Geneva Business
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Local home sales soar, up for third straight monthDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone's guess. Sales of previously ...
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Caterpillar unveils new electric tractorDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Caterpillar Inc. has unveiled the first-of-its-kind electric drive track-type tractor. Locally, Caterpillar has operations in Montgomery. At a ceremony Tuesday...
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Laid off Caterpillar workers may get jobs backDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of bulldozers and excavators, aims to bring back some laid-off workers next year as sales improve, said Chief Executive Offic...
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Christmas lights in short supply on suburban shelvesDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban residents looking to add an extra strand of Christmas lights to the tree or replace burned out icicles hanging from the roof may be out of luck. Retailers are f...
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Caterpillar plans to boost debtDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. plans to sell $250 million of 3-year senior notes as soon as today, according to a person familiar with the offering. Locally, Cat h...
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No 'mom jeans' to be found at Hot MamaDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a new store along the Randall Road corridor that is hoping to help moms look hot both while they're pregnant and long afterward, too. Hot Mama opened last month...
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Payton family ends Aurora Roundhouse partnershipDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Walter Payton was known as "Sweetness," but a business deal that brought the beloved Bears' running back great pride sure soured after his tragic death 10 years ago. Hi...
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MB Financial closes some Benchmark locationsDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - MB Financial Bank said Monday it intends to close and consolidate some of the five Benchmark Bank locations in the next 30 to 60 days. While the 110-year-old Benchmark r...
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MetLife expects to report first net income in yearDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer, expects to report its first profit in a year in the fourth quarter as investments in private equity, hedge funds and other h...
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MB Financial takes over Benchmark Bank after feds shut them downDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Regulators on Friday shut down Benchmark Bank, based in Aurora, the 20th to fail in Illinois this year. Benchmark branches are in Aurora, St. Charles, Ransom, Verona and...