Manufactured and modular home (MH) and Park Model recreational vehicle (RV) producer Champion Home Builders, Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with RV maker Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) to manufacture a line of Park Model RVs. Champion will introduce the first Park Model RV at Winnebago’s Dealer Days in …
Champion to Partner with Winnebago for RV Park Models Read More
The RV/MH Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for the Class of 2016. The Selection Committee will receive nominations from all recreational vehicle (RV) and manufactured housing (MH) sectors, including dealers, campgrounds, manufacturers, retailers, trade media, associations, user groups. As rvbusiness informs MHProNews, to be eligible the nominee must be, …
Drew Industries, Inc. Chief of Financial Operations (CFO) Joseph S. Giordano III sold 19,500 shares of Drew stock on the market March 24, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to what dakotafinancialnews tells MHProNews, the stock was sold at $64.75 per share, totaling $1,262,625.00. …
According to rvbusiness, Phoenix-based Cavco Industries, Inc. has acquired Chariot Eagle, Inc. of Ocala, Florida, a manufacturer of Park Model recreational vehicles (RVs) and manufactured homes. This will add to Cavco’s current line of park model RVs, and extend the company’s each into the southeastern U. S. Cavco’s CEO and …
Cavco Industries Acquires RV and Manufactured Home Producer Chariot Eagle Read More
The Tunica Manufactured Housing Show in Mississippi shared the spotlight this week with the House Financial Services Committee passing the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act out of committee and headed to the House floor for a vote. Additionally, IKEA prepares to ship 10,000 durable modular shelters to Iraqi homeless …
Sunday Morning News Re-Cap March 22 to March 28, 2015 Read More
MHProNews has learned from cnnmoney that Elkhart, Indiana-based Skyline Corp. (NYSEMKT:SKY) has obtained a three-year secured revolving line of credit with First Business Capital Corp. The agreement will allow Skyline to borrow up to $10 million. Secured by the company’s assets, the funds will be used for working capital, and …
The Indiana Manufactured Housing Association/Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA/RVIC) informs MHProNews that not only has Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) sponsored Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing in the Senate, but also three IN House members have signed on to HR 650. Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), who represents the third congressional district …
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Virginia Bufkin’s request to the Aransas Pass City Council in south Texas to rezone a single family district to a manufactured home district so she could build a recreational vehicle (RV) community brought a mix of yeas and nays to the meeting. Bufkin’s daughter explained that although it would be …
Petitioner asks Land be Rezoned to Manufactured Home District Read More
MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that the board of directors of Drew Industries, of Elkhart, Indiana, has declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable April 10, 2015 to shareholders of record as of March 27, 2015. Drew is a supplier of components …
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Manufactured Home Sliding off Foundation; State Inspector Notes Dangers MHARR Objects to DOE Energy Standards for Manufactured Housing Dow Slides Again, MHCV Slips, Skyline Advances RVIA Honors RVIC/IMHA Director Mark Bowersox UMH Properties Reports Sustained Growth for Q4 2014 Modular Hotel for Brooklyn being Built in Poland Indicators of New …
MHProNews has learned from rvbusiness that Mark Bowersox, executive director of the Recreational Vehicle Indiana Council and the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association (RVIC/IMHA), has been honored by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) with the National Legislative Award. Bowersox was recognized for his leadership in addressing the Department of Housing …
Following up on a story MHProNews last posted Sept. 26, 2014 regarding the acquisition of Skyline Corporation’s RV sector by EverGreen Recreational Vehicles, Skyline’s board of directors’ Special Committee has retained Western Reserve Partners LLC for financial advice and Ice Miller LLP of Indianapolis for legal advice to evaluate strategic …
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Under the current Sussex County (Delaware) code, manufactured homes (MH) are lumped together with hotels, motels and tourist homes, but a new proposal under consideration would consider them as dwellings, according to villagesoup. A public hearing on a proposed RV community and campground for Castaways at Massey’s Landing triggered the …
Elkhart, Ind.-based manufactured housing component supplier Lippert Components Inc., will receive a $200,000 Michigan Business Development Program grant for a $1.7 million investment creating 102 jobs in an expansion of recently acquired Innovative Design Solutions, Inc (IDS). The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced approval for the project in Sterling Heights, …
MH Component Supplier Lippert Expanding IDS in Michigan Read More
A 415 square foot customized tiny home now sited in the Bruton Park manufactured home community (MHC) in York County, Virginia may have to move because it has not been approved to meet the federal HUD Code standards for a manufactured home (MH). Karen and Tom Rogers lived with their …
Elkhart, Indiana-based Patrick Industries, Inc. will release its third quarter 2014 financials prior to the opening of the market on Thurs., Oct. 30, followed by a conference call at 10 AM eastern time that same morning. The call will be hosted by president and CEO Todd Cleveland and CFO Andy …
Patrick Industries to Disclose Q3 Financial Report Read More
RV/MH historian, lecturer, author and librarian Al Hesselbart is retiring after serving the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart, Indiana for 20 years, MHProNews has learned. Carl Ehry, then president of the RV/MH foundation, which at the time was nearly bankrupt, was told if he wanted to be …
While the Great Recession took the wind out of the sails of Elkhart County, Indiana’s two largest industries – manufactured housing (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) – RV manufacturers are now cheering their great recovery while the MH industry continues to slowly move forward, locally as well as nationally. The …
Indiana RV Industry Recovering Well; MH Industry Recovering Steadily Read More
Following a story MHProNews covered Sept. 29, 2014 regarding Cavco Industries’ attempt to acquire Skyline Corp. by offering to buy all of Skyline’s outstanding shares at a premium, Cavco has reaffirmed its requests to open a dialogue with the special committee the target company set up to improve the bottom …
Southfield, Michigan-based Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) will release its Q3 2014 financial results on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 prior to the opening of the market followed by a conference call set for later that same morning, at 11:00 AM EDT, according to marketwatch.com. The conference call will be available live …
