Archive for October, 2009

Lowe’s helps out Habitat (The Charlotte Observer)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

A gift of money, materials and paid labor from Lowe’s is helping Charlotte’s Habitat for Humanity complete nearly half the 24 projects on this year’s waiting list for critical home repairs.

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Painter combines colors, politics (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

After a few less-than-stellar home improvement experiences, Brandon Lewis decided to open his home repair business.

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Is D.I.Y a Good Idea When it Comes to Lawyers? (FOX 4 Kansas City)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

In the current rough economy everyone is trying to save money, and one of the easiest ways to save money is taking on the ‘do it yourself’ approach. Doing your own car and home repair, or even your taxes is one thing; but what if you decided to represent yourself in court?

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Businesses Boom in Winter Blast (KGWN-TV Cheyenne)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Cheyenne’s auto repair shops are booming with business as drivers seek repairs from the storm. Rocky Mountain Automotive and Midas Tires are only a few businesses dealing with an overflow of customers wanting to get their cars spruced up before more snow hits.

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Addison Auto Expands Body Shop with New Hires (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

David Shimones and Ivonne Chavira join growing Denver business Addison Auto Repair & Body Shop, one of Denver’s premier auto service shops, announced today that it has hired two additional people for its growing auto body shop. With an AAA body shop customer satisfaction rating of 100%, Addison’s pledge is to restore their customers’ vehicles to a condition equal to or better than it was before …

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Judge’s ruling keeps 3 inspectors off the job (KPLC Lake Charles)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Associated Press - October 30, 2009 8:34 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A state judge has ruled that three Shreveport housing inspectors who were fired after their arrests in August must remain…

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McKibbon makes repairs just as he’d do his own (NASCAR.com)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

In 21 years of doing business, Doug McKibbon has pretty much seen it all when it comes to working on cars at Doug’s Transmission & Auto Repair in Talladega, Ala.

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Low-interest home repair loans offered (Lincoln Journal Star)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering 1 percent loans to low-income rural homeowners whose homes need repair as part of USDA Rural Development.

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John O’Quinn, 68, Star Personal-Injury Lawyer in Texas, Dies (New York Times)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Mr. O’Quinn was a plaintiff’s lawyer whose outsized personality matched the jury awards he won for his clients.

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Audit: Ex-officials bilked town out of $259,000 (The Herald Bulletin)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Five former employees defrauded the town of Chesterfield of more than $250,000 over two years, according to a state audit report released Thursday.The audit alleges that town employees filed mileage reimbursement claims for trips never taken, issued auto repair claims for repairs never made and paid for maintenance work never performed.

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