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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. to Acquire Woronoco Bancorp, Inc. Creating $2 Billion Institution.
Business Wire; 12/17/2004; 700+ words
; PITTSFIELD & WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Bank to add $600 million in loans, $460...deposits, 10 branches and two insurance agencies Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ("Berkshire Hills") (AMEX: BHL) the holding company...
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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 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'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 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 reports 77 percent drop in 3Q earnings
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/8/2008; ; 700+ words
; Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Friday reported...by the sale of PetroChina stock. Berkshire generated $27.9 billion in revenue...billion a year ago. Operating profit in Berkshire's insurance underwriting business...
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Berkshire buys Carmax shares, cuts Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern stakes
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has bought nearly 14 million...according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. Berkshire bought the shares _ its first stake in...August or September, according to Berkshire's quarterly summary of its $65.8...
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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 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 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 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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Berkshire Theatre Festival
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Berkshire Theatre Festival (Stockbridge, Massachusetts). A summer theatre whose...which performed in a Stanford White–designed building in the Berkshire Mountains. The group adopted its present name in 1967 and continues to...
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