Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died.

Home Depot is buying SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion.

Home Depot is opening four new distribution centers, including one in Macomb County.

Home Depot workers in Philadelphia voted against forming the first store-wide labor union at the world’s largest home improvement retailer Saturday night, a loss for a fledgling movement to organize at major U.S. companies.

The Home Depot has named a veteran executive as its new CEO.

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The data breach exposed the payment card information of about 40 million consumers nationwide. Michigan will receive more than $300,000 through this settlement. In addition to the $17.5 million total payment to the states, The Home Depot provided compensation to consumers through a separate 2016 settlement in a class-action lawsuit. Besides the financial settlements, The Home Depot also agreed to implement and maintain a series of data security practices designed to strengthen its information security program and safeguard the personal information of consumers. “Businesses that collect or maintain sensitive personal information must take certain measures to ensure that material is secure and protected from unlawful use or disclosure,” Nessel said.

Tati Amare spoke Erika Woelfell with Behr Paint and Sarah Fishburne from the Home Depot about the new colors out now that give your home that much needed revamp. For this new color collection, Behr focused on giving homes a feel of elevated comfort. They have released six new color themes to help everyone achieve this feel. These themes range from calm tones which feature nature inspired colors to subtle focus which has a wide range of pastels. Woelfell and Fishburne recommend simple DIY projects like painting a small space or just a piece of furniture.