One of the great parts about last week's Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) 2012 Congress and Expo or the Louisville, Tulsa and other manufactured housing shows and events this year has been the upbeat mood among most attendees and exhibitors. I'm seeing a group of 'young lions' as well as seasoned veterans that are ready to …
Before going into our headline topic, let me invite you to check out our latest OpEd column from the trenches of manufactured housing retailing in Industry Voices. To set the stage for our main topic, let me state a principle we strive for here at MHProNews.com (MHMSM.com). We are pro-industry! We also believe in the …
There are many advantages to being a well read publisher in the factory built housing world. For a few moments, let me focus on one of the challenges that often comes up. People want to talk, but do not necessarily want to be quoted. Professionals want to talk, but at least initially, they want …
The buzz has begun. If you haven't seen this past weekend's blog post, you may want to check it out. There is more buzz going on, about: – 3 months of shipment increases, with the most recent being significant. – Louisville, where Clayton Homes has jumped in, and where pre-registrations indicate we will be up …
The number of sign ups for Tweets, Connections (Facebook and/or LinkedIn) for our twice weekly e-mailed news updates grows steadily. These are all great ways to stay up to date with what is happening in manufactured and modular housing, as we Tweet updates and have these other tools to help you ‘stay connected.’ Sign up …
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When you get a lot of e-comments and calls on an article, it makes a writer think he has hit an important theme. There is no easy way to capture all of the comments on our last column: Can MHI and MHARR Join Hands on Dodd-Frank for Manufactured Housing’s Future? But let’s provide a representative …
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Those who follow this blog and our www.MHMSM.com trade journal know that we are pro-Industry, solution oriented and believe in the present and future potential of our business. There are those who are profitable and are making money. That means others can be profitable, too. We also believe in facing realities squarely. Neither holding one’s …
Dodd-Frank Reality Check: What is its true impact on Manufactured Housing? Read More »
This blog post will be somewhat like pieces for a jig saw puzzle; each piece can stand alone, but together it will form a picture. Let’s take piece one, a true tornado survival story. 1. They went into the bathroom of the partially underground lower level of their house. The tornado that hit the Merrill …
Tornado Survival, The Media and Manufactured Home News, Customer and Business Success Read More »
Three Manufactured Housing News topics today: 1. Post MHI DC meeting comments 2. Reality Check/Getting Mad, and 3. Business Building in the Spring of 2011 So let’s jump in and get started. 1. Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Winter Meeting and Legislative session Duties here in Chicagoland kept me from attending the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) …
MHI Legislative Meeting in DC, Manufactured Housing Industry News Reality Check Read More »
“Those who do not know the past are condemned to re-live it.” – George Santayana Let’s jump into four topics today. 1. & 2. Where have all the philanthropists gone? Warren? Sam? Kevin? Joe? Where are you when the RV/MH Hall of Fame needs you now? Or are you waiting for the dramatic last moment, …
