| Date Rec'd | Company | City (County) | Number Affected | Layoff Date(s) | Phone Number | Union | WARN ID |
| 02/02/2012 | Thirty-One Gifts | Columbus (Franklin), Johnstown (Licking) | 183 | 02/01/2012 | (614) 414-4739 | N/A | 000-11-033 |
| 02/02/2012 | Schneider Logistics Inc. (SLI) | West Chester (Butler) | 10 | 03/31/2012 | (734) 216-8996 | N/A | 012-11-032 |
| 02/02/2012 | Liz Claiborne Distribution Center | West Chester (Butler) | 365 | 01/27/2012 through 09/01/2012 | (201) 295-7164 | CMRJB, Workers United | 012-11-03 |
What is Kasich doing wrong? Even American Greetings which sought and received money from the state, announced that it is laying off 30 people (see Plunderbund for details). Hmmmm. What did they do with that $90+ million they received????
____ The NY Daily News:
The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.
The Dow jumped 157 points Friday to close at 12,862. That's the highest since May 2008. The Nasdaq composite index closed at its highest level since December 2000.
Before the market opened, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees in January. That's the strongest job growth in nine months. The increase in hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.....