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Philadelphia District Set to Close 37 Public Schools
The public school system is under duress in the U.S. It appears that most major cities are watching the landscape of their public schools be decimated by lack of state funding, low attendance, and under-performing students. Philadelphia’s public school system is the latest urban center to find there schools under attack. The city is set [...]
Continue reading...Kodak Closes Door on Making Cameras
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Can you believe that the very company that built the camera business into what it is today, will be closing down production on making cameras. They just could not keep up with the technology of their competitors and fell further and further into debt. Kodak has been in the camera making business for 132 years, [...]
Continue reading...Sears K-Mart to Close Over 100 Stores
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Christmas hasn’t been so good to everyone this year. The retail stores thought they would make a killing during the biggest season of retail sales, but some came up short. And to come up short during the biggest Black Friday the country has ever seen is a tell-tale sign that it’s time to pack it up.
Continue reading...New Orleans Devastated Again by Northrop Grumman Closing
Thursday, July 15, 2010
It appears that Detroit and New Orleans is in a miserable battle of economic downturns. Detroit has seen plant closures and thousands laid off and now New Orleans is set to take yet another blow to its nearly non-existant economy. Northrop Grumman has now announced that they are closing their Avondale plant and it will [...]
Continue reading...Bits & Pieces: Oprah Ends Angel Network/Mariah Pulls Out on Tyler Perry
Friday, May 28, 2010
Everyone knows by now that Oprah Winfrey has decided to wrap her show up in June of 2011. So, for now, she’s doing everything she can to end things that might have any tie to the show. The charity (or outreach project) she founded in 1998, The Angel Network, is closing its doors for good as [...]
Continue reading...Retailer Stores Close Under Pressure
Friday, April 2, 2010
The recession is no joke! The recession is still claiming victims. There’s a list of retailers that we frequent that appear to be slooowwwwly planning a closing. But until that magical moment we will share the list of retailers that are closing SOME of their doors. They are actually planning to save themselves with this massive cut [...]
Continue reading...Blockbuster is Seeing the Beginning of the End?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Blockbuster is yet another hit by the recession. The once movie rental mammoth is shutting down production and possibly closing at least 1,000 of it doors next year. Netflix and Redbox are hard to contend with in this economy. The plan of how they do business will change tremendously.
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Friday, January 4, 2013
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