The Rapid City Journal in South Dakota reports a family, whose nine-year old son has a severe neurological disorder, has received a brand new manufactured home through the efforts of a local church and radio station. Tay-Sachs affects muscular control, preventing the boy from moving or speaking. Most children die …
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From Washington, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports architectural firm CollinsWoerman has developed plans for a multifamily modular building above six stories with concrete floors and structural steel frame. The walls will be complete with electrical and plumbing fittings, water heaters, sheetrock and cabinetry, and will be assembled much like a Lego …
The Office of the Governor of Texas reports that Anthony Burks of Fort Worth, Texas, has been appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve on the state’s Manufactured Housing Board. Burks is president and co-founder of Vendigm Companies LLC, a founding board member of the Construction Industry Outreach Advisory Council, …
The Atmore Advance in southern Alabama says Harold Allen, a 43-year veteran of selling manufactured housing, was awarded the number one dealership for Platinum Homes, Inc., for the fifth straight year. Joe Clark, zone manager for Platinum, presented the award to him at the Tunica Show last month. Established in …
The Chicago Tribune reports that the Four Seasons manufactured home community in Belvidere, Illinois, has not been the same since Beverly and Richard Roeschel moved there 11 years ago. After retiring from their jobs a few years ago, they turned their attention to the community, which has a number of …
The Scottish Business Insider reports the owner of Powerwall, after many years of testing, has developed lightweight steel frame and walls for building modular homes he intends to market internationally. Taking a page from the mass production of automobiles, Dominic Tedesco says building has changed little since the Roman days, …
According to RV Business, RVPro magazine has responded to the cash-strapped Elkhart, Indiana-based RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum & Library, and will donate 25 percent of its June advertising revenues to the museum. Publisher Dana Nelsen said, “We want to help the museum, plain and simple, because it really is …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) issued a press release announcing that John Bostick has been elected at their annual meeting in Tunica, Mississippi, to serve as chairman of the association. The president of Sunshine Homes of Red Bay, Alabama, he has been a board member since 1994, …
HousingWire reports that Bob Ryan, chief risk officer at the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), has been picked as the acting commissioner of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Outgoing commissioner David Stevens, who had appointed Ryan into the newly created position of risk officer in 2009, will head …
According to Bloomberg, shipments of manufactured houses rose to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 45,000 for January, an increase of 5,000 over December. Dealer inventory was down by 1,000 units to 22,000 for the same period, and placements declined from 47,000 to 36,000 units, all seasonally-adjusted rates. The average sales price …
HousingWire.com reports Elizabeth Warren telling the Independent Community Bankers Association that the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will reduce regulatory costs for smaller financial institutions. Warren, the builder of the CFPB and likely first director, said the first order of business will be to combine the Trust in Lending …
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Jerry Rouleau, 62, involved in the housing industry as an advocate, speaker, consultant, author, and builder for decades, died after a battle with cancer in Hartford, Connecticut, March 15. An active member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), he spoke often at their International Builder Shows. In addition, …
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The Tennessean reports that Lloyd D. Link passed away March 15, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was an entrepreneur involved in auto racing, manufacturing electrical safety equipment for punch presses, and installing safety equipment in factories. He also founded a real estate company and was an early developer of modular …
MHMSM.com Industry In Focus Reporter Matthew J. Silver spoke with land-lease community owner and Industry consultant George F. Allen. The conversation produced some perceptive insights into some of the most pressing issues in the manufactured housing industry today. Allen shared his view with MHMSM.com that community ownership is one of …
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The Boston Business Journal reports that Westchester Modular Homes of Greater Boston (WMHGB) has a new CEO, Scott Jones. As reported by MHMSM.com on March 9, WMHGB recently installed a three-story modular home in tightly-packed Boston, on a site only 20 square feet larger than the structure. The Lynnfield, Massachusetts, …
As reported in Azle News Online, Retired Major General Leroy Sisco is president of the non-profit Military Warriors Support Foundation, an organization that helps disabled veterans receive job counseling, scholarships, and other supportive services. He and Jim Thomason of the Fort Worth Air Power Council, another organization dedicated to helping …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports that after leading efforts to put the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) back on more stable footing, as well as overseeing and managing the Office of Manufactured Housing, FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens will be leaving his position at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
The Wausau Daily Herald reports Wisconsin’s Democratic Party has leveled charges at Gov. Scott Walker that his eliminating sales and other taxes on manufactured housing built in the state but sold beyond the border is politically motivated. Wausau Homes’ owners donated a total of $25,000 to Walker’s campaign over a …
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In 1960, John and Charlotte Gunter arrived in Santa Rosa, pulling a 26-foot factory-built home from Kentucky, reports the PressDemocrat.com. They began GV Custom Modular Construction in their home in 1972, and over the next 40 years, developed a multi-million dollar business constructing modular homes, classrooms, and buildings for customers …
According to YAHOO! Finance, Warren Buffett had this to say in his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, on the heels of acquiring railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe: “Our elephant gun has been reloaded, and my trigger finger is itchy.” He acquired Burlington for $44 billion just over a year ago, …
