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Springfield, MO
Sears Canada announced yesterday it is going out of business and closing its remaining 150 stores.
The closures will mean 12,000 people losing their jobs, according to the Toronto Star.
Brandon Stranzl, the company's executive chairman, tried to save Sears Canada but his bid backed by Blackstone Group LP was unsuccessful.
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A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.