O nce the place where food was prepared but not served, the kitchen now is not only the busiest room in the home, but where guests gather. “People are really living in their kitchens now,” said Lena Palmer, a kitchen designer with Cox Kitchens

NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a financial windstorm shaking Wall Street may have slowed New York’s drive to rebuild the World Trade Center and revitalize Manhattan’s downtown neighborhoods. The near collapse of
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Chris Chopik prides himself on being professional. So when he found himself red-faced and dripping with sweat at a recent meeting about green building issues with the Ontario Ministry of Finance, despite being in a business suit, he was a little
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South Florida homes market shows signs of life - Miami Herald
South Florida home sales rose in August at a rate not seen in more than four years, amid signs that lower prices are drawing buyers back into the region’s long-slumping housing market. The market still has a long way to go: The inventory of homes for
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PRESS DIGEST - Middle East Economic Digest - Sept 27 - Reuters
DUBAI, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Following is a round-up of the main Gulf Arab stories in Middle East Economic Digest (www.meed.com), a London-based weekly published late on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their
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