Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Alabama:  Hoover City Schools laid off nine employees.  School officials bemoaned the facts that student population is growing, but due to the bad economy “….our property tax receipts have declined or stayed flat.”  School officials stated that local taxes began declining suddenly in 2009-10 (isn’t that when the ‘recession’ officially ended?).   Funding has fallen so much that they’ve cut the upcoming school year’s budget by 50%!  And it doesn’t help that Obama Care has drastically increased the costs of employee benefits.

Arizona: University of Phoenix (Apollo Education Group) laid off less than 50 employees.  Company officials say it’s part of their restructuring.

California: More bad news for the Orange County Register newspaper.  The new owners are requesting as many as 100 employees voluntarily quit (by accepting a buyout bribe), or face outright layoffs.  In San Jose, Motorola announced 45 employees will become unemployed in August.  In San Francisco, British empire and U.S. taxsucking military contractor BAE revealed to state officials that it had killed 194 jobs back on 13 May 2014!  WARN notices are supposed to be filed before the layoffs, but BAE filed their mandatory notice a month late.  In Beverly Hills medical systems management company, Forward Business Solutions, laid off 61 employees without notce.  In Lake Forest, dairy flavorings provider Kerry Flavor Systems shutting down in September, 85 jobs lost.  It might be connected to Kerry’s takeover of Wynnstar Flavors.

Connecticut: In Westport, after 59 years Max’s Art supply store shutdown.  The owner revealed the U.S. economy has been in the shitter for the past three decades: “We haven’t made a profit since 1989!”-Shirley Mellor

Florida: In Sarasota, upscale golf themed Sam Snead’s American Grill shutting down.  Employees were given two weeks notice, but were also “ordered” not to talk to the news media.

Idaho: In Twin Falls, after 47 years the Twin 12 Cinema movie theater shutdown.

Illinois: In Galesburg, the Long John Silver’s fast fish food joint shutdown without notice, 10 jobs lost.  Employees were officially notified the same morning that the restaurant was shutdown.  The franchise owner, Nellis Management, said the store was losing money big time.   Nellis Management also said sales at their other 31 Long John Silver’s (across four states) began crashing in 2013, and they plan on shutting more stores down as a result.

Kansas:  In Wichita, Canada based Bombardier shutdown LearJet-85 production, 200 jobs lost!  The employees were given less than a weeks notice.  Production was also killed in Mexico.

Kentucky: The Courier-Journal newspaper laid off seven employees, including the managing editor.  It’s blamed on declining revenue, and efforts to switch to digital.

Massachusetts: In Norwood, That Which Cannot Be Named refused to stop the shutdown of the Jewish elementary school Kehillah Schechter Academy.  It’s blamed on disappearing Jewish students (it also doesn’t help that the school is millions of dollars in debt).

Nevada: Canada based Veris Gold now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  Despite the price of gold, mining company officials say they are unable to get enough operating capital (Too Big to Jail Bank loans) due to their massive debt load.

New Jersey:  Trucking company New Century Transportation now chapter 7 bankrupt busted and shutting down.  Company officials say they were killed off by the Too Big to Jail Banks, who refused to continue providing operating capital (daily operating loans).  Company officials claim they even tried to sell off parts of the company to raise cash, but nobody is interested in buying.

New York:  Healthcare contractor IPRO laying off 114 employees in August! It’s blamed on the loss of a contract.   Wilson Central School District laid off two employees.  Once again the New York City Housing Authority made threats of shutting down 57 Community Centers!  Since at least 2011 NYCHA has made alternating massive layoff threats, then suddenly canceling those threats.  This is a sure sign of cooked books and political games being played with wasted tax dollars.  In Whitehall, Family Dollar store shutting down in July, 10 jobs lost.  It’s one of 370 Family Dollar stores to be shutdown in 2014.  The shutdown list has not been made public.  In East Syracuse, maker of parts for anything like golf carts to fork lifts Nidec Advanced Motors and Drives announced they will layoff between 34 and 189 employees in September!  In Brooklyn, prepared meals provider Blue Apron laying off 82 people in September.  Company officials announced they’re moving to New Jersey.

Ohio:  In Anderson Township, the Kmart announced it will shutdown in September, 71 jobs lost.

Pennsylvania: Medical device maker Medline Industries is shutting down and moving to New York.  40 jobs lost by October.  In Bridgeville, God refused to stop the closing of Holy Child Catholic School, as well as the Saint Ignatius and Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Barnabas churches.  Church officials blame it on disappearing Christians!

06 – 09 June 2014: “the effort just wasn’t bringing a return” 

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