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Ply Gem shares rise in NYSE debut
Reuters(Reuters) - Shares of building products maker Ply Gem Holdings Inc rose as much as 14 percent in their market debut, valuing the company at about $1.55 billion, as investors tap into companies catering to the recovering U.S. housing market. Ply Gem...Tags: Financial Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Mastic, Robin Williams, Stock Market
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Home sales close in on three-and-a-half year high
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer from the stiff headwinds posed by belt-tightening by Washington. The National Association of Realtors said on...Tags: National Government, Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Policy, Stamford
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Somerset-area business honored as exporter of the year
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERGuy Berkebile’s favorite thing about a ceremony Tuesday recognizing his business as the U.S. Small Business Administration Western Pennsylvania Exporter of the Year: “It gave me the opportunity to publicly recognize my management team.”...Tags: Small Businesses, Walmart, Rentals, Exports, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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U.S. home sales rise in April
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes increased in April, hitting their highest level in nearly four years and signaling that the housing market continued its rebound last month. Home sales increased 0.6% from the prior month and were up 9.7% from...Tags: Inventories, Services and Shopping, Homes, Real Estate, Real Estate Sales
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Washington Co. BOE considers options for space, program needs
julieg@herald-mail.comAfter hearing staff recommendations for school construction priorities for the next decade, the Washington County Board of Education talked about pushing back plans for a new high school and finding more creative ways to address space and program needs....Tags: High Schools, Students, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Allegheny Energy Inc.
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Factbox: Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale
Reuters(Reuters) - The tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people, was upgraded on Tuesday to a rating of EF5, the category reserved for the most damaging twisters on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the National Weather Service...Tags: National Weather Service, Weather Reports, Joplin Tornado (2011), Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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What is the Fujita scale?
Tribune wire reportThe tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore was upgraded Tuesday to EF5, the most powerful category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The Enhanced Fujita scale is an updated version of an earlier chart to measure the ferocity of...Tags: National Weather Service, Joplin Tornado (2011), Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters
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Central Florida tornado victims express sympathy for Oklahoma twister survivors
Central Florida residents have been transfixed by coverage of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., but Becky Nolan can't watch the images of debris and tear-stricken faces. It's too painful for Nolan, whose husband and younger son died in a...
Tags: Tornadoes, Kissimmee, Natural Disasters, Lake County (Florida)
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Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised
Reuters(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year on Tuesday as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market. The...Tags: Lowe's Companies Inc., Thomson Corporation, The Home Depot, Manufacturing and Engineering, Marketing
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FACTBOX-Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - The tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing more than 50 people with winds up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph), was given a preliminary ranking of EF4, the second most powerful category on the...Tags: National Weather Service, Joplin Tornado (2011), Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters
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Storm damage reports
SPRINGFIELD, Mo From damage to a historic building in Lamar to a tree on a mobile home in Merriam Woods, reports of damage were scattered from Monday (5-20) night storms. KSPR News called emergency management directors across the Ozarks to see what...
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DONATE: Red Cross helping tornado victims across the Midwest
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 20, 2013 — The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the last couple of days injured many people and destroyed homes. As many as...
Tags: National Weather Service, Google Play, Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Relief and Aid Organizations
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