"It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." – Zapata “As the industry winds down, cornfields which became MHCs, will revert to cornfields. I predicted that years ago. How hard is it to understand that if one goes from 350,000 shipments to 50,000 annual shipments, rampant vacancy will be the …
Happy New Year! As 2013 has now gone into the history books, a new year – 2014 – lies before us like a stack of clean white paper waiting to be written or printed. Let's look quickly at a handful of topics, before sharing the line up for our January 2014 issue of MHProNews.com. Addressing …
Fast food restaurant "strikes" were coordinated on 12.6.2013, to draw attention to workers pay and the minimum wage issue. We aren't going to talk about the minimum wage or unionizing fast food staff, but let's use this as a example we can learn from. My question for today is, why don't manufactured housing pros plan …
Snow has fallen. Turkey's have been gobble-gobbled. Another Black Friday has come and gone. Christmas shopping is in full swing. Holiday plans are made or are being firmed up. Our friends, industry peers, clients, contacts and colleagues up north remind us why our moving to Florida in advance of winter was a good thing (at …
We will move 'rapid fire rundown' mode through a series of 7 topics that average 145 words each, which touch your world and professional interests. 1) What Interests Manufactured Housing Professionals? In a previous Masthead column, we explored what was on the minds of industry professionals based upon what they were reading the most. If …
What a November! Our 18 Featured Article line up are headlined by: Equity Lifestyle's Chairman Sam Zell, Skyline Corporation's Terry Decio and San Antonio Credit Union/CU Factory Built Lending's Barry Noffsinger these alone are a treasure trove of exclusives that should make any manufactured housing trade media publisher's readers savor with delight! You'll find those …
Ever wonder what others in the factory built housing industry are thinking about? What captures their attention? Ever wonder why someone does what they do, or fails to do something? The answers to those sorts of questions interests me too. In this column, we are going to look at 4 broad categories of 'what's hot …
Manufactured Housing in Oct 2013 – What’s Hot and What’s Not Read More »
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 …
DJ Pendleton, Mark Bowersox, plus more Manufactured Housing News, Tips and Views Read More »
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 …
The Manufactured Housing Institute’s 2013 Annual Meeting Read More »
