Archive for November, 2008

Not everyone is a loser in today’s struggling economy (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Melissa Bezner evaluates a purchase at Half Price Books, where Dallas-Fort Worth sales are up 2.8 percent. STAR-TELEGRAM/JOYCE MARSHALL

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Briefs: Real estate school established in Southwest Florida (The News-Press)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Experienced real estate instructors Barbara Cleaver, Bob Petersmith and Mel King have established a real estate school, the Royal Institute of Real…

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Rosenberg Library hopes to reopen in February (Galveston County Daily News)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

GALVESTON ? Officials are hoping to reopen Rosenberg Library, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike, to the public in mid-February.

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Even in a recession, some Northeast Ohio businesses poised to do well (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Ted Crow/The Plain DealerIf economists were artists, they might render battered Greater Cleveland — and most of the nation — in sepia tones, like snapshots from the 1930s. But even they would see brightly colored spots among the drab. Though…

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6-hour blaze leaves repair shop charred (The Morning Journal)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

LORAIN ? Lorain firefighters worked more than six hours Friday night and Saturday morning to quell the flames at Freddy’s Tire and Auto Repair, 602 E. 28th St.

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Home repair is charity’s specialty (The Tennessean)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Windows, frames and sills in Lena Brown and David Scruggs’ house in Franklin need repairs.

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Home repair paradise (The Wenatchee World)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

WENATCHEE - Ready to remodel, but don?t have the dough? The Purple Door may just have a deal for you.

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Business shares holiday (Baytown Sun)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Baytown business Jesse?s Home Repair shared the meaning of Thanksgiving with a local family in need and delivered groceries for a complete holiday meal prior to the holiday.

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Deputies: Repair accident kills man (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

HUNTINGTON - Investigators believe an at-home repair job ended with a man’s death this week along Camp Branch Road, south of Huntington in Cabell County.

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Local builders group offers flood relief (The Janesville Gazette)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Flood victims can apply for home repair grants through the South Central Wisconsin Builders Association, which applied for and received $25,000 from the National Association of Home Builders.

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