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Now that pending home sales have hit their highest level in nine years, building supply and landscaping nursery owners and managers may want to prepare for homeowners improving their property for sale. Today, selling a home requires that most homeowners consider their house as a commodity with a certain value that they must present in as attractive a light as possible – and you are the retail resource that can help them the most.

Spring and summer are peak times for severe weather and storm damage to cars. The state of Florida experiences the most thunderstorms per year on average, and the southeastern US and southern plains also get a lot of storms in a given year.

Why More Women are Riding Motorcyles and How That's Driving Change

Friday, November 20, 2014 CrossCheck employees held their annual turkey drive for Petaluma’s Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) and donated an astounding 99 turkeys, averaging 17 lbs. apiece.

Armed Forces Day is an excellent time to thank our active and retired military and reserve personnel for their patriotic service to our country. When Did We First Observe Armed Forces Day? President Harry S. Truman established this holiday and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced its creation on August 31, 1949. It replaced separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days and was born of the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense. The first Armed Forces Day was observed on May 20, 1950.

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Dear Spell Check,

Showrooming. You've heard of it, you've read a few articles about it, you've watched enough potential customers walk out after your sales staff's dissertation on your product, and now you're ready to take action. Your goal? Increased sales because of showrooming, not lost sales! What is Showrooming? Showrooming is when a consumer examines merchandise in a brick and mortar store, engages your staff for information and "test drives", then leaves the store to research the last variable, better pricing. Either way, they left your store and you've lost the sale.