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Systemax also had announced that the eleven existing and three TigerDirect-branded retail stores that were under construction would be converted to the CompUSA brand over the spring of 2008. [ 24 ] On November 2, 2012, it was announced that Systemax would drop both the CompUSA and Circuit City storefront brands by consolidating their businesses ...
Columbus City Hall holds the offices and meeting spaces for the mayor and city council. The building was first completed in 1928, replacing the old City Hall on Capitol Square that stood as city hall from 1872 to 1921. Before 1872, the city government was based out of Central Market, a downtown market house and office building. The mayor and ...
The Columbus Civic Center Historic District is a historic district comprising most of the civic center. It includes Central High School (NRHP-listed, 1924), Columbus City Hall (built 1928), the former Central Police Station (1930), the Ohio Judicial Center (NRHP-listed, 1933), and the Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse (NRHP-listed, 1934). [3]
Computer City innovated a number of retail concepts that are now common retail practices. First begun at the Costa Mesa Incomp, the store hosted a professional service bureau called The Graphic Zone, that provided film and graphic services for the nascent desktop publishing industry, the store operated a cafe which served coffee and sandwiches to prolong shopping visits, and the store featured ...
The south patio of City Hall facing Broad Street was named the M. D. Portman Plaza in 1996 after a long-serving City Council member. [9] From 1955 to 2020, the plaza was home to a 20 foot (6.1 m) tall bronze statue of Christopher Columbus by Italian sculptor Edoardo Alfieri . [ 10 ]
On January 6, 2008, Systemax Inc. announced an agreement on the acquisition of the Miami-based CompUSA brand, trademarks, and e-commerce business, and as many as 16 CompUSA retail outlets in Florida, Texas, and Puerto Rico. [7] The first new CompUSA store under Systemax ownership was opened in November 2009.
In August, the city hired an architect to design the complex, which is planned for the 5-acre site at East Main and Clinton streets, the site where Ravenna High School once stood. The city paid ...
The stores pulled in large crowds, [3] and once they proved profitable, Tandy decided to expand quickly, opening an additional 15 stores through 1996. In the mid-1990s, Incredible Universe was a sponsor of the Dallas Mavericks , Dallas Sidekicks , Dallas Stars , Sacramento Kings , and Texas Rangers professional sports franchises.