DETROIT – A United States bankruptcy judge approved a deal that includes a private-equity firm in Texas buying 17 now-shuttered Art Van locations in Michigan.
That means some Art Van furniture stores could reopen under a new name. The sale could be finalized this week.
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Art Van officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 8.
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The company announced in March that it planned to close all of its company owned stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio.
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