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Home Improvement - The Complete Fifth Season

November 30th, 2006

DVD Talk, OR - Nov 11, 2006Home Improvement is a fun family-oriented sitcom. The series is based upon the work of stand-up comedian Tim Allen. In this show Tim Allen plays as Tim Taylor. … More details…

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European stocks end mostly lower

November 30th, 2006

Herald Tribune - U.K.-based home-improvement retailer Kingfisher lost 2.1 percent after sales figures showed continued weakness in U.K. operations. “The evidence suggests that the U.K. do-it-yourself market remains weak and that B&Q’s woes continue,” said analysts at More details

MSN MoneyCentral - I’ll be providing a recap of the events I was able to attend; be sure to check The Motley Fool’s daily headlines for updates. The stocks of companies competing in the home-construction and home-improvement markets are struggling right now; many are More details

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Germany's Globus to open first store in Russia

November 30th, 2006

Interfax Russia, Russia - 1 hour ago… It has 36 hypermarkets, 49 home improvement stores and nine electronic hypermarkets in Germany, as well as 11 retail stores in the Czech Republic. … …continued

Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 9, 2006… 706-275-1792, mollie.allen@shawinc.com. With 24 years' experience in the local home improvement business, Rick Kazmierczak serves as president of Kaz Brothers. … …continued

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Man Charged In Home Improvement Scam

November 30th, 2006

KWWL, IA - Nov 27, 2006An eastern Iowa man who targeted two elderly sisters in a home improvement scam in Cedar Rapids faces up to ten years in prison. … More…

GoDeKalb.com (press release), GA - 7 hours ago… Stories featuring the project have appeared in Qualified Remodeler magazine, New Life Journal, HGTV and Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine. … More…

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U.S. Home Resales Rose 0.5% to 6.24 Million Rate (Update2) 

November 29th, 2006

Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — U.S. previously owned home sales unexpectedly rose in October for the first time in eight months as lower prices and borrowing costs brought more buyers into the market. Continue reading…

When Denise Traficanti saw the item in the Newsday Home section in September about a contest to find America’s messiest garage, she figured hers had to be in the running. Continue reading…

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More Boston News 

November 29th, 2006

Ironically, the study found that Americans are less concerned about the environment than they are about protecting property values and maintaining the character of their community. …read more

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Headwaters Incorporated Organizes Business Unit Focused on Its ‘HCAT(TM)’ Technology 

November 29th, 2006

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah—-Headwaters Incorporated today announced the creation of Headwaters Heavy Oil, a business unit devoted to the deployment of what the Company believes is a breakthrough technology for improving the efficiency of refining heavy petroleum feedstocks. Read more…

The following product recall has been announced: — About 76,000 Troy-Bilt and Craftsman brand gasoline chain saws, imported by MTD Southwest Inc., because the saws’ plastic front handles can break while operating, which can make them difficult to control, creating a risk of lacerations. Read more…

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Tweaking a tradition, even for survival’s sake, can have negative repercussions. Just ask the folks at J. Gruber’s Hagers-Town Town and Country Almanack, America’s second-oldest continuously published periodical. Read more…

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Schaeffer's Today's Market Features: JC Penney, Lowe s Companies …

November 28th, 2006

Business Wire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago… been closed to foreign companies. Finally, home-improvement retailers could see a bit of a lift today. Banc of America Securities … Continue reading…

Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 9, 2006… 706-275-1792, mollie.allen@shawinc.com. With 24 years' experience in the local home improvement business, Rick Kazmierczak serves as president of Kaz Brothers. … Continue reading…

American Chronicle, CA - Nov 2, 2006… For these situations, the loan industry has created home improvement loans. … That s how secured home improvement loans appeared. … Continue reading…

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Early-bird retailers got the worm Friday

November 28th, 2006

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 3 hours ago… Vitner expects holiday sales, which in Wachovia's measurements include sales from home improvement centers, to be up 7.4 percent nationally and 8.5 percent in … Details…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - Nov 9, 2006NORMANDY Increased public interest has prompted Normandy officials to use more federal Community Development Block grant funds for home improvements. … Details…

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Katy Industries, Inc. Announces the Sale of Its United Kingdom Consumer Plastics Business 

November 28th, 2006

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Katy Industries, Inc. today announced that it has sold its United Kingdom consumer plastics business to Jardin International Holding BV. The United Kingdom consumer plastics business of Katy manufactures and distributes a variety of home and consumer storage products principally under the CONTICO brand name. Read more…

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