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Business archive
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
NAPA - Warren K. Bianchi, 61, died Thursday, September 28, 2006 at Queen of the Valley Hospital.
St. Helena businessman's love of baseball leads to new homes in Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, there is a little village called Empalme de Boaco. Eighty kilometers from the capital, Managua, it is too small to have an alcalde (mayor); instead it has an alcaldito (little mayor) to represent its 1,500 inhabitants.
What's Up Napa Valley: Italian days at Copia
Copia is continues its celebration of Italy this weekend with the Italian Garden Saturday and an Italian street festival Sunday.
$15 billion buyout offer for Harrah's
LAS VEGAS — Harrah’s Entertainment received a $15.05 billion offer for the company from two private-equity firms in what would be the biggest deal ever for a casino operator and the fifth-largest leveraged buyout in history.
Retailers nationwide forecasting positive holiday sales
NEW YORK — A warning to procrastinators: Better shop early if you want the must-have holiday gifts.
Maker of HIV drugs makes bid for biotech firm
DENVER — Gilead Sciences Inc., a leading producer of HIV drugs, said Monday it plans to acquire biotech Myogen Inc. for about $2.5 billion in cash, signaling a surprising expansion into treatments for pulmonary diseases.
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