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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0605401.html" class="artlink">"Today's 
              Family" to feature KIDS KARS Franchising</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">KIDS KARS are for kids aged 3-93...they 
              drive a miniature car just like a real one only simpler and safer 
              to drive.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0604401.html" class="artlink">Verlo Mattress Factory 
              Stores Strengthens Market Share in Florida</a></td>
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              <font class="articlebody">Verlo Mattress Factory Stores, the nation's 
              largest Craftsman-Direct® mattress retailer, has signed a new franchise 
              agreement for expansion into the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida area.
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0528401.html" class="artlink">From 
            Butcher to Window Fashion Designer: Local businessman has “Gotcha 
            Covered”®</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">A 
            career butcher for 32 years finds himself downsized into a new career, 
            window fashion franchisee.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0524401.html" class="artlink">Castus 
            Low Carb Superstores Open in Stockton, California</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">Castus 
            Low Carb Superstores are booming with more than 100 stores opening 
            this year, but say they are faced with the task of clearing up misconceptions 
            many food giants are creating for the Low Carb Dieter...</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0517401.html" class="artlink">Setting 
            a positive tone and toner. Cartridge World launches in New England.</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">The 
            New England master franchise has opened offices in Norwell, Mass. 
            and has initial store locations slated for Weymouth, Mass. and Nashua, 
            New Hampshire.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0514401.html" class="artlink">Firehouse 
            Subs enters Virginia through sale of new franchise territory</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">Michael 
            Pietrzyk obtains rights to more than 60 Firehouse Subs stores; the 
            first will open later this year.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0514402.html" class="artlink">“Gotcha 
            Covered” Rewards Franchisees</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">"Gotcha 
            Covered" window treat fashion franchisor celebrated the company's 
            new facility with training and surprise retirement accounts for attendees.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0513401.html" class="artlink">Window 
            Fashion Franchise “Gotcha Covered” Opens New Headquarters</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">National 
            franchisor triples size of corporate facilities after national recognition. 
            The expansion included the addition of a new interactive computerized 
            training center allowing the trainees to increase their effectiveness 
            and increase retention of new product presentations for window treatment.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0505401.html" class="artlink">Action 
            International Named #1 Business Consulting Franchise in the US</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">Action 
            International has been ranked the #1 business consulting franchise 
            in the United States by Entrepreneur Magazine in their January 2004 
            issue. Action was also included in the magazine’s 25th annual evaluation 
            of the most successful franchises in all industries and was ranked 
            the 69th top franchise overall and the 13th top 101 home-based franchise.</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0503401.html" class="artlink">Action 
            Wins Award of Distinction for Website Excellence</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">Action 
            International, the world's number one business coaching franchise, 
            has won the "Award of Distinction" for their website, www.action-international.com, 
            in a competition called, "The Communicator Awards."</font></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 10px"><a href="/news/0501401.html" class="artlink">Economy 
            Drives Rapid U.S. Growth of International Business Coaching Franchise</a></td>
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          <td align="left" style="padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: justify"><font class="articlebody">Action 
            International Elevates Businesses to New Heights, Provides Franchise 
            Opportunity for Business-Savvy Pros With Desire to Help Others.</font></td>
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