Incomplete list of announced closings & layoffs.
Alabama: In Gadsden, after more than 70 years Hicks Family Shoes shutdown.
Arizona: Sunnyside Unified School District eliminated seven full time librarians. Six librarians now forced to work at two different school libraries.
California: In Berkeley, after 80 years Pacific Steel Castings now chapter 11 bankrupt busted. 410 jobs threatened! In Santa Clara, a leaked company memo revealed that computer chip maker Intel will kill 400 jobs by April! In Burbank, after 13 years Art Wave art warehouse shutdown.
Connecticut: After only six years Mitchell’s Fish Market shutdown, no reason made public.
Louisiana: In Slidell, Sears shutting down, 77 jobs lost.
Michigan: Lakeland Specialty Hospital Berrien Center shutting down on 01 June 2014! Hospital officials blamed Obama Care for forcing people out of hospitals and into managed home care.
New Jersey: After 75 years Calumet Photo chain store now chapter 7 bankrupt busted. All U.S. stores being shut down, employees given no notice (which is actually typical)! God refuses to stop the killing of 17 professor positions at the Christian women’s College of Saint Elizabeth.
New York: Spain based hotel intelligence and reputation service company ReviewPro killed 10% of its U.S. jobs, and is trying to get more debt financing. In Brooklyn, Tufaro Transit laying off 46 school bus employees in June, due to loss of contract. School Days also warned of 45 school bus employee layoffs, due to loss of contract.
Ohio: Marietta College killed 20 jobs.
Pennsylvania: In Garden, after 20 years Youngsville Home and Garden shutdown.
Virginia: The 3rd largest privately held foodservice company in the U.S. killing jobs. Reinhart Foodservice laying off 49 employees by April. Company officials refused to explain why. In Bristol, after ten years Inari Wines shutdown: “It’s been slowing down and slowing down. Sales have been flat.…It’s not fun anymore!”-Paul Brandt, co-owner
Washington: In Kent, Berry Plastics killed 118 jobs, as they end operations! 48 employees were laid off prior to this announcement. Berry Plastics has killed hundreds of jobs since it started shutting down operations across the U.S. in 2013.
Wisconsin: Because the wimp ass Air National Guard won’t stand up to the Obama regime, 39 Guard jobs being killed.
11 March 2014: More jobs going to Mexico & China!
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.
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013