“This is why we operate with a “North Star Goal‘, a light that represents the highest aspirations of a business. Like a next-generation mission statement, a North Star Goal orients the identity and direction of a brand, guiding all decisions, strategies, and partnerships.” – Bag the Habit. (emphasis added) […]
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“Eight states – Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota – will hold primaries Tuesday to pick candidates to run in the midterm general elections Nov. 6. But before turning our attention to those races, it’s useful to look back at primary results in May
In a letter to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform presidents, Jonathan Lawless, Vice President of Fannie Mae advised the two national trade associations of their news “MH Advantage” program for manufactured homes. The opening from the letter from Lawless to the two
Citing the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released today, CNBC says that for the first time in U.S. history, for two months running, there are more job openings than people available to fill them. That video and related commentary will be our market focus tonight. If you’re new,
Presidential powers are substantial, but they are not unlimited. So among the tools a president can use to some effect is the bully pulpit. That’s the power of spotlighting a topic via a public forum. In a speech, President Donald J. Trump raised the profile of a once-famed factory-based
Skyline Corporation (“Skyline”) and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (“Champion”), the parent company of Champion Home Builders, Inc., publicized the closing of the previously announced combination of their operations. Exclusive details will be found near the end of this report. Via a press statement to the Daily Business News, carried
“When you find the person opposed by the elites of both major political parties, then you’ve found your presidential candidate.” That won’t turn up a search result for who first said that, but it’s a close paraphrase from a meme that was circulated during the 2016 political campaign. It’s a
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports to the Daily Business News that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by their contractor. Year-over-year “manufactured housing industry production grew again in April 2018. Just-released statistics indicate that
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There are many times in dealing with prospects that a sales person, or a selling community manager, faces a decision. It can be summed up like this. Should I tell the truth, or should I shard the truth, or even tell a lie? What if telling the truth might cost
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“Meshuggeneh” We were checking out at Walmart last night after dinner. The woman who was ringing up our order was lightly conversing with my husband and family. She was commenting on something the previous lady in line had said before leaving with her new goodies. The lady at the
“Scientia potentia est,” is Latin that is commonly translated as Knowledge is Power, but it is more accurately translated into English as Knowledge is Potential Power. All Knowledge comes from one of two sources, your own experiences, or insights learned from the experiences of others. There are no exceptions.
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When the left-of-center CNBC starts singing the praises of the Trump Economic Recovery. When Democratic politicos, and their allies get nervous, those indicators – plus the strong numbers posted today – are reminders of how the pendulum is moving. Today’s jobs and economic numbers will be our focus tonight. If
“Factory production can be achieved not only by complete factory production of housing units as in manufactured housing, but also with factory production of increasingly sophisticated building components that are then assembled in the field into traditional single and multifamily housing,” – Todd M. Richardson in Operation Breakthrough (reproduced below,
“Rollohome was started by Elmer Frey in his family barn as a one-time trailer sale. Soon he and his brothers Roland, Harold and Norman and his brother-in-law John Bertschie, began large scale operations in the sale and production of mobile homes. By 1950, Rollohome, was the city’s fastest growing business
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“A few hours ago, if you googled “California Republicans,” the search engine would produce an information box listing “Nazism” as the party’s primary belief system,” per QZ. “As California gears up for its primary, many of the state’s Republicans are fuming over how Google described their party in its
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Depending on who you tune into, media are either blasting the Trump Administration, or are praising him for standing up for American businesses and jobs. The markets dropped, over the latest round of tariff talk. But should they have? That will be our market focus report for this evening. If
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“Cavco Industries, Inc. (CVCO) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. On April 3, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of Lexington Homes, Inc., which operates a manufactured housing plant in Lexington, Mississippi. Since the acquisition date, the results from this new business are
There have been voices within manufactured housing (MH) who from our earliest years in publishing advised and informed the leadership of this pro-industry trade media site. Industry voices, then and now, from across the spectrum, of political or business sizes, provide insights, inputs, and news tips. Then, there are
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“Rent control fights are heating up in California and Illinois, and manufactured homeowners are continuing to organize for better treatment from corporate landlords,” the leftist-activist group, MHAction stated in a release to the Daily Business News. “Nationwide, MHAction is joining a coalition of affordable housing advocates calling for Congress to
“The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) in written comments filed on May 30, 2018, has called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) — the federal regulator of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — to significantly revise and amend the final rule that it issued on December
