DJ Pendleton is an award-winning state exec and attorney who is deeply committed to advancing the cause of his members and manufactured housing in general. DJ has the notion that we all have a duty beyond ourselves and our own immediate, personal or professional interests. Texas has a lot going for it, has for years …
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Raise the white flag. Shut your office doors. Empty your bank account while you can. Some industry pros are saying privately it is "all over." "There is not enough time," and "we don't have enough grass roots action and votes" to get the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act" – aka HR 1779 – passed. …
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If not for the Crusaders, Europe would have been speaking Arabic and Turkish centuries ago. If not for Thomas Edison's incredible gumption to hang in there for some 10,000 failed efforts before he succeed at making an electric light bulb, you would have gas or candle light in your house. If not for the courage …
Our widely popular exclusive interview series continues this month with A Cup of Coffee with…Wally Comer. Wally's frank answers and keen insights are bound to make this another red-hot must-read as we start year 5 of publishing MHProNews.com! Also in Volume 5. Number 1. The timing of Florida's U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's letter to us …
This weekend will start MHI's annual meeting, held this year in La Costa Resort, September 29 – October 1, 2013 in Carlsbad, CA. This resort area is near San Diego and is a located near many popular tourist destinations. If you have not already registered, you will be able to register on-site at the La …
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The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) won't say it, because they understandably want to be polite. The state and MHC associations, ditto. So who is going to make the point that an important industry association voice is essentially inaudible on a key financing issue facing manufactured housing? Before making the point, let me share what a …
We announced in the ever popular Daily Business News on Labor Day that we would be moving our base of operations (HQ) to Florida. While there is still much to be done, the first phase of that move is complete. My new office number is 863-213-4090, Soheyla's is 863-213-4077, other team member numbers remain the …
There are promising developments in manufactured housing and more in the making. We will review in rapid sequence a few of these, such as the industry's political efforts, Louisville and others in the paragraphs that follow. We've hinted for weeks, and now can openly spotlight, that MHI has been working with 3 consumer groups in …
Manufactured housing is bigger than any one of us who are in it, but relatively small compared to so many other industries. Outreaches and Inreaches are thus essential for our industry to accomplish its political, media, regulatory, public, marketing, sales and other goals. Let's look at (1) Outreaches, (2) Inreaches and peace talks. Outreach At both …
In literature, phrases and words can have various meanings. In the case of through the looking glass, it may mean a window, or a mirror. Let's talk today about mirrors and a valuable, proven Good to Great concept. When something goes wrong for a person or an organization, Good to Great author Jim Collins says …
