TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - You've moved in together or chosen a sparkling engagement ring, but did you remember to pay off your maxed out credit card and set aside some money for your retirement? If not, "happily ever after" may be a little further away than you had originally anticipated. According to the TD Canada Trust Valentine's Day poll, 77% of Canadians say they would not marry someone who was bad at managing their personal finances or if they held excessive debt.

TORONTO, Feb. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Davis + Henderson Corporation (TSX: DH) ("D+H" or the "Company") today announced that Gerrard Schmid, the Company`s President and Chief Operating Officer, has assumed the role of CEO and joined the D+H Board. This appointment is consistent with the Company's succession plan and follows the previously announced planned retirement of Bob Cronin. Mr. Cronin will serve as an advisor to the CEO through 2012 to finalize the transition.

Over the past two and a half years, the U.S. economy has been gradually recovering from the recent deep recession. While conditions have certainly improved over this period, the pace of the recovery has been frustratingly slow, particularly from the perspective of the millions of workers who remain unemployed or underemployed. Moreover, the sluggish expansion has left the economy vulnerable to shocks. Indeed, last year, supply chain disruptions stemming from the earthquake in Japan, a surge in the prices of oil and other commodities, and spillovers from the European debt crisis risked derailing the recovery.

Construction was down 0.3% as both residential and non-residential building construction decreased. Engineering and repair work was unchanged in November. In the residential sector, construction of single-family dwellings continued to decline. In non-residential building construction, the decrease in institutional and commercial buildings outweighed the increase in industrial buildings.