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Business Licenses

February 28th, 2007

Charlotte Observer - Moss Tim Home Improvement Inc.; Building Contractor; Tim Moss; 336-659-0695; 1361 Davie Academy Road; Mocksville, 27028. N L Xpress; Trucking; Ian Christian Myers; 704-277-6181; 5601 Paces Glen Ave.; 28212. NC Tech Tiger Football; Football Team; Tim Continue reading

dBusinessNews.com - label credit card programs, marketing, installment lending and financial services for national and regional retailers, dealers, manufacturers and service providers in more than 20 industries including: floor covering, furniture, home improvement Continue reading

WBAY Green Bay - And as a special bonus, Jim Parks from HGTV’s home improvement show New Spaces will be making a guest appearance on Saturday and Sunday. Be sure to attend his seminars as he will be handing out prizes that range in value from $500 to $1,200. Grand Continue reading

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The Must-Have 2007 Garden Ornament Keeps Getting Bigger

February 28th, 2007

MSN MoneyCentral - With fiscal year 2006 sales of $46.9 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 13 million customers a week at more than 1,375 home improvement stores in 49 states. Based in Mooresville, N.C., the 60-year Continue reading

MSN MoneyCentral - Geo-Synthetics sold its GSI General Materials division to White Cap Construction Supply Inc., part of Home Depot Supply Inc., and a subsidiary of home improvement retailer The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Atlanta. GSI distributes products throughout the Continue reading

Record Searchlight - The home-improvement chain paid the city of Redding $1 million for permission to build on East Cypress Avenue property that had been zoned for apartments, with the idea the money would be used to raise roofbeams for low-income residents elsewhere in Continue reading

Reuters - The world’s largest home improvement chain said at its analyst meeting in Atlanta that earnings per share would decline 4 percent to 9 percent this year. Total sales may rise up to 2 percent in 2007. Sales at stores open at least a year, an important Continue reading

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National Magazine Lists Handyman Connection(R) Among Top Three Home

February 28th, 2007

Forbes - The nation’s leading residential handyman services company this week announced it had earned yet another top five ranking in Qualified Remodeler’s annual listing of the nation’s Top 500 Remodeling Companies. Based in Cincinnati, Handyman Connection More

MSN MoneyCentral - With fiscal year 2006 sales of $46.9 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 13 million customers a week at more than 1,375 home improvement stores in 49 states. Based in Mooresville, N.C., the 60-year More

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Lafayette votes to annex land for new Lowe’s

February 28th, 2007

Denver Post - Voters in Lafayette decided Tuesday that the city should annex a piece of land on which a Lowe’s home improvement store is slated to be built. In the city’s first special election in at least 20 years, residents voted for annexation by about a 55 More details

Daily Southtown - Carbon monoxide detectors cost between $20 and $50 and are available in home improvement and general merchandise stores. “Both carbon monoxide and fire detectors are terribly important to have in your home to ensure the safety of your family,” Dunn More details

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Housing Slump Hits Lowe’s Profits in Fourth Quarter 

February 27th, 2007

CHARLOTTE —- Lowe’s , the nation’s second–biggest home improvement store chain, said Friday that its fourth–quarter profit fell 11. Continue reading…

Profit at Lowe’s Cos. fell 11.5 percent in the fourth quarter but beat analysts’ expectations, and investors Friday rewarded the home improvement retailer. Wall Street sent shares of the nation’s second-largest home improvement chain higher. In fact, some analysts made bets Friday that Lowe’s might have borne the worst of a slowdown from the slumping housing sector. Continue reading…

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Home Depot’s plans for a north end store on Hilton Head Island are hitting a snag, even as confusion remains about how the national retailer intends to build on land it doesn’t own. Continue reading…

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Lowe’s among Wall Street’s big movers

February 27th, 2007

Associated Press - Lowe’s Cos., up $1.31 at $34.94. The nation’s second-largest home improvement chain rose after it posted better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results. Yum Brands Inc., down 51 cents at $60.55. The fast-food operator fell after news video continued

Hispania News - Lowe s has about 12 million customers a week at more than 1,350 home improvement stores in 49 states. For more information, visit Lowes.com. Retention Education, LLC is a workforce development company committed to the development and distribution continued

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Wal-Mart, Lowe’s proposed for former Bethel Lumber site

February 26th, 2007

Charlotte.com - A retail center at the former Bethel Lumber site in York County could include a Lowe’s Home Improvement and a Wal-Mart, according to a Rock Hill Herald report. The Herald reported that site owner Crescent Resources has submitted drawings for a retail Details

WebWire - All Around the Home (http://www.allaroundthehome.com) is a national home improvement contractor directory. Homeowners can find established, quality contractors including general contractors for all types of repair and home improvement projects. Details

CNN - British home improvement store B&Q launched a range of roof-top wind turbines and solar panels in September. The devices, which are available from around 1,500 ($2,923), can be bought at http://www.diy.com Customers across the globe can visit http Details

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Tennis courts may become courts of law

February 26th, 2007

Post-Star - Schermerhorn has said he plans to convert the indoor tennis courts to commercial space, while Adirondack Nautilus would continue to operate “for several years” at the property on Glenwood Avenue off Quaker Road, near Lowe’s home improvement store in Continue reading

Belleville News-Democrat - If you’re like most people 50 and older, when it comes to your house, you want to improve, not move. Here are some results from a survey of boomer and senior homeowners on their home-improvement intentions: 42 percent of those planning to remodel or Continue reading

San Francisco Gate - Another graduate started Ecohome Improvement, a Berkeley store selling ecological and healthy home-improvement products. Other students already work full time in professions ranging from technology engineer to nonprofit director to designer, and Continue reading

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Cat on the town 

February 26th, 2007

Like a mom struggling with a toddler, Judy Norton juggled her purse, car keys and a slightly overweight Siamese cat as she reached for the car door. Continue…

One of the most popular kitchen appliances to come along in the last several decades is the garbage disposal. In remodeling nowadays, who would think of putting in a sink and not including a disposal Continue…

Q. Dear Ed, I never miss your column. You have given me many ideas for home projects, and your sense of humor about home improvement makes it less intimidating to attempt small projects around the house. Continue…

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Appleton contractor who defrauded customers gets prison term 

February 25th, 2007

APPLETON An Appleton home improvement contractors admission that he was a lousy businessman and promise to make restitution to clients he reportedly bilked out of $120,000, was not enough to spare him prison time. …read more

Hesitant home buyers and wary weekend warriors are causing a spending slowdown that’s hurting home improvement giants Lowe’s and Home Depot, which rely on appliance sales and interior remodels to boost their bottom lines. …read more

Real-estate agent Nancy Raddohl has seen the ugly side of home improvements done wrong. …read more

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