Archive for January, 2009

Police say auto repair student used skills to steal cars (Detroit News)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

A 19-year-old community college student learned the tricks of car repair during the day the day, but stole vehicles at night, according to police.

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Workers go to tech schools to retrain (The Tennessean)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Because many businesses are stalling in this difficult economic climate and laying off workers at all levels, employees are scrambling to find training as fast as possible to fill open positions in such job-rich industries as technology and health care.

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Royal Touch Home Repair (Sampson Independent)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

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Estates man gets 5 years for Hurricane Wilma insurance scam (Naples Daily News)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

A 40-year-old Golden Gate Estates man who accepted kickbacks for referring Hurricane Wilma home-repair work to a Naples contractor was sent to prison for five years Friday after pleading guilty to a roughly $76,000 insurance fraud scheme.

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Crumbling Building Damages Cars (FOX 23 News Albany)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Cars parked in an auto repair shop lot in downtown Albany endure extensive damage after bricks fall from an old neighboring building.

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Home Repair Raises Lead Levels in Kids (MedicineNet.com)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Title: Home Repair Raises Lead Levels in Kids Category: Health News Created: 1/30/2009 Last Editorial Review: 1/30/2009

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Store, neighborhood partner for event (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

The Mall Drive Ace Hardware store in Iowa City is partnering with the Grant Wood Neighborhood Association today for a Home Maintenance Training workshop that will provide demonstrations, instructions and tips from store experts on do-it-yourself electrical, plumbing and other types of home repair and maintenance projects.

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HOW TO DRIVE TILL THE WHEELS FALL OFF (Orlando Sentinel)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

More Americans are hanging on to their cars and trucks during these tough economic times, and some are struggling to maintain them.

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Hawaii County offering home repair loans (Honolulu Advertiser)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

The Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development is currently accepting applications to its Residential Emergency Repair Program.

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New life for amputees (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Virginia Prosthetics is the Small Business Success Story of 2008

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