Hampshire Business
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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 ...
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Dedicated shoppers plan to bag some Black Friday bargainsNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Costco's been selling Christmas trees since late September, and 24-hour Christmas music has been playing on the radio for weeks. It's all in anticipation of tomorrow. T...
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Local casinos eye impact of Majestic bankruptcyNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Could the bankruptcy filing of a major casino in Indiana affect what happens to the gambling industry in Illinois? Some experts say Chicago-area casinos could see a bump...
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Tollway officials: We're 'not good' at running oasesNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois tollway board of directors spent time thinking outside the glass box Tuesday. Officials convened the first meeting of a special committee set up to scrutini...
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Midwest sees home sales boom but Chicago prices hit hardestNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Home sales in the Midwest surged in October as first-time home buyers sought to beat the initial deadline for a federal tax credit and difficult mark...