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Strip mall addition gains OK

December 29th, 2006

Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 7 hours ago… Shopping Center, which already has a BJ's Wholesale Club and four smaller retailers such as a Game-Stop, will soon get a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, as … …read more

BladePlus, GA - 14 hours ago… inexpensive. you can buy test kits at hardware and home improvement stores or directly from radon testing companies for under $25. … …read more

Mountain Mail Newspaper, CO - 23 hours ago… at below market prices. The council of governments also offers low-interest loans for home improvement projects. A down payment … …read more

DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Dec 28, 2006By MICHOLYN FAJEN. A tool-lending program or educational classes for Clive residents to improve homes in older neighborhoods would … …read more

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Agreement reached in gravel bank sale

December 29th, 2006

Berkshire Eagle - NORTH ADAMS The city has reached an agreement with a Connecticut-based development firm over the purchase of an 8.1-acre gravel bank that will be part of a home-improvement venture in a vacant plaza nearby. Mayor John Barrett III told City Council details

CNN Money - Another home improvement that can pay off is window replacement. Not only does this job return about 90% on investment when the house is resold, it saves on energy bills every year. As a rule, upscale improvements pay off at lower rates than mid-range details

Orlando Sentinel - Relatives said Annie Barrington was the disciplinarian when her children were growing up, while her husband was a soft touch who played the piano beautifully, enjoyed fishing and was a master carpenter always tinkering with a home-improvement project details

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13WHAM Remembers: April 2006 

December 28th, 2006

Rochester, N.Y. — Don Alhart looks back at the stories that made Rochester’s headlines in April 2006. Read more…

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25 Rules to Grow Rich By

December 28th, 2006

CNN Money - Another home improvement that can pay off is window replacement. Not only does this job return about 90% on investment when the house is resold, it saves on energy bills every year. As a rule, upscale improvements pay off at lower rates than mid-range read more

North County Times - To some extent, the commercial development is inevitable. Residents of new houses spend money at the supermarkets, home-improvement stores and discount stores closest to them. The companies that own large chains like to put new stores within a few read more

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The DVD Dissection: Home Improvement The Complete Fifth Season

December 28th, 2006

411mania.com, TX - Dec 5, 2006In this all important fifth season of Home Improvement, the key word was change. It was during this season that show underwent crucial alterations … Continue…

AboutProperty.co.uk, UK - Dec 4, 2006… delivery. The UK's biggest mortgage lender has launched a new website offering householders free advice on home improvement. The … Continue…

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Home improvement boost

December 28th, 2006

Yeovil Express, UK - Dec 22, 2006By Steve Sowden. A COUPLE who are residents of South Somerset Homes and live in Somerton are absolutely thrilled with the recent … …continued

Oakland Tribune, CA - Dec 26, 2006ALAMO A man's home is his castle, especially for an Alamo carpenter whose quirky home improvement project gives true meaning to the phrase. … …continued

PR Leap (press release), CA - 18 hours ago… Upon completion, the project will consist of a leading home improvement retailer, electronics retailer, department store and office supply store as well as … …continued

MarketWatch - 5 hours ago… Alliance Realty statistics. Coverage of home buying and selling, housing prices, mortgage information and home improvement. The Central … …continued

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NFL moves Pack to Sunday night

December 27th, 2006

RiverTowns.net - As a result, Wisconsin’s cheese-heads will put the game into their New Year’s Eve celebrations or else suffer if they have dinner plans without a TV close by. It’s reminiscent of an episode in the old comedy series “Home Improvement Continue reading

13 WHAM - (Brockport, N.Y.) - A spokesperson for Lowe’s says it will be built at the corner of Owens Road and Route 31. The home improvement warehouse is expected to create 175 jobs. The store is expected to open next fall Continue reading

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Regan, a former home improvement contractor, to the post of public safety director, which oversees the police, firefighters and paramedics. Council members questioned Mr. Regan’s qualifications. Then police Cmdr. Catherine McNeilly e-mailed council Continue reading

Forbes - Murphy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza Papa John’s Convenience Stores BP Chevron/Texaco (Tie) Shell (Tie) Exxon Mobil Department Stores Nordstrom Saks Fifth Avenue Bloomingdale’s Shoe Stores Stride Rite Payless ShoeSource Shoe Carnival Home Improvement Continue reading

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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Rally On ‘year-end Effect,’ Dow Ends

December 27th, 2006

Beurs.nl - The S&P Retail Index (RLX) finished up 1% at 4501.13, as suppliers seller Staples Inc. (SPLS) gained 0.6% and home improvement retailer Loew’s Cos. (LOW) rose 2%. Burger King Holdings Inc. (BKC) ended down 1 cent at $20.60, off a low of $20.20. One Continue reading

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Midtown Plaza to Break Ground in January

December 27th, 2006

CoStar Group, MD - 18 hours ago… break ground in January. The firm also announced Lowe's Home Improvement has agreed to anchor the center. The 390,000-square-foot … Details…

Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Dec 25, 2006… These tips brought to you by Burbank-based BeJane.com, a home-improvement Web site owned by and aimed at female do-it-yourselfers. … Details…

Livingston Daily, MI - Dec 10, 2006Developers with Waldenwoods Properties are debunking rumors that Home Depot or Menards, both home-improvement store chains, are moving into the Shops at … Details…

Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 30, 2006CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nation s leading residential handyman services company this week announced it had earned yet another top five ranking in … Details…

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National Magazine Lists Handyman Connection Among Top Three Home …

December 27th, 2006

Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 30, 2006CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nation s leading residential handyman services company this week announced it had earned yet another top five ranking in … …read more

Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Dec 2, 2006… Home Depot and Lowe's are once again stocking their shelves with an array of gift items that have nothing to do with the traditional notions of home improvement … …read more

PR Web (press release), WA - Dec 11, 2006Big Box home improvement chains Home Depot, Lowes and Menards were evaluated and compared by their consumer customers in 29 product categories and against 11 … …read more

Fast Company - Dec 12, 2006Bell, 39, is a native Australian whose ethnography work helps translate insights about human behavior into technology for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). … …read more

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