Experts Bring Garden Bounty to the Dinner Table

With the increased interest in buying local and the concern about the safety of the food supply, more consumers are looking to eat fresher and healthier food while saving money. Cool Springs Press has published two new books that cater to gardeners at any skill level to bring the bounty of their home gardens to the dinner table. All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook and Grocery Gardening are reaching shelves now. All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook,... 

Strong Homebuyer Demand Fuels Robust Opening Sales of “The 2010 New Home Collection”

The Irvine Company announced that the grand opening of “The 2010 New Home Collection” resulted in an astounding 70 home sales — the largest number of new home sales on The Irvine Ranch since 2006. More than 10,000 visitors toured the highly anticipated 2010 New Home Collection – a series of 25 consumer-inspired floorplans by many of California’s most-respected homebuilders – located throughout eight neighborhoods in the acclaimed... 

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Irvine Company Celebrates Grand Opening of “2010 New Home Collection”

The Irvine Company today invited the public to the Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31 grand opening of its highly anticipated 2010 New Home Collection – a series of 25 consumer-inspired floorplans by many of California’s most-respected homebuilders. Located throughout eight neighborhoods in Woodbury and Woodbury East – two of the Irvine Company’s acclaimed Villages of Irvine – The 2010 New Home Collection reflects... 

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Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE® Fashion Color Report Spring 2010. The report features the top 10 colors for women’s fashion for spring 2010, along with designer sketches, quotes and headshots, and is available free-of-charge from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com/spring2010. The release of the PANTONE Fashion... 

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KB Home to Use Environmentally Friendly Recyclable Carpet in All New Homes

KB Home, one of America’s largest homebuilders, announced that it has teamed up with Shaw to offer only environmentally friendly recyclable carpet in all its new homes. These carpets are made of Nylon 6, the only material capable of being continuously recycled into dyeable carpet fiber. Every home that uses recycled carpet fiber saves approximately 108 cubic feet of landfill space and also prevents emissions equivalent to 1,700 pounds of carbon... 

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Linear Introduces New Universal Wiring Bracket for Easy Wire Management and Installation

To help home theater installers and contractors tame central wiring systems, Linear LLC, a market leader in home technology solutions for security, communications, and entertainment for over four decades, has developed the H275 Universal Mounting and Wire Management Bracket. The H275 provides 26 grid spaces for mounting Linear’s structured wiring modules. It can be mounted in any standard structured wiring enclosure that measures 14 inches or... 

KB Home Announces Change in Board of Directors

KB Home one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, announced that J. Terrence Lanni has resigned from his position as a member of KB Home’s Board of Directors effective November 13, 2008. Mr. Lanni, 65, was elected to the Board in August 2003. “It’s been my pleasure to have served on the KB Home Board for the last five years,” said Mr. Lanni. “I leave confident in the Company’s future success when the housing market recovers and with... 

Learn about the World Building Materials Market Brief

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Building materials industry is available in its catalogue. World Building Materials Market Brief The global outlook series on Building Materials provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global construction landscape, identifies major market segments, and offers a bird’s... 

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Interior Design Course: Principles, Practices, and Techniques for the Aspiring Designer (Quarto Book)

Not every home owner or apartment dweller can afford to hire an interior decorator, but this book and a bit of do-it-yourself spirit are all that’s needed to give living interiors an elegant, professionally finished look. Presenting all the design principles and techniques needed for creating beautiful rooms, Interior Design Course advises readers on how to to

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Residential Construction Workers Return to Work at SelectBuild After Striking to Protest Violations of Federal Labor Law

Nearly fifty residential construction workers employed by SelectBuild returned to work after courageously standing up for their rights by walking off four different job sites in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada yesterday to protest against violations of federal labor law by the company. The construction crews at SelectBuild are demanding better pay, benefits and a safe working environment. They allege their employer has responded with threats and intimidation...