Long Center Gets Mo Money, Less Fewer Problems

The Austin Business Journal reports that The Long Center recently received an influx of $150,000 from international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski and the foundation side of health insurance giant Humana. The legal beagles ponied up $100k, and Humana gave $50k. This brings the Long Center's total committed amount to $67.7 million of the $77 million they need to raise.

The Long Center will bring Austin's performance arts community into a whole 'nother realm of big and fancy! We can't wait to sit in cushy seats and listen to operas, symphonies, and more in a spiffy new space that's designed to handle the acoustics of large-venue, large-scale productions. So, thanks lawyers and insurance people - you've brought us that much closer.

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