More than 190,000 ceiling fans recalled after blades fly off

December 28, 2020 1:39 pm Leave a comment

A Home Depot customer pushes a cart on April 3 loaded with supplies in New York. Home Depot is buying HD Supply Co., a distributor of maintenance, repair and operations products in the multifamily and hospitality markets, in a deal valued at about $8 billion. The transaction is expected to close during Home Depot's fiscal fourth quarter. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

More than 190,000 ceiling fans sold at Home Depot are being recalled after reports that the blades fell off while spinning, hitting people and causing property damage.

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Worker shortage hitting all sides of industry

June 11, 2019 2:56 pm Leave a comment

Students train at The Home Depot Foundation and HBI's Ft. Stewart Program on a job site in Ft. Stewart, Georgia, recently. The Home Depot Foundation announced last year that it was committing $50 million to skilled trades training with plans to attract 20,000 people by 2028. (Julia Fenner/Leggybird Photography/The Home Depot via AP)

Lynn Osborne has been remodeling two homes. They are different styles, in different states, with different contractors. But there has been one constant: delays due to a shortage of skilled labor.

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Lawsuits complain that 2x4s, other boards don’t measure up

June 22, 2017 3:55 pm Leave a comment

The 2x4 and 4x4 boards used in the framework of most homes and wood fences just don't measure up to the dimensions in their names.

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Police: Man dons Home Depot apron to steal air conditioners

May 16, 2017 8:14 am Leave a comment

Police say a man donned an orange Home Depot apron and posed as an employee to steal air conditioners in New Hampshire. But a manager noticed the name on the garment didn't match that of any worker at the store.

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Documents: Walker sought corporate donations in 2012 recall (UPDATE)

September 14, 2016 1:10 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker listens to a speaker at the National Governors Association meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. Walker said Monday, July 18, 2016, that he won't run for president again as a sitting governor and that he intends to use his prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention this week to argue that “America deserves better” than Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

A lead manufacturer was among a host of corporate leaders who donated to a conservative group that helped Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislators fend off recall challenges, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

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Lowe’s, Home Depot put up big numbers as housing booms

May 18, 2016 9:57 am Leave a comment

Lowe's reported surging first-quarter profits and comparable-store sales boomed in the midst of a strong recovery in the U.S. housing market.

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Home Depot to hold hiring events

February 22, 2016 4:47 pm Leave a comment

The Home Depot is looking to fill between 15 and 20 vacancies at many of its stores and, to that end, is holding a round of hiring events at many of its Wisconsin sites.

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