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WARROAD, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BUILDER magazine inducted three of America's leaders in residential design into the Wm. S. Marvin Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. as part of the 26th annual BUILDER's Choice Design and Planning Awards. Named after the honorary chairman of Marvin Windows and Doors, the Wm. S. Marvin Hall of Fame Award was designed by BUILDER magazine to recognize building professionals who have consistently demonstrated leadership and outstanding achievement in, and contribution toward, the field of residential design. The three inductees are: Mark McInturff, FAIA, McInturff Architects Mark Scheurer, AIA, Scheurer Architects Taylor Woodrow Homes Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows and Doors, helped present the awards on behalf of her father, Wm.
Hundreds of people, including volunteers wearing blue "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" T-shirts, will join star Ty Pennington and the entire "extreme team," as they charge toward the Koepke family home at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1. The symbolic gesture, and one of the highlights of the weekly, one-hour show, is a symbolic gesture of power and unity that has become the show's trademark. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive). It is entering its fourth season on ABC. Log on to www.extrememakeoverwisconsin.com and find out to volunteer.
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Shares fell 3% after the home improvement chain remodeled its corporate structure and axed two of its retail executives. Home Depot also assigned new roles and duties to other executives in an effort to streamline the company's decision-making process. Home Depot's shares have lagged since the beginning of the year as housing sales slowed. Raymond James analyst Budd Bugatch cut his rating on the stock to Outperform from ... .
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow to another all-time high as positive retail sales data helped the broader market, while a gain in oil prices pushed up energy shares such as Exxon Mobil Corp. September retail sales unexpectedly fell on a record decline in gasoline sales. However, when the record 9.3 percent drop in gasoline sales was stripped out of the government data, retail sales actually rose 0.6 percent on strong clothing and department store sales. That sign of a healthy economy gave investors a solid reason to buy shares. "It's no surprise the market is hanging in there," said Scott Wren, senior equity strategist at A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. in St. Louis, adding that "people are out there spending money. If you look at the retail sales numbers and strip out the gasoline, they look pretty good and they should be in a good job market with falling energy prices." Gains in recently out-of-favor large-cap tech stocks, including International Business Machines Corp.
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