The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) reported that U.S. corporations announced 1337 “mass layoff actions” in March! At least 127939 people affected. (a mass layoff involves 50 or more employees, so it doesn’t count the hundreds of layoffs involving less than 50 people each. it also doesn’t count all the little ‘mom & pop’ businesses that shut down)
The DoL also reported that total job openings dropped 4.3%. For every job opening there were three people competing for it.
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“All inmates report significant weight loss since arriving at EMCF, from ten to 60 pounds, and from my direct observation it is clear that all the men are much thinner, almost emaciated…..”–Terry A. Kupers, psychiatrist
The U.S. state of Mississippi is being sued by two civil rights groups over inhumane conditions at a private for profit corporate run prison for mentally ill convicts.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) describe conditions that perpetually puts prisoners at “grave risk of death and loss of limbs”.
The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is run by Centerville, Utah, based Management & Training Corporation (MTC). MTC was founded by Mormon Robert L. Marquardt in 1981.
An 83 page complaint alleges that beatings, rapes and riots are common in the MTC run prison. Cells do not have working lights or toilets. Prisoners are denied medical care (one of the most common complaints about all privately run prisons). One prisoner went blind because he was denied his glaucoma medication. Another prisoner lost part of a finger after getting gangrene.
“I’ve been in prisons all around the country, and this is the worst I’ve ever seen!”-Gabriel B. Eber, ACLU
The lawsuit is targeted towards the state of Mississippi, as they were the ones who created the situation. MTC took over operations of the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in June 2012 (up ’till that point it was run by another evil corporate prison outfit known as GEO).
Here’s a snippet of MTC’s evil track record:
In 2001, the MTC run Borallon Correctional Centre, in Queensland Australia, was found to be full of illegal drugs. In Texas, at the MTC run Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility, prisoners filed a lawsuit claiming inadequate medical care, food, rehabilitation programs and legal supplies.
In 2003, MTC was sued by a prisoner after an MTC prison guard at the Bradshaw State Jail, in Texas, cut off two of the prisoner’s fingertips. And in California, an MTC run prison in Riverside County was the site of a huge race riot. 150 prisoners rioted for 90 minutes, two were killed. Somehow the prisoners had weapons made from barbecue skewers, meat cleavers, table and chair legs, two-by-fours, mop and broom handles. MTC prison guards had to wait for an officer to show up with the key to the guards’ weapons arsenal, before being able to put down the riot. The prison was permanently shut down.
In 2004, MTC so upset the prison guards at the Borallon Correctional Centre (Australia), that the guards began locking up prisoners and walking off the job. Prison guards said MTC did not pay them a living wage.
May 2004, it was revealed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) that Lane McCotter, an executive with MTC, was put in charge of Iraqi prisons, including Abu Ghraib. It was also revealed that McCotter was forced to resign as director of the Utah Department of Corrections in 1997, after a mentally ill prisoner was killed (almost immediately after his resignation McCotter was hired by MTC). McCotter was part of a four man team of contractors sent to Iraq to oversee the U.S. operation of Iraqi prisons. They all denied any connection to what happened at Abu Ghraib under their watch.
Also in May 2004, a Senator from New Mexico, as well as the the New Mexico Corrections Department, accused MTC of denying medical care for inmates at the Santa Fe County jail. It turns out that the U.S. DoJ investigated New Mexico’s claims, and filed their own 36 page report documenting inhumane conditions caused by MTC and Lane McCotter (yet they still hired him to go to Iraq).
In 2006, Canadian officials declared the MTC run Central North Correctional Centre a failure and returned the prison to direct government control. The failure included the murders and ‘accidental’ deaths of prisoners, prison fights, computer system crashes, prison guards refusing to work, and failing security systems all under MTC’s watch.
Also in 2006, it was revealed that MTC “left town” when they bagged on their operation of the Hood County Juvenile Detention Center, in Texas. According to county commissioner, Charles Baskett, MTC lost $1.2 million USD!
November 2007, four MTC employees at the Willacy Detention Center, Texas, were caught smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S. using MTC vehicles!
July 2010, three prisoners escaped from the MTC run Arizona State Prison, in Kingman, because an alarm system between perimeter fences was not working, for nearly two years! The prisoners ended up killing two people.
June 2011, back at at the Willacy Detention Center, Texas, an MTC Security Officer was arrested for sexually assaulting a female prisoner.
According to a 2012 Associated Press (AP) investigation, MTC is one of three for profit corporate prison operators making big profits off increased illegal immigration detentions, and the U.S. taxpayer. Almost 50% of illegal immigrants being held by the federal government are housed in private for profit prisons. The AP investigation revealed that those corporate prisons are not saving taxpayers any money, they’re actually costing taxpayers more money.
MTC manages at least 16 private correctional facilities in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and Idaho. Here’s what MTC officials said about their inhumane operations: “MTC believes in rehabilitating inmates by providing them with educational opportunities. For nearly a quarter century we have helped inmates improve their lives and to reestablish themselves as successful members of society.”
MTC is also the largest Job Corp contractor in the U.S.
31 May 2013 (19:56 UTC-07 Tango 30 May 2013)/21 Rajab 1434/10 Khordad 1391/22 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
The next time you hear main streamer news media poo-poo comments about elitist Bilderberg group trying to take total control of the World, ask them to explain why taxpayers are being forced to pay for security at every Bilderberg meeting, including the upcoming June meeting in United Kingdom?!
According to U.K. news media, British taxpayers are going to be paying to protect about 140 elites from around the World from possible attack by expected protestors.
Hertfordshire police refuse to make public how much taxpayers will end up paying, but they’ve filed a special request for funds to cover “unexpected or exceptional costs”. Reports say in order to file such a request expenses must exceed $2.7 million USD.
Sounds like a lot of money to protect a group that most people still refuse to believe exists! Here’s their website: www.bilderbergmeetings.org
31 May 2013 (19:34 UTC-07 Tango 30 May 2013)/21 Rajab 1434/10 Khordad 1391/22 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“With the addition of General Petraeus, we are building on the work we have done to understand the investment implications of public policy, macro-economic, regulatory and technology trends globally. We are pleased to bring all of this expertise together under one umbrella, the KKR Global Institute….”-Henry Kravis, co-founder KKR
Former U.S. Army General and deposed Central Intelligence Agency director, David Petraeus, has been hired to lead a new finance company called KKR Global Institute (created by 401K robbing [according to reports by Forbes and Bloomberg] Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co).
Main streamer news media say the purpose of KKR Global is to identify and address potential problems with international investments, including technology trends and government policies. KKR Global’s website says their purpose is “Anticipating, understanding and knowing how to respond to emerging geopolitical and macro-economic trends as well as the impacts of revolutionary technological changes….”
31 May 2013 (18:11 UTC-07 Tango 30 May 2013)/21 Rajab 1434/10 Khordad 1391/22 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“There are compelling reasons why this is a great model. The customer [law enforcement/spying agencies?] has evolved to the point where they want a sexier location, where they can have access to a Starbucks and other retail, because it’s possible they may be there for weeks or months…..There’s a desire to have multiple locations spread costs across multiple areas…….Having rooftop access to the cars and pedestrians around the malls is important. The Sears portfolio can capture that……I will put as many of the rooftops in play as I can.”-Sean Farney, of newly created Ubiquity Critical Environments
Several reports over the past week stating that many of the empty shut down Sears and Kmarts are being turned into data storage/wireless communication centers/disaster centers!
Since 2010 more than 333 Sears/Kmart stores have been vacated. The plan to turn many of the empty stores into data centers is being headed by a newly created subsidiary of Sears Holdings, Ubiquity Critical Environments (UCE).
UCE is run by Sean Farney, a former boss of Microsoft’s Chicago data center. UCE was revealed by trade publication Data Center Knowledge.
One of the first UCE multi-tenant data centers will be created out of the soon to be closed East 79th Street Chicago Sears store near the Chicago Skyway. Once retrofitted into the new Chicago area social spying data center, it will use at least 5 megawatts of electricity! (and they’ve already got an unnamed client signed up to operate it)
Most mall based vacated Sears stores will be used as “business continuity services”, to supposedly keep other businesses running in case of natural disasters or civil uprisings/unforeseen events.
Most vacated Kmarts will be used as data centers, because most Kmarts are not connected to malls or other stores, therefore (as Farney admits) it’s easier to hide just who is operating the data center.
Sears Holdings officials say the vacated Sears and Kmarts were chosen for such population monitoring/controlling operations because, according to UCE’s Sean Farney, 70% of the U.S. population live near a Sears or Kmart!
An retail analysts with Morningstar said this new move to offer Sears Holding’s property for use in social spying, shows how desperate the corporation is. Or is it? In the Data Center Knowledge interview, Farney stated that the new Sears Holdings subdivision, UCE, has the money to pay for the conversion to data centers, even to customize the centers to whatever requirements of the new tenants!
19 May 2013/09 Rajab 1434/29 Ordibehest 1391/10 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Logar Province, a U.S. NATO C-130 transport made a hard landing. ISAF gave no more information. Mujahideen claim they’ve destroyed three armored vehicles in a battle against “invader troops”.
In Ghazni Province, Moqor District, Mujahideen attacked police checkpoints, killing at least six local cops, and wounding four others. Mujahideen also claim that five “invaders” were killed when their dismount patrol stepped on a landmine, in the capital city of Ghazni.
In Sar-e Pol Province, reports that a car bomb exploded in the governor’s compound. No details on casualties.
In Maidan Wardak province, Syed Abad District, Mujahideen claim to have destroyed 14 supply vehicles and killed 26 people, as well as wounded 10 others. They say it’s the single worst day for the U.S./NATO invaders so far this year.
The Afghan government has decided to buy five Ukrainian built Antonov An-74 military transport aircraft. There was no details as to where the money to buy them was coming from.
According to reports from India, China is pushing India and Pakistan to settle their disputes and join China in taking over Afghanistan after the supposed 2014 U.S./NATO pullout.
In Kandahar Province, Canada has sent 15 soldiers to investigate more than 375 shipping containers that never made it back to Canada! The containers full of military spare parts were left in Kandahar (after Canadian forces pulled out of that area), because they were not considered “seaworthy”. Some critics say the containers were left because the Canadian government could not afford to pay the cost of shipping them back to Canada.
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In Kunduz Province, Kunduz city, reports that U.S. led Afghan forces conducted a home invasion, kidnapping two people after ransacking their house.
In Farah Province, Bakwa District, an Afghan National Army vehicle ran over a landmine, killing four soldiers. In Khak-e-Safid District, the district police chief was assassinated by gunman on a motorcycle.
In Khost Province, an explosion killed one border cop, wounded three other cops, and wounded six civilians.
In Paktika Province, Yahya Khel District, one person was killed and four wounded after they drove over a landmine.
In Boise, Idaho U.S.A., 20 members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 949th Transportation Detachment said goodbye as they deployed to Afghanistan.
It was reported that Afghanistan’s Amu Darya basin oil fields will begin commercial production in about two months. The China National Petroleum Corporation controls that area.
17 May 2013/07 Rajab 1434/27 Ordibehest 1391/08 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
In Kandahar Province, two explosions killed at least nine people, and wounded 70 others. The first explosion was caused by a suicide car bomber, the second was a remote detonated bomb inside a car. Other reports say it was two motorcycle bombs and one car bomb. One report says the target was the family of President Hamid Karzai.
Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport plans to deliver 12 Mil Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan by the end of 2013. The $367.5 million USD deal was actually paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense, with an option to buy another $600 million worth of Russian helicopters!
Russia is considering returning troops to patrol the Tajik-Afghan border. Russia ceased border patrols there in 2009, but officials say illegal drug trafficking and violence has increased since then. They blame the United States for not securing Afghanistan.
According to Indian news media reports, the government of India is considering sending troops to Afghanistan: “It is in India’s interest to enhance security and defense cooperation with Afghanistan.”-unnamed officials with Indian External Affairs Ministry
700 Canucks are preparing for Operation Attention, supposedly the final Canadian deployment to Afghanistan. They begin deploying over the next six weeks.
23 May 2013 (01:39 UTC-07 Tango)/13 Rajab 1434/02 Khordad 1391/14 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
The United States and United Kingdom have been demanding that Bashar Hafez al-Assad step down as President of Syria, but Israel say if he goes then they go in!
Reuters reporting that the boss of the IDF air force says if the Assad government falls then Israel will launch full scale attacks on Syria: “If Syria collapses tomorrow we could find ourselves very quickly inside this cauldron, and on a very large scale, because this enormous arsenal is parked there, just waiting to be looted, and could be turned against Israel.”-Major-General Amir Eshel, Israeli Defense Force
The biggest fear of Israeli leaders is the collapse of the Syrian government, because they now realize that their decades long policy of “dissolution“ of Arab regions is actually threatening their own security. (or is it all a False Flag op to justify invasion and occupation of Syria?)
INL welcome sign
The Idaho National Laboratory laid off 101 people in eastern Idaho, that’s after 114 employees voluntarily quit and 60 positions were eliminated! More layoffs are planned: “We will be watching the budget situation closely in the coming months and hope to have a clearer picture of any additional actions that will be necessary.”-Mark Holubar, INL human resources
In Kentucky, Murray-Calloway County Hospital laid off 28 employees. Hospital officials blame Obama/Romney Care and a huge decrease in customers ($7.5 million USD decrease)!
The Decatur Public School Board, in Illinois, warned that teachers could be laid off by Spring Break. School officials blame lack of state funding and unpaid debts.
In California, the Twin Rivers Unified School Board notified 101 employees of layoffs! They have to save $9.1 million! Southern Humboldt Unified School District said they need to layoff at least 14 people. School officials blame the state government: “This is happening at every school district in California. Think about how many people that is, having to scramble, having to figure out who we’re going to lay off, who we’re going to notice, and how many families that affects.”-Blake Lehman
Also in California, the 1st Hunan Chef Wong Restaurant closed down in Pleasanton. Restaurant owners blame the landlord: “…Due to a dispute with the landlord, the 1st Hunan Chef Wong Restaurant will be permanently closed…” In Los Angeles, Pull My Daisy clothing store closed down, the owner saying she needs to “try new things”. In San Diego, Continental Maritime laid off 185 people! They’re blaming federal government spending cuts.
Without warning, Entertainment in Troy, Michigan, laid off 400 more employees, without severance! This only a couple of days after they went bankrupt and laid off 267 people! Herb David Guitar Studio shut down after 50 years of business.
In Calhoun, Tennessee, the paper mill closed down. The new owners said demand for newsprint has crashed. 150 people out-o-work!
Language learning software maker, Rosetta Stone, laid off about 70 people in their Harrisonburg, Virginia office. The Virginia ABC liquor store closed down in Rosslyn. State officials said the store will not renew its lease.
In Indiana, postage meter service provider, Pitney Bowes, announced they are laying off 137 people in May! Music Factory Direct closed its retail store in South Bend. They switched to internet sales.
Archer & Greiner law firm laid off 14 attorneys and 27 staff at offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Pace Outlet store closed down in Teaneck, New Jersey, after only one year of operations.
In Portland, Maine, the Oriental Table restaurant shut down. The restaurant owner blames the landlord.
Archer Uniform store in Minnesota shut down. The owner blames the Mayo Clinic Health System for changing to color coded uniforms.
In New Lisbon, Wisconsin, Grocery Depot closed down. Despite it being the only grocery store in New Lisbon, owners say there just wasn’t enough customers. U-Bake closed down in Onalaska. Owners closed stores earlier in the year as part of a consolidation plan, but it looks like even that failed: “Simply put, sales are not what we anticipated when we consolidated stores. Our expenses have been increasing and financially, we can no longer support the business.”-Kris Nandory
20 May 2013 (13:15 UTC-07 Tango)/10 Rajab 1434/30 Ordibehest 1391/11 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
“North Korea again launched a short range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 missile.”-Republic of Korea Defense Ministry
“The launches are part of ordinary drills. We are exercising our legitimate right as a sovereign nation.”-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea statement
South Korean officials say all the missiles launched over the past three days, traveled about 120 kilometers (74.5 miles). That’s the range claimed by North Korea for its new KN-02 short range ballistic missile. DPRK also claims they can arm the KN-02 with tactical nukes.
The DPRK recently slammed the United States saying the rhetoric coming from Washington DC “…reminds one of a thief crying ‘Stop the thief!'”
19 May 2013 (10:56 UTC-07 Tango)/09 Rajab 1434/29 Ordibehest 1391/10 Ding-Si (4th month) 4711
The Sears at the Kukui Grove Center will close by the end of July. It’s the second Sears store to be closed in Hawaii.
247 more people will be out-o-work in Illinois. Two sears stores in the Grand Crossing area of Chicago are closing by the end of July. One of them has been operating for the past 90 years. Sears Holdings says the stores are no longer making profits.
And GGP closed down their Apache Mall Sears Auto Center, in Minnesota. GGP will close the Apache Mall Sears in 2014.
A Kmart in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will close by the end of August.
Here’s the updated list of Sears/Kmart store closings since the end of 2011:
Arizona: Scottsdale Sears/Great Indoors, Chandler Sears/Great Indoors.
Alabama: Gadsden Kmart (50 jobs lost), Mobile Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Auburn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Anniston Kmart (no word yet on how many jobs lost).
California: El Monte Sears (at least 40 jobs lost. Damien Arrula, El Monte’s economic development director, said the store manager had lied about what was going on: “The general manager of the store had just indicated to me that they were remodeling.”), two San Diego Sears (at least 80 jobs lost), Pleasant Hill Kmart (more than 50 jobs lost), Torrance Kmart.
Colorado: Broomfield Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Glenwood Springs Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lone Tree Sears/Great Indoors, Longmont Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Pueblos’ South Side Kmart (52 jobs lost), Denver Kmart (number of jobs lost have not been made public at this time, but could be at least 40).
Georgia: Macon Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Buford Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Douglasville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Atlanta Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Columbus Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jonesboro Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Cartersville Kmart (74 jobs lost).
Guam: Sears Hometown Store.
Florida: Fernandina Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Callaway Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Orange City Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Deland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Stuart Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), West Palm Beach Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Port St. Lucie Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Crystal River Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), New Smyrna Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint Augustine Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Pompano Beach Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Jacksonville Kmart on 5751 Beach Boulevard (71 jobs lost), second Kmart in Jacksonville on 4645 Blanding Boulevard (83 jobs lost), Ocoee Sears (102 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on Airport Boulevard closed in 2011, Pensacola Kmart on Mobile Highway closed in February 2013 (69 jobs lost), Pensacola Kmart on East 9 Mile Road will close in May (73 jobs lost), Hialeah Kmart (67 jobs lost), Bonita Springs Kmart (67 jobs lost), Mount Dora Kmart (100 jobs lost), Lake Mary Kmart.
Hawaii: Honolulu Sears (owned by GGP, 372 jobs lost!!!), recently revealed Kauai Sears (41 jobs lost).
One corner of the half vacant Chubbuck, Idaho, Sears. No official closing announcement was made.
Idaho: Lewiston Sears (at least 60 jobs lost). No official announcement, but it’s painfully obvious the Chubbuck Sears going’ down. Or, maybe it’s preps for Shop within a Shop?
Indiana: Anderson Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Saint John Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Indianapolis Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Sears (49 jobs lost).
Illinois: Alton Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Melrose Park Sears parts and repair center (50 jobs lost), Zion Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Lawn Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), McHenry Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Peru Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lombard Sears/Great Indoors (at least 40 jobs lost), Fairview Heights Kmart (81 jobs lost), Freeport Kmart (45 jobs lost), Pontiac Kmart (more than 47 jobs lost), Homer Glen Kmart (82 jobs lost), Streator Kmart (45 jobs lost), Lombard Kmart (70 jobs lost). Naperville Kmart (98 jobs lost), Calumet Sears (164 jobs lost), recently revealed two Sears stores in Grand Crossing area of Chicago (247 jobs lost!). 58 Chicago area stores up for lease or sale. By the way, Illinois elected officials gave Sears Holdings/Hoffman Estates a $150 million USD tax break to keep their headquarters in the state. The tax break was not tied to any promise not to close stores.
Iowa: Cedar Rapids Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Davenport Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Burlington Kmart (50 jobs lost), Coralville Sears (94 jobs lost, this is a store sold to GGP earlier in the year).
Kansas: Lawrence Sears (at least 40 jobs lost).
Kentucky: Middlesboro Sears (in September 2012 the Sears store re-opened under independent ownership, official grand re-opening scheduled for November), Winchester Kmart (back in May, Rankin Paynter bought out what was left of the inventory and gave it to charity), Hazard Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost).
Maine: Lewiston Sears (60 to 70 jobs lost).
Maryland: Ellicott Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Gaithersburg Sears/Great Indoors.
Michigan: Novi Sears/Great Indoors, Brighton Sears Grand/Essentials, Harper Woods Sears Full line, Monroe Sears Full line, Adrian Sears Full line, Washington Township Kmart, Chesterfield Kmart, Woodhaven Kmart, Flint Kmart (46 jobs lost), Gaylord Kmart (48 jobs lost).
Minnesota: Willmar Kmart, Duluth Kmart, New Hope Kmart, White Bear Lake Kmart, Bemidji Kmart, recently revealed GGP owned Sears Auto Center in the Apache Mall closed (10 jobs lost).
Mississippi: Jackson Sears Full line, McComb Sears Full line, Columbus Sears Full line.
Missouri: Lee’s Summit Sears Grand/Essentials, Saint Louis Sears Full line, High Ridge Kmart (59 jobs lost).
Montana: Missoula Kmart (50 jobs lost).
New Hampshire: Nashau Sears Grand/Essentials, Keene Sears Grand/Essentials, recently revealed Portsmouth Kmart (30 jobs lost).
North Carolina: High Point Sears, Moorehead Sears, Rocky Mount Sears, Statesville Sears, Durham Kmart (79 jobs lost), Asheville Kmart (53 jobs lost), West Smithfield Kmart (59 jobs lost), Winston-Salem Kmart (69 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (58 jobs lost).
North Dakota: Jamestown Kmart (45 jobs lost).
New Jersey: Lawnside Kmart (about 80 jobs lost).
New Mexico: Las Cruces Kmart (58 jobs lost).
New York: Depew (Lancaster?) Kmart (68 jobs lost).
Ohio: Chagrin Falls Kmart, Springfield Kmart, two Toledo Kmarts, Medina Kmart, Columbus Kmart, Columbus Sears/Great Indoors, Zanesville Sears (67 jobs lost), Trotwood Kmart (71 jobs lost). Also, Van Wert Sears franchise bought out by Kirk Berryman, owner of Computer & Networking Technologies (CNT), who plans on moving the store to a new location.
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Sears (98 jobs lost, GGP owned, GGP wants a $2 million sales tax rebate, claiming it’s needed to offset capital investments needed to bring the space up to the standards for potential new tenants).
Oregon: Roseburg Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Tualatin Kmart Center (new property owner from California is tearing everything down for new shopping center, so far no indication the Kmart will be part of the new shopping center), Milwaukie Kmart (61 jobs lost).
Pennsylvania: Upper Darby Sears Full line, Pottstown Sears Full line, Pittsburgh Kmart, Wilkins Sears, Warminster Kmart (85 jobs lost), Shippensburg Kmart (46 jobs lost), Moon Kmart (143 jobs lost).
South Carolina: Sumter Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Orangeburg Sears (57 jobs lost), Columbia Kmart on Fort Jackson Boulevard in 2012, Columbia Kmart on Bush River Road in 2009, Columbia Kmart on St Andrews Road (66 jobs lost), Irmo Kmart (no info on how many jobs lost), both Greenville Kmarts (140 jobs lost between the two).
Tennessee: Antioch Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Cleveland Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Oak Ridge Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Hendersonville Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Morristown Sears (about 70 jobs lost), Clinton South Kmart.
Texas: Two Sears parts and repair centers closing in The Woodlands (117 jobs lost), rebuild center in Garland (58 jobs lost), Farmers Branch Sears/Great Indoors, Houston Sears Great/Indoors.
Virginia: Norfolk Sears (at least 40 jobs lost), Midlothian Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Richmond Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Lynchburg Sears (84 jobs lost), Fairfax Kmart (no word on how many jobs lost), Christiansburg Sears (59 jobs lost), Norfolk Kmart on East Little Creek Road (77 jobs lost).
Washington: Walla Walla Sears Full line (in August 2012, it was reported that an independent owner of Sears Hometown stores will open a store in Walla Walla), Lacey Kmart (at least 40 jobs lost), Kelso Sears (47 jobs lost), Lakewood Kmart (59 jobs lost), Bellingham Sears (92 jobs lost), Seattle Kmart (85 jobs lost), East Wenatchee Sears (59 jobs lost).
West Virginia: Oak Hill Kmart (59 jobs lost).
Wisconsin: West Baraboo Sears (at least 40 jobs lost, local village officials say the store generated 3% of local tax collections), Rice Lake Kmart (about 71 jobs lost).
On top of that, Sears Holdings sold stores to General Growth Properties (GGP), of which it has been reported that most of those stores will be closed.
Here’s the list of 11 Sears stores now owned by GGP:
Iowa: Coral Ridge Mall (it’s official the Sears is closing, see above), and Mall of the Bluffs
Texas: The Woodlands Mall (this does not involve the two repair centers being closed by Sears)
Florida: West Oaks Mall
Utah: Fashion Place, and Provo Towne Centre (note the evil British empire way of spelling town & center. Due to a favorable lease agreement the GGP owned Provo Sears will continue to stay open under Sears Holdings management)
Oklahoma: Quail Springs Mall (it’s official, the Sears will be closed, see above)
Hawaii: Ala Moana Center (will be closed, see above)
Washington: Bellis Fair Mall (Bellingham store, see above)
Minnesota: Apache Mall (see update above, GGP will close Sears store by 2014)
Illinois: Market Place Shopping Center