Geneva Business
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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...
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Norris Funeral Home changing hands, but will retain family touchDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A century-old family business tradition is changing in St. Charles, as the Norris Funeral Home was sold Monday. The buyer, Moss Family Funeral Home of Batavia, intends t...
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St. Charles mainstay Regole's Harvest Shoppe abruptly closesDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A St. Charles business that has been around since 1963 has closed with no fanfare. A roadside sign at Regole's Harvest Shoppe on Kirk Road says it's closed, and directs ...
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Caterpillar buys S. Korean manufacturerNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Caterpillar Inc. said Monday it plans to buy a subsidiary of a South Korean manufacturer of components for earthmoving and other machinery. Locally, Cat has op...
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Crowds, deals expected even if you don't shop earlyNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - If watching the Thanksgiving Day parade and letting the pumpkin pie digest are more important than shopping before sunrise Friday, you can still expect large crowds and ...