We promised midweek here on the Masthead to give you something more upbeat this weekend. Let's race through a few items that should liftyourspirits and move you to end 2013 on a high note, then prep your start of 2014 with more spring in your step!

For three years running, attendees of the Louisville Show have commonly said things like,

• "The mood was upbeat!"
• "There was a lot of positive energy!" and
• "The retailers, communities and builder/developers came to learn and do more business!"

This mood upbeat mood is captured in the 2014 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show video that follow

For those who have not been to the Kentucky Exhibition Center (KEC) in Louisville in recent years – or ever! – there is no way easy way to capture the value of being at the show. Manufactured Home Industry shipments have grown for three years, and Louisville has grown three years running too.

Coincidence? Hardly!

Is it a surprise that those who come to the show, come back? Hardly! Or that those who come are doing more business? No surprise!

Please see 4 more new 2014 Louisville Show videos at the page linked here. Enjoy!

All of the resources needed to grow your business are near at hand. Come to the Show. Check out what's new. See all the Financing You DO Have for 2014! Focus on the good and the Opportunities, and you too can grow. It is all under one climate controlled roof.

New MHProNews Logo

We indicated a few weeks ago that changes are coming here to end the year and to start off 2014! One of those changes will be our new logo for the news side of our operations.

You'll see a slightly different version of this logo in the fine video linked above, courtesy of our friends at SearchCore, the parent for ManufacturedHomes.com.

Please tell us how you like our new logo…more on this topic and other changes for 2014 to come!

Respectful Disagreements

Check out the popular Industry Voices guest blog for a fine example of two respected, successful retailers who each take a differing view on ObamaCare and how it does or may impact our factory-built home industry.

• An MH Retailer's view that is pro-ObamaCare, linked here.

• An MH Retailer's view that sees ObamaCare as a negative, not a positive for businesses.

What I like about both of these is there is no name calling, it is just a respectful exchange of views and why.

We provide, You decide. (c) Please read their thoughts, ponder and Enjoy!

The Harvard Study on Rental Trends

You can download free Harvard's latest study on rental housing trends and a pro-manufactured housing industry analysis at this link:

http://manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/manufactured-homes-and-the-harvard-study-on-rental-housing/

Please see the latest Featured Home and other reports there you may have missed.

Discover or re-discover some of the tools that can build your business in 2014!

Come Wednesday morning at the Louisville Show, you'll see a seminar that will open your eyes to the marketing, branding and profit enhancing possibilities! See that and all the FREE Show Me The Money! Seminars at this link, and then register to attend the show at this link.

Thanksgiving and Christmas

We've had a lot of thoughtful feedback and good readership on our Thanksgiving message. This year, we will do something a little different for our Christmas message. We may post it here on the Masthead blog on Christmas eve, or even possibly Monday night. Please take a look. Your thoughtful feedback is welcome.

Out of the darkness, shines the light…Stronger finish

We are timing this post to dovetail with the winter solstice, the shortest amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere of the year. From here, every day gets three minutes longer, three minutes of added light for the next 6 months.

Out of the darkness, comes the light.

We are finishing 2013 with record readership (please scroll down to see our industry-leading stats!). It has also been a good year for our MHIndustry (and our business too) in other ways.

We truly hope yours has been a year of improvements too.

Are there challenges? You know it.

But we can overcome. Together, we can do more. We hope to see you at the 2014 LouisvilleShow.com, less than a month away now! We will be in booth #115.

We wish you and yours a Merry Christmas! ##

PS: Check our many Exclusive and Red Hot Featured Articles for November and see the other new stories at MHLivingNews.com too.

L. A. 'Tony' Kovach
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