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The Ultimate Tool Belt Accessory Wins Handyman Seal of Approval
Beaver Brand announced today that their clip-on pencil sharpeners have been awarded the Handyman Club of America Member Tested & Recommended Seal of Approval. An essential accessory for any carpenter’s tool belt, the Beaver Brand pencil sharpeners were tested by over 400 carpenters and craftsmen in real-world situations, and are featured in the June 2007 issue of “Handy.” - June 07, 2007 - Beaver Brand, Inc
Florida Foreclosures Increase 7 Percent in One Month
As the hurricane season begins in Florida, the pre foreclosure storm is continuing to swirl, according to Default Research (www.defaultresearch.com). The nation’s fastest growing pre foreclosure research company reported that the pre foreclosure rates increased by approximately seven percent,... - June 06, 2007 - Default Research Inc
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Selected To Represent Olde Towne
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services, has announced the firm has been selected to handle the sales and marketing of Olde Towne, a new development with 2,400 homesites offering a wide variety of homes starting from the $150,000 to $500,000’s. - June 06, 2007 - Olde Towne
Protecta Introduces Their New Re-designed Pro™ Fall Protection Harness Range
Designed to provide total compliance, absolute confidence and value, without compromise - June 06, 2007 - Capital Safety Australia
The Construction Centre Helps the Building Industry Move Forward
The Construction Centre today announced four new valuable additions to its website; Exhibitions & Events, University and College Courses, Building Regulations and Construction Work in a bid to help further promote careers and business in the building industry. - June 06, 2007 - The Construction Centre
Central Ohio Realtors Launch New Web Site with Dramatic Featured Listing Presentation Tool
Realtors® Sandy Raines and Ron Cadieux of The Raines Group/Real Living HER have successfully unveiled a new Web site, developed by Dakno Marketing, filled with many easy-to-use features, complimentary offers, and informative community information. “My favorite aspect of the site is that... - June 06, 2007 - Dakno Marketing
DirectBuy Opens New Shreveport Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy of Shreveport will be a low cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - June 05, 2007 - DirectBuy
Kenneth Brown Design Goes Online with MSN Shopping
Celebrity interior designer Kenneth Brown and MSN Shopping have teamed up to bring today’s hottest interior design ideas, trends and tips to the online community. This month Kenneth shares his ideas about summer and covers hot color combinations for a cool summer look, sizzling outdoor rooms and fabulous French faux bois mirrors, chairs, benches and lamps. - June 05, 2007 - Kenneth Brown Design
Small Business Research Board Study: Small Businesses in Canada Optimistic; Predict Steady or Improving Economy, Revenues Next 12 Months According to Latest SBRB Report
Businesses to focus on staff training, finding quality employees, improving or adding automation or technology to boost productivity says SBRB report prepared in conjunction with Integrated Business Analysis. - June 05, 2007 - Small Business Research Board
Specialty Builder, Inc. To Build Homes For Maida Vale
Maida Vale, an exclusive residential community, has announced Specialty Builder, Inc., will construct new homes for the luxury development. - June 05, 2007 - Maida Vale
Complete Soundproofing Launches Operations, Offers Solutions for a Noisy World
Complete Soundproofing, a total solutions provider for a broad range of acoustical and noise barrier problems, announces that it has set up operations in San Diego to help homeowners and businesses combat the ever-increasing dissonance of urban living. “We are working with architects,... - June 05, 2007 - Complete Soundproofing
Parker Falls Wins MAME Award For Best Community Web site
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services, has announced that Parker Falls has been awarded a Major Achievement in Marketing and Excellence (MAME) for Best Community Web site. The ceremony was held on April 20 at the Embassy Suites in Cary, and the... - June 05, 2007 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
1800Topsoil.com to Add Member in Wisconsin
1800TOPSOIL.com announced their plans to add a member in Wisconsin. Meetings have been set up, and deals are being negotiated to decide which landscape supply company in the Green Bay area will be the new 1-800-TOPSOIL member, finally giving Packer fans something to cheer about. 1800TOPSOIL.com... - June 05, 2007 - 1800 TopSoil
Elderly Seniors Find Sale of Homes in Southern California Easier Than Expected
A service called "Realty with Dignity" allows elderly seniors and their adult children a chance to sell the family home without the usual agony that accompanies such sales. - June 05, 2007 - Jason Ross Realty
Bogue Watch Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Jeffrey Milligan, senior vice president of Landquest, has announced that Bogue Watch, a North Carolina Intracoastal Waterway residential community, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration on Tuesday, June 5 at 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Bogue Watch sales... - June 04, 2007 - Bogue Watch
Why Adding an Audio Message Can Improve the “Stickiness” of Your Real Estate Website
Many homebuyers in today's online world are shopping from the comfort of their own home. As they visit your virtual open house, wouldn’t it be nice to greet them the same way you would had they come to your actual open house? A web site doesn't normally do this, but ListingDomain’s... - June 04, 2007 - ListingDomains.com
SFL + a Architects Sponsors 5th Annual North Carolina Education Ball
Robbie Ferris, president and CEO of SFL + a Architects, a firm designed to provide state-of-the-art architectural solutions to educational institutions, has announced that the firm will sponsor the 2007 North Carolina Education Ball scheduled for Saturday, June 16 at the Progress Energy Center for... - June 04, 2007 - SFL + A Architects
Bryant-Phillips Associates, Inc. Completes Damage Restoration Efforts On Greenville Church
Wesley Phillips, president of Bryant-Phillips Associates, Inc., a Licensed General Contractor specializing in fire, water, and smoke damage restoration, has announced that the company has completed fire and water damage restoration on The Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville, N.C. Most of the... - June 04, 2007 - Bryant-Phillips Associates, Inc.
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Named Number Five Company in North America for Exceptional Customer Service
David Jones, COO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, has announced that the firm was awarded with a fifth place Quality Excellence Award by Quality Service Certification, Inc., which recognizes the top 10 companies in North American that provide the highest level of service quality and... - June 04, 2007 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
New Website Promises to Help Homeowners and Contractors
A new website has been designed to help homeowners get home improvement work done and get it done within their budget. The name of the website is budgetbidmaster.com. Through budgetbidmaster.com individuals and contractors can view open bids with detailed information on the project, such as the... - June 03, 2007 - BudgetBIDMaster.com
FreeHomeShop.com Improves on Competitors’ Mistakes
FreeHomeShop.com, a new online real estate listing service, provides free online listings for Utah home sellers and rentals, and it’s not business as usual. - June 03, 2007 - Free Home Shop, LLC
Not Another Neck Tie: Five Reasons Why a Bonsai Tree Makes the Perfect Father’s Day Gift
A Little Something for the Dad Who Has Everything; Massachusetts Company is Making It Easy to Give Dad the Unexpected This Year - June 02, 2007 - Bonsai Outlet
Leading Spanish Apartment Listing Web site Forms Exclusive Partnership with Leading Spanish Media and Entertainment Web site
ParaRentar.com Becomes the Exclusive Apartment Listing Provider for Batanga.com - June 02, 2007 - For Rent Media Solutions
Response to Planning White Paper from The Construction Centre.co.uk
Following the release of the Planning White Paper by Communities Secretary, Ruth Kelly on Monday last week, The Construction Centre has welcomed the proposals but with a degree of caution. - June 02, 2007 - The Construction Centre
Frank Harmon Architects Welcomes New Members of Design Team
"This is the best place I could ask to be." -- architectural intern Will Lambeth - June 02, 2007 - Frank Harmon Architect PA
Hydrowarehouse.Com Introduces Two New Hydroponic Products
HydroWarehouse.com, an online distributor of discount hydroponics supplies, announces the addition of two new products to its digital catalog. The first new hydroponic product is a 125-Watt Compact Fluorescent Daylight GrowLight System, manufactured by Hydrofarm. It’s housed in a... - June 02, 2007 - HydroWarehouse
Transoft Solutions Launches ParkCAD 3.0
Latest release provides users a more intuitive approach to parking lot design - June 02, 2007 - Transoft Solutions
Paradise Robotics Announces Demonstrations of KA Robotic Lawn Mower
Paradise Robotics, a Chicago area retailer, announces new demonstration dates for the KA Lawnbott Robotic Lawn Mower. Demonstrations will be held in East Dundee, IL on June 9 and June 16 and in Historic Long Grove on June 22-23-24. Visit Paradise Robotics online at http://www.paradiserobotics.com or call 1-847-960-8520. - June 02, 2007 - Paradise Robotics
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Builder Services Announces New Sales Manager
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services, has announced that Allison Moriarty has joined the firm as a new sales manager for the Builder Services division. Moriarty has been in the real estate industry since 1997 and has several years of experience in... - June 01, 2007 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Del Webb Charleston Offers a First Glance into the Community
Homesite Preview Day Will Give Potential Residents a Chance to View the Community - June 01, 2007 - Del Webb Charleston
New Real Estate Directory Looks to Change Face of Online Realty
The internet is becoming an ever increasing part of real estate with many agencies and brokers running their services strictly on the internet. TheHomeDirectory.net allows for potential sellers and buyers to find what they are looking for via a search engine making TheHomeDirectory.net one of the first available real estate resource search engines to find what they are looking for in their area or any other area worldwide from insurance to developers and beyond. - June 01, 2007 - Prime-Elite LLC
etfile Showcases Document and Data Management Solutions
etfile, a leading provider of electronic document and data management solutions, recently demonstrated its electronic document management solutions for the real estate industry and launched their new online backup solution, etbackup-online, at the Realtor® Midyear Expo in Washington... - June 01, 2007 - etfile
Bond&Fill Expands Nationwide as a Vendor for the Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC)
Bond&Fill’s field-tested line of high performance sealants and adhesives are specially formulated to bond, fill and repair exterior or interior PVC trim, vinyl, and aluminum products, including Kleer, AZEK, KOMA, Versatex, Fypon, and ATW. - June 01, 2007 - Bond&Fill
Mele Storage Group Surpasses $300 Million Self-Storage Sales Threshold
Marcus & Millichap's Mele Storage Group has hit a significant milestone in self-storage facility sales with a relationship-based approach that adds value to transactions. - June 01, 2007 - The Mele Storage Group
2letservice.com Introduces New Community Features for Real Estate Listings
Location Maps, Cityguru Classifieds and Affiliate Services are among some new features introduced by 2letservice.com. - June 01, 2007 - Wisepoint
Carmen Mormino Joins Prestigious Rodeo Realty
Carmen Mormino has joined the elite real estate firm Rodeo Realty, Westlake Village division. - May 31, 2007 - Carmen Mormino
New, Environmentally Friendly Large Format Paper Offered at wabpapersupply.com
WAB Paper Supply has announced the debut of a new paper to their line-up of reprographic printing supplies. The new “green paper” is virtually equivalent to the standard paper widely used in the large format printing industry, but creates less impact on the environment. The paper is... - May 31, 2007 - WAB Paper Supply
Sportexe Takes Johns Hopkins to 2007 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Title
Blue Jays Use Sportexe Turf to Capture NCAA Championship - May 31, 2007 - Sportexe
Free Special Report on Cutting Capital Gains Taxes for Home Sellers Now Available
To stand out in an increasingly competitive real estate market, one New Hampshire real estate agency has made it its mission to provide more than just a list of available properties around Loon Mountain, Waterville Valley, and the stunning White Mountain region. This month, Alpine Lakes Real Estate released a free special report showing investment property sellers how to save thousands of dollars in capital gains taxes. - May 31, 2007 - Alpine Lakes Real Estate
Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. Announces an Affiliation with Long & Foster Home Service Connections
Doug Cowles, president and CEO of Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI), has announced that his firm has established an affiliation with Long & Foster Home Service Connections, a branch of Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. that provides support before, during and after a... - May 31, 2007 - Horticultural Asset Management (HMI)
Blue Ribbon Residential Construction Receives 2007 Star Award For Best Exterior Facelift
John Sperath, president of Blue Ribbon Residential Construction, has announced that the company has received the 2007 Star Award for Best Exterior Facelift from the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. A panel of expert judges from within the industry selected the winners. Blue Ribbon... - May 31, 2007 - Blue Ribbon Residential Construction
NH Remodeling Firm Matches Spring Boutique Proceeds for Nashua Pastoral Care Center
Nashua, NH-based remodeling firm G.M. Roth announced the results of a fundraiser held to support the Nashua Pastoral Care Center, and announced the donation of a matching contribution to the non-profit agency that supports low-income individuals and families at-risk of homelessness with the basic necessities of life. - May 31, 2007 - G.M. Roth
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Releases Podcast Addressing the Legacy at Jordan Lake Land Donation
Debbie Houston, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services, has announced the release of a podcast providing information about The Legacy at Lake Jordan’s donation of 11 acres of strategically located land to North Carolina State University to be used as a learning... - May 31, 2007 - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Preservation Homes To Build Homes For Olde Towne Neighborhood
Scott McCrary, president of Carolina Communities Development Group (CCDG), has announced Preservation Homes will construct new homes for Olde Towne community. Preservation Homes will build custom-crafted, bungalow style homes for the new development, Olde Towne. Olde Towne, an exclusive urban... - May 31, 2007 - Olde Towne
More Than Sixty-Three Percent of Renters Recycle
Apartments.com survey examines recycling and energy conservation practices within apartment communities. - May 31, 2007 - Apartments.com
MWS Will be Starting up a New Project in Navi Mumbai
Mariners Welfare Society (MWS), the Delhi-based Real Estate Company catering to the housing needs of the Seafaring community is planning to start a new project in Navi Mumbai, the fully planned satellite town of the city of Mumbai. Navi Mumbai is designed to meet all the needs of life & commerce in the 21st century, thus making a great way for investment. - May 31, 2007 - Mariners Buildcon India Ltd
Partnership Taps Into the Texas Market with Innovative Playground Equipment
Ulrich Barn Builders, LLC announced today the launch of its newest products geared towards family fun and entertainment. Wooden outdoor playground equipment built by Playmor Swing Sets will be available at all Ulrich Barn Builders locations. Playmor Swing Sets produce a high quality brand of... - May 31, 2007 - Sagentic Web Design
DirectBuy Opens Members-Only Design Showroom in Long Beach
DirectBuy of Long Beach, a low-cost alternative to retail, will be a one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - May 30, 2007 - DirectBuy
SFL + a Architects Awarded Business of the Year
Robbie Ferris, president and CEO of SFL + a Architects, has announced that the firm has received the 2006 “Business of the Year” award from the Cumberland County Business Council. Presented annually, the Cumberland County Business Council “Business of the Year” award... - May 30, 2007 - SFL + A Architects
BBB Urges to Know the Facts about Reverse Mortgages
Beverly Baskin, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina, advises long-term homeowners with equity built from homeownership, that a reverse mortgage can be a good investment. Reverse mortgages allow homeowners to turn their home equity into spendable cash without... - May 30, 2007 - Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina