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Detroit Free Press - Novi Home Improvement Show, , 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River, Novi. 248-737-4477. $10, $9 seniors, 12 and younger free. Computer Show and Holistic Festival, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun Details

WNEP-TV 16 - A home improvement store is open in the same area of the Poconos where the courts almost shut down a department store. Lowe’s in Stroud Township had its grand opening today. Neighboring store Kohl’s opened in October. Shortly after, a court ordered Details

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Baltimore Sun - ATLANTA // The Home Depot Inc.’s new chief executive could earn as much as $8.9 million in total compensation this year, the world’s largest home improvement store chain said in a regulatory filing yesterday. But Frank Blake’s compensation is smaller Details

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A Superior Court judge Monday denied a request by a group of shareholders of Home Depot Inc. to temporarily block the world’s largest home improvement store chain from paying former Chief Executive Bob Nardelli any more of his $210 million severance package. More details…

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Lowe’s Cos. Inc. plans to open three to five stores in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2009, expanding the home-improvement retailer’s international presence. More details…

When Maria Costello and Jeff Jordan made the decision to leave Appleton, they had the freedom to move almost anywhere…. More details…

WINCHESTER, Va.—-Hardware and Tools Corp., formerly known as DoItYourselfWarehouse.com, Inc. a major online retailer of home improvement products, announced the sale of its affiliate DoItYourself.com , the leading independent home improvement and home repair website, to Internet Brands, Inc., a leading operator of media and e-commerce sites for “large ticket” consumer purchases. More details…

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Baltimore Sun - ATLANTA // The Home Depot Inc.’s new chief executive could earn as much as $8.9 million in total compensation this year, the world’s largest home improvement store chain said in a regulatory filing yesterday. But Frank Blake’s compensation is smaller Continue

Roanoke Times - The normally active health department nurse spent the Sunday she was stricken sleeping on the couch in blue pajamas rather than doing planned home improvement projects on her day off. When she wasn’t in the bathroom, she curled up with her dog, Millie Continue

MSN MoneyCentral - New suite of life-stage content areas provides helpful information consumers seek when planning a wedding, buying a car, moving or embarking on a home improvement project. Located through the Tools and Resources Continue

Shanghai Star - Julie Upton, a Houston-area real estate agent, spurned traditional buyer incentives like free gasoline cards or home improvement store gift certificates. Instead, she placed an advertisement offering a pistol with the purchase of any home worth at Continue

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Waterbury Republican-American - Haversat said the development will not move forward because the developer, Julian Enterprises of West Haven, has decided to build a big-box retail store, such as a home improvement center, rather than a quaint shopping center. “This represents a Read more

Desert Sun - In the aftermath of the termination earlier this month of CEO Robert Nardelli, a move is underfoot to force Home Depot, the nation’s leading home improvement giant, to divest its wholesale distribution division. This move is said to be led by Read more

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MSN MoneyCentral - Lowe’s Cos. Inc. plans to open three to five stores in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2009, expanding the home-improvement retailer’s international presence. The company will invest between $18 million and $20 million in each store. The Mooresville-based Continue reading

Boston Globe - MOORESVILLE, North Carolina — Home improvement retailer Lowe’s Cos. said Wednesday it will open three to five stores in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2009, representing an investment of $18 million to $20 million per store. Lowe’s Cos. said the new stores Continue reading

Blackenterprise.com - When William Maxwell of Cheverly, Maryland, adjoined a home office to his house, it added up to dollars and sense. When Maxwell sells his house, he may receive almost $30,000 more in profit. As homeowners, we all want the best for our dwellings, from Continue reading

Sun Chronicle - A typical home improvement permit can be issued in a day and a new home permit often within a week, he said. Semple also said communities with fewer regulations tend to be less densely populated, while those with more intense controls have more Continue reading

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USA Today - The movie already has people whispering about awards possibilities for his performance as the home-improvement store manager whose modest life and sense of values are upended by tragedy. “He’s turning in on himself because he has a lot of anger and read more

Adweek - Cooking With Tyler Florence , featuring the celebrity chef and author preparing specialty meals; Home Entertaining With Michele and Gia , starring two personalities from the Fine Living network dispensing party-planning advice; and Home Improvement read more

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WISH-TV - News that Bob Nardelli resigned from the world’s largest home improvement chain added to positive investor sentiment from a weekend report that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s same-store sales rose 1.6 percent between Nov. 25 and Dec. 29, topping the company continued

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Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Lowe’s Cos., the second-largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, plans to expand in Mexico, opening as many as five stores in 2009. …read more

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Scottsdale on Monday ceremoniously welcomed a new Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, one city officials are counting on to further revitalize the southern portion of the city. Details…

(TV-5) — When the howling winds blow, freezing air at your house, will you be nice and warm inside or will you feel the bite of old man winter Some folks we talked with at a home improvement store today admitted they could be better prepared. Details…

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