The issue of sexual harassment isn’t just a personal and legal matter, impacting mostly women who’ve been harmed. Nor is it solely a troubling issue disrupting the careers and reputations of individuals in Hollywood, the entertainment world, politics, the news media, and other industries. Sexual harassment and hostile work environment …
Under ‘If you can’t beat them, join them’ you might find the photo of Ethan Allen’s CEO, advocating for service/product firms teaming up with tech. PreFab housing moves are being made – and/or are potentially poised to be made – by hi-tech executives connected with big names like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and …
“James Dimon is an American business executive. He is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, the largest of the big four American banks,” says Wikipedia. James “Jaime” Dimon is calling for a tax cut and overhaul, in order to make American businesses more competitive in a tough …
Why Democratic Leaning Jaime Dimon, of JP Morgan, Calls Americans to Support Tax Reform Read More
A story on Bloomberg, a left-of-center business publication, recently drew a number of emailed tips and comments to the Daily Business News, as a heads up for possible coverage. Such emailed tips from readers are welcomed. They often lead to one or more articles/fact checks about a given issue that …
Bloomberg, Rising “Mobile Home” Prices, and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Read More
Prisons. Prisoners. Manufactured housing. There are already points of intersection. Can – and should – there be more? Can the factory-built housing industry and the penal system each benefit by developing deeper ties with the other? Can that be accomplished profitably? The private and public sides of the U.S prison …
Manufactured Housing, Prison Reform, Production, and Factory Built Housing Opportunitie$ Read More
With the U.S. stock markets closed on Thanksgiving day, the most recent report available is last night’s closing numbers, charts, data, insights, and commentary – which are reported at the first link below. While the manufactured home industry has been rising for several years, its potential is far greater than …
No Market Report T-Day, Manufactured Housing Industry Reflections Read More
NPR’s Brad Palmer issued this recent report in the wake of what they said was “Possible Tornado Damages Mobile Home in Perry Co.” “Possible tornado damage to a mobile home in Du Quoin on Saturday left one resident trapped in her home for a short time,” per that NPR report. …
A Democratic strategist said in the run-up to Thanksgiving, 2017, that the holiday should be used to torture supporters of President Donald J. Trump. Then candidate Trump’s 2016 opponent, Secretary Hillary Clinton’s full infamous quote: “You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what …
Most Americans say they’ve witnessed or experienced sexual harassment, per a recent national poll reported in the Daily Business News. So, that means that what’s happening in other industries, is also taking place in MH Industry workplaces, in locations from border to border. Harassment suits are known to create serious …
Sexual Harassment, and the Manufactured Housing Workplace, Two Short Videos Read More
“President Trump isn’t wrong about the stock market’s record heights,” admitted the left-of-center flagship, the NYTimes. “Even as the unemployment rate has fallen, and…other economic” advances, the NYTimes said, “…economists expect wage growth to improve if unemployment stays low.” Thus in 30 words, the NYTimes summed up what the Daily Business News spent several articles making …
Why is tax reform, regulatory rollback and other reforms in Washington important to the economy and manufactured housing? Theirs a de facto debate between recent analysis by Goldman Sachs and Bank of America (BoA), with the first optimistic, and the second, a darker forecast. That will be our spotlight focus …
Who’s Right? Goldman Sachs, BoA? Market Thumbs up or down 2018? MH Market Update$ Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote next week on the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, said the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) in a release to members. “The [Preserving Access, HR 1699] bill addresses federal regulations implementing the Dodd-Frank Act that have jeopardized access to manufactured housing …
Congressional House Voting Soon on Manufactured Home Issue, Says MHI Housing Alert Read More
Quinnipiac University has released the results of a new poll that looks into the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, Congress and the presidency. “Sixty percent of American women voters say they’ve experienced sexual harassment, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today,” states the poll’s media release …
Sexual Harassment, Workplace Poll, Congress, President Sound Off – MH Industry Impact? Read More
Trade associations often provide a variety of services, such as discount offers, to their members. In the case of manufactured housing, you also have the group’s lobbying and advocacy activities. But with most state associations limited to a few hundred companies, beyond the basics of an annual meeting, networking, some …
When even large companies like Yahoo, Equifax, Target, and a host of others have had serious security breaches, what can the small-to-mid-sized company or sole proprietor do? There are common-sense steps everyone should take, such as making sure your virus protection is up to snuff. Beyond that, there are suggestions …
It has been going on for years. From states like New York, New Jersey, Illinois and California, some higher earners with flexibility are leaving for lower tax states. If the GOP tax overhaul moves ahead as it now looks, will that accelerate the trend? If you’re new, already hooked on …
High Tax State Exodus Looming? Manufactured Home Markets Update$ Read More
From the U.S. to England, and beyond, the Italian Renato Vidal‘s MADi PreFab Home is turning heads. The house, says the producer, is about 30-40 days out from the time an order is placed until it is ready to ship. The flat-packed, hinged unit can be set up, they say, …
U.S., Brit Media Hyped About Italian Flat Packed PreFab, Video, Stills – From $33K Read More
“The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for October 2017,” begins a release to the Daily Business News. “Home building in the United States skyrocketed to a 12-month high in October, going by the Commerce Department …
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“I have been a vocal critic of HUD’s Alternative Construction (AC) approval for carport-ready homes. I don’t believe an AC approval for homes built with a host beam is warranted or that the AC approval process is the proper regulatory procedure,” said Jim Ayotte in a letter-to-the-editor of MHProNews. “I …
As promised last Saturday on the Daily Business News, exclusive comments made by university researchers about manufactured homes has been published. Those exclusive comments reveal manufactured homes (MH) means for wealth creation by MH homeowners and buyers. That means that savvy industry marketers, owners, managers, sales agents, now have a …
