Equipment rentals slow with economy

But more handymen apparently have scrapped plans for home
improvement projects altogether, leading to a slowdown in the equipment
rental business.

Phil Stumme, longtime owner of A to Z Rentals Inc., 720 E. Chicago St., said 2008 was far from a banner year for him.

"The
numbers for this year, as opposed to say, last year or the year before,
are down a little bit," he said. "It's not a huge percentage —
probably less than 10 percent."

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