I know the shop that Aikidiver is associated with as I live in the same area. I also have some sources that he may not and the story I was told was that PADI pulled out of that stop because of Standards Violations and a refusal by management to make changes and adhere to the standards. I was informed it was a matter of cutting corners to reduce costs and increase profits. Since this is by far the most expensive shop to deal with it comes as no surprise. The strange thing is this shop regularly badmouths other shops and clubs and yet they seem to have no idea how many customers they have lost to these same places they badmouth.
On the other hand I know of another shop in our area that was SDI and very pro SDI until they suddenly became a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center. It was an obvious business move and had little to do with the sport, divers or improving anything other than business.