NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling department store operator J.C. Penney announced it will cut 2,000 jobs and close 33 stores as it tries to get back on the path to profitability. Only one of the 33 stores being closed is located in Tennessee, that being in Chattanooga. J.C. Penney employees in McMinnville had to hold their breath Wednesday afternoon from the time the company made the announcement till the time the list of stores to be closed was released.