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Within the next two years, 70% of homeowners are planning renovations or home improvements and nearly half expect to do the work themselves. Jon Eakes - TV home improvement expert and educator - who has been helping North Americans tackle home improvement challenges for more than 25 years, offers some tricks of the trade for 10 common do-it-yourself indoor projects to help ensure they don’t Details…

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — Lowe’s Cos., the second-largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, said third-quarter profit rose more than analysts anticipated as the company kept costs in check. Details…

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Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures tumbled on speculation the dollar’s decline to a 19-month low against the euro will spur inflation. General Electric Co., the world’s second-biggest company by market value, and Intel Corp., the largest semiconductor maker, declined. …read more

Lowe’s Cos. reported a profit increase of nearly 11 percent Monday for the third quarter and warned that its fourth-quarter results would be weaker than expected. But investors sent shares of the nation’s second-largest home improvement chain behind Home Depot higher. …read more

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Business Day, South Africa - 6 hours ago… NIEKERK: We re a micro-financier by nature with a range of financial services products from salary advances to personal loans, home improvement loans, and … …details

East Valley Tribune, AZ - 1 hour agoBy Ari Cohn, Tribune. Scottsdale officials this week relaxed zoning laws to make it easier for thousands of homeowners to enlarge or renovate their homes. … …details

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Home Depot will open its Douglas County doors Feb. 1, 2007. Construction continues on the national home improvement warehouse store, at 3000 Aviation Drive, across from its major industry competitor Lowe’s. Continue reading…

ANGELS VOICES Speak Up! Will hold a car wash/bake sale fund-raiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at Chilis Restaurant selling their candles, lotions and soaps. Continue reading…

Get the results of an undercover investigation into one of the biggest names in home improvement. Continue reading…

For Christmas, I want a gift with a little kick. Something that’ll lead to endless hours of creativity and loads of satisfaction. Big Nick, what I need is a gift that hums and thrums and is loaded with power. Continue reading…

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(ARA) - With the home improvement season upon us, there is no better time than now to review your homeowners insurance to make sure you have the coverage you need. Continue…

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Ward 4 is looking new politically as all three of the contested elections this month lead to political change in the southern area of the city. Continue…

Distributors from Distribution America and PRO Group, Inc. met with home improvement industry vendors to plan for 2007. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/UGlnZy1NYWduLUxvdmUtSGFsZi1NYWduLVplcm8= Continue…

The home improvement retailer’s shares rise on the results, though the company forecasts a sales decline in the near term as the housing market slows. Continue…

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ATLANTA (AP) - Hostile takeovers make strange bedfellows. Case in point: Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) management and its pilots union. Continue reading…

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Lowes Home Improvement stores has officially announced the opening of a new Port Orchard store in the winter of 2007, and city officials say the company started the application process last week. More details…

ROXBORO — A Lowe’s Home Improvement store is taking shape along U.S. 501 on the south side of town. Karen Cobb, spokeswoman for the Mooresville-based chain, said no specific opening date had been set, but that the timetable was sometime between now and January. More details…

A bevy of new shopping and living options is slated for Rego Park with the construction of a new mixed use complex on the parking lot formerly used by Alexanders department store. More details…

Lowe’s and its customers, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, are helping families in Hillsboro this holiday season through the home improvement retailer’s “Homes for the Holidays” donation program, which began Monday nationwide. More details…

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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) — Lowe’s Cos. on Monday said that its third-quarter profit rose nearly 11%, but a sluggish housing market and slower hurricane recovery and rebuilding efforts compared with last year caused the home- improvement retailer’s revenue to come in shy of analysts’ expectations. …read more

FBI and IRS agents arrested Frank G. Abate, former executive director of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority, on Tuesday, charging him with using the authority as a hunting ground to find contractors willing to cut him a deal on his own home improvement projects. …read more

Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) –Confidence among U.S. consumers stayed close to a 15-month high in November as lower gasoline prices and more jobs helped Americans cope with the slump in real estate. …read more

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Dayton Daily News (subscription), OH - Nov 17, 2006By Nancy Bowman. TIPP CITY A home improvement retailer is looking at a site west of Interstate 75 for what would be the city's first "big box" store. … Details…

Seeking Alpha, NY - 4 hours ago… Nevertheless, its shares rose 19 cents to $30.67, an indication that many investors have confidence in the second-largest home improvement retailer for the long … Details…

Mickey News (press release), CA - Nov 14, 2006Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of one of America's most beloved comedies with Home Improvement: The Complete Fifth Season, on DVD November 14 from Touchstone … Details…

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