LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo.----The Board of Directors of Hawthorn Bancshares of Lee’s Summit, Mo., announced today that David T. Turner will assume the position of president and chief operations officer of Hawthorn Bank effective January 1, 2010.

UNION, N.J. -- Center Bancorp, Inc. , parent company to Union Center National Bank, , of Union, New Jersey, announced today that at its board meeting dated November 19, 2009 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.03 per share.

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Though it is over 150 years old, Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug may make a fun gift this season. With the gold price hitting near-daily records, the story about the hunt for a buried treasure after a bite from a gold-coloured bug has topical appeal and is said to be one of the first uses of the description for gold lovers.

SIMSBURY, Conn.----The Board of Directors of SBT Bancorp, Inc., , the holding company of Simsbury Bank, declared on November 18, 2009 a quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share payable on December 16, 2009 to shareholders of record on December 2, 2009.

HINGHAM, Mass.----HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS , Hingham, Massachusetts announced that its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 21, 2010 to stockholders of record as of January 11, 2010.

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EMLENTON, Pa.----The Board of Directors of Emclaire Financial Corp. , the parent holding company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, declared a quarterly cash dividend on November 18, 2009 of $0.14 per common share payable on December 18, 2009, to shareholders of record on December 1, 2009.

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Hudson Valley Holding Corp. , parent of Hudson Valley Bank and New York National Bank, announced today that the underwriters of its previously announced public offering of 3.6 million shares of common stock, which was priced on October 26, 2009 at a public offering price of $25.00 per share and completed on October 30, 2009, have exercised a portion of their over-allotment option and completed the purchase of an additional 393,395 shares.

The Board of Directors of Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. , parent company of The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, announced the payment of the Company's fourth quarter dividend of $0.25 per share.

The Board of Directors of Comm Bancorp, Inc. today declared a dividend of $0.14 per share for the fourth quarter of 2009. The dividend, is payable January 4, 2010, to shareholders of record December 15, 2009.

Valley National Bancorp , the holding company for Valley National Bank, announced today that a common stock cash dividend of $0.19 per share will be paid January 4, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 30, 2009.

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BOSTON----World Gold Trust Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the World Gold Council and State Street Global Advisors , the investment management arm of State Street Corporation , today marked the fifth anniversary of SPDR® Gold Shares .

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HSA Bank® announces the appointment of Susan Nelson as its Senior Vice President - National Sales Director. Nelson has assumed the management of HSA Bank's national sales team and is responsible for developing the bank's strategic sales initiatives.

JERICHO, N.Y. -- State Bancorp, Inc. , parent company of State Bank of Long Island , announced the results of its Special Stockholders Meeting held today at 10:00 a.m.

M&T; Bank Corporation announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.70 per share on its common stock.

The Board of Directors of QNB Corp., at a regular meeting November 17, 2009 declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.24 per share. The dividend is payable December 24, 2009 to shareholders of record December 4, 2009.