I confess there are times that we at MHProNews.com have failed to report on a topic. An example might be my sitting in a room where former MHI President Thayer Long sat and was politely told by a respected state executive director that MHI was not getting their job done. Would it have been a …
Let me start by inviting you to take a good look at this Industry Voices guest blog post by a seasoned West Coast MH Business owner, entitled, Will we catch the Tsunami? If you haven’t read it yet, please do. Yes, now, before proceeding. Done? Glad to have you back. As you can see John …
The Center For Responsive Politics has provided us with the following insights as to the lobbying activities of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). Bill Number Congress Bill Title No. of Reports & Specific Issues* H.R.3849 112 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act 2 S.1813 112 …
Our new issue for June will go live by the end of this week. So you still have time to catch up on all the great May Featured Articles, before they go into the archive. It looks like we may nudge past the April record in readership in May. With thousands of new visitors (industry …
Perhaps 'dual track' would be a better phrasing here than 'two step,' but sometimes you just have to have the headline that makes you smile, look and read. There has been behind the scenes whispers and words in the weeks since the late February MHI Legislative Session. Those whispers have been about an effort to …
The Manufactured Housing Institute's (MHI) new president and CEO, Richard A. "Dick" Jennison, is now more than half way through the customary 100 day honeymoon period given to incoming executives. How is he doing? Let's look. Jennison made his first public appearances in Washington DC during MHI's Legislative session. Unable to make the Great Southwest …
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 …
I was looking at a list of some of our readers on MHProNews.com's twice weekly emailed 'newsletter' update. The thousands of names reads like a Who's Who for the fabled and powerful in our Industry, for association leaders and also includes throngs of the mom and pop operations, managers and rank and file from every …
Let's start with a quick numbers look at the Tunica Manufactured Housing Show. Tunica was well attended, and most of those I spoke with during or since the show were pleased with their attendance. Dennis Hill and his team at Show Ways Unlimited do a great job year after year. This has been the manufactured …
