Batavia Business
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Foreclosures continue to soar in Illinois, defying nationwide trendAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Foreclosures in Illinois soared about 35 percent higher in July compared to a year ago, keeping the state in the top 10 with the biggest monthly increase nationwide, acc...
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Retailers look to reach tech-savvy moms of 'tweens'Aug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Moms with preteens are likely to be on Facebook, often listen to the same music as their children and are highly influenced by coupons, according to a retail study relea...
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New restaurant in Batavia will serve up breakfast, lunch itemsAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Opening soon along Randall Road in Batavia is a new restaurant from the same restaurant group that brought you the classic favorite of many Chicago-area residents - Port...
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First Choice boosts capitalAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Geneva-based First Choice Bank said Tuesday that it has signed a consent order with the state and FDIC to boost its capitalization to about $11 million. The bank, which ...
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Small boost on tax holiday's first morningAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Harry Barkelar, general manager of Sears in Woodfield Shopping Mall, started his work force 4 hours earlier than normal - at 6 a.m. - to open the doors Friday for back-t...
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Caterpillar to add 325 jobs at skid loader plantAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - SANFORD, N.C. -- A North Carolina factory that makes some of Caterpillar Inc.'s smallest machines will expand operations, adding 325 jobs within four years. Locally, Cat...
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'Tax holiday' saving may not be big, but shoppers still happy to have itAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' "tax holiday" may not produce huge savings for back-to-school shoppers, but retailers around the suburbs still are doing what they can to instill it with a "Bl...
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Ratings changed at Cat, NavistarAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today on the following stocks. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' names. • Caterpillar Inc...
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MetLife raises $3.15 billion for purchase of AIG unitAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, raised $3.15 billion by selling shares below yesterday's closing price to help pay for the acquisition of an American Intern...
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Batavia man's litter scoop provides solution to Gulf spill cleanupAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Batavia may be far from the muck and mess left over from April's Gulf oil rig explosion and subsequent disastrous spill, but one resident's invention is being employed i...