In Minnesota, the Andersen windows Corporation laying off an undisclosed number of employees. Corporate officials say its part of their normal seasonal employment practices.
In North Carolina, coffee, wine and tea store 3 Cups gone for good: “After much deliberation, we have decided that our 3 Cups business model is no longer financially sustainable.”-owners
The Gift Garage in New York, shut down. Also, the Scotch ‘N Sirloin Steakhouse in the Winton Place mall, shut down with no reason given.
In New York, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese announced that 22 elementary and two high schools will be closed down! Church officials said the schools were not financially self sufficient. Christian Greed might be a factor, as many of the schools are used for poor Catholic families who can’t afford to pay for private school.
Learning Ally, a non-profit that helps people with learning disabilities, ended its Charlottesville, Virginia, operation. It’s one of eight learning centers they will close down. Company officials blame financial problems.
In Virginia, the Richmond school district revealed that as many as 500 people will lose their jobs because of the budget! The Richmond School System is dealing with a $11.6 million USD shortfall.
International Business Machines (IBM) revealed they will “rebalance” their workforce, despite a $5.8 billion profit! They did not give details.
Vertis Communications is closing up shop in Dallas, Texas. 27 employees being laid off. The Maryland based company went bankrupt and sold most of its assets to a competitor. Vertis officials said the assets that haven’t been sold off will be shut down.
Med-Aid Pharmacy in Mission, Texas, is closed down. They blame changes in Medicaid reimbursements.
144 people were told they will be out-o-work at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans! Michigan state officials are trying to save $4 million dollars by switching to contracted work, and they claim quality of care will not go down. That claim is disputed by a recent University of Michigan study.
Summa Health System laid off 54 employees in Ohio. They blame lower than expected revenue due to the Obama-Romney health care reforms!
In Minnesota, North Memorial Health Care laid off an undisclosed number of employees at the North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. Officials blame decreased admissions and revenue.
The Calhoun County Hospital in Arlington, Georgia, laying off 29 staff. They blame the unstable financial situation of the hospital.
Glendale Memorial Hospital, in California, said they will layoff employees because of the increased number of patients who can’t pay.
This comes after California’s Glendale Adventist Medical Center laid off 21 staff, blaming it on the Obama-Romney health care reforms!
California base Leap Wireless announced 120 job cuts. The cuts are a result of the company reducing its retail distribution. Walmart and Radio Shack are now its only distributors, after Dollar General, Target and Kmart were cut.
In California, specialty gift store Brookstone said they were leaving the troubled Downtown plaza, in Sacramento.
In Oklahoma, a germanium refiner laid off at least 34 employees. Umicore Optical Materials blamed the layoffs on a drop in demand for their solar power product.
In Wisconsin, Alliant Energy said they are laying off 30 employees at their Madison renewable energy construction firm. They are also letting go 36 out-o-state employees. Officials blamed a decline in demand for renewable energy sources: “The wind business isn’t doing very well, and we’re looking to get back to our core business of gas and electric utilities.”-Scott Reigstad
RR Donnelley printers shutting down in Greenville, Wisconsin. 47 people out-o-work. They blame market conditions, like competition with the internet.
In Lewiston, Maine, a printing company founded in 1878 is going bust. Geiger Brothers is shutting down their manufacturing division, laying off 75 people. They say they’ve been losing money to internet and home computers.
The print version of Treasury & Risk magazine ceased to exist. Summit Business Media ended production of the printed version, and wants to sell off its Futures magazine.
In Illinois, the Good as New Thrift Store and Training Center to shut down. The company that runs the center said it has “not met certain goals and objectives” (probably code for “not making enough money”).
In Ohio, Olan Mills photography service has closed all its Cincinnati stores. Stores in Kentucky are also closing. Stores in Tennessee were closed last year after new owners took over the company. The new owners blame digital pics. Olan Mills started in the 1930s.
UTC Aerospace Systems eliminating 71 jobs in Connecticut. The cuts will take place at their Windsor Locks operations, and they say it’s because the company needs to save money.
200 people will be out-o-work in Florida! Elster AMCO Water going bust. The 45 years old business was one of only five U.S. companies that made water meters. The company was sold out to a Red Coat British company, who decided to move manufacturing to Mexico.
As I’ve reported in my Kmart/Sears closings updates, the Kmart in Seattle, Washington, closing down. 85 people out-o-work.
TOP Food & Drug in Lacey, Washington, closed down. Company officials say it’s necessary to “strengthen our overall business”. Since 2010 they’ve closed five other stores in Oregon and Washington.
Too big to fail JP Morgan Chase laying off another 121 employees! They blame the mortgage settlement with the federal government.