"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York." – William Shakespeare, in Richard III The meaning of this phrase, the winter of our discontent, is "The time of unhappiness is past." http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/261500.html Shakespeare knew how to create a character that spoke to his audience, and how to fashion a …
The guard is changing. How so? As I write this, the 2012 MHI Legislative Session has just ended and the Great Southwest Home Show in Tulsa is about to begin. There is a new MHI CEO, that you can meet in the exclusive video on this page. The Free to Retailers, Communities, Developers and many …
The vast majority of manufactured housing industry pros have never seen the set up of homes and exhibits at a Trade Show. You can get an exclusive, behind the scenes look. Check in for more at show series of videos here on The Masthead blog, entitled "Live from Tulsa: the 2012 Great Southwest Home Show." …
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After a slip, fall or getting knocked down, the most basic choices are staying down or getting up. Most of us – and certainly regular readers of this column or MHProNews.com – strike me as the 'getting it up' after a fall type of owner, leader or professional. New manufactured housing industry blood as well …
Let's briefly review some facts: Shipments in manufactured housing have been rising for about half a year now. Month over year prior month increases have been at double digit growth rates in recent months. This new pattern counters prior declines, so that 2011 finished up about 3% over 2010 shipment levels. Thanks to efforts …
It is Super Bowl weekend, and so it is easy to think in terms of football analogies. In this past week, we had a vivid reminder of how important it is to get a “first down” in our lobbying efforts that yield a fresh set of 4 more downs to advance the ball so we …
We have heard (and perhaps said ourselves) that we are in one of the toughest financial times since the Great Depression. There is no doubt that American businesses and the public at large is hurting, notably when compared to more robust economic times. But as my family and I go to the restaurant, grocery stores …
Business and profit building education has always been one of the many benefits of membership in state and national associations. When we say that an association exists to protect and promote the industry, that's true. One of the ways those goals are accomplished is precisely through educational workshops, seminars, symposiums and events tailored for manufactured …
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The Louisville Manufactured Housing Show for 2012 is now in the history books. Hats off to Dennis Hill and the Show Ways team, Show Chairman Ron Thomas Sr., the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation (MMHF) executive directors, our speakers, panelists and each company that helped make this show a success. An exhibitor I spoke with summed …
We are starting a pre-show and at show series of videos here on the Masthead blog, entitled "Live from Louisville: the 2012 Manufactured Housing Show." The pre-show registrations reveal that 20% more community, retailers, builder/developers, installers and suppliers are signed up for 2012 than through the same period in 2011. Hundreds more typically show up at the …
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