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Borders Bankruptcy: All Borders stores in Austin to close

All three Borders stores in Austin are closing after the Borders Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization following a long struggle to stay afloat as the book and music businesses changed beneath its feet. Wednesday’s bankruptcy filing by Borders Group Inc. means more empty space for shopping center owners already struggling with retail vacancies. [...]

February 17, 2011 / No Comment / Read More

George N. Parks dies after band performance

George N. Parks dies after band performance

Beloved director of the University of Massachusetts’ Minutemen Marching Band and award-winning professor George N. Parks passed away suddenly Thursday in Ohio while traveling with the marching band. The band was on its way to perform at the University of Michigan football game against UMass this Saturday. According to UMass spokesperson Ed Blaguszewski, Parks suffered [...]

September 17, 2010 | Filed under U.S. | Read More