MhproNews has learned from the Register-News in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the Mt Vernon City Council is set to approve a ban on mobile homes outside MHCs. Pre-existing manufactured homes outside designated areas would be grandfathered in, as long as they are not moved, according to city manager Ron Neibert. Zoning …
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From Canada, MHProNews.com learns that Black Diamond Group Limited announced recently they will be presenting at the 15th Annual CIBC Whistler Institutional Investor Conference occurring today. Presenting for Black Diamond Group Limited will be Trevor Haynes, President and Chief Executive Officer. A live and archived webcast of the presentation will …
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Omaha tells MHProNews modern-day homesteaders can get free land in Iowa and Nebraska providing they build a home on the land within five years. The lots are typically only available in smaller towns where not many employment opportunities exist. In addition, house construction costs are not cheap and credit continues …
GreenValleyNews tells MHProNews 15 new modular homes courtesy of Habitat for Humanity have begun arriving in the greater Tuscon, Arizona, area, many still looking for owners. Applicants must be first-time buyers, and are chosen based on ability to pay, need, and willingness to invest 200 hours of sweat equity in …
MHProNews.com has learned from MassLive the Blu Homes factory in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, which opened in 2010, has closed and production facilities have relocated to Vallejo, California. While the sales office and design studio will remain in Waltham, MA, spokeswoman Dana Smith says, “It’s not about what went wrong in …
Longtime industry member, and president and founder of McDonald Modular Solutions (MMS), Inc., Bruce E. McDonald, 72, passed away in Birmingham, Michigan, Jan 10, 2012. He entered the family business in 1962, and by 1968 was converting used mobile homes into offices. He was credited with pioneering modular buildings for …
As a follow-up to our story Nov 8. 2011, MHProNews.com has learned from MLive in Michigan that the first phase of the Smith Village Neighborhood development of 27 modular homes was completed as scheduled, Dec. 31, 2011. Champion Homes and Russell Building Group are constructing 83 dwellings in Flint, MI …
Ritz-Craft Corporation announced this week it has been awarded a contract to manufacturer, deliver and install 64 modular units at Fulton-Montgomery Community College located in Johnstown, New York. Installation of the two-story housing building, which will accommodate up to 144 students, will double the amount of housing currently offered by …
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Yahoo!News’ TrendingNow has a time-lapse video of a 30-story, 183,000 square-foot modular hotel being built in China’s Hunan Province near the Dongting Lake in 15 days. Teams from China’s The Broad Group worked around the clock, non-stop, attaching the modules to a steel structure. According to the builders, the hotel …
Before the housing bubble burst, builder Howard Kipnes would buy land speculatively and then build the home upon receiving a contract. That ended with the housing bust. Newsdays tells MHProNews.com that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, permits for single-family homes on Long Island, New York, fell to 90 in …
Following up on an article we ran Nov. 21, 2011 about the May 22 tornado that wiped out one-third of Joplin, Missouri’s housing, KOAMTV tells MhproNews.com some residents are up in arms about three modular homes moving into a neighborhood of traditional homes. The neighbors are concerned the units, built …
A report from the BOI Fair 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand, says the Siam Cement Group (SCG) of Thailand is looking to invest five billion dollars in Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, countries where it already has a strong presence. As BusinessMirror tells MHProNews.com, in keeping with the …
From Armstrong, Iowa, MHProNews.com has learned that Art’s Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced recently its wholly owned subsidiary, Art’s Way Scientific, Inc., has designed, and is under contract to manufacture 24 modular units. The modular units are expected to be constructed and installed over the course of approximately one year …
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Following up on an article we ran Dec. 27, 2011 about a Lustron House exhibit being displayed at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus, the DaytonDailyNews tells MHProNews.com history curator Cameron Woods has sent out a call for the public to help furnish this steel and ceramic relic from the …
MHPronews.com has reported several times about the North Dakota oil boom that is drawing thousands seeking well-paying jobs, spiking the demand for ASAP housing. “Man camps”, modular dormitories for mostly male oil field workers have sprung up around Williston, ND. Some people are sleeping in cars, tents, and RVs. The …
Following up on a story we posted Feb. 14, 2011, Stardust Cruisers in Wayne County, Kentucky, finished two prototype modular homes recently sited on foundations. Boat sales have declined with the drop in the economy, and the company was seeking an alternative product. In a collaborative effort with the University …
The OmanObserver in the Middle East tells MHProNews.com that the rapid growth in the use of modular buildings has led Al Anseria Engineering Services to establish Modular Building Solutions (MBS), specializing in container conversions and insulated metal cabins. Noting they have many applications, from low-cost housing and offices to guard …
The Columbus Dispatch today highlights a new museum exhibit there, and offers a peak inside a prefab home from the 1950s. An exhibit set to open in late 2012 at the Ohio Historical Center features a reconstructed Lustron home. The homes were billed as “the House America Has Been Waiting …
A report from Fort St. John in British Columbia published by Energetic City tells of a Christmas morning fire in what the paper calls a modular home, then later a mobile home. The home was located at the Peace Country Mobile Home Park in Fort St. John. The article says …
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The Mount Vernon, Illinois, Zoning and Planning Commission is considering an ordinance change that restricts manufactured housing to communities, instead of conditional permit zoning. The Register-News tells MHProNews.com that Mt. Vernon City Councilman David Wood says, “We’re trying to get away from spot zoning,” Wood said. “The way the ordinance …
