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To expand the company’s business in east Texas and Louisiana, Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) has acquired a 50 percent stake in Upshur Forest Products, LLC, which has sawmill facilities in Gilmer, Texas. “Among our strategic goals is to grow our industrial business, and we’re doing that in a steady …
Universal Forest Products Acquires Sawmill in Texas Read More
The Washington Post famously hands out “Pinocchios” for false or misleading statements made by public officials they fact check, including notables such as U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other foreign or domestic public figures. Since the MHIndustry’s George F. Allen boldly proclaims himself weekly to be …
George Allen Fact Check: 6 Errors/Contradictions in one section alone (290/1)? Read More
The Cape Henlopen School District on Delaware’s eastern coast has asked for a property tax increase to build a 720-student elementary school and add six classrooms to existing schools, according to delawareonline.com. The increase would amount to $0.27 on $100 assessed valuation. If the referendum fails, MHProNews.com has learned the …
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted March 12, 2014 regarding possible settlement of a proposed modular development in Ridgefield, Connecticut that has seen its share of legal wrangling since Sept. 20, 2012, we have learned the project’s architect threw another “saw” (as in “monkey wrench”) into the works: The resubmitted …
Connecticut Modular Development Hits another Clench Read More
Funded with a $1 million community development block grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG), local, state and federal officials participated in groundbreaking ceremonies March 28 for the next phase of the Houseboat to Energy …
Production Conversion: From Houseboats to Modular Homes Read More
Market research company for the manufactured housing industry, JLT & Associates, after studying the Michigan manufactured home market from 2000 to 2014, has determined that occupancy rates for the 315 all age communities in the state has stabilized at 74 percent as of Feb. 2014, after a steady decline from …
Stocks crossed the finish line of March running as the three major indexes all advanced, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising +134.6 point, +0.82 percent, to end the month at 16,457.66. The Nasdaq gained +43.23 points, +1.04 percent, to finish the month at 4,198.99, while the S&P added +14.72 points, …
Affiliated Managers Group Leads the Pack in Tracked Housing Stock Gains Read More
Updating a story MHProNews.com first posted May 7, 2012 regarding Honda Motor Company’s plans to build homes operating on a combination of gasoline, solar cells and a rechargeable battery, a showcase Honda Smart Home home is now finished following a grand opening March 25 at the University of California-Davis. Features …
Acropolis Management Services LLC (AMS) of Providence, Rhode Island has assumed management of Twin Coach Estates manufactured housing community in Lakeville, Massachusetts. In addition to this 67 homesite community, AMS recently received a contract to manage Edgeway Mobile Home Park in Middleboro, MA. As MHProNews.com reported here Aug. 24, 2012, …
The Long Beach Multi-Service Center in California works with a series of other social service agencies on behalf of the city’s homeless with showers, transportation, mental and physical health care, case management, housing and other supportive services. As MHProNews. has been informed by presstelegram.com, the center will close in April …
Modular Offices to Take up Slack during Improvements Read More
Manufactured housing component supplier Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI) is moving its production facility that makes mattresses and furniture for the recreational vehicle (RV) division into a 366,000 square-foot building vacated last year by Cequent in Goshen, Indiana. Cequent makes towing and trailer parts, as well as electrical and cargo carrying …
While weather and other factors kept some potential attendees away, preliminary figures from Show Ways Unlimited and the registration company indicted that a total of 2195 professionals attended the 2014 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show. Pre-Show estimates on total professionals expected at this year’s event were for 2100 total. The timing …
Even with Thunderstorms, Tunica Pre-Show Estimates Exceeded Read More
The 60th anniversary of the “Original” Western Massachusetts Home & Garden Show will feature a fully landscaped and furnished modular home courtesy of Elite Modular Homes of Chicopee, Mass, as MHProNews.com has learned. The 350-plus vendors at the Big E fairgrounds in Springfield will include banks and contractors. Show attendees …
Consumer spending rose +0.3 percent in February, as did personal income, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 16,400 earlier in the day, but the gains drifted during the afternoon to post a modest advance of 58.83 points, +0.36 percent, to end the week at 16,323.06. Meanwhile the Nasdaq nudged …
Affiliated Managers Group Rises Nicely; Berkshire only Tracked Stock to Slip Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says the most desirable features in a typical single-family home include walk-in closets in the master bedroom, low-e windows, a laundry room and a great room. Energy efficiency is also at the top of the list with Energy-Star appliances and windows, and programmable …
The Culpeper County Public Schools (CCPS) in Virginia are expecting another surge in student enrollment in the coming years, based on housing developments that have been approved, especially in the city of Culpeper. Farmington Elementary had the highest growth rate at 9.1 percent a year, and Culpeper Middle is the …
In a move designed to save the state and the citizens money, and streamline the purchasing process, the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission (AMHC) is now offering online application for licensing manufactured and modular home installers. MHProNews.com has learned the installers log in with their certification, order the number of decals, …
Although the Cortland MHC in Cortland, Illinois has never been cited for any violation, an environmental inspector discovered several violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Act and Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) regulations for allegedly discharging raw sewage on the grounds as well as on neighboring properties. Licensed …
Raw Sewage Fouling Manufactured Housing Community and Neighbors Read More
Ground was broken this week for a new modular combination medical/dental clinic and family resource center in La Puente, California, just east of Los Angeles. The 3,200 square foot facility, set to open this summer, will feature two dental exam rooms for no or low-cost screening and treatment for the …
Modular Health/Resource Center to Complete this Summer Read More
A new report by Prefab New Zealand and BRANZ says $40,000 can be shaved off the price of a new home using a prefabricated method of construction, and build time can be reduced 60 percent, which results in lower financing costs. Noting the urgent need to meet the current housing …
New Zealand’s Labour Party plans to Build 100,000 Modular Homes Read More
