International Business News - Closings http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Payday lender and pawn shop operator Cash America International Inc. said Wednesday it will to close about one-third of its Ohio lending locations in the next few months, after voters in the state chose to maintain new payday loan restrictions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/cash-america-to-close-43-payday-loan-shops-in-ohio.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:33:04 EST 7 p.m. EST Georgia http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/poll-closing-times-on-election-day.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:03:48 EST The 155 stores Circuit City Stores Inc. said it will close by Dec. 31: ALABAMA: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/list-of-circuit-city-stores-closing.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:30:05 EST 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/166032-industries.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/circuit-city-closing-155-stores.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/circuit-city-closing-155-stores.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:27:59 EST January is usually a pretty chilly month on Broadway. But this year, the post-holidays could be a little colder than normal. "Hairspray" and "Monty Python's Spamalot," both long-running, Tony-winning best musicals, are closing up shop. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157483-theater-january-closings.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/spamalot-and-hairspray-set-january-closings.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/spamalot-and-hairspray-set-january-closings.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:33:01 EDT The plant closings that Carlisle Cos. announced this week will result in the elimination of more than 140 jobs, the manufacturing company's chief executive said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/carlisle-closings-to-cut-more-than-140-jobs.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:10:18 EDT 84 Lumber Co. says it's closing another 20 stores, bringing the number of stores closed this year to 80 as the housing market continues its slump. Spokesman Jeff Nobers says about 160 jobs are being eliminated, although some employees may move to other stores. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/84-lumber-closing-20-stores-citing-housing-market.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:19:51 EDT Diversified manufacturer Carlisle Companies Inc. said Tuesday it will close several plants as it deals with higher costs, a slowdown in the housing market, and lower profit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/carlisle-to-close-some-plants.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:39:34 EDT Discount shoe retailer Shoe Pavilion Inc. said Tuesday it is closing all 64 of its stores. Shoe Pavilion's stores are located in California, Washington, Oregon and New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/shoe-pavilion-closing-64-store-locations.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:45:14 EDT Homebuilding products supplier Builders FirstSource Inc. said Thursday it's shuttering its operations in New Jersey due to a challenging economy. It stock surged on the news. Builders FirstSource's shares rose 87 cents, or 24 percent, to $4.47 in early afternoon trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/builders-firstsource-closes-nj-operations.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:10:11 EDT A North Carolina textile company said it closed two plants and laid off 200 workers this week because it couldn't find the credit it needed to keep going. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/textile-company-blames-lack-of-credit-for-shutdown.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:06:27 EDT A stretch of Mississippi River near St. Louis is back in business for recreational traffic. The Coast Guard has reopened a 75-mile stretch of the river from about Chester, Ill., to just north of St. Louis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/coast-guard-reopens-mississippi-river-stretch.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:16:01 EDT PPG Industries Inc. said Wednesday it will save about $100 million by closing several manufacturing plants in Canada and the Netherlands. The restructuring is part of PPG's $3.2 billion acquisition earlier this year of SigmaKalon Group, a Dutch coatings maker. PPG is a supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiberglass. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/ppg-industries-to-shut-plants-in-cost-cutting-plan.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:33:09 EDT Discount retailer 99 Cents Only Stores says it will leave the Texas market, closing 48 stores because operations are unprofitable. The company said it will focus on its 230 remaining stores, which are in California, Arizona and Nevada. Those stores bring approximately 90 percent of its total revenue. 99 Cents Only said stores in the "very challenging" Texas market were generating about half the revenue of its stores in other states. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/99-cents-only-to-close-all-48-texas-stores.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:17:07 EDT Tyco Electronics Ltd. on Thursday announced restructuring plans in Europe that would include closing three automotive plants, which will affect about 850 employees and potentially double its restructuring costs for its fiscal fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/tyco-electronics-to-shut-several-plants-in-europe.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:20:50 EDT Brown Shoe Co. Inc., which operates the Famous Footwear shoe chain, said Wednesday that it's scaling back its store expansion amid a challenging economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/brown-shoe-scales-back-store-expansion.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:50:24 EDT The company that makes products under the Hanes, Champion, Playtex and Bali names is closing two distribution centers in eastern Pennsylvania. Hanesbrands Inc. of Winston-Salem, N.C., says it is reorganizing its distribution system. Two facilities near Hometown in Schuylkill County will be closed in the first part of next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/hanesbrands-to-close-2-pa-distribution-centers.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:03:47 EDT Here's a breakdown, state-by-state of the roughly 600 company-owned stores that Starbucks Corp. is closing: ALABAMA: 12 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/a-look-at-the-600-stores-starbucks-is-closing.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:45:21 EDT Starbucks Corp. has named all 600 company-owned stores it plans to close in a bid to boost its business and weed out unprofitable locations. The company announced 50 stores late last week, saying those stores would be closed by the end of July. Those include four stores in Alabama, seven in Minnesota and eight in California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/starbucks-names-all-600-stores-to-be-closed.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:41:40 EDT Starbucks Corp. has identified the first 50 out of 600 company-owned stores it will close in a bid to regain its footing and get rid of unprofitable locations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/starbucks-identifies-1st-50-stores-to-be-closed.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:28:09 EDT