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David M. Smith Joins Drew Industries as new CFO

MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that David M. Smith has joined Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Joseph S. Giordano III, who held that position since 2008. Mr. Giordano will remain with the company temporarily to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. Smith, 52, has been Senior …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Aug. 16-Aug. 23, 2015

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Stan Dye talks Manufactured Home Lending and MH Site Preparation Do-It-Yourself Heat Tape Video! Prevent Winter Freeze Ups for Manufactured Homes and Houses over Crawl Spaces What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News PBS Story on MH Finance Due. Sun, UMH, Adding …

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Two Age-Restricted Manufactured Home Communities sold to Kingsley

Kingsley Management Corp. of Provo, Utah has acquired two Manatee County, Florida 55+ manufactured home communities (MHC) for $27.8 million. The 244-home site Palm Bay was sold for $13.1 million, while the adjacent 235 home site Colonial Mobile Manor went for $14.7 million. Both communities, according to businessobserverfl, are in …

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Equity LifeStyle Properties Stock Targeted at $66.00

Zacks has changed its “hold” rating to “buy” for Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS), the largest owner of manufactured home communities (MHC) in the nation, according to dakotafinancialnews. The stock closed down -0.43% on Thursday, at $58.97, as MHProNews reported in its stock report, but Zacks has issued a target price …

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Lippert to Add 125 Workers in New Haven, Indiana

Updating a story MHProNews posted Aug. 11, 2015, regarding Lippert Components, Inc. acquisition of Signature Seating, journalgazette reports Lippert will be adding 125 new jobs at the New Haven, IN facility that was home to Signature. Also known as Roehm Marine LLC, the company made upholstered furnishings for pontoon boats …

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Major Shareholders of Patrick Industries Continue Unloading Stock

Following a story MHProNews posted Aug. 18, 2015 regarding the sale of 36,552 shares of Patrick Industries’ stock by Tontine Capital Partners L.P Aug. 14, dakotafinancenews reports Tontine sold another 19,220 shares of Patrick stock on Monday, Aug. 17 at an average price of $39.20 for a net value of …

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Sun Completes Transactions on Six Communities, Secures Line of Credit

On Aug. 19, 2015 Southfield, Michigan-based Sun Communities, Inc. completed its sale of three manufactured home communities (MHC) comprised of 900 home sites for $32.5 million. Two of the MHCs are in Ohio, the third is in Michigan, according to nasdaq. On Aug. 13, 2015, Sun acquired a recreational vehicle …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Aug. 9-Aug. 16, 2015

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Nubble Lighthouse and Sohier Park. York, Maine – US Destination What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News GSEs set to offer secondary market for manufactured home loans. Two MHCs change hands, new MHC planned in Canada. CFPB not protecting consumers OR employees. …

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Bowersox Takes Vice President Position with Manufactured Housing Institute

MHProNews has learned from the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC) that Executive Director Mark Bowersox has resigned his position as of Sept. 5, 2015. With IMHA-RVIC for 12 years, he began as the association’s RV director, added the title of marketing director before being promoted to Executive …

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Fleetwood Poised to take Advantage of Opportunities Down Under

Fleetwood Corporation Ltd. (ASX:FWD) of Australia produces manufactured and modular homes and buildings for residential, educational and commercial applications, and has a recreational vehicle division as well, according to dailyreckoning.au. Although the report at the end of 2014 showed revenue had fallen 18 percent due to a weakness in the …

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Drew goes Fishing, Finds Furniture for Fresh Water Float

Elkhart, Indiana-based Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) reports its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI®) has acquired Roehm Marine, LLC, aka Signature Seating for $16 million. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Signature manufactures furniture for use in fresh water boats, specifically pontoon boats, as prnewswire informs MHProNews. Drew’s President Scott Mereness …

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Sun Communities Corrals Eastern Wild West Show and Campground

As a means of capitalizing on 1950’s TV series like “Gunsmoke,” “Rawhide,” and “Daniel Boone,” Bill Patton and Bill Pacy created Frontier Town in Ocean City, Maryland in 1959, and four years later added the 600-site Fort Whaley Campground. Manufactured home community (MHC) and recreational vehicle (RV) resorts owner Sun …

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More Insider Trading at Patrick Industries

A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated August 4, 2015, reveals M. Scott Welch, a director of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) purchased 10,000 shares of company stock at $36.00 per share for a total of $360,000 on Aug. 3. While Patrick has lost 2.57 percent during the last week …

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RV/MH Hall of Fame Honors Class of 2015

The Class of 2015 includes: (back row l-r) Paul E. Hanser, HWH Corporation; Bert V. Alanko, MBA Insurance; Joe Kelly, Iowa Mfg Housing Association; (front row l-r)Jerry W. James, Franklin Homes, Inc.; Bill Thomas, Bill Thomas Camper Sales; Marlene A. Sine, Marlene Sine & Associates, Inc.; Richard A. Mendlen, Manufactured …

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Drew Sales Gained in Q2 2015 over Same Period 2014

For the second quarter 2015, sales at Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) gained 13 percent over Q2 2014 to $362 million, one million over the first quarter to set a record, producing net income of $20.9 and earnings per share of $0.85, although short of consensus expectations of $0.93 per share. …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 26-Aug. 2, 2015

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Art Linkletter and Manufactured Housing today Maintaining Quality and Strength While Saving Homebuyers Money – Inside MH Video with Mike Stone, part 2 What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Texas city lifts ban on MH after show of strength by industry …

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Patrick bests Analysts Estimates on Earnings Per Share

In its quarterly earnings report for Q2, 2015, Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) reported $0.78 earnings per share, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.05, according to AnalystRatingsNet. Revenue of $233.50 million was just short of the consensus estimate of $239.80. CL King had set a “buy” rating …

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Sun Posts Positive Returns for Q2, 2015

Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) reported earnings of $0.87 per share for the second quarter, besting analysts expectations by $0.04 per share, and besting earnings for the same quarter last year by $0.09 per share, according to dakotafinancialnews. Sun’s revenue was up 40 percent on a year-over-year basis, $165.90 million for …

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Manufactured Home Community Owner ELS has Investors’ Attention

With a target price set at $64.00, Zacks has upgraded shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc (NYSE:ELS) from a hold rating to a buy rating, according to lulegacy. Shares of the real estate investment trust (REIT) opened at $56.87 on Monday, and closed Tuesday, July 28 at $57.07, approaching the …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 19-July 26, 2015

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com > A Hunter and Native American Decorator’s Dream! John Howard’s Home, Inside MH Road Show Video > How A Manufactured Modular Home Production Center Achieves Savings and Quality – Inside MH Video with Mike Stone > 4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Home Clean What’s New …

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