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BioSteel water bottles sit lined up on the board. BioSteel announced its intention file for Chapter 15 bankruptcy to preserve their U.S.-based assets. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Sports drink BioSteel files for bankruptcy

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | September 28, 2023

DeKALB – The official sports drink of NIU Athletics is facing certain demise after sports drink company BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. filed for credit protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act on Sept. 14. “BioSteel,” owned...

Being financially independent may be easier than students think

By Chelsey Boutan | November 3, 2011

Brad Cripe, assistant professor of accounting, remembers what it was like to be a college student who was struggling financially. "I have a student loan bill that I will be paying off until I am well into my 60's, but I took out those loans because I...

Borders bookstore files bankruptcy, DeKalb branch will close

By Drew Veskauf | February 16, 2011

The Borders bookstore in DeKalb will close its doors within the next several weeks. The DeKalb branch, 2520 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, along with about 200 other locations, will close after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday....