Saturday, December 08, 2012

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.