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Home Depot Says Fiscal Year Projection On Track

Atlanta, GA, June 25--Home Depot Inc. Chief Financial Officer Carol Tome reiterated the home improvement giant's guidance that earnings will increase 9% to 14% on a sales increase of 9% to 12% for the fiscal year ending January 2004.

Existing Home Sales Rise

Washington, DC, June 25--Existing single-family home sales rose in May and were at the third-highest monthly pace on record, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Asbestos Bill Advances

Washington, DC, June 25--Senators took a major step on Tuesday toward setting up a national fund to pay asbestos injury claims now clogging the courts as the Judiciary Committee agreed on the medical criteria for compensation.

Home Depot To Build New ESPN Set

Atlanta, GA, June 24--The Home Depot said Monday it has made a deal with ESPN to design and build a new set for the sports network's popular college football pre-game show.

Disaster Restoration Pros To Meet In Chicago

Millersville, MD, June 23--Leading professionals in restoring residential and commercial property damaged by fire, smoke, vandalism, and other disasters will convene in Chicago on September 18 through 20 for the industry’s State of the Art Conference.

A Day In the Life Of A Carpet Cleaner

Waterloo, IA, June 23--The cream-colored carpet had been pummeled for years lying underneath the life of a teen-age girl. It bore the scars of spilled fingernail polish, dirty shoes and general neglect, according to the Waterloo Courier.

Brazilian Ceramic Firm Recycles Production Waste

Cocal do Sul, Brazil, June 23--Over the past five years, Eliane Revestimentos Ceramicos, one of Brazil's leading ceramic tile manufacturers,has invested US$3.5 million in the treatment of liquid effluents, emissions control, and solid residues managem