Exceptional Failed State: U.S. job losses & store closings 03 October 2013. More call center layoffs! More health care layoffs! More coal mining layoffs! More mortgage industry layoffs! More……..

Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:

Video game maker Capcom is restructuring its U.S. and European ops, which means layoffs.

Alabama:  The 88 years old Huntsville Country Club now bankrupt.

California: In San Rafael, Autodesk finally revealed they are laying off 90 employees. Company officials blame it on the bad European economy.  Kroger owned Ralph’s grocery store laid off 108 employees across SoCal! In San Clemente, Southern California Edison laid off 547 people!

Colorado: The Elk Creek coal mine laid off 115 employees! One year ago there was a collapse at the mine, and a fire began which is still burning.

Florida: In Boca Raton, the last Legal Sea Foods restaurant shut down.  The Massachusetts based owners blamed the bad economy.

Indiana: Arc of Northwest Indiana shutdown all of its 22 assisted living homes!  90 patients and 120 overworked employees affected! The Indiana Department of Health is investigating complaints of inadequate nursing care and had already revoked licenses for several of the homes.

Kansas: The Apadana Iranian rug store shutdown after 39 years of sales.  The longtime owner, Bahman Raisdana, blames the bad economy and said “I don’t feel good……..I cannot afford to have inventory anymore.”

Michigan: Too Big to Jail and taxpayer funded bailout sucker, Monarch Community Bancorp, warned of layoffs as it tries to pay off the TARP.

New York: In New York City, Italian restaurant Bice laid off 66 employees, the restaurant could be sold off.  Fab announced a second round of layoffs, this time at least 84 people in NYC will lose their jobs. In Utica, the bad economy and Obama Care forcing Saint Luke’s Healthcare to eliminate 106 jobs!  The hospital eliminated 37 jobs back in January.  In Carthage, Carthage Area Hospital laid off 29 employees.  Cayuga Community College laid off seven workers. College officials warned of more layoffs due to declining student enrollment.

North Carolina: In Cary, Xerox laid off at least 508 people at their call center!

Ohio: Call Henry laid off at least 98 people, due to a lapsed contract with NASA.  What housing market recovery? Too Big to Jail PNC Financial laying off employees due to crashing demand for home mortgage refi loans.  In Bedford, chemo therapy drug maker Ben Venue shut down its 72 years old factory, despite making $300-million USD in upgrades.  1100 jobs lost, on top of other Ben Venue layoffs earlier in 2013!!!  It’s connected to a lawsuit involving Johnson & Johnson versus Boehringer over the chemo drug Doxil.

Tennessee: What housing market recovery? Churchill Mortgage laid off at least 19 employees.  Company officials blame it on crashing home loan demand.

Texas: In Austin, social media video gamer Kabam laid off 23 employees.  In McAllen, Globe Supermarket shutdown. In Canyon, unique books, videos and music store Hastings shutdown. 35 jobs lost.

Virginia: In Burke, Treasured Child Consignments shutdown after almost 22 years in business.  The greedy landlord made a new lease agreement with another business.

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