The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 13-16, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Note: The Layoffs and Business closing pieces will be done once a week after 12/12/12, where all reports for the week will be listed in one post which will be published on Sundays.

 Below are the layoff and business closing reports found on December 13-16, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 13-16, 2012

Bostwick Laboratories Inc. will lay off 58 percent of staff- 90 Workers

Kaiser Permanente Workers Picket Over Layoffs of 500 Employees in So. California

St. Petersburg's Universal Health Care lays off 100

US receiver sends out more than 2,200 layoffs notices in California as inmates ebb

$5 million stimulus recipient, Micron, lays off another 30. Follows 250 laid off earlier this year.

Tippecanoe Laboratories eliminating 45 employees, which is roughly 7 percent of labor force

Rheem to layoff 100 in Fort Smith Arkansas by January 2013

Allentown School District bracing for more layoffs

PBS announces another round of layoffs; 138 employees affected: EPA Regulations cited

Denair Unified School District pushes ahead with cuts and layoffs

250 Layoffs begin at American's Alliance maintenance facility in Fort Worth Texas

23 Layoffs Reported At Machinima

AM General announces another round of layoffs

Dynegy Northeast Generation files notice of layoffs of 68  IBEW Local 320 Union workers

Long Beach hotels plan layoffs before living wage takes effect- 75 workers

The Maine-Endwell School District to announce layoffs, number unknown 

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center- More than 2 dozen layoffs

American Airlines on Friday laid off at least 43 Tulsa workers

Portland Trail Blazers president warns of more layoffs on the horizon

American Electric Power restructuring to cause layoffs

Chesapeake Energy offers 'voluntary separation' to 275 

 Lyons NY County to cut 30+ jobs

Beulah Mine lays off 54 workers

Huawei cuts 100 U.S. jobs

Align Technology announces layoffs 

Business Closing Reports: December 13-16, 2012

First Bank closing or selling 11 Florida branches

Philadelphia School District wants to close 37 schools

Rocky Top’s last Glenwood South restaurant closing

Pexco LLC Custom Plastics plant closing, 147 workers to be cut

Opinionology Market Research Call Center in Casa Grande Arizona - 150 Jobs Lost

Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley-Davidson dealership is closing its Fort Lauderdale store FL

Fairview Care Center in Anamosa Iowa

Stokely Athletics Center in Tenn.

Businesses closing up shop soon: Sugden, Turquoise Spirit

Two downtown Westmont businesses closing up shop

Famous Footwear to close shop at Lockwood Place

Caterpillar Global Mining Announces closure of Mount Sterling Factory

Capital Cargo International Airlines Inc Closing Orlando Int. Airport Operation - 79 Job lost

The My Pinata store on Washington Street in West Roxbury MA

Jamboree Foods in Sherburn MN

The Grayslake Piggly Wiggly IL

Plummers Thousands Oak Furniture Store CA

LagoonaMagoo Toys in Fairview Heights 6308 North Illinois

Talbots to close Belden Village store

The Salvation Army Family Thrift Store on Mayfield Road in Cleveland Ohio

Barnes and Noble Las Colinas store at 7615 N. MacArthur Blvd. and the Irving Mall store TX

The Wildwood Medical Clinic in Henrico NC

Carroll Furniture in Alexandria

Patterson's Pharmacy in Ocean Springs MS


Report links from multiple Google Alerts and Daily Job Cuts.

Related:

Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 12, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Note: The Layoffs and Business closing pieces will be done once a week after 12/12/12, where all reports for the week will be listed in one post which will be published on Sundays.

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as reports are found throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 12, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 12, 2012

Mercy Medical Center, other California Dignity hospitals plan layoffs

Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro NJ lays off 102 workers from Express Scripts

Additional Workers Laid off at Kansas City Star

Samson Resources Co. laying off 100 workers, 70 in Tulsa

First Reports of Massive Layoffs at Coda Automotive

San Bernardino County Superior Court Announces layoffs, cuts and closures

Trion Worlds hit with layoffs, Rift team impacted- 44 lays offs

125 Northshore Mining employees have been notified that they will be laid off in January

Business Closing Reports: December 12, 2012

Tulsa Jewelry Store to Close After 25 Years in Business

Andrew’s Limited at 1000 Main St Steven's Point WI

Sanford Brown School in Cranston RI

San Bernardino courthouses in Barstow, Needles and Big Bear Lake

After 25 years, Dave's Suncoast Auto Repair closing

Angelica Textile Services Inc Closing, 225 workers to be let go

The Sporting News Ceases Print Publication

Shades Unlimited in Annapolis MD closing

Hi-Tone Café in Memphis

Mindfull Books and Ephemera and Elaine’s Antiques and Collectibles in Jaffrey

Boxcar Betty’s Eco Depot

The Center for Community Development Inc. in Portsmouth

St. Anthony’s Church in Batavia NY

The Behavioral Centers of America Clinic in Midland TX

Lapizzeria. in Mobile Alabama

Chuck E. Cheese's in South Portland Maine

The Staples in Westgate Plaza in Kinston

Bankruptcy Reports: December 12, 2012 

LifeCare Holdings Inc - California 

 Orchestra Nova - Texas


Related:

Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 9-11, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as reports are found throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 9-11, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December -11, 2012:

WebMD "Massive Layoffs" Expected- ( 1/3 of Workforce) Total To Be Announced- Update 250

Credit Sussie Laying Off 120 More in NY On top Of Previously Announced 268 Workers 

ARINC announces additional job losses, approximately 120 affected

Microsoft Moving 39 NY Area Jobs To Washington State

Adirondack Health adds to string of hospital layoffs

Vann's Confirms 17 layoffs last week

Business Closing Reports: December 9-11, 2012

 4 Ohio Prisons Might Close - New

Career Education Corp. is closing all of its Chicago-area campuses, 23 to close into 2014

The Tucson Unified School District Considers closing 14 schools

St. Gregory the Great High School in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood closing

The Hollister store at SouthPointe Pavilions Closing Dec. 29 (130 Stores already closed, another 180 stores to close by 2015)

Ichthus Ministries Closing Doors After 42 Years

Sports Cuts in Aiken closed, Kicks of Aiken To Close

Spencer Bait and Tackle closed its doors Dec. 8

Henry's Tacos In N. Hollywood CA Closing after 51 Years of Business

Employees, officials shocked at closing of Rancocas Nature Center

Imber's Men's Wear Closing After 90 Years

Cedar's Lounge closing in downtown Youngstown Ohio

Fabric Inn to close shop after 37 years

Coits Closes Pennsylvania Avenue Oklahoma Store

Office Max and Big Lots In St. George Closing

Pinole Adult Day Care Program Closing Dec. 28

Update- Masonite Corporation Closing Kirkwood Plant - 64 jobs affected 

Bankruptcy report: December 9-11, 2012:

Ballenger Construction



Related:

Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 8, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as reports are found throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 8, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 8, 2012:

United Space Alliance Lays off 131 More- Hundreds more to come- Total so far, over 2,000 

Detroit- 400-500 layoffs are expected in the next 90-days

Perry County Coal Corporation lays off 156

St. Joseph's Health Centre issued a number of layoff notices this week

CyberOptics cuts jobs as revenue falls

Anderson-Tully laying off 80 in Mississippi

St. Mary's Hospital Announces Layoffs and Paycuts

NY- Adirondack Health announces layoffs

Bostwick Labs to cut 90 of 154 workers at south Orlando facility

Layoffs coming at two San Bernardino hospitals

Hill Health Readies 29 More Layoffs

City Of Miami Oklahoma Plans To Lay Off 20 Percent Of Workforce

Alliance Bank announces potential layoffs

Vann’s Acquisition Confirms Layoffs

More layoffs at Southwest Windpower

Business Closing Reports: December 8, 2012:

Chicago- Nonprofit Bottomless Closet closes after two decades

Connie A. Lee Closing after 27 years - Owner "Forced into it"

Wok Inn to close in South Portland after 37 years

Several businesses within the village of New Boston have announced their intentions to close

Chesterfield Big Lots Going Out of Business

Marshalls will close its Lorain store

Foothills and Village Vista elementary schools in Northeast Phoenix - Possible Closure

St. Martha Catholic Church Closing Next Summer in Dearborn Michigan

Edmonds Brothers Supply Co Bluff City Highway Store

Garden Café in Hastings NE

I.C. System Inc. says it is closing a branch office in Mason City, Iowa

The Keys of Carolina NC Closing in Feb 2013

Framatone Connectors International - 170 workers

 Masonite International Corp. plans to close its Kirkwood, NY, plant- 64 workers

Preferred Distributors To Close Lake Delton Plant

Bankruptcy Reports: December 8, 2012

W.T. Harvey Lumber Company

Padow’s Hams and Deli

Norse Energy Corp

Modern Precast Concrete Inc.,



Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 7, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as reports are found throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 7, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 7, 2012:

 Denver-based Allonhill LLC is laying off 140 workers

 iVox Solutions LLC is laying off about 120 employees on Friday

Newsweek Layoffs Announced, Sources Calls It A "Bloodbath"

PA Cedar Haven Jobs To Be Outsourced, Workers Jobless By Jan. 31.

McGraw-Hill plans 63 layoffs at Polaris location

Another Round Of Layoffs At Clear Channel

GREE’s U.S. Offices See Layoffs Amid Difficult Quarter, Potentially 30 Or More

Orlando-area radio stations endure layoffs

Morgan Stanley And Goldman Sachs Planning Big Layoffs

 Boart Longyear announced the layoff of 127, bringing their total to 175 layoffs

Lewiston hospital announces job cuts

Business Closing Reports: December 7, 2012:

Stevens Hardware in downtown Annapolis closing after 53 years

Douglas Jewelers in College Station TX

Twin Cities collection agency closing 95-employee office Mason City, Iowa

Brookshire Brothers to close Henderson Texas  Grocery store

Forest Hill Station train shop to close

Dickson’s Tacos and More saying adios to food business

The Steak 'n Hoagie Shop Closing After 23 Years

Tesco expects to leave the U.S. market

Streetside Records to close next month 

58  NY employees of Delft Blue were given a 90 day layoff notice on Thursday.


 Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 6, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as reports are found throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 6, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 6, 2012

 Update- Bank Of America, Glendale CA, 280 Workers

Waterford-based Aerodynamics Inc., another round of layoffs

Align Sees 4th-Quarter Results at Low End of View; Cuts Jobs (Thanks John)

State Medical Regulators In Springfield Illinois Losing Jobs

Pratt & Whitney is laying off 80 hourly workers and cutting an additional 20 jobs

End of Nation Studio Suffers Layoffs

Kanona, N.Y. —Layoffs to start in March at Bombardier Transportation

Riverside Police, Public Works receive notice of possible layoffs

DEP Says More Cuts Likely

Hill-Rom Cutting Jobs In SC

Schuylkill County employees in the Office of Senior Services to be laid off  by Dec. 31

Business Closing Reports: December 6, 2012

Storm of closings on Broadway

Stevens Hardware will close at the end of this month, MD

Blockbuster is planning to close its Crestwood location by Jan. 20

Skelly and the Bean Closing In Seattle WA Closing 

Catherine Imports at Duluth Technology Village To Close Saturday

Coldwell Banker Kent Price Realty is closing its doors

JCIM Plant On National Turnpike To Close

Scores Of Jobs Lost As Vorhees Printing Firm Closes 

 The Philips Lighting plant in Bath NY will close by the end of 2013- 280 Jobs

Vermont Marble Museum Closing

U.S. Postal Service to close downtown post office branch in Blue Springs

Chevy’s Fresh Mex in Tacoma will close its doors Dec. 23.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/12/05/tacoma-chevys-closing-two-days-before-christmas/#storylink=cpy

Family Dollar in Fayetteville Closing After 5 Years

The Lost Rivers Medical Center in Arco


Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 5, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 5, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 5, 2012

Citigroup Inc will eliminate 11,000 jobs worldwide

South Central Kansas Medical Center lays off workers, blames Obamacare

Danville City Schools announces up to 70 layoffs

Oscar and Emmy award Maker To Lay Off 95 By Dec. 17

Georgia Health Sciences University Announces layoffs

Updated- College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees Approve layoffs

Business Closing Reports: December 5, 2012

Bank of America closing downtown Rock Hill branch - (Note- BoA recently announced plans to close up to 750 locations over the next few years. Since 2011, Bank of America has closed about 260 locations)

CitiGroup- 84 branches closing, 44 in the US, 11,000 Jobs Cut

Media24 to close Sports Illustrated

Danville City Schools to Close 3 schools

Victim of the economy: Country Porch Creations to close

I.C. System leaving Mason City, idling 95 employees

2 Clawson MI Eateries Close Up, Dunkin' Donuts and Great Sport Coffee

PNC Bank to close its West Main Street branch in Springfield Ohio

Landmark Banshee restaurant still closed, windows papered over

Towne Auction Sales in Colchester CT Closing

Texon International plant in Russell will close on December 21

Carman's Country Kitchen Closing

Dante Company in The Courtyard is closing its doors Dec. 31


Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 4, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 4, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 4, 2012

Eleven Illinois companies announced they would shed a total of 1,934 jobs  coming months

SAIC cuts 700 jobs, half in Washington area

Reebok - 65 at Canton HQ, 150 Worldwide-

Ritz-Carlton Club / Spa in Jupiter - Warns of Poss. Layoffs

NewsChannel 9 Syracuse NY - Reports of Poss. Layoffs

Comcast, DirecTV supplier Entropic to cut 40 employees 

Numbers unknown in Mingo layoffs

Mississippi County makes round of layoffs

Pink slips coming at UT Brownsville

Xavier University-Layoffs, hiring and pay freezes, cuts to employer contribution to health care premiums

Ohio's Plain Dealer Newspaper to significantly reduce staff in 2013

Florida Quadel Consulting to lay off 64 in Miami

Dignity Health plans to lay off 50 nurses and other employees at St. John's hospitals in Camarillo and Oxnard, effective Jan. 31.

Marlboro Central School District plans mid-year layoffs

Ogdensburg NY hospital announces layoffs, position changes to ease budgetary pressures

Business Closing Reports: December 4, 2012

UPDATE- More BofA job cuts in Mass. – about 200 this time 

La Strada on Mount Vernon Avenue in VA

Harlem jazz club Lenox Lounge NY-

Alcoa  will lay off all 43 employees at its Auburn plant, close plant by March 2013

The Village Bakery in Lawrenceville announces closure of business

AFL Web Printing Closing 1 of 2 Plants in NJ - 100 Jobs Lost

The Press-Enterprise Co. will close SoCal Commercial Printing

Two area restaurants close their doors in Terre Haute Indiana

Rice Epicurean Markets in Houston Texas, Closing 4 Stores

Sparta company to close facility near Wisconsin Dells, 44 people to lose jobs

'Tender is the Night' In NJ Closing After 25 Years

Downtown Abilene bake shop, Sweet Celebrations, closes its doors

Mouton's Catering closing after 34 years

Charlotte clothier calling it quits

Surry United Methodist Church is closing Dec. 9.

Bankruptcy Report: December 4, 2012

Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn Files For Bankruptcy Protection


Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.
 

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 2-3, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on December 2-3, 2012

Layoff Reports: Dec. 1-2, 2012

Takata subsidiary laying off 50 in Greensboro, NC

New York Times Offers Buyouts To 30 Newsroom Employees, Says Layoffs May Come

 Pfizer Inc. is starting another round of layoffs

Camden NJ Signs Off On 270 Police Layoffs

21 Employees in Belmont County DJFS Office Face Layoff

Comcast is laying off 70 positions in Memphis, TN

468 Santa Barbara Bank and Trust Employees Being Laid Off

City of Detroit To Eliminate Positions From Every Department At Every Level

Business Closing Reports: Dec. 1-2, 2012

Kansas Legal Services closing Lawrence branch

Niko's Southside Grill Closing This Month

See U Saturday In NJ Closing After 33 Years

Providence Rhode Island's Tini closes after four years

Publix on Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain, GA To Close Jan. 9

Two Bend branches of Home Federal Bank will be closing, the Idaho-based company has announced

Irish Eyes In NJ closing
 
Tampa's Wooden Nickel novelty shop closing after 39 years

Woodbury, Minnesota Proex Closes

Newtown Square, PA says goodbye to Wallace Jewelers

Stillwater, Oklahoma Quiznos closes after nearly 10 years

Elkhart, Indiana auto parts plant closes, 125 employees jobless



Layoff Mania pieces here.
Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - December 1, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on November 30- December 1, 2012.

Layoff Reports: December 1, 2012:

O'Hare Airport - 300 Janitor Jobs Cuts Likely

More than 140 employees at U.S. Steel plant in McKeesport to lose jobs

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals lays off one-third of salesforce 

A stalemate between Stevedoring Services and its unionized workers looks set to lead to layoffs at Hamilton Docks

Resolution Copper cutting 400 jobs

EnerSys lays off more than 100 workers

AM General confirms layoffs- declining defense spending cited

Worldwide Flight Services to lay off 51 workers in Honolulu in January

Glendale Adventist lays off 21 workers

Employer highlighted by president laying off workers

Scentsy in Idaho  lays off 19

UPDATE- Layoffs set for city employees

UPDATE- CCC moves forward with 2013-14 layoffs

Business Closing Reports: December 1, 2012

Battery Recycling Plant Closes; 130 Workers Laid Off

Elyria, Ohio- Arby’s Restaurant closes abruptly

Rand Lumber Company closing after 107 years 

National Fitness Center in Clarksville TN Closes Abruptly

Biotech company closing Bothell site

Downtown Shop Aura Lee's Closing

Williamstown Specialty Clothing Store Closing, To join other empty storefront in local merchant area

Cupids Tooth- Another downtown business closes

Philadelphia molder ASK Plastics closing

Bradenton-based Baytool closes

Solar firm that got $26M in Miss. loans is closing

KW St. Clair Appliance closing shop

Georgia Pacific closing Chattanooga plant, 60 workers laid off

Seventh Avenue Stage Deli closes after 75 years




Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - November 30, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on November 30, 2012.

Layoff Reports : November 30, 2012

180 San Diego Hospice employees received layoff notices Wednesday and Thursday

Northrop Grumman to cut 200 jobs at two sites 

Citigroup’s trading and investment-banking unit plans to eliminate 150 more jobs

KDH Defense Systems in Eden will lay off up to 280 employees in January

Peekskill signs off on $35.6M budget with layoffs

Hanesbrandsto lay off 60 workers

Business Closing Reports: November 30, 2012

Store Closes With Banner: "Obama was re-elected so we’re closing our doors sale."

Downtown Gallery Closing After a Decade in Business

Dixons is to scale back Pixmania business making job cuts and closing stores

Frisco’s Exide Plant Set To Officially Close

Louis' Hot Dogs Closing Doors

Elkhart company to shut down Friday

Closing of Irmo soccer store pains fans

Downtown Deli to shut down for good during holiday break

Norwalk YMCA Closing Doors On Dec. 31

Downtown Civil War Store Closes

Popular Downtown Augusta Eatery Closing Its Doors

The Cottage In Laguna Closing December 26

Bankruptcy Reports: November 30, 2012

Streamline Aviation

Old River Cabinets Inc

Signet Solar


Obama Economy pieces here.

Obama's Economic Policies Cited As Reason For Wisconsin Business Owners 38% Decrease In Planned Hirings

By Susan Duclos

Business Owners across the country were much more optimistic about the economy when they thought Mitt Romney, who is pro-business, had a chance to win the 2012 presidential election.

In May 2012, the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce found that 62 percent of Wisconsin business owners were planning to increase their workforce, and only two percent were planning to decrease their number of employees.

What a difference an election can make.

The presidential election is over, Barack Obama was reelected, and the  Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce has released their results of the November survey.

The differences are astounding.

(PDF of the 2013 Economic Outlook will be embedded below the post)

June's 62 percent that were planning to increase their workforce is now down to 24 percent, a whopping 38 percent decrease. The two percent that were planning to decrease their workforce is now up to 20 percent, an 18 percent increase.

Some 55 percent say they are having trouble hiring, and 67 percent said they cannot find qualified applicants.

Only 18 percent see moderate growth for the national economy and 42 percent predict a decline.

Obama's policies, the economy, regulation, healthcare and taxes, are among the concerns and the reasons cited for the change.

Other WMC Economic Outlook Survey 2013 Highlights:

• TOP POLICY PROBLEM – Thirty percent said the economic slowdown is the top policy concern for Wisconsin, and 23 percent said taxes were their top concern.

• TOP BUSINESS CONCERN – Forty-two percent said the economic slowdown is their top business concern, and 18 percent said health care, 9 percent said regulation, and 14 percent said taxes.

• HOW TO HELP BUSINESS – When asked what’s the one thing that state government could do to help your business, CEOs said curb regulations and cut taxes. Twenty-two percent said curb regulation, and 16 percent said curb taxes.

• IMPROVING THE BUSINESS CLIMATE – CEOs said a wide range of improvements are needed to improve the state’s business climate. Twenty-two percent said the state should be more pro-business in general, 20 percent said cut taxes, and 17 percent said curb regulations.

• BUSINESS GROWTH – Only 4 percent said they expect good growth at their companies in the next 6 months, and 37 percent predict moderate growth. Sixteen percent predict decline.

With a slew of new regulations set to hit in 2013 and thousands upon thousands more in the pipeline and Obama and Democrats insistence of hiking takes on business owners who filed their taxes individually, the  economic outlook is guaranteed to get worse over the next four years.

[Update] Using Obama's regulatory policies and the projected effects it is going to have on Wisconsin, as one example of what is about to sweep across the country, one can begin to see the upcoming disaster:

Via Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce:

“The regulations coming out of Washington continue to dampen growth and job creation in Wisconsin,” said WMC President/CEO Kurt Bauer. “Businesses are struggling to gain momentum because of uncertainty from the fiscal cliff and federal health care policy. The EPA’s costly new regulations are making matters worse by hitting manufacturers with billions of dollars in higher costs and job-killing energy price hikes.” 

The EPA’s Utility MACT, Boiler MACT and Coal Combustion Residuals regulations will have a significant impact on Wisconsin:

• Annual compliance costs: $427.1 million
• Annual manufacturing sector compliance costs: $224.8 million
• Total upfront capital expenditures to comply: $2.8 billion
• Total manufacturing sector upfront capital expenditures: $1.4 billion

“This study clearly illustrates the layer upon layer of regulations that are weighing down manufacturers’ ability to help lead our country’s economic recovery,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “If we don’t return to a more sensible regulatory process, then manufacturers in Wisconsin will face even higher energy prices, skyrocketing compliance costs, less investment opportunities and significantly fewer jobs. A devastating ripple effect will be felt throughout our entire economy, causing some manufacturers to close their doors for good.” 

America's death spiral is just beginning.

2013 Economic Outlook

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - November 29, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on November 29, 2012.

Layoffs: November 29, 2012

LivingSocial expected to lay off 400 Across U.S.

Alaska - Anchorage School District eliminates 100 positions

Michigan - Awrey's bakery Issues 150 Layoff Notices

California- Fourth Wall Studios Lays Off Between 25-30 Workers

Rhode Island- Landmark Medical Center Lays Off Another 22 Workers

NY - Buffalo Schools Supt. Warns of Possible Layoffs

Business Closing: November 29, 2012

Wisconsin- Allstate Insurance Co. Call Center To Close In Dec., 214 Workers Affected

Crayola closing distribution center in central Pa.

CT - I Have A Friend Youth Center will close Dec. 31 after a 21-year run 

CA -  Silverado Brewing Company in north St. Helena Closes

CA - Cottage Restaurant to Close After 48 Years in Business

NY - Prime 490 restaurant on West Side closes

MA - 'Poor Sales' Forced Closing Of Aubuchon Hardware in Northbridge 

ND - First and Deli closing its doors Dec. 20 

NM - Santa Fe Greenhouses closes doors after 29 years 

IN - Southgate Marshalls Closing Mid-January 2013

IN - Auto Park Closing Three Locations

NJ - Another Plainfield Store To Close , Barnes And Noble

FL- Mustard Seed Thrift Shop is closing as Sarasota Council of Concern Disbands

NC - Lowes Foods Closing Asheville Store, 55 Workers Affected

SD - CTU Closing Its Sioux Falls Campus

U.S. - Archdiocese named 26 schools that are in danger of being shut down


Bankruptcy: November 29, 2012

Michigan- Bermo Enterprises Files Bankruptcy


Obama Economy pieces here.

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - November 28, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on November 28, 2012.

Layoffs: November 28, 2012

AMSC Cuts 25% of Jobs in Restructuring as Wind Industry Slows 

 LA - Bogalusa Medical Center layoff notifications go out

Hewlett-Packard to cut 27,000 employees by 2014 

WI -Meriter lays off 50 employees, cites drop in Medicare reimbursements

PA - Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority approves budget cuts, layoffs

MD - Mercier's Inc. warns of layoffs FOR 75 Employees

TN - Jellico internal memo becomes public, layoffs suggested

IA -Electrolux Laying off remaining 80 workers- Previously cut 700 

Business Closings: November 28, 2012

KY - After 42 years, Drawbridge Inn closing 

CO -Steaksmith shuts down after 31 years, also filing for bankruptcy

IL - Beard Papa's Closes Chicago Store, 4th Block37 store to close since June

MA -Bank of America to close East Freetown location by March 

MO - Cape Girardeau's Salvation Army thrift store closing

Tennessee Valley Church Furniture to close

MO - Hotel Ste. Genevieve Closing At End Of Year

IN- Vertafore Inc. cutting 23 jobs, closing local office

Bankruptcy: November 28, 2012

HI - Biomass producer Big Island Carbon files Chapter 7 bankruptcy


Obama Economy pieces here. 

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings- November 27, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on November 27, 2012.

Layoffs: November 27, 2012

Shaw's to lay off 700 workers At 169 locationsin New England

Staff layoffs at Taunton's Morton Hospital a possibility

C.R. Bard announces layoff of 54 workers in Queensbury NY

Updated- Layoffs on the Horizon after Town Board Accepts Amended Lesko Budget

Propark America tells Connecticut of plans to lay off 186 in New Haven

Business Closings: November 27, 2012

Willow Lake Mine to remain closed; 400 layoffs to result

Aubuchon Hardware Closes Its Northbridge Store After 70 Years 

Tennessee Valley Church Furniture to close

Founded In 1874, Corwith Pharmacy To Close After 138 Years In Southampton Village Business District

Village Bakery Has Closed, Owners Announce Today

Genco closing Lebanon County warehouse

Twelve Catholic elementary schools in the Hudson Valley NY are at Risk of Closing in 2013

Summit engineering Closing Wise Va. Office

Stillwater Quiznos MN

Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips in Lancaster Ohio Closing

Union Gap Library in Union Gap Washington Closing

Delta Air Lines Closing Kinston NC facility




Obama's Economy pieces at this link.


 

The Obama Economy: Layoffs And Business Closings - November 26, 2012

By Susan Duclos

Additional layoffs and business closings will be listed as they are announced throughout the day. Below are reports found on November 26, 2012. (Updates which are added after original publishing at the top of categories with - New next to them)

New format, just the headlines and links. The quoted portions of the articles showing the numbers and reasons for the layoffs, closings and bankruptcies are making these pieces too long and unwieldy.

Layoffs: November 26, 2012

The University of the District of Columbia Asks for $4 Million to Finance Layoffs

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation will lay off 170 employees in Wichita 

Detroit Employees Will Go On Unpaid Furlough (Layoffs) In January To Avoid Cash Crisis

Sonya Paz closing gallery store in downtown Campbell (Cites rising cost of permits and other government fees)

Financially struggling Merton Institute closing Dec. 31

Layoffs begin at Jungle Jim's location in Union Township, Ohio (40)

Business Closings-  November 26, 2012

Ann Arbor's decades-old Bill Muncy's auto repair shop to close this week

State nursing home in Milledgeville GA to close in 2013 (350 Jobs)

Hawker Beechcraft to close Arkansas, Arizona and Texas Facilities (Approx. 240 workers affected)

Navistar Closing Plant in Garland Texas, 900 Workers affected in 2013

Diamond Foods closing Fishers plant with 100 employees Early 2013

Predominantly LGBT, Liberation United Church of Christ Closing Its Doors

The Mohawk Place in Buffalo NY Closing After January 12, 2013

Gilbert Jewelers to close at year's end after 66 years in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida

Party World closing in in Bismarck ND

Bankruptcy: November 26, 2012

Halpin's Grub and Grog files for bankruptcy
 


Obama's Economy pieces at this link.