Henery Do It Best Hardware announced plans to open a new store in Bremerton in August. Owner Matthew Henery recently signed a lease on an approximately 26,000 square-foot building in the Wheaton Mall and said the store will employ about …

Favorable exchange rates, affordable home prices and rising affluence abroad continue to drive international buyers to the U.S. to purchase properties and make real estate investments. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2014 Profile of International Home Buying Activity, for …

Fall is the time of year when the leaves are turning, the weather is getting cooler and consumers are starting to turn their thoughts to the frigid months ahead. For retailers, fall is no time to be idle. Autumn is …

In addition to those last bits of lawn care, like raking the leaves, homeowners will be buttoning up their homes for the winter. Here are three ways you can help get them prepared. Offer to maintain outdoor power equipment. Whether …

Whether hobby farmer or urban gardener, fall is the time to harvest the fruits of the labor. Help them preserve their fruits and vegetables with canning tools and equipment. Canning and food storage: In addition to stocking canning supplies and …

Legislation to fight home improvement fraud and to protect legitimate contractors has been passed by the state House. House Bill 1543 would allow the state attorney general’s office to “bolster needed enforcement and oversight of fraud involving shady home-improvement contractors,” …

Home Depot and other retailers say they plan to ban or limit the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to honeybee decline. Home Depot says it will require its suppliers to start labeling any plants treated with neonicotinoids by …

According to a local news outlet, Mike McCord didn’t want to pressure his son to consider taking over the family business, McCord’s Do-It Best hardware store. Quite the opposite — he had contemplated auctioning or closing the business in 10 …