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What Home Depot Hefty Raise May Say About Workers

In its last quarterly earnings report, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) forecast flat sales and lower profits for 2023, partly because consumers aren’t spending as much on home improvement products as they did during the pandemic, a boon period for the sector. Another hit to its bottom line, the company predicted, was the decision to invest $1 billion this year to increase hourly wages for every one of its frontline workers.

Giving pay raises at the same time sales are slumping seems like an incongruous strategy, but Home Depot executives project that it will actually boost the big-box retailer’s industry-leading

Almost all eligible HDB flats built up to 1986 have been upgraded under a home improvement scheme

SINGAPORE: Upgrading work under the Home Improvement Program (HIP) has been completed for almost all eligible Housing Board flats that were built up to 1986.

A total of 320,000 flats were eligible for the scheme.

Work has been completed for about 95 per cent of the flats, while 4 per cent are undergoing upgrading, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Sunday (Apr 2).

The remaining 1 per cent has not been polled. Home improvement works can only proceed when at least 75 per cent of a block’s eligible Singaporean households vote in favor of it.

HIP, which was

Home improvement fraud charge | Local News

A Putnam County man has been arrested on a home improvement service fraud warrant after it was alleged $122,258.28 was paid for work that was never completed.

Adam Christian Distefano, 42, Bailey Rd., Monterey, was picked at the Putnam County Jail by a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office transport officer March 3 and returned to the Justice Center where he was booked into jail on the fraud charge.

According to the original report, a Cumberland County resident reported on Aug. 11, 2022, that $122,258.28 has been paid on a $244,516.56 construction contract for construction of a residence on Browntown Rd.

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Ring In the Spring With These 3 Home Improvement Projects

Written By
STOREYS Editorial Team

The spring season brings with it longer days, warmer weather, and a newfound desire to get the best out of our homes. For many, this means putting some time aside for a deep spring clean. For others, it’s a great time to get the ball rolling on big-ticket home improvement projects that have piled up over the winter months.

And there’s a pretty strong case to be made for tackling home improvement projects in the spring. Many contractors will tell you that it’s actually the optimal time to renovate, with its mild temperatures and the

Preparing For Spring Home Improvements

Feb 5, 2023 | 4:00PM

Damon Ryan, Local News

Now that we’re down to the final full month of the winter season, it might just be time to start planning for spring home improvement projects.

Paul Braun, owner of Braun Building Center in Manitowoc, was the guest this week on WOMT and WCUB’s “Welcome Home” with builder Brandon Bartow.

“It’s cold, it’s windy, the sun is shining, and you are stuck inside. Let’s think about what you want to do,” Braun said. “You want to put in a new patio door, you want to remodel your kitchen, you want

Everything you need for your home improvement projects, seven days a week.

As the community of Erin grows, Headwaters Home Improvement Center is committed to growing with it. They offer quality products, tools, equipment rentals, top of the line paints, sealants and more, while maintaining the personal small-town service and professional advice they’re known for.

Headwaters have everything you need for your home improvement projects, big or small, inside or out. Open seven days a week from 8am to 5pm, including several statutory holidays, they are conveniently located in the North end of Erin – a short drive from Hillsburgh, Fergus, Rockwood and Guelph.

You’ll feel welcomed the moment you walk in