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    <description>Franchising.com provideds the latest in contractors franchise industry news from over 1,000 franchise companies and business opportunities worldwide. Covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls,earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.</description>
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  <title>Mr. Handyman Named In Top 50 Franchises For Minorities </title>
    <description><![CDATA[In the recent survey published by the National Minority Franchising Initiative, Mr. Handyman, the country's leading full-service home repair and maintenance franchise and the No. 1 employer of handymen worldwide, was named as one of the top 50...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Mr. Handyman Franchise To Donate Repair Services Nationwide On Sept. 10 </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Mr. Handyman technicians will perform hundreds of repair and maintenance jobs system-wide on Sept. 10, without collecting a single penny in labor...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>5 Quick (and Free) Fixes For Your Messy Closet  </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Professional organization systems installed by Closets by Design are helping consumers across the U.S. get organized and the company's professional designers offer up expert advice to help clients keep their closets uncluttered.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:50:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>HometownTimes.com Joins International Franchise Association</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Online Publisher of 500-Plus Local News Web Sites Provides Up to 10,000 Jobs and additional incentive to veterans
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:58:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Saving The Dying Newspaper: Serial Entrepreneur Has Solution</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Long-Time News Buff Remains Ahead of Curve, Creates 540 Online Newspapers; Franchise Opportunity]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:56:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>HometownTimes.com Recognized By Atlanta Business Chronicle As One Of Atlanta's Top 25 Franchises</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Company Launches 513 Online Newspapers Creating National Network Of News, Information and Events Sites
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:52:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>The Case Design/Remodeling Team Lends A "Helping Hand" To Hands On DC </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Case Design/Remodeling, Inc. joined leading area businesses in support of the 2009 Hands on DC Work-a-thon on Saturday, April 25th, 2009. Hands on DC featured hundreds of volunteers from around the region making improvements to more than thirty DC...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 09:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Case Design/Remodeling Maintains An A+ Business Rating With The Better Business Bureau (BBB) </title>
    <description><![CDATA[According to the Better Business Bureau Business Rating System, Case Design/Remodeling maintains an A+ standing. Nationwide, the BBB provides reports on more than four million businesses. The goal of these ratings is to help consumers more...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:05:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Mr. Handyman Builds Presence In Ireland And The United Kingdom </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Mr. Handyman, a full-service home repair and maintenance company and the No. 1 employer of handymen in the United States, announced today that it has established a presence in the United Kingdom and Ireland to fulfill the booming demand for handyman...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Mr. Handyman Franchise Helps Homeowners Qualify For Green Tax Rebates</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Homeowners who have a New Year's Resolution to Go Green can take advantage of tax credits that begins on January 1, 2009. Mr. Handyman, a national home repair and maintenance franchise and the nation's No. 1 employer of handymen, is leveraging its...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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