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The Washington Post will close its remaining U.S. bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at the end of the year to save money and will focus news efforts on covering the nation's capital.
Borders Group Inc., the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain, said Thursday it would shutter more of its small-format Waldenbooks stores in January as it focuses on its more profitable superstores.
The operator of LasikPlus vision correction centers plans to close 10 of its locations as it continues to deal with a drop in surgeries amid the recession.
Appliance maker Electrolux announced Friday that it would close two Iowa plants by spring 2011, putting 850 people out of work as operations are moved to Mexico.
Hanesbrands Inc., which makes underwear and hosiery, on Thursday said it is selling most of its yarn manufacturing operations to Parkdale, a yarn manufacturer based in North Carolina.
The Postal Service has narrowed the number of offices facing possible closure to 413.
Bashas' food stores said it plans to ask permission from a judge to close 14 underperforming stores as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Jewelry retailer Zale Corp. said Thursday that it closed 118 retail locations in the fiscal fourth quarter due to underperformance.
The local post office long has been the center of many American communities, but with people turning increasingly to the Internet to send messages and pay bills, financial losses are forcing the Postal Service to consider consolidating or closing hundreds of local facilities.
A pillar of U.S. communities since the nation's founding, the post office is facing the prospect of closings or consolidation of services at hundreds of locations amid a sharp decline in business due to e-mail.
Until a day-labor center opened nearby, jobseekers in Keenan Strand's north Phoenix neighborhood used to drink from people's hoses, urinate on walls and duck behind bushes to escape triple-digit heat while waiting for work.
A federal bankruptcy judge is allowing bankrupt Bashas' food stores to tap $27.3 million from various accounts to pay wages and benefits earned by employees last week.
Dow Chemical Co. said Wednesday it will close three Louisiana plants as part of a shift away from basic chemicals toward the lucrative business of specialty chemicals.
Swimmers are being kept out of the water at Coney Island and nearby Manhattan Beach because of concerns about a sewage overflow.
Three state prisons will be shut down in coming months and their inmates released or moved elsewhere to save money as Michigan grapples with a budget deficit, officials said Friday.
Carlisle Cos. Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily close heavy truck trailer production operations in North Dakota and Pennsylvania.
Online marketplace operator EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will close its Vancouver, Canada customer service facilities by Sept. 30, affecting 700 workers, in a move to consolidate its North American customer service plants.
Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Georgia, Colorado and Kansas, marking 20 failures of federally insured banks this year. More are expected to succumb to the prolonged recession.
Regulators on Friday closed Heritage Community Bank in Illinois, and Security Savings Bank in Nevada, marking 16 failures this year of federally insured institutions.
Regulators on Friday closed banks based in Nebraska, Florida, Illinois and Oregon, marking 13 failures this year of federally insured institutions.
Like most states on the receiving end of big military base moves, leaders in Maryland crowed four years ago when the Pentagon announced thousands of jobs would be transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground from Fort Monmouth, N.J.
Department-store operator Macy's Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states — affecting 960 employees — and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years.
The 155 stores Circuit City Stores Inc. said it will close by Dec. 31:
As the lights go out at about 20 percent of Circuit City's stores, the company is hoping that by closing hundreds of stores and cutting thousands of jobs it can survive consumers who are reluctant to spend and vendors less eager to give it credit.
Older New England schools have toxic caulkingStudents and staff at hundreds of older schools in New England and other parts of the country face a potential health risk because of toxic caulking in windows and masonry, federal environmental officials say.
Goody's stores closing nationwideDespite emerging from bankruptcy last October, Goody's LLC has again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to liquidate the rest of its nearly 300 stores.
Where You Won't Shop in 2009While industry executives and shoppers will remember 2008 as the year the party ended, figure 2009 to be the year of the hangover. Already, Circuit City, Linens 'N Things and Mervyn's stores are going away.
Circuit City to Close and Liquidate Remaining 567 US Stores, 30,000 employeesCircuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Friday it had run out of options and will be forced to liquidate its 567 U.S. stores. The closures could send another 30,000 people into the ranks of the unemployed.
GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies Would Cause Turmoil for U.S. EconomyA bankruptcy filing by General Motors Corp. or Chrysler LLC might send the U.S. economy into chaos within weeks if it led to a shutdown at the companies.
Manhole Fires Close Hub Streets, RMV Offices, Schools Boston police said at least three manhole fires in the city's theater district prompted the closure of several Back Bay streets early Monday and forced the Registry of Motor Vehicles to shut down all branch offices and online services because of the resulting power failure in its …
A shelter in place has been put in to effect in northern Ironton, Ohio, Worthington, Kentucky and areas of Greenup County, Kentucky. This is caused by a chemical leak at the CSX rail yard in Raceland, Ky.
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