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In July 2016, Blucora announced the sale of its Infospace business, including HowStuffWorks, to OpenMail for $45 million in cash. As part of the deal, CEO Bill Ruckelshaus was replaced by John Clendening.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/blucora-to-sell-infospace-business-for-45-million/ |title=Blucora to sell InfoSpace business for $45 million | work=Seattle Times | date=July 5, 2016}}</ref> On November 15, 2016, Blucora said it would move its headquarters from Bellevue, Washington, to Irving, Texas. At the same time, the company announced the sale of Monoprice, its online electronics retail business, to Taiwan-based electronics company YFC-BonEagle for $40 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/blucora-to-sell-monoprice-for-40-million/ | title=Blucora moving headquarters to Texas, selling Monoprice for $40 million | work=Seattle Times | date=November 15, 2016}}</ref>
In January 2020, Blucora announced Chris Walters would replace John Clendening as President and CEO.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.blucora.com/news-releases/news-release-details/blucora-names-chris-walters-president-and-chief-executive | title=BLUCORA NAMES CHRIS WALTERS AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | work=Blucora Website | date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
== Shareholder lawsuit ==
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