No matter where I turn, I’m overwhelmed by “green.” The other day I came across what a manufacturer assured me was a “greener” brand of toothpaste. (This did not appeal to me.) … No matter where I turn, I’m overwhelmed by “green.” Compact fluorescent light bulbs Also…

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Chain opens store in Palm Bay, taking long view of the economy BY WAYNE T. PRICE • FLORIDA TODAY • April 30, 2008 The new $18 million Lowe’s home improvement store opened Tuesday after more than a year of planning and construction, even as concerns about the economy…

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A general article about the home information packs. … The Home Information Pack is to become mandatory in 2007. The aim of the Home Information Pack is to make the whole process of buying and selling property swifter by requiring full information to be provided to the…

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To the list of casualties from the housing recession - sinking home prices, waves of foreclosures, weak consumer spending, battered home builders - add another one: struggling home improvement and home furnishing stores. … Cindy Krebsbach used to like to browse for home…

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