadioShack shutdown their Aviation Mall store without warning, the closure was discovered by loyal customer Don Lehman who is now pissed off. In Albany, Taste (formerly Dale Miller) restaurant is being sold off.  Local news reports say it was never financially stable.  Too Big to Jail investment company NSB Advisors now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and being sold off.  After 58 years the Cheektowaga AMF Thruway Lanes bowling alley shutdown.  The property was sold to a car dealer.

Ohio:  After eight years The Greene’s Adobe Gila’s restaurant shutdown without notice, 40 jobs lost.  Local news reported that restaurant mangers/owners would not answer their phones.  Hyde Park restaurant Ash American Fare shutdown.  The owner said he is focusing on his other businesses.  In Lorain, U.S. Steel announced they will layoff 614 people between March and May, blaming crashing orders from the oil industry!

Texas:  Switzerland based deep water oil drilling company Transocean scrapped seven of their drilling ships! Company administrators say “As the company continues to evaluate the long-term competitiveness of its fleet, additional rigs may be identified as candidates for scrapping.”   They also plan massive layoffs of employees.  The decision to start scrapping deep water rigs was made back in November, before the oil price drop.  Company administrators warned their investor back then that there was a too much oil on the market.  In Houston, U.S. Steel announced they will layoff 142 people by May, blaming crashing orders from the oil industry!  Houston based oil industry company Civeo (who is supposedly relocating to Canada) laid off between 30% and 45% of employees in Canada and United States!  However, they are not blaming the drop in oil prices, they blame the declining value of the Canadian (CAD) and Australian (AUD) dollars!  Company administrators say things started getting bad before the oil price drop: “As it became evident during the fourth quarter that capital spending budgets among the major oil companies were going to be cut, we began taking steps to reduce marketed room capacity, control costs and curtail discretionary capital expenditures.”-Bradley Dodson, President and CEO

Utah: The U.S. Census Bureau reports 1,235 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!

West Virginia: The U.S. Census Bureau reports 3,269 people left the state from July 2013 to July 2014!  Oil drilling contractor Antero Resources laying off 250 land brokers (industrial real estate agents), and focusing on drilling for oil only!  Company administrators blame crashing natural gas prices.

01-03-January-2015: Chick fil-A kills Macaroni Grill in secret deal!

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.

International

World War 3, Ukraine Front: The Visegrád Four! U.S. led NATO creates new anti-Russia battle group?

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The Visegrád Four (aka V4 Defense Cooperation Action Plan) is an alliance between Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.  They are about to engage in their first NATO sanctioned war games.

V4 is also known as Visegrád Triangle.  It was originally formed by three countries of the former Warsaw Pact ( Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland).  In 2004 all members of the V4 were accepted by the European Union as full partners.  In 2011 the Visegrád Battlegroup was created.  In 2014 the Visegrád Battlegroup was part of NATO Preparedness Action Plan during the summit in Wales.  It was after that NATO summit that it was revealed that V4 Battlegroup will become a “permanently deployed” European combat unit involving Ukraine!

There are reports that V4 Battlegroup will finally be “activated” at the beginning of 2016 (supposedly for a six month tour of duty), as part of the greater U.S. led NATO Response Force 2020 operations.

ISRAEL HALTS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA, OVER UKRAINE! OR, IS IT IN EXCHANGE FOR ALL THAT EXTRA MONEY U.S. TAXPAYERS JUST GAVE ISRAEL?

California National Guard supporting puppet regime in Kiev!

Obama reneges on Ukraine ceasefire

Obama puppets in Ukraine impose Israeli style ban

Idaho, International

World War 3 Afghanistan, 26 – 31 January 2015: Obama regime refuses to co-operate with SIGAR, deploys 1100 personnel to secret location! USAID admits $2-billion scam! U.S. mercenaries assassinated! China courts Mujahideen! More cops committing rape!

People who claim to be representatives of the Taliban/Mujahideen claim they were invited to China “For making relationship, enhancing ties and for the purpose explaining our stance, Taliban will continue to visit neighboring countries and world……Due to the sympathy with Afghan nation and Taliban, several countries have offered their assistance in solving the ongoing issue.”

Ghazni Province: In Ghazni City, Mujahideen assassinated the administrator of the Ghazni prison.  The man had a reputation for torturing prisoners.  In Andar District, a firefight between two groups resulted in 19 people dead.

Helmand Province: In Lashkargah City, a firefight killed at least one person.  Mujahideen claim they’ve assassinated a National Directorate of Security (NDS) agent, while he was shopping in a veggie market.

Herat Province: On Herat-Islam Qala highway, a female cop was killed and two male cops wounded after their highway check point was hit by a bomb.   In Shindand District, reports that government contractors (mercenaries) conducted a home invasion and killed at least one person.  In Pashtoon Zarghon District, the local police chief and his son were killed when they drove over a landmine.  Two people were wounded.

Kabul Province:  An Afghan National Army soldier shot and killed three U.S. mercenaries (One of which was a former Fayetteville, North Carolina, cop.  Another was a former Army Special Forces medic who grew up in Chubbuck, Idaho.  Both were considered ‘Christians’: “He was a devout Christian and passionate about his faith.” said a Christian pastor about one of the men.  Jesus said “And to him who strikes you on your cheek, offer the other….” Luke 6:29.  What’re true Christians doing working as mercenaries [security contractors, same thing]?) and one Afghan mercenary: “We can confirm that there was a shooting incident at North Kabul International Airport complex 29 January at approximately 6:40pm.  Three coalition contractors were killed as was an Afghan local national.”-U.S.-NATO coalition statement

The former administrator of Kabul’s appellate court was assassinated.  Police say they don’t know who did it.  The victim’s driver said it was two men on a motorcycle.  Family members said they were not aware that anybody wanted him dead.  Mujahideen are claiming they’ve assassinated a colonel in the Afghan Rapid Reaction Force, by explosion.

Kandahar Province: In Kandahar City, an explosion in a bazaar wounded four cops and four civilians.  The bomb went off as a squad of cops walked by.  Prison guards are now under investigation after male prisoners were allowed into the female section of the prison.  Four women were raped for hours, one woman is in critical condition.   Last month Afghan government administrators admitted that most of the rape cases involve cops!  A man who was working as a spy for coalition forces died of a disease (supposedly).  The people claim he was an oppressive bully and refused to allow his body to be buried in the local cemetery.   Even his own relatives refused to accept his body, saying he was working for the “American invaders from the start of the invasion”!

Kapisa Province: In Najrab District, seven people arrested for raping a 12 years old girl.  At least three of those arrested are cops!  The girl is in critical condition.  Last month Afghan government administrators admitted that most sex crimes involve cops!

Laghman Province: In Mesri Kala area, a bomb exploded killing three civilians and one cop.  In Mehtarlam City, a funeral procession for the cop killed in the above incident was hit by a Kamikaze bomber, 12 people killed at least 36 wounded.

Nangarhar Province:  In Jalalabad City, yet another explosion wounded five people.  This time it happened at the  Baba Wali Hotel.  In the same city a bomb exploded near the Afghan-Turk school, at least one person killed, two wounded.  In Kot District, a tribal elder and his brother were assassinated by unknown assassins.  In Chaprihar District, Mujahideen say they shot down a recon drone during the night.  They say it disintegrated upon impact with the ground.  In Haska Mina District, police say unknown men blew up a girl’s school.  A boy’s school was vandalized.

Nuristan Province: In Kamdesh District, four Afghan Border Police were killed when they drove over a landmine.

Samangan Province: In Dara-e-Soof District, somebody blew up a mosque as people were leaving, wounding at least seven people including the local police chief.

Takhar Province: In Khwaja Ghar District, reports that government forces raided a village, killing one person and wounding another.

20 – 25 January 2015: U.S. taxpayers send in extra helicopters

The British empire country of Australia promises to force its taxpayers to give Afghanistan an additional $300-million AUD.  Australian taxpayers have already given Afghanistan $1-billion since the U.S. led occupation began!  Where in the hell is all that money going? When you factor in all the taxpayer money from countries all over the World that have gone to Afghanistan its clear Afghanistan is the World’s biggest money laundering pit!

The taxpayer funded terror group United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has stopped all funding of mercenary contractor International Relief and Development (IRD).  The contractor got almost $2-billion USD for ‘work’ in Afghanistan and Iraq, USAID claims they’ll recover the money: “The agency’s review revealed serious misconduct in IRD’s performance, management, internal controls and present responsibility….the USAID Office of the Inspector General is conducting an investigation of IRD….will take every measure at our disposal to recover these funds.” 

Obama’s U.S. Department of Defense has now classified all info about the U.S. training and taxpayer funding of Afghan troops, and is now refusing to provide that info to the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)!

The Obama regime now says the Taliban are not terrorists.

This comes as the Obama regime ordered the deployment of 1-thousand 1-hundred USAF airmen and dozens of A-10C attack aircraft from Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona, to an undisclosed location!  The deployment will take place in March and involves the  354th Fighter Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group and  the 55th Electronic Combat Group.

Reports say that air-militiamen and women of the Air National Guard’s 122nd Blacksnake Fighter Wing (Indiana U.S.A.) began returning from their deployment to Qatar, in support of ops in Afghanistan.

Business/Economics

U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 11 – 12 December 2014: “Everybody wants to know, ‘Is there anything we can do?’ and there is nothing.” Obamacare kills off bus service? Halliburton kills 1-thousand jobs!

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Alabama: Sweden based rubber factory Hexpol AP issued a WARN saying it will shutdown its ‘mixing’ ops in January 2015, at least 61 jobs lost.

California: In Cypress, Tuesday Morning merchandiser shutdown, blaming location; a bigger shopping plaza was built in front of the Tuesday Morning location!  In Clovis, security camera maker Pelco by Schneider Electric laid off about 45 employees.  Reports that iconic San Jose based internet selling venue ebay is killing off 3-thousand jobs beginning right after Xmas: “There will be changes; there will be significant changes.”-Devin Wenig, current ebay president

In San Diego, iconic SeaWorld issued a WARN saying 108 people will be laid off by February 2015! In Rancho Mirage, Acqua Pazza California Bistro at The River shutdown due to not renewing the lease. Jerry Keller, co-owner, pointed out how risky the restaurant business is saying “It’s been a great 10 years and when you think that 90% of restaurants here close in two years, that’s a pretty good run.”   In Santa Rosa, after nearly 40 years Arrigoni’s Deli & Cafe shutdown.

Florida: The Suwannee Valley Transit Authority warned of massive layoffs due to Obama Care!  Bus administrators stated that a large amount of their revenue was coming from Medicaid, but that’s being cut off as Obama Care is forcing many passengers to use different transportation services!

Michigan: Rochester Community Schools warned of layoffs after an unexpected crash in student enrollment. Administrators say the district lost 154 students, more than was expected! They blame it on the area’s major employer Chrysler.  Battle Creek based iconic cereal maker Kellogg was forced by union members to admit they are shutting down two major cereal making factories. It’s blamed on crashing cereal sales. However, company administrators refuse to say which factories will die.  Troy based coupon book publisher Entertainment Publications eliminated an undisclosed number of employees.  Employees told local news sources that the layoffs were “signifigant”, at least 50% of employees were laid off!  In Monroe, the Gap Outlet clothing store announced it will shutdown in January 2015.

Minnesota: Video game maker NativeX laid off 12 employees at its Sartell HQ.

Missouri: In Kansas City, AT&T announced the elimination of 29 jobs.  It’s part of the larger 270 jobs being culled at AT&T ops in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas!

New Jersey: After 61 years Boro Hardware shutdown, the owner blamed property speculators: “In the words of The Godfather, they made me an offer I could not refuse.”-Steve Epstein

New York: Amalgamated Bank issued a WARN saying they’re shutting down Branch 24, 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31 between March and April 2015.  In North Syracuse, Seneca Data Distributors Issued a WARN saying they’re shutting down their warehouse in March 2015, at least 65 jobs lost.  They are joining the exodus from New York and moving to Arizona.  Switzerland based legal drugs pusher Novartis announced it is shutting down its Suffern ops.  News reports out of New Jersey say 525 people will become jobless as a result (222 of which live in New Jersey)!

Ohio: Iconic White Castle burger joint shutting down all five restaurants in Cleveland and Akron! To top it off, they’re being shutdown on Xmas eve! Administrators of the family owned burger joint says the economy is so bad in Cleveland and Akron that they can’t afford to continue operating in those cities.

Oregon: The Evergreen Vintage Aircraft museum now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  The museum is home to the iconic Spruce Goose.

Pennsylvania: After 69 years Shehadi Appliance shutdown. The owners are pissed because their prices were in line with ‘big box’ stores, but it didn’t matter: “You can see the surprise in people when they say ‘Wow, you are the same price as Lowe’s.’ Then they walk out the door and go to Lowe’s!”-Richard Roman, co-owner

South Carolina: After more than 20 years Hot Wheels Skating Center shutdown, because the new property owners want to tear it down!  The skate rink manager Terri Halter said “Everybody wants to know, ‘Is there anything we can do?’ and there is nothing. My mom’s taking it really hard. She’s seen probably three generations of children. It’s rough, especially when you’re that committed to children. You don’t want to leave them without a place of security and fun.”

Tennessee: Union University laid off five staff employees, blaming it on a drop of 270 students from 2013 to 2014!

Texas: Across the state, it’s been revealed that 14 charter schools will be shutdown next school year! State administrators claim the schools are not meeting financial or academic standards, however, some school administrators have presented documents challenging the state’s claims.  Infamous fracking company Halliburton announced it will kill off 1-thousand oil jobs around the World!  Ignorant main stream news media blamed crashing oil prices, but guess what?  It’s really because of the Obama regime imposed sanctions on Russia, and turmoil in west Africa.

West Virginia: What housing market recovery?  Flooring maker Unilin announced that 47 employees at its Holden factory will become jobless after Xmas, blaming “declining market conditions”.

09-10-december-2014: “…too saturated with everyone trying to split a dollar.”

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each, in its mass layoff reports. It also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.