Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
British empire owned Canadian Too Big to Jail TD Bank canceled their plans to expand into New York and Massachusetts, on top of that there are reports they’ve quietly shutdown 14 U.S. offices over the past two years!
Arizona: Navajo Nation Oil and Gas laid off eight people: “Because of decisions by prior management, the company has incurred significant additional costs and must reduce short-term spending.”-Louis Denetsosie, current CEO
California: Beacon Economics reports that Golden State exports of petroleum and coal products dropped by a third in July. The six county Metrolink is experiencing a crash in riders and revenue. Local news reports say the administrators of the unreliable public transportation service (aka Metro-Late) raised the price to ride so high that many people found it cheaper and more reliable to buy a car and drive to work! In Irvine, British empire Australia based insurance company QBE North America warned it will kill 68 jobs in November. What housing market recovery? Discover Home Loans warned it will kill at least four jobs in November. In Los Alamitos, Aramark Management Services warned it will kill 51 property-facility management jobs in November. In Sacramento, Anthem College shutdown, it’s due to Anthem Educations bankruptcy which is linked to federal law violations. In South San Francisco, legal drugs maker Exelixis warned it will kill at least two jobs in November. In Oceanside, after more than 11 years road construction killed off Ocean Sky Beads. The owner said the new road and sidewalks killed off 75% of her business: “I knew it would be bad, but didn’t know it would be horrid! I lost way too much and can’t make a living anymore here.”-Dee Layden
Florida: It was revealed that Reilly’s Westshore Taphouse shutdown “…due to circumstance beyond our control between the city of Tampa and our landlord.” Kerry’s Nursery lost 51 hectares (128 acres) to foreclosure! The nursery was planning on growing medical marijuana under the recent law, but for some odd reason the state government has yet to approve any applications for growing the potentially money making crop. A family feud in Palm Beach County threatens to put 906 hectares (2240 acres) and five companies into foreclosure! It involves the Scardina family.
Illinois: Another women’s clothing op going down. After six years Le Dress clothing store shutdown, the store owners blamed the landlord for jacking up the rent.
Michigan: In Rochester Hills, the Sweet Spot Candy Shoppe shutdown. In Detroit, New Center’s University Hotel shutdown. The hotel was bought in 1987 for $100-thousand USD, but now owes $83-thousand+ in back due taxes! It was foreclosed, but was mysteriously removed from upcoming auction action.
Missouri: In Florissant, after 95 years (surviving the Great Depression and numerous recessions) Yacovelli Restaurant shutdown. In Saint Louis, California based Hamburger Mary’s shutdown due to the landlord losing “…the building in foreclosure, and the bank is now forcing us out in order to sell the building.”
Nebraska: British empire Canada based Agrium laid off 33 people at their fertilizer and feed factory in Fairbury. They’re shutting down their zinc sulfate ops, local news reports said company administrators refused to say why.
New Jersey: Trump Entertainment Resorts (no longer connected to Donald Trump) now bankrupt busted, for the 4th time! They’ve already killed off 3-thousand+ jobs this year, and their Trump Taj Mahal is rumored to be the next casino to be shutdown! Recycler Green Sky Industries shutdown without warning in Clifton, 100+ people now unemployed with nowhere to go! The company had laid off employees prior to the sudden shutdown. Administrators would only hint that it was caused by new governmental regulations and the fact that the World’s largest buyer of recyclable trash, China, is no longer buying trash from the U.S.!
Ohio: It was revealed that after 45 years Cooper & Kowalski, Toledo’s 4th largest law firm, began shutdown ops back in July.
Oklahoma: In Tulsa, Reasor’s announced they will shutdown a grocery store within the next two months. It could be blamed on Reasor’s takeover of two competing Food Pyramid grocery stores.
Pennsylvania: In Shamokin Dam after 50 years of eats, the owners of Tedd’s Landing restaurant announced they’ll shutdown by November, due to the suck-ass economy. After 10 years Colorado based Graebel Van Lines shutdown their Pittsburg Leetsdale Industrial Park ops.
Rhode Island: In Providence, the Boston Sports Club exercise joint shutdown. It’s part of the New York based vulture capitalist owner’s (Town Sports International Holdings) plan to shutdown at least nine fitness centers.
Tennessee: In Memphis, after 70 years Wiles-Smith Drug Store shutdown, the family owners said they can’t compete with ‘big box’ stores. Bread & Company shutdown their West Nashville restaurant, due to being unable to pay the rent.
Texas: In McKinney, North Texas Job Corps Center shutting down in October, 240 jobs lost! North Texas Job Corps Center sounds like a place to find a job, but local news investigations discovered that people aged 16 to 24 were being abused or doing illegal drugs, and at taxpayer expense! Fluor Federal Solutions killing 79 jobs in October, they’re connected to the evil North Texas Job Corps Center. What housing market recovery? In Temple, maker of laminate products for homes or business, Wilsonart, laid off 57 people: “Today, Wilsonart International announced that it will eliminate certain positions throughout its North America operations as part of a strategic restructuring.”
Washington: God really hates the Seattle based mega-church known as Mars Hill. More job killing as church administrators announced they are consolidating their 15 church operations, and laying off 40% of their employees. Church leaders blame it on declining attendance, a massive drop of several thousand per week since the beginning of 2014! I know what happened; the rapture! And those evil church leaders were left behind!
Wisconsin: Roundy’s shutting down three Pic-n-Save stores, 226 jobs lost in November!
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 shutdown. It doesn’t count people who get a severance for being laid off.
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