With healthcare repeal and replace apparently a dead issue for 2017, the Oval Office is pivoting to President Donald J. Trump’s tax reform plan. In a release to MHProNews, the Oval Office has noted the success Michigan has had with their state tax reform plan at creating economic growth and …
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The Daily Business News (DBN) on MHProNews has been told by informed sources that Berkshire Hathaway owned Clayton Homes plans to increase their industry dominance in the retail sector. Strategies to accelerate their dominance will be accelerated in the coming months, per sources in the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), among …
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The Ohio Manufactured Home Association (OMHA) tells MHProNews about their new survey of members that asks some key questions, including: what association benefits do you currently use, and what benefits would you like to see that aren’t currently offered? This is an interesting topic for consideration, not just for OMHA, …
As tomorrow’s special election to fill the vacated seat by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ previous AL Senate seat looms, the heat and “controversies” from left-to-right wing media is rising. So too is the spin that routinely fits a given media’s typical perspective. Recent polling seems to indicate that appointed-Senator Luther …
Officials from both parties are praising the more organized response by FEMA and others in dealing with disaster recovery, as the Daily Business News has previously reported. But reminiscent of the post-Katrina disaster, revival will still take years, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson stated. Carson has recently toured some disaster …
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Reporting from Omaha, Nebraska. “Not everything is some dark conspiracy,” an informed source said to MHProNews. “Clayton and their [Warren] Buffett owned sister companies didn’t plan [Hurricane] Harvey. But they are benefiting from it in direct and indirect ways, that will allow them to increase their hold over manufactured housing …
FEMA, Clayton Growing “Threat” to Independent “Non-Corporate” Companies – from Omaha Read More
If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline reports’ are found further below, just beyond the Manufactured Housing Composite Value for today. The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader …
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“It’s a question of honor,” said actively retired businessman and minister, the Reverend Donald Tye Jr. “Too many have never learned or lost their honor. People generally expect someone to mean and do what they say. But all too often in politics and business, that’s just not happening,” Tye said. …
Big horn sheep and mountain goats. Mixers. Meals. Networking. Gaming. Dining. Local and nearby tourist sights. Buffalo burgers. And let’s not forget business, golfing, presentations, deal making, auctions, and meetings. All this and more were found at the popular 5 State Convention in Deadwood, South Dakota. Some snapshots from the …
Big Horn, Fire Alarms, Deal Making & Big Time at Deadwood Read More
“I was up on the Hill, I happened to just go by the barbershop to see if I could get a haircut, and Lindsey [Graham, (R-SC)] was in the chair,” former Pennsylvania Senator and two-time GOP presidential candidate, Rick Santorum said. “And Lindsey asked me what I was doing, and …
Americans have “allowed themselves to be manipulated into believing they’re enemies,” Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson said, per ABC News. He made the statement in response to the divide exposed by sometimes violent – and deadly – protests spotlighted last month in Charlottesville, Virginia. “I think a lot …
Last month, MHProNews published a report that included the following findings from a well-known HUD Code manufactured housing advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. That report was recently republished 2 days ago by MHR. Eagle-eyed professionals who read the Daily Business News spotted it. Note that per the provider of …
“Pull the Pam Danner Parachute” During the MHI Meeting, Association Leader Comments Read More
“FEMA threaten to force manufacturers to put them in front of retailers [sic] orders. The threat is real but keep my name out of it. I will shut my plant down and they will have to nationalize before we build them sh-t,” said a reliable source to MHProNews. The allegation includes …
“Recognizing that excessive government regulation plays a major role in stifling economic growth while inflicting disproportionate harm on the multitude of small businesses that are the engine of job creation within the American economy, President Trump came to office in January 2017 on a platform of “deconstructing the administrative [i.e., …
“For Manufactured Housing, the Obama Administration Never Left Town” Read More
Articles, reports, and commentaries on MHProNews bring reactions for, against or neutral from factory built housing industry professionals, policy advocates, and others. Defenders of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Pam Danner at HUD, Isbhel Dicken and NMHOA, or other industry personalities that are fact checked or analyzed by MHProNews are …
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Associations are measured in part by their effectiveness on behalf of their members. Bloomberg recently spotlighted the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in a post Hurricane Harvey report. “The International Code Council, a Washington nonprofit made up of government officials and industry representatives, updates its model codes every three …
Christopher Flavelle NAHB Spotlight, Post Hurricane Harvey Read More
Floridian ‘refugees’ from Hurricane Irma tell MHProNews that there are reported possibilities of flooding of one or more rivers north of Tampa which may cause a temporary closure of I75. As post-Irma rivers swell, for those traveling by car or other vehicles, it is advisable to check road conditions to …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in a September 7, 2017 letter to HUD Secretary Dr. Benjamin Carson and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B. Long (copy attached), has called on both agencies to make “full and maximum” use of HUD-Code manufactured homes, the association tells …
The front edge of Hurricane Irma is just touching Orlando at 8 PM ET as this story is being drafted. It may be hours or days before it is known the level of power outages or other damages that may cause a disruption of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) annual …
Will Hurricanes Irma, Jose Disrupt MHI’s Annual Event? Read More
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is preparing to publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would make updates to the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, according to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). They state that the proposed rules have been adopted at the recommendation of …
HUD Updates: Safety Precautions or Regulatory Overreach? Read More
