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Whiskey Distillery Hopes To Beat COVID Hangover In Ch. 11
The Portland, Oregon-based distiller of Westward Whiskey was driven to bankruptcy by flagging demand for booze following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its bankruptcy filings, but the liquor producer says it is not last call for the business.
Rite Aid Touts Pharmacy Sales, Yellow's $14M Sales OK'd
Rite Aid Corp. announced proposed deals to hand off pharmacy assets to operators including CVS and Walgreens in its Chapter 11. Defunct trucking company Yellow Corp. obtained bankruptcy court permission to sell for about $14 million. Forever 21 said it is likely to liquidate and hasn't found a buyer, then got the OK to take votes on its Chapter 11 plan.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court In The Coming Week
In the coming week, Delaware bankruptcy judges will hear arguments on asset sales by educational technology company Epic Creations Inc. and retailer Dormify, as well as a Chapter 11 plan by pharmaceutical services company Azzur Group and a disclosure statement by satellite company Ligado Networks.
Whiskey Distillery Hopes To Beat COVID Hangover In Ch. 11
The Portland, Oregon-based distiller of Westward Whiskey was driven to bankruptcy by flagging demand for booze following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its bankruptcy filings, but the liquor producer says it is not last call for the business.
Rite Aid Touts Pharmacy Sales, Yellow's $14M Sales OK'd
Rite Aid Corp. announced proposed deals to hand off pharmacy assets to operators including CVS and Walgreens in its Chapter 11. Defunct trucking company Yellow Corp. obtained bankruptcy court permission to sell for about $14 million. Forever 21 said it is likely to liquidate and hasn't found a buyer, then got the OK to take votes on its Chapter 11 plan.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court In The Coming Week
In the coming week, Delaware bankruptcy judges will hear arguments on asset sales by educational technology company Epic Creations Inc. and retailer Dormify, as well as a Chapter 11 plan by pharmaceutical services company Azzur Group and a disclosure statement by satellite company Ligado Networks.
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