The short answer is that it was done in by the weak economy, the Wall Street meltdown, determined industry opposition and its own complexity.
Two possible catalysts for this company's growth are recovery in the insurance business, which was hurt by the housing meltdown, and industry consolidation.
Before an industry meltdown in 2001, the figure topped 12,000.
She may have survived this brush with danger, but can she survive an auto industry meltdown?
But after losing their jobs in the publishing industry meltdown, Nick moved them to his backwater hometown and used the last of Amy's trust fund to open a bar with his twin sister.
We've seen it in Iraq, in New Orleans, in the fiscal policies of the Bush administration, in the scandalous neglect of public education, in the financial sector meltdown, the auto industry and on and on.
Microsoft's racist chatbot returns with drug-smoking Twitter meltdown The tech industry wants to use women's voices – they just won't listen to them Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for racist and sexist tweets by AI chatbot.
The first euphoric post-election shots of Mr. Obama and his family waving to crowds of teary, flag-waving supporters are quickly replaced by images of Wall Street in meltdown, the credit industry frozen in panic, the real estate market in collapse and the entire country on the brink of despair.
The popularity of music downloads has revolutionized how music is consumed, and widespread piracy has contributed to an industry meltdown in which traditional album sales — composed mostly of the two-decades-old CD format — have slumped by more than a third since 2000.
Because this isn't an airline industry meltdown, or an automotive industry problem.
