Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.

Internet local news source, Patch, fired 2/3rds of its employees.  It’s blamed on the take over by Hale Global.

Singapore based supply chain op, Flextronics International, warned of jobs cuts in the United States, despite making profits in the last quarter.  Company officials say that even though they’re making money they foresee an economic downturn and want to start cutting costs now.

Arizona: In Bullhead City after 26 years of business, yet another Hallmark gift store bites the dust.  It’s part of the on going secret plan to shutdown Hallmarks across the U.S.

California:  In Campell, Swedish owned tax sucker/air traffic controller/military contractor Saab Sensis killing jobs, in order to “…continue to provide the solutions and affordability our customers [the military?] expect.”   In Santa Monica, music media company Spin Media laid off 14 employees.  In San Diego, Peregrine Semiconductor killed 50 jobs.  In San Francisco, mobile video gaming company Zynga killing 388 jobs!  In 2013 Zynga killed 520 jobs!  Company officials say they must cut costs as the economy only gets worse.  In Santa Clara, Zynga killed seven jobs.  And back in San Francisco, Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant shutdown after 49 years of business.  The owner remembers when a big greasy burger cost only 40 cents!  The owner wants to retire, but he doesn’t want anybody to take over the business, ’cause he’s afraid they’ll cheapen the reputation of Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant.  In Yuba City, the Save Mart grocery store shutdown.  Company officials blamed “The slow economic recovery….”

Colorado: In Boulder, after 20 years the Olive Garden restaurant shutdown.  Restaurant officials said their economic survey of the area suggests the local economy is not good enough to continue operations.  In Fort Collins, three art galleries shutting down.  The Art on Mountain Gallery, Poudre River Gallery and Centennial Gallery, all blamed their demise on the bad economy.

Connecticut:  God refusing to stop the Christian Ledyard Center Nursery School from shutting down.  It’s blamed on a steady but snowballing decline in students. This school year they have only 40 students, after years of having hundreds.  I asked this before, where are all the grade school and college students going?  Is there some kind-o-cover up regarding a massive population decline in the U.S.?  Speaking of declining students, in Lemont, God refused to stop the all girls (hey isn’t that discrimination against boys?) Mount Assisi Academy from shutting down.  Same reason, declining student population.

Florida:  In Largo, SalonCentric shutting down their ‘beauty’ supply warehouse in April, 53 jobs lost.

Illinois: In Moline, the only two Belgian Inn restaurants shutdown.  Local news reports say the owners called it quits.  The restaurants were famous for their Rueben style sandwiches.

Kentucky: In Louisville, The Highlander free monthly newspaper shutdown, due to lack of advertisers.

Massachusetts: In Hopkinton, despite advertising that it is hiring new employees, tech giant EMC also warned that it will probably layoff another estimated 1-thousand people this year, as it did last year, as part of its ongoing restructuring!

Michigan:  Marketing company ForSee laid off as many as 75 employees.  It’s blamed on the take over by a company called Answers. In Detroit, Compuware warned of layoffs as it tries to restructure.  No details given in the warning.

Minnesota:  Too Big to Jail TCI Financial shutting down eight offices in the state!  Bank officials are calling it a cost-savings project and warned “There’s probably some more things to come….”

Missouri: In Kansas City, the operator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, tax sucker Honeywell, killing 84 jobs.  Company officials are using the bogus excuse of moving into a new smaller building, in other words there wasn’t anymore room for those employees.

New York: The “absolutely best dress” clothing store Honey in the Rough shutdown.  In Syracuse/DeWitt Swedish owned tax sucker/air traffic controller/military contractor Saab Sensis killing jobs, in order to “…continue to provide the solutions and affordability our customers [the military?] expect.”  In Fishkill, Residence Inn by Marriott laying off 31 employees due to management change.  In Port Chester Mitt Romney’s wunderkind, Staples, shutting down sometime after April.  39 jobs lost.

South Dakota: In Canton, reports that the Alco Discount Store shutdown.

Utah: In Salt Lake City, video game maker EA reported an undisclosed number of layoffs, saying they are focusing more on mobile gaming.  More layoffs at the Kennecott Cooper mines.  This time 70 positions were eliminated.  The British empire owners (Rio Tinto) of the famous mine are still blaming the May 2013 landslide at their Bingham Canyon operation, which back filled most of the mine.  The landslide came conveniently at a time when cooper prices were crashing.

28 January 2014: Big day for massive layoffs & shutdowns

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 shut down.

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