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Berkshire swine
Berkshire swine , one of the oldest of the improved breeds of swine, originating in the county of Berkshire in S central England. The breed was imported to the United States in large numbers between 1830 and 1850 and has adapted itself to all parts of the country. Berkshires are of medium size, generally smooth, and somewhat longer in proportion to depth than other breeds. Their ears stand erect, their noses are short, and their color is black with white feet, nose, and tail.
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Berkshire Hills Bancorp Completes Acquisition of Factory Point Bancorp.
Business Wire; 9/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...York Operations PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHLB...Manchester Center has been merged into Berkshire Bank - America's Most Exciting Bank...the 41 banking and insurance offices of Berkshire Hills located in Massachusetts and New...
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Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. and Woronoco Bancorp, Inc., Receive Shareholder Approvals to Proceed with Merger.
Business Wire; 4/12/2005; 700+ words
; PITTSFIELD, Mass. and WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ("Berkshire") (AMEX: BHL) the holding company for Berkshire Bank, and Woronoco Bancorp, Inc. ("Woronoco") (AMEX: WRO) the...
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Berkshire 3Q Net Income Up 64 Percent
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a 64 percent...profit Friday on strong investment gains. Berkshire said it earned $4.55 billion, or...or $1,797 per share. Officials at Berkshire, which is led by billionaire Warren...
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Berkshire's Parts on Display at Meeting
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...makes some people think investing in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a bit like buying shares...himself contributed to the notion that Berkshire's diversity gives it strength when...chairman Charlie Munger's net worth is Berkshire stock. A version of the manual has been...
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Berkshire shareholders get reassurances as they worry about company future after Buffett goes
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/4/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...tried to reassure his shareholders that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine once he is gone...of the company's succession plan. Berkshire vice chairman Charlie Munger may have...still asked about the succession plan and Berkshire's future. Part of the reason why Michel...
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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett Says Company Had 'Banner Year'.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...proclaimed 2002 a "banner year" for his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Berkshire's annual report, which came out Saturday...benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index. It was Berkshire's best performance compared with the stock market...
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Berkshire Holdings to Face Scrutiny
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...makes some people think investing in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a bit like buying shares...himself contributed to the notion that Berkshire's diversity gives it strength when...chairman Charlie Munger's net worth is Berkshire stock. A version of the manual has been...
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Berkshire defends estimates of derivatives' value
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...losses experienced in the last two years. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. revealed additional details...Commission about its 2008 annual report. Berkshire's Chief Financial Officer Marc Hamburg...letters to the SEC. The volatility figure Berkshire uses is based on the market circumstances...
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Berkshire Hathaway reports a $1.5B 1Q loss
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...unrealized derivative losses helped drag Berkshire Hathaway's results below last year's $940 million profit. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday it recorded...the same period a year ago. It was Berkshire's first quarterly loss since 2001...
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Berkshire net income falls 64 percent because of derivatives
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday its first...businesses generated lower profits. Berkshire reported net income of $940 million...from the net income of $2.6 billion Berkshire generated a year ago. Berkshire's...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha...Public Company Incorporated: 1889 as Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company Employees...46 billion Stock Exchange: New York Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries are involved...
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Berkshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Berkshire is an area south of the upper Thames...the line of the Icknield Way and the Berkshire Ridgeway. There were therefore two east...organized and placed under an ealdorman . Berkshire was first in the diocese of Dorchester...
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Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P. 1 Beacon Street...Private Company Incorporated: 1990 as Berkshire Realty Company Employees: 956 Sales...of Residential Buildings and Dwellings Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P. is a private...
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Berkshire Hills
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Berkshire Hills bûrk´...and streams, W Mass. The Berkshires are a southern extension...principal industry. The Berkshire Hills have numerous summer...the largest towns in the Berkshires.
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Berkshire swine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Berkshire swine , one of the oldest of the improved...swine, originating in the county of Berkshire in S central England. The breed was...itself to all parts of the country. Berkshires are of medium size, generally smooth...
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