Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
According to the National Association of Counties, only 65 out of 3143 counties across the United States have “fully” ‘recovered’ since 2008!!!
Alabama: Obama Care forcing the only mental hospital in the Tennessee Valley to shutdown? North Alabama Regional Hospital will shutdown by June, 149 jobs lost! After 25 years Applebee’s shutting down their Brookwood Village restaurant on 01 February 2015. The Texas based property owner refused to renew the lease with the restaurant.
California: In El Darado Hills, Green Valley Nursery & Landscape shutdown. The owners blamed the greedy landlord saying “Lease expired and we must sell all our plants and trees immediately.” In Palo Alto, Tibco Software laid off 80 people without warning. It could be connected to their $4.3-billion USD sale to evil Vista Equity Partners. In Santa Clara, Broadcom issued a WARN saying 60 people will become jobless in March. In Los Angeles, Kroger issued a WARN saying another one of their Ralph’s grocery stores will shutdown, 70 jobs lost in March. In Santa Barbara, after six years the Bizerk Costume Store shutdown, the owners blamed the greedy landlord, LYNX, for giving them a 30 day eviction notice (instead of the required 60). Local news sources say LYNX administrators refused to say why they kicked out their tenant. Bizerk co-owner says its all about jacking up the rent: “At the rates that are being charged on State Street, I think it’s very possible that a lot of chain store business might be taking a loss. I know someone who is a manager at Abercrombie & Fitch on State Street who said they lose $200-thousand a year…..!”-David Sampanis
Colorado: God refuses to stop Obama Care from forcing ‘his’ Arapahoe County based non-profit Catholic Health Initiative from laying off 15-hundred people across the United States! A study says a new proposed law could kill 1-thousand oil jobs in The Centennial State. The proposed law would prevent new petroleum wells from being drilled within 2-thousand feet (609 meters) of residences. Anybody like flaming water coming out of their faucets, even if it means jobs?
Florida: In Miami, Obama Care forcing Crothall Healthcare to layoff 54 employees. Obama Care forcing non-profit healthcare provider Florida Blue to eliminate 150 jobs!
Georgia: In Augusta, a Big Lots rip off store on Wrightsboro Road shutdown. Local news reports say company reps refuse to give a reason. Could it be that there are already several Big Lots in Augusta? In Atlanta, special effects motion capture company Giant Studios shutdown and sold off their motion capture rights to Lightstorm Entertainment. Some Giant Studios employees will transfer to Lightstorm’s California offices.
Hawaii: Retail store specializing in anything ‘Hawaiian’ Hilo Hattie shutdown their Kihei store and their Kona store. Company administrators say they are going to try a new concept of entertainment style retail operations.
Idaho: According to National Association of Counties most recent data eastern Idaho’s Bannock County has failed to make any recovery in the areas of Jobs, Unemployment, GDP or Home Prices since 2008! Never mind that Bannock County is still assessing the value of homes at tens of thousands of dollars above what they will actually sell for!
Illinois: Chicago based United Airlines revealed it might eliminate 2-thousand jobs despite lower fuel costs! Administrators want to replace in-house employees with cheap-o contractors.
Indiana: Horse racing gambling company Centaur Gaming announced it is shutting down its off-track Merrillville betting site in March, at least 33 jobs lost. It’s blamed on the lack of people willing to gamble, the bad economy has resulted in a 50% decline in betting! Aluminum casting and machining company Harvey Industries revealed they laid off more than 143 people without notice, back in December! Company administrators would only say “Due to unforeseen business circumstances, we were unable to provide this notice at least sixty (60) days before the layoffs took effect.”
Kentucky: In Louisville, after 18 years Wild and Wooly Video store shutdown, the owner blamed crashing sales ever since 2008.
Nevada: More proof casinos aren’t recession proof; Las Vegas based Caesars Entertainment now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.
New Jersey: Pop corn maker Dale and Thomas Growers announced they will layoff 56 people in March, saying they are “transitioning to a co-manufacturing arrangement in Indiana”. In Manville, God refuses to stop the Diocese of Metuchen from shutting down ‘his’ Christ the King School. It’s the 11th ‘christian’ school to be shutdown by the Diocese of Metuchen, since 2009. It’s blamed on raptured, I mean DSS (what I call Disappearing Student Syndrome).
New Mexico: After eight years free magazine Local iQ ceased publication.
New York: In NYC, restaurant The Palm issued a WARN saying they will shutdown (supposedly for remodeling) in April, 43 jobs lost. Eastman Kodak continues its slow death layoffs, this time at least 16 people will be let go by April. In Bayport, Wenner Bakery Products issued a WARN saying they’ll shutdown their Parbake Facility by May, 49 jobs lost.
North Carolina: Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman law firm finally revealed that they shutdown back in December, blaming a dispute with new management. The city of Charlotte has admitted it can’t pay off $17.8-million owed to Too Big to Jail Bank of America and Wells Fargo for floating the money losing NASCAR Hall of Fame! City administrators admit the loan payments are so big that they can’t even “break even”, and are begging the banks to ‘write down’ the loans, kinda like Greece wants to do with the European Union.
Ohio: In Belmont County, after only three years the local Electronic Recycling Services shutdown without warning. Apparently the property is being sold off and electronic recycling operations in the county are being consolidated.
Oregon: Georgia Pacific is laying off 40 people, as part of their three years plan to eliminate at least 100 jobs from their Halsey paper mill.
Pennsylvania: After 25 years Booty’s Place restaurant shutdown in the Church Hill Mall, the owner would only say “No comment.” In Ashely, after 34 years Clark’s Irish Import and Flower Shop shutdown. The owners blame crashing sales ever since 2008, in other words they haven’t seen any ‘recovery’.
Tennessee: In Somerville, God refuses to stop Obama Care from forcing ‘his’ Methodist Healthcare from shutting down by March.
Texas: The Wall Street Journal warns that Fort Worth based iconic RadioShack is about to go bankrupt busted and will be sold off. Obama Care forced Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) to kill off 260 jobs! Administrators blamed Obama Care for causing them to lose $70-million! Houston based infamous Halliburton began another round of layoffs, but don’t blame falling oil prices, it’s because of their takeover of rival Baker Hughes. In December Halliburton said they would eliminate 1-thousand jobs!
Wisconsin: The South Shore YMCA in Cudahy shutdown. The greater YMCA of Metro Milwaukee blames it on massive debts. In Wisconsin Rapids, after 43 years The Gift Tree shutdown.
09-12-January-2015: Obamacare insurance exchange fails, shutsdown!
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.