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Home Depot Donates to Hurricane Communities

ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /CNW/ -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, today continued the second phase of its hurricane response by announcing an additional $3.25 million donation to individuals and communities affected by the 2005 hurricane season. The new funds will assist in the immediate recovery efforts following Hurricane Wilma as well as the rebuilding needs for the communities that have been affected by all three major storms. With this contribution, The Home Depot - along with The Home Depot Foundation, The Homer Fund and its suppl ...
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Posted on November 01, 2005 12:11 | Home Improvement News

Home Depot Breaks Ground in Pell City

PELL CITY — Officials broke ground Thursday on a huge commercial center development, where a Home Depot will be located. "Hello, Pell City," Hunter Stansbury with Home Depot said at Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony. "I just want to tell you how excited we are." Stansbury credited city and county officials, as well as developers, for putting the construction of a Home Depot store in Pell City on the fast track. Wilson said the new development is a 314,483-square-foot commercial site located behind W ...
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Posted on October 31, 2005 03:10 | Home Improvement News

Furnace Explodes at Apartment Complex

A fire at the Maple Tree Village apartments in Charlotte has left some residents homeless. The Charlotte Fire Department continues to investigate the cause of the fire that they spent most of the day battling. Sandra Davis ran out of her apartment moments after the explosion and says she couldn't believe her eyes. Sandra Davis, witnessed fire: "My neighbor told me there was an explosion, and the flames were just swooshing out and moving down the building." Charlotte firefighters believe a furnace's delayed ignition started th ...
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Posted on October 31, 2005 03:10 | Home Improvement News

Stolen Home Improvement Gear Found

Police carted off 21 truckloads of home improvement items from three houses Friday after uncovering what they think may be a large Kansas City burglary ring. Packed into those houses was a hodge-podge of heavyweight items, such as water heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, riding mowers and other goods that authorities allege were taken from construction and rehabilitation sites... The Kansas City Star - Cops stumble upon a heap of home improvement gear “We’re still not sure how big this is,&r ...
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Posted on October 25, 2005 19:10 | Home Improvement News

Home Improvement Trend Increases

Bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, attic remodeling and basement remodeling are on the rise. Renovation Experts.com, a premium network of over 3000 remodeling contractors, today published September 2005 statistics showing a serious decline in homeowners who are looking to have a custom home built by a residential general contractor. Conversely, statistics show an increase in the number of homeowners who are looking to perform a home improvement type renovation. The report is good news for remodeling contractors but is discouraging for building con ...
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Posted on October 24, 2005 18:10 | Home Improvement News

PVC Pipe Shortage and Prices Rise

"The white PVC pipes laying in rows on a shelf don't look that sexy. They don't get the headlines of other building materials like concrete and lumber. And they usually aren't mentioned in the same breath as soaring oil prices. That is changing with prices in the $4 billion-a-year poly-vinyl chloride industry up as much as 35 percent from just a few months ago -- further digging into the profits of companies that use these materials, like plumbers, suppliers and home builders." PVC Pipe Prices Soar ...
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Posted on October 23, 2005 20:10 | Home Improvement News

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