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Since September 11, The Home Depot®, The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot, the Company’s associate-led volunteer force, have been on a nationwide campaign to celebrate the service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans and their families. The “Celebration of Service” initiative officially concludes on Veterans Day, November 11 with volunteers completing 320 projects to [...]
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IBM today announced its software is being used to correlate data from sensors capturing patient activity and replicate that in a virtual world with avatars that represent the elderly subjects in a unique pilot aimed at providing health researchers and students with insights on how to care for Canada’s aging population. Since June, 2011, University [...]
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Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, announced the hire of Gary Deverman as Chief Development Officer. Deverman comes to Rebuilding Together from the nonprofit, Building Healthier America, as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Deverman was Executive Vice President of Shaping America’s Health at the American Diabetes Association. Deverman brings extensive local, [...]
Founded on Nov. 11, 1911, Whirlpool Corporation is celebrating 100 years of changing and improving your home. To officially mark a century of innovation, Whirlpool brand, the corporation’s flagship brand, is partnering with Good Housekeeping to host a 100-hour touring birthday party in the New York area. From Nov. 2 through Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., consumers are invited to celebrate [...]
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“In order to grow their share in the home improvement environment, manufacturers and retailers need to look toward innovation, and the basics of effective and efficient merchandising to uncover the opportunities, including deploying the promotional deals consumers want,” said Kevin Gilbert, director, The NPD Group. According to NPD’s Consumer Tracking Service, in August 2011, nearly [...]
Progressive Foam Technologies (PFT), the leader in siding insulation for vinyl siding, today announced three new lines of house siding insulation: two for plank-style sidings – Fullback FC for fiber cement siding, Fullback CW for composite wood siding; and one for steel siding – Fullback S. The insulation system is installed between the siding and [...]
With recent conversations and news highlighting water conditions, it’s natural that Americans seek the highest in water quality in their homes. Today, the Kenmore® brand is offering a comprehensive, household approach to water solutions that together, make water at home cleaner and better tasting while extending the life of the home’s appliances. Consumers can now [...]
iBaby Labs, the cutting-edge designer and manufacturer of parent-friendly, mobile baby products, today announced the availability of, the iBaby Monitor™ for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. Comprised of a free-standing or wall-mountable camera and free companion iBaby App, this breakthrough product provides users with the easiest way to monitor their baby at home or on the [...]
Today, Sears Holdings and Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, will finish work on the 1,000th renovation of a veteran’s home. The renovation is part of the Heroes at Home program, which aims to improve the lives of American military families by making necessary repairs, improvements or modifications to their [...]
Staying safe is priority number one for families. These are dangerous times, and it’s important that people do everything they can to keep themselves, their loved ones and their possessions safe. One new store is offering vital home security and personal safety items for budget prices. Safe Home Smart Home, recently established by entrepreneur Janice [...]