In Tennessee, the Christian God couldn’t stop the closing of Soddy Bible & Church Supplies store. The owners of the 38 years old business blamed the internet!
The Maine Medical Center is trying to trick 400 employees into quitting, by offering them buyouts. The hospital is in the red by $15 million USD! Hospital officials blame reduced government Medicare/Medicaid payments.
New Jersey based BD Diagnostics closing their factory in Monona, Wisconsin. At least 100 employees affected! The medical technologies company is moving production to its Maryland factory.
In California, Berkeley HeartLab closed down in Alameda and South San Fransisco. 48 people out-o-work. Bayer Healthcare finally closed its Emeryville factory as it contracted out production. A total of 540 employees screwed! In the same city, the Ernest Gallo addiction clinic laid off 17 people. Paramedics Plus laid off 50 people in San Leandro. Ports America-TTI Operations & Marine Terminals laid off 31 people in Oakland. Burrtec Waste Industries laid off 130 people! The trash collector lost its contract with San Bernardino County. In Riverbank, Silgan Containers laid off 176 employees! In Anaheim, Aramark Sports & Entertainment-Honda Center indoor sports arena laid off 586 people!!! It’s blamed on state budget problems. In San Diego, Blackbaud laid off 101 employees! The software company is downsizing. Evil military contractor Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC, my first civilian employer) laid off 145 people! Another military contractor, Lockheed Martin, laid off 100 employees in Sunnyvale! MV Transportation, a Texas based bus company, laid off 129 employees in Vallejo! Veolia Transportation laid off 480 people in Irvine!!! The Los Angeles Times laid off at least 11 people. Reports say the newspaper is slimming down to make itself more attractive to potential buyers. In Westwood and West Hollywood, Jerry’s Famous Deli shut down with only three days notice to employees. It’s blamed on the property owner.
Too Big to Jail Bank of America continues its job cuts. This time “dozens” of employees in North Carolina were laid off. A bank official said BoA is trying to become “more stable”. And in Ashboro, Energizer announced 30 more layoffs. This is in addition to the 75 layoffs announced in March. Officials with the battery maker blame it on the bad economy and the loss of major customers.
In Ohio, Dayton Power & Light warned of layoffs due to “restructuring” of the company. The Quaker Square Inn shutting down. The iconic hotel built with grain silos was sold to the University of Akron.
Sports Authority on Airport Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, shut down. 25 jobs lost.
The Hawaii Pacific University laid off as many as 25 people. Layoffs are blamed on declining student enrollment.