31.   Ames said the company plans to expand in markets where it sees growth potential.

32.   Although the active wear segment is expanding in department stores, North Face will limit its distribution to sporting goods specialty stores.

33.   American Express is the latest non-Canadian financial services firm to expand in Canada as the sector opens up to competition from abroad.

34.   Aluminum always expands in hot sun so when installing panels or siding the nails should never be driven in all the way.

35.   Ameritech Corp. said it appointed Tim Cawley president of its European operations as it expands in the continent, capitalizing on the introduction of full competition from January.

36.   An association official said he was surprised at how rapidly imports had expanded in just a few years.

37.   And although QFC will continue to expand in the Northwest, it will drop recent plans to grow into other regions of the country.

38.   Analysts hailed the deal, saying it lets CVS expand in one fell swoop into new markets.

39.   Analysts noted that DuPont could also expand in pharmaceuticals without approval of deals or projects from a big drug-company partner.

40.   And a move last year to expand in services by acquiring the consulting business of PriceWaterhouseCoopers fell apart.