Alaska: Snow Goose Restaurant and Sleeping Lady Brewery shutting down after being sold to a competitor.
California: In Laguna Woods, the Albertsons-Safeway owned Vons grocery store shutting down in January 2016, officially blaming the greedy landlord. ITT issued a shutdown WARN for its Perris office, at least 18 jobs lost by February 2016. In Bakersfield, C&J Well Service issued a layoff WARN, 161 people jobless by February 2016! KVS Transportation issued a layoff WARN, 111 people jobless by February 2016! In Foothill Ranch, clothier The Wet Seal laying off 20 employees by February 2016. In Santa Clara, Marvell Semiconductor eliminating 13 jobs by February 2016. In San Mateo, Sony Mobile eliminating 80 jobs in February 2016. Medical vascular care company Abbott Vascular shutdown their Redwood City ops, 144 people now jobless! In Sonoma, El Darado Hotel & Kitchen issued a shutdown WARN, 113 employees will become unemployed in February 2016! Sun Edison eliminating 20 jobs by February 2016.
Connecticut: In Wallingford, after 25 years Furniture Solutions shutting down after Xmas, blaming radically changing buying trends.
Idaho: Avista Utilities jacking up both electricity and natural gas rates for its Gem State customers. The increase was approved by the evil Idaho Public Utilities Commission. It’s been revealed that the incompetent Idaho ‘lawmakers’ spent $715-thousand of your tax dollars fighting legal cases to prevent ‘gay marriage’! Guess what, don’t fight a fire if you’re expecting to be paid by the state! It’s been revealed that The Gem State lawmakers do not normally pay firefighters hired at the last minute to fight wildfires! This year state ‘lawmakers’ have agreed to pay last minute local fire fighting hirees 65% of what is considered “standard rate” for contracted firefighters! The rip off artist known as Your Health Idaho ObamaCare enforcer is being cut loose from federal funding. For 2016 Your Health Idaho is expected to fund itself, which guarantees rates will go up. And for more proof Idaho lawmaker’s version of ObamaCare is evil: “Students and their families are also facing steep increases in prices for policies offered on the state exchange, with average prices for a minimal coverage ‘bronze’ plan exceeding $200 per month.”-from staff report recently presented to Idaho Board of Education
Illinois: In Chicago, the 25 years old event center Redmoon Theater shutdown without warning saying “There is no funding model for this civic and social artistic vision…..”
Massachusetts: Brockton based office furniture supplier W.B. Mason laying off 2-hundred people right before Xmas! Administrators admitted it was the result of their takeover of 13 competitors!
New Jersey: After 140 years (surviving The Great Depression and numerous recessions) Kirby Bros animal feed and supply store shutting down after Xmas. The owners blame ‘Global Warming’ saying the warmer weather allows farmers to graze their livestock longer, obviating the need for feed. Japan based drugs pusher Daiichi Sankyo issued a WARN saying 24 people will be laid off in February 2016.
New York: In New Dorp, a 16 years old Wendy’s burger joint shutdown without warning. News reports say employees were telling customers the greedy landlord would not agree to a new affordable lease. NRG Energy issued a shutdown WARN for their Huntley Generating Station, 72 jobs lost by June 2016. Switzerland based Credit Suisse Securities issued a mass layoff WARN for their NYC employees, 307 jobs affected by March 2016!
North Carolina: Legal software company LexisNexis is eliminating at least 2-hundred jobs over the next five years! How many of those job losses will take place in North Carolina is important because in 2012 state ‘lawmakers’ gave LexisNexis $9-million USD in tax breaks in exchange for creating 350 new jobs by 2017.
Ohio: Lakewood Hospital being shutdown in favor of a smaller clinic operation.
Pennsylvania: The GAP and GAP Kids shutting down their Palmer Park Mall clothing stores in January 2016. In Montgomery, Conair issued a WARN saying 44 people will become jobless by the end of February 2016. What automotive industry recovery? In Lehigh, Westport Axle issued a WARN saying 50 people will be laid off by February 2016. In Lackawanna, Master Halco issued a WARN saying 50 people to become unemployed in February 2016.
South Carolina: In Simpsonville, JB’s Barbeque forced to shutdown due to the owner’s head injuries.
Texas: In Atascocita, after 24 years Gifts & Silver shutting down in January 2016.
Washington: What construction industry recovery? Omak Wood Products issued a shutdown WARN, 184 employees unemployed in February 2016! Hoquiam Plywood Products issued a layoff WARN, 90 people jobless in February 2016.
West Virginia: In Charleston, after 51 years the Fas-Chek grocery store shutdown, blaming competition.
Wisconsin: Manitowoc Cranes shutting down its Port Washington operations, 80 jobs lost by August 2016. 2015 is on its way to being the biggest year for layoffs under Right to Work you over govna Scott Walker’s reign of terror, more than 12-thousand jobs lost, and that’s going just by the official WARNs!
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Former employees who receive severance are not counted as unemployed
The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”