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- 9.11.06 - Genesis Increases Commitment to Urban Redevelopment Projects in ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... construction training program candidates graduated Thursday, September 7, and was part of the crew that installed the first Genesis modular home that afternoon ..
» http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=161872
- 9.11.06 - HandCrafted Homes Builder-Partner LGS Homes Announces New Model ...
dBusinessNews Triad (press release) - NC,USA
... Homes. “There is endless flexibility in planning a HandCrafted Homes modular home and we are excited to be working with them.”. ..
» http://triad.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=92031&type_news=latest
- 9.11.06 - Miss. Weighs Tax Break for Modular Homes to Speed Rebuilding
Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA
A group of Mississippi lawmakers last week quizzed some makers of modular homes about the quality and construction of their products. ...
» http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2006/09/11/72237.htm
- 9.11.06 - Louisiana Business Shorts: Modular Homes, CIO Cabinet Position ...
Bayou Buzz - Metairie,LA,USA
Modular Homes are everywhere. You can see the companies are trying to position themselves as he answer to the Katrina, Rita shortage. ...
» http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=8180
- 9.10.06 - Carl addresses lawmakers about modular housing
Greenwood Commonwealth - Greenwood,MS,USA
... the sales tax rate, the rules and regulations in the state and the relative lack of understanding among consumers and builders about how modular homes are made
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17164402&BRD=1838&PAG=461&dept_id=104621&rf i=6
- 9.10.06 - Rebuilding after Katrina
Oakland Press - Pontiac,MI,USA
A year after the hurricane catastrophe hit the Gulf Coast, Auburn Hills-based Genesis Homes is jumping in to provide high-quality modular homes for four .
» http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/091006/bus_2006091034.shtml
- 9.10.06 - Panel to consider modular homes
The Commercial Dispatch - Columbus,MS,USA
By Kristin Mamrack. The Columbus Planning Commission Monday will consider permitted use requests allowing modular homes in two separate subdivisions. ..
» http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/09/09/local_news/local02.txt
- 9.9.06 - Lawmakers check Coast housing plan what's next
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
A proposed tax break on modular homes will be on the agenda when a legislative group meets today to discuss post-Hurricane Katrina housing needs along the .
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060906/NEWS/609060368/1001/ news
- 9.9.06 - Legislative group to examine coast housing needs
The Commercial Dispatch - Columbus,MS,USA
JACKSON - A proposed tax break on modular homes will top the agenda when a legislative group meets Wednesday to discuss post-Hurricane Katrina housing needs ...
» http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/09/06/state_news/state01.txt
- 9.8.06 - Housing: Modular homes part of the solution
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... According to the National Association of Homebuilders, the modular homes are popular in other states and production has increased significantly. Gov. ...
» http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/09/06/state_news/state01.txt
- 9.8.06 - Preparing for growth
Eufaula Tribune - Eufaula,AL,USA
... The modular homes could be ready for occupancy in a few months, if not sooner. "You may be coming back here within a month for the grand opening," Mattox said. ...
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17168729&BRD=2235&PAG=461&dept_id=439676&rf i=6
- 9.8.06 - Oversized traffic problem on Galloway Road
Warwick Advertiser - USA
Earlier this week at least one of these modular homes remained stalled alongside Galloway Road in Warwick for more than seven days. ...
- 9.7.06 - Lawmakers to study modular homes for hurricane recovery
The Commercial Dispatch - Columbus,MS,USA
JACKSON - A group of Mississippi lawmakers on Wednesday quizzed some makers of modular homes about the quality and construction of their products. ..
» http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2006/09/07/state_news/state01.txt
- 9.6.06 - New Orleanian creates NOLA Bungalow as sturdier temp home
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
Troy Von Otnott — CEO of NOLA Homebuilder, a New Orleans modular home company — is one of many people expected to vie for $400 million in federal contracts
» http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=16597
- 9.6.06 - Modular Home Makers Ask For Fair Treatment From Inspectors
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... Modular home makers said Wednesday that cutting the sales tax rate would help -- but reducing inconsistencies among home inspectors would help more. ...
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=5374032&nav=6DJI
- 9.6.06 - For one young Vermont entrepreneur, the future of housing is in ...
Seven Days - Burlington,VT,USA
... residential real estate. It’s also indicative of another trend rising on the New England landscape: modular homes. The future ...
» http://www.sevendaysvt.com/features/2006/copy-1.html
- 9.6.06 - EDITORIAL: North Lufkin
Lufkin Daily News - Lufkin,TX,USA
... LUFKIN STATE SCHOOL (Department of Aging & Disabilities) NEED A GREAT J....(more). OAK CREEK HOMES Custom-builder of Manufactured and Modular homes. ...
» http://www.lufkindailynews.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2006/09/06/North_Luf kin.html
- 9.6.06 - Campbell supervisors deny rezoning request on English Tavern Road
Lynchburg News and Advance - Lynchburg,VA,USA
... Guffey promised that no manufactured or modular homes will be built on the property, curb and gutter will be installed, public water and sewer will be used and ..
» http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA%2FMGArticle%2FLNA_BasicArti cle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190446215&path=!news!archive
- 9.6.06 - Lawmakers get lesson in modular housing
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... Sales of modular homes totaled 70 in 2005, compared to 150 in the first six months of this year, said Jennifer Hall, executive director of the Mississippi ...
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060906/NEWS/60906034
- 9.6.06 - Modular Homes Slowly Replacing Hurricane Debris
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... And they loved how quickly modular homes allowed hurricane victims to move back home. ... Or they can have modular homes erected on their lots.
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=5373794&nav=6DJI
- 9.6.06 - Lawmakers to study modular homes for hurricane recovery
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
JACKSON, Miss. - A group of Mississippi lawmakers on Wednesday quizzed some makers of modular homes about the quality and construction of their products. ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/state/15454065.htm
- 9.5.06 - Manufactured-home rules set in CNY
Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse,NY,USA
... separate storage buildings. Morrisville has proposed an outright ban on any mobile or modular homes moving into the village. In Granby ...
» http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-6/11574467659680.xml&c oll=1
- 9.4.06 - Ex-salesman constructs customized plan for success
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... Burcham hopes to expand his company to build four custom homes annually. See full image. New career: Building and selling custom modular homes. ..
» http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060904/BIZ02/609040307/1011
- 9.4.06 - HUD dismisses hoax, sets the record straight
Louisiana Weekly - New Orleans,LA,USA
... to get more families who had to flee in the wake of Katrina back to the city, HANO is also working with Nagin and the City Council to put modular homes on HANO
» http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20060904k
- 9.4.06 - Quickly built house draws attention in storm-ravaged area
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... weeks. Modular homes, built in a factory by sections and assembled onsite, offer a relatively quick approach to home-building. The ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/15437873.htm
- 9.2.06 - Center throws shutout at CH
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel - Nacogdoches,TX,USA
... Texas Department of Transportation TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION i....(more). OAK CREEK HOMES Custom-builder of Manufactured and Modular homes. ..
» http://www.dailysentinel.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2006/09/02/Center_CH.html
- 9.1.06 - Industry report
Detroit Free Press - United States
... New Orleans' modular home company NOLA Homebuilders chose Genesis Homes to build the bungalow with two bedrooms and one full bath. ...
» http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/BUSINESS07/609010405/1020/BU SINESS
- 9.1.06 - Modular home projects ready in a snap
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
With just a foreman, two other workers and a crane operator, the first of several modular home projects in the works by Sun West Homes LLC came together in ..
» http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/business/15411148.htm
- .1.06 - [LCMSNews] Project builds home ownership
Worldwide Faith News (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... The starting unit price is $168,000 for the factory-built, modular homes, well below the average cost of New York City housing, Benke said.
- 9.1.06 - Housing tax breaks on agenda
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... Senate Bill 2003 would have cut taxes from 7 percent to 3 percent on modular homes, a type of home built in a factory and assembled on a home site that meets .
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/NEWS/609010384
- 8.31.06 - Modular homes defined in parish ordinance
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... Modular home means a dwelling unit composed of individual, pre-constructed sections that are built at an off-premise facility, transportable in one or more ..
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060831/NEWS01/608310331/1 002
- 8.31.06 - Another Special Session Coming
WTOK - Meridian,MS,USA
... look at the housing situation on the Mississippi coast. He says that study will include "types of housing such as modular homes."
» http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/3787002.html
- 8.31.06 - 2nd special session on tap
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... to "take an extensive look at the housing situation on the Mississippi Coast." He said that study will include "types of housing such as modular homes.".
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/15403493.htm
- 8.30.06 - Home Depot: Rebuilding its image by rebuilding on Gulf Coast
Blogging Stocks - USA
... residents. The hope is that other groups will also want to sponsor a modular home for a family once these initial homes are built. ...
» http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/08/30/home-depot-rebuilding-its-image-by-rebuildin g-on-gulf-coast/
- 8.30.06 - Couple tackles workforce housing problem
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... to go modular. "I talked to more than one modular home builder, and they all said they could do it," Peterson said. "They have no ...
» http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/083006/tp13ch19.htm?date=083006&story=tp13ch19 .htm
- 8.30.06 - Rebuilding Riddle: Gut That House or Give It Up
TIME - USA
... Another idea: Start a modular home industry — not to build "souped-up" trailer homes but quality custom-builts, a modern-day version of the old Sears catalog ...
» http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1484005,00.html
- 8.30.06 - Butterfield updated on mill house plan
Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald - Roanoke Rapids,NC,USA
... saving. These homes will be most likely be replaced by modular homes specially designed to integrate into the historic mill district. ...
» http://www.rrdailyherald.com/articles/2006/08/30/news/news.txt
- 8.30.06 - Webb slams GOP on Katrina
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... In addition, he said, only a small fraction of the thousands of modular homes purchased by FEMA for displaced people have been occupied. ...
» http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicAr ticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149190291027&path=!news&s=1045855934842
- 8.30.06 - HandCrafted Homes ranked among nation's Top 20 Modular Builders
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... “We attribute our success to our staff, our affiliation with top-notch builders and our commitment to delivering quality modular homes.”
» http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=11 076&op=t
- .29.06 - HandCrafted Homes Honored During NCHBA STARS Awards.
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... The Windsor and other modular home models are available for viewing at the HandCrafted Homes' factory, located at 101 Eastern Minerals Rd., Henderson, NC 27537 ..
» http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=11 051&op=t
- 8.29.06 - Billions approved - but where is it?
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... Thad Cochran, R-Miss., would allow FEMA to provide Katrina's victims with small modular homes that could become permanent residences - instead of housing them ...
- 8.29.06 - Louisiana Hope and Recovery Tour: Day Five--On The Road To Houma
Bayou Buzz - Metairie,LA,USA
... What´s often called "modular homes," when built according to local design standards, with quality workmanship and sturdy construction, offer a viable ...
» http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=8046
- 8.29.06 - Special session: House inaction is troubling
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... But the refusal of the House to consider legislation that would have cut taxes on the production and sale of modular homes is troubling. ...
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060829/OPINION01/608290330/ 1008/OPINION
- 8.29.06 - Retailers back affordable homes for Katrina victims
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Home Depot is providing $60,000 to $80,000 toward the cost of each home to make new mortgages more affordable. 'Hopefully, the idea of using modular homes as a ...
- 8.28.06 - Reconstruction experts open modular home business
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
... tedious recovery process.”. ARH builds modular homes in a factory then ships and pieces them together on site. The company offers
» http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=16549
- 8.28.06 - Commentary: Orlando artfully dodged St. Lucie
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... A South Florida developer who has built modular homes in Miami-Dade County's Little Haiti and Liberty City neighborhoods is bringing the affordable option to
» http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2006/08/28/m1bz_samples col_0828.html
- 8.27.06 - Compassion vs. practicality
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... County. Though she sees modular homes as a great solution, she also sees the urgency to get people living back in Hancock County. ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/15372244.htm
- 8.27.06 - Bill OK'd for Coast city grants
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... But the failure to pass legislation providing tax breaks on the production of modular homes for Coast residents affected by Hurricane Katrina could bring ...
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/NEWS/608270420/1001
- 8.27.06 - Panelized houses efficient alternative, but still uncommon
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... Panelized construction is one of four common processes known as ‘‘systems building,’’ a category that also includes concrete, log and modular homes. ...
- 8.27.06 - NH-based manufacturer out to re-invent modular homes
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
... character. The success of Pembroke-based Epoch Homes, however, is demonstrating that today's modular homes are anything but standard. ..
» http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=NH-based+manufacturer+out+to+re-inve nt+modular+homes&articleId=a62377e8-2f3c-400f-b0c2-05d9ad3fd847
- 8.26.06 - Saturday, August 26th 2006
Virgin Islands Daily News - U.S. Virgin Islands
... beginning. The 61 modular homes making up the Estate St. George Villas development were manufactured in Florida and shipped to St. ...
» http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17595821
- 8.26.06 - Status of proposals in Miss. special legislative session
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... Katrina. Bill sent to governor. MODULAR HOMES: Reduction of sales tax rate from 7 percent to 3 percent on modular homes. Bill died.
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/state/15369781.htm
- 8.26.06 - Senate approves bills for Coast communities, Riverbend
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... The Senate passed a bill earlier in the session that would have cut taxes on the production of modular homes, but it languished in a House committee before the ...
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/NEWS/60826003
- 8.26.06 - Plant brings 90 new jobs to Navasota
Bryan College Station Eagle - TX, United States
... Kenneth Neatherlin, CEO of Centara Building Technologies, supervises work in the company's 250,000-square-foot modular home assembly plant in Navasota. ...
» http://www.theeagle.com/stories/082606/local_20060826024.php
- 8.26.06 - Senate mulls DeSoto project
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... "On a $150,000 modular home, that's a $6,000 savings that you're giving people," said Robertson, whose home was damaged in the storm.
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060826/NEWS/608260370
- 8.25.06 - MIDWEST MODULAR MANUFACTURER BUCKS DOWNWARD TREND….Terrace Homes of Friendship, Wisconsin, a division of Manternach Development Company, has posted increased revenues for the period ending June 30, 2006. Overall Manternach Company year-to-date sales are up 35.7% over the previous year, primarily due to a shift in single family market strategy.
According to Galen Manternach, company owner.
- 8.25.06 - New Orleans Developer Uses Genesis Modular Construction to Quickly ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... Once shipped to its final destination, a modular home can be set on its foundation in less than a day by a small team of workers. ..
» http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=157436
- 8.25.06 - Katrina Revisited: Bringing Families Hope with New Homes; Factory ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... Additional information, including photos of the Crews' home and profiles of recent manufactured and modular home buyers, is available from MHI and the NMHC. ..
» http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=71255
- 8.25.06 - Home, again
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... One of the homes is being built on its site, with the remaining 34 modular homes coming from Carolina Building Solutions. The homes ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/business/15356775.htm
- 8.25.06 - Legislature makes strides in special session's first day
The Reflector online - Mississippi,USA
... The reduction does not apply to mobile homes because Barbour and other lawmakers feel the modular homes meet stricter building standards than mobile homes. ..
» http://www.reflector-online.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/08/25/44ef062c5658d
- 8.25.06 - Copper Cove groups in feud
Union Democrat - Sonora,CA,USA
... everything, they said. There are nearly 200 lots in Unit 8A, a collection of mostly modular homes off Feather Drive. The group of ...
» http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=21239
- 8.25.06 - Reconstructing homes, hearts Area churches help rebuild 1 year ...
Tri-Valley Herald - Pleasanton,CA,USA
... Presbyterian Church in Danville created The Umbrella of Churches, a united effort among several East Bay churches to help build 16 modular homes in Mississippi .
» http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_4235896
- 8.24.06 - Town officials will weigh mobile home exceptions
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
... And although the 4-year old ordinance allows for modular homes in town, Ms. Faison said they are not roomy enough and cost too much. ..
» http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2006/08/24/town_officials_will_weigh_mobile_ho me_exceptions/index.shtml
- 8.24.06 - Winalta Announces a $7.5 Million Private Placement of Subscription ...
CCNMatthews (press release) - Toronto,ON,Canada
... Winalta Inc is a producer of manufactured CSA certified homes, modular homes, sitebuilt homes, industrial projects and recreational homes. ...
» http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false &showText=all&actionFor=609283
- 8.24.06 - GRANBY RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL ZONING AMENDMENTS
Oswego Palladium Times - Oswego,NY,USA
... 1 districts, which are mainly rural, but not in R-2 districts, or residential areas, unless they are in a subdivision specifically designated for modular homes ...
- 8.24.06 - Louisiana-Based Homebuilder Provides Cost-Effective, Dignified and ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
24 /PRNewswire/ -- New Orleans modular home company, NOLA Homebuilder, has the solution to FEMA's temporary housing problem and it's called the NOLA Bungalow. ...
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-24-2006/000 4421496&EDATE=
- 8.23.06 - Lawmakers will look at help for Coast
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... Barbour said modular houses typically are made to meet more stringent codes than mobile homes, and encouraging the use of modular homes could help the Coast ..
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/special_packages/renewal/long_beach/15 337919.htm
- 8.23.06 - Pricey housing hurting Volusia
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... Showcase, which has six offices countywide, said the company is starting to look into ways of doing just that, such as building modular homes, using lower-cost
- 8.22.06 - Epoch Corp. sells controlling interest
Union Leader, Manchester, NH
» http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Epoch+Corp.+sells+controlling+intere st&articleId=6a107ae8-1cae-4858-8208-4695ecbbaf06
- 8.22.06 - Developer offered to build homes on undeveloped lots. Now, 7 ...
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
... Jr., who runs Virginia Beach-based Commonwealth Merchant Services Inc., a two -year-old company that advertised it would build modular homes on undeveloped lots ...
» http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=109634&ran=205938
- 8.22.06 - Moratorium lifted
Bossier Press-Tribune - LA, USA
... by the Bossier City and Benton Metropolitan Planning Commissions and the Police Jury provide specific descriptions for mobile, manufactured and modular homes. ...
» http://www.bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2409&Itemid=66
- 8.22.06 - Special session call includes job-creation, Katrina recovery .. Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... "Modular homes" are often confused with "manufactured housing" (also referred to as mobile homes) since they are both "manufactured" in a plant.
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/breaking_news/15333833.htm
- 8.20.06 - Prefabs seen as affordable solution
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... The modular homes are only one part of the county's affordable housing plan, which targets providing homes in the $164,000 to $304,000 range. ..
» http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/local_news/epaper/2006/08/20/s1c_housing_0 820.html
- 8.20.06 - HOME FRONT
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... Assembled in sections at a factory, then shipped to a home site, modular homes are becoming a popular way to build a custom home because they require less
- 8.17.06 - District zoners deny developer's plan
Reading Eagle - Reading,PA,USA
The panel rejects a challenge to the residential zoning ordinance. The owner of a 54-acre tract along Treichler Road sought to install 86 modular homes. ...
- 8.17.06 - New Management and Growth Capital: Epoch Homes Sells Controlling ...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Epoch Corporation (www.EpochHomes.com) is the leading manufacturer of high quality, fully custom designed modular homes, cottages and mansions. .
» http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=103948
- 8.17.06 - New industry proposes own subdivision
Shelbyville Times-Gazette - TN,USA
A proposed industrial plant that would build modular homes and an adjoining subdivision that would feature them near HV Griffin Park will be on the agenda of ...
» http://www.t-g.com/story/1164505.html
- 8.16.06 - Prefab problems
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... County looks to prefab houses to ease affordable housing crisis": Someone should investigate the track record of the "factory-built, modular homes" that the ...
- 8.16.06 - Questions arise about modular homes in Biloxi
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
By TOM WILEMON. BILOXI - Biloxi will have to set a policy on how to inspect and permit modular houses, but so far no one has applied to put one in the city. ..
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/15283735.htm
- 8.16.06 - EDITORIAL: Hammering Out the Definitions
International News Service - Sydney,Australia
... Other methods must be employed. One of those is modular homes. Modular homes, he says, are factory-built in a controlled environment in modules. ..
- 8.15.06 - S&H Motorsports And New Millennium Homes Boast New Marketing ...
Backstretch Motorsports - Greensboro,NC,USA
... Modular homes are built in one-third the amount of time as your typical "On-Site" constructed homes and are produced in a controlled environment with building ...
» http://www.backstretchmotorsports.com/bm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64 32&Itemid=40
- 8.15.06 - Pa. modular home company to build in Georgia
Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA
ATLANTA (AP) — Apex Homes will build a modular home manufacturing plant in rural Stewart County, Ga., that will employ up to 150 workers in the next two years
- 8.14..06 - Over 15,000 attend expo
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... for temporary mobile homes, some officials hope FEMA will consider providing more hurricane-proof housing like the assortment of modular homes on display this ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/special_packages/renewal/long_beach/15 268645.htm
- Homeowners learning new construction methods
Pascagoula Mississippi Press - Pascagoula,MS,USA
... One program that has received attention is the development of "Hurricane Homes" and "Katrina Cottages," small, modular homes that had been touted as a better ..
» http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1155550523216730.x ml
- 8.13.06 - New businesses
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... ASHEVILLE — Bill Rundell and Laurie August, principals in modular home builder Devco Homes, recently launched a Web site offering pricing and other
» http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060813/BUSINESS/60812014/11 22
- 8.13.06 -= Where Recovery Is the Stock in Trade
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... Gulf Coast in one year.". A number of modular homes were on display in the arena's heat-baked parking lot. Many of them made concessions ...
» http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-expo13aug13,1,4839657.story?coll =la-headlines-nation&ctrack=1&cset=true
- 8.13.06 - Affordable housing issue hits home
Bay News 9 - Tampa,FL,USA
... Kirshner said the solution is smaller lot sizes with more manufactured and modular homes. ... factory," Judy Hangartner with Baker Modular Homes said. ...
» http://www.baynews9.com/content/9/2006/8/13/174232.html?title=Affordable%20housing%20 issue%20hits%20home
- 8.13.06 - You design it, they'll build it
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... By then, he knew exactly what he wanted in a home, and he wanted it built by Chelsea Modular Homes of Marlboro, the company that had a house in the town for ...
- 8.12.06 - An alternative to FEMA trailers
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... Gavin Smith, of the Governor's Office of Recovery and Renewal, said state officials are about to lobby FEMA to replace trailers with modular homes as housing ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/15260972.htm
- 8.11.06 - Mod putting the in modular
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... All American Homes is another company which manufactures modular homes. ... While modular homes are prebuilt, modifications are possible, he said. ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/living/home/gardening/15248791.htm
- 8.10.06 - Modular home factory to employ 150 in Stewart County
WTVM - Columbus,GA,USA
ATLANTA Governor Perdue announced today that Apex Homes will build a modular home manufacturing plant in rural Stewart County -- employing 150 workers in the ..
» http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5267238&nav=8fap
- 8.10.06 - Modular home factory to employ 150 in Stewart County
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
... Apex Homes, which builds modular homes ranging from million-dollar estates to starter homes, as well as commercial units, will locate in the former Redmond ...
» http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=78852
- 8.10.06 - Apex Homes coming to Georgia
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Atlanta,GA,USA
... Sonny Perdue's office. Middleburg, Pa.-based Apex Homes builds modular homes ranging from million-dollar estates to starter homes, as well as commercial units. ...
» http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/08/07/daily49.html?surround=lfn
- 8.9.06 - Today's Prefab-ulous Homes
CBS News - USA
... In the panelized version, the house is built in panels that can be loaded onto a truck, whereas in modular homes the pieces look like mobile homes.
- 8.7.06 - Mortgage Lenders And How To Find Them – What to Look For When ...
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
... Personal Mortgage Insurance. Log Home Lenders is a mortgage lender that specializes in loans for log and modular homes. Based in .
» http://www.bestsyndication.com/Articles/2006/_other/07-08/080706_mortage_lenders_how_ to_find.htm
- 8.3.06 - Staco Construction opens model home in apex with grand opening ...
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... Staco Construction has worked with HandCrafted Homes, a leading builder of modular homes, for the last three years, earning numerous awards among its builder ...
» http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=10 644&op=t
- 8.2.06 - River Bend right to say no to manufactured home
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern,NC,USA
... Wilson Taylor. Noel and Taylor had obtained a permit in June 2004 that allowed them to place a modular home on the property. However ...
» http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&Stor yID=29132&Section=Local
- 8.2.06 - Allegations fly at county meeting
The Capital Journal - Pierre,SD,USA
... At the joint commission meeting held June 24, board members discussed a proposed 29-unit modular home development east of Highway 34, and the proposal for the ...
» http://www.capjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=15654
- 8.1.06 - Resident continues home work
Newszap Arizona - AZ,USA
... sites of use... the term manufactured housing is colloquially used to include both mobile homes and modular homes.". Town Attorney .
» http://www.newszap.com/articles/2006/08/01/az/north_valley/tpv04.txt
- 8.1.06 - Champion Enterprises Announces Acquisition of North American ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... Housing, a leading regional manufacturer with a significant presence in the Virginia-Maryland-Washington DC market area, produces modular homes from two
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-01-2006/000 4408169&EDATE=
- 8.1.06 - Walter Industries Announces Second Quarter 2006 Results
MSN Money - USA
... In the current-year period, the group recorded a $1.2 million allowance for doubtful accounts against receivables in the modular home division. .
» http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=PR&Date=20060801&I D=5914238
- 8.1.06 - Cavalier Announces Profitable Second Quarter Results
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... these financial and operational objectives against the backdrop of a 45-year low point for our industry, continue to build our modular home footprint and ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20060731006059&newsLang=en
- 7.31.06 - Coachmen Industries, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... including basic utilities, vital services and transportation networks are restored, the Company expects to receive contracts for its modular homes and multi
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060731/clm048.html?.v=53
- 7.30.06 - Modular homes draw interest in St. Bernard
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Bernard Parish Modular Home Expo held in the air-conditioned tent behind the St. ... wanted parish residents to see how quickly they can build new homes to replace ..
» http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-16/115424603465960.xml&co ll=1
- 7.28.06 - Colo. contractor accused of waste
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... Management Agency for spending in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, noting that FEMA bought 24,967 manufactured homes and 1,755 modular homes for victims at a .
» http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4876631,00.html
- 7.28.06 - Delay FEMA evictions
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
... After all, FEMA spent $900 million to buy 25,000 manufactured homes and 1,300 modular homes immediately after Katrina, but most of them are not being used .
» http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2006/07/28/a10a_fematrail er_edit_0728.html
- 7.28.06 - Martin Mills Becomes International Trade Center
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA
... Leger says after last year's hurricanes, he saw a need for system to build homes and a team of businesses to put together solar modular homes inside the plant. .
» http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=5212817
- 7.27.06 - Asheville, NC Builder Now Offers Pricing Online
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... plans. In addition, www.BetterHomeConnections.com offers prices on modular homes available through their Devco Homes brand. BetterHomeConnections .
» http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/7/emw417046.htm
- 7.26.06 - Work on modular buildings underway
Martha's Vineyard Times - Vineyard Haven,MA,USA
... Pennywise Path project. "Other than (the cost and the efficiency) there is no difference. There's no downside to the modular homes.". ..
» http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2006/07/27/pennywise_modular_buildings.php
- 7.26.06 - Recovery Expo aims to help
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
BILOXI - South Mississippi residents both permanent and temporary will get a chance to view modular home models and learn more about recovery efforts during Gov ..
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/special_packages/renewal/long_beach/15 123446.htm
- 7.26.06 - Board Hears Arguments On Grants
Scott County Times - Forest,MS,USA
... The board agreed to look at the 1995 ordinance to determine the difference between mobile, manufactured and modular homes before making any decisions.
» http://www.sctonline.net/articles/2006/07/26/news/local/news53.txt
- 7.25.06 - Knock-downs ruin ambience
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
... include once-prominent businesses, open space and scores of beautiful mature trees are being cleared and subdivided to make way for townhouses and modular homes .
» http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060725/OPINION/607250377/1032
- 7.24.06 - Champion Enterprises Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... Revenues from the sale of modular homes totaled $88 million, climbing 62 percent for the second quarter of 2006, compared to the same period a year ago, and ..
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060724/dem020.html?.v=54
- 7.18.06 - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings for Fiscal ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Our year-over-year revenue and earnings improvement reflect increased market share, a continued shift in product mix to modular homes and higher average sales
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20060718006058&newsLang=en
- 7.18.06 - Program helps heal credit
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... Blue Collar doesn't allow them to buy a mobile home because they do not appreciate. Dennison is the first to complete the program - and buy a modular home.
» http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/15062771.htm
- 7.17.06 - Foolish Forecast: Palm Harbor Docks
Motley Fool - USA
... In particular, Keener noted that the firm increased its market share, and shifted its product mix towards higher-margin modular homes and away from lower ...
» http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06071730.htm
- 7.16.06 - Cheaper new homes on horizon
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
... Awrey, 62, is shopping for a builder and already has talked to Lehigh-based York Pre-Engineered Residences, which sells modular homes assembled in three or .
» http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/RE/607160413/1076
- 7.13.06 - Job recruiting session moved to Trade Center
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA
... The labor department also will host a mass recruitment 9 am-1 pm Saturday for APEX Homes, a manufacturer of modular homes, at the company's plant at US Highway ...
» http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/business/15032317.htm
- 7.13.06 - Fast Access to New Modular and Prefabricated Home Information and ...
AZoBuild - Sydney,Australia
... the construction of modular housing is quickly catching and in many cases surpassing conventional construction methods, making modular home and prefabricated ...
» http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=2369
- 7.12.06 - Financing Your Manufactured Home
Market Wire (press release) - USA
OKEMOS, MI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 12, 2006 -- Financing your manufactured or modular home isn't as difficult as you might think. ...
» http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=143531
- 7.12.06 - 'Affordable' homes planned for Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce Tribune (subscription) - Fort Pierce,FL,USA
... years. Compared with a site home where construction can take five to six months, modular homes can be built in six weeks. Except ...
» http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_4837786,00.html
- 7.11.06 - Modular Homes: Built Better to Meet Today’s demanding Housing ...
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
(PRLEAP.COM) There are many reasons to consider buying a modular home these days. Today people are looking for value for every dollar ...
» http://www.prleap.com/pr/40747/
- 7.11.06 - Council gets specific on modular homes
Texarkana Gazette - Texarkana,TX,USA
... industrial, homes comes from a recent issue in which residents on an Atlanta street became upset and spoke out against the arrival of a modular home in their
» http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2006/07/11/local_news/news/news18.txt
- 7.9.06 - Forecast for homes is greener
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... Three new standards -- multistory high-rise residential, system-built/modular homes and interior/universal design -- are under development. ...
» http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/custom/growth/orl-greenafford0906jul09,0,2683819. story?coll=orl-news-growth-headlines
- 7.8.06 - Robbins Ready to Share Story
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... too.". They don't build mobile homes at Holmes. "These are modular homes," said Eddie Austin, vice president of operations. "They ...
» http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20060708/news/local/070906Robbins.html
- 7.8.06 - Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP, Representing Investors Who Purchased ...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... revealed that Home Solutions actually was lending up to $800,000 to American Renaissance Homes for "working capital," secured by its modular homes and land.
» http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=101811
- 7.8.06 - Lawmakers Ought to Know of This Web Site
Lakeland Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... They are: Manufactured Homes or as some call the HUD Code Homes, Modular Homes, Panelized Homes, Pre-Cut Homes and Mobile Homes. ...
» http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060708/COLUMNISTS0202/607080305 /1089/BUSINESS
- 7.8.06 - House Moved to Westporter’s Island in Long Island Sound
Westport Now - Westport,CT,USA
... On Friday, workers moved a $1.7 million, 4,100-square foot modular home onto the island after a journey via barge from New London.
» http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/14029/
- 7.7.06 - Modular Homes Build on Strong Foundation
Washington Post - United States
... The Web site that changed her mind is that of Nationwide Custom Homes, a Martinsville, Va., firm that makes modular homes -- that is, houses built in a factory ..
» http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/07/AR2006070700015.html
- 7.5.06 - Modular, energy-efficient home draws neighborhood interest
Newton TAB - Needham,MA,USA
... efficient. While energy efficiency and modular homes may seem incongruous to some, the concepts are closely linked to others. Dave ...
» http://www2.townonline.com/newton/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=529812
- 7.4.06 - Katrina spawns cottage industry
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... Hurricane Homes Inc. of Pascagoula. The company was building larger modular homes before Katrina, but the Aug. 29 hurricane inspired ...
- 7.3.06 - Complaints against Net company probed
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
... year ago. The victim, he said, contacted him after she wired Christopher $60,000 for a modular home that she never received. A few ...
- 7.2.06 - It's time to go MODULAR
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... Modular homes have become increasingly popular in the past decade as technology has increased buyers' options, according to the National Association of Home ..
- 7.2.06 - Upwardly mobile
OCRegister - Orange County,CA,USA
... Factory-built or modular home: All or part of a dwelling built in an off-site plant for permanent installation or assembly at a building site. .
» http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/homepage/article_1199670.php
- 6.30.06 - Chaffee officials consider easing regulations on modular, mobile ...
Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
... considering the issue for several years, the Chaffee City Council will likely change its zoning regulations Monday night to allow modular homes in regular ..
» http://www.semissourian.com/story/1158629.html
- 6.29.06 - City may require sprinklers in new homes
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
... Bryan Adkins, president of Atlantic Bay Homes -- a modular and custom home builder based in Salisbury -- charges $1.75 per square foot to install sprinkler ..
» http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060629/NEWS01/606290303/1002
- 6.29.06 - Factory-built homes on upscale swing
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... But now the Carolinas region is embracing the industry's high-end, with modular estate homes selling on prime Carolinas coastal, lake and mountain lots, and in
» http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/14926495.htm
- 6.28.06 - Saving on Housing
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
... Mobile and modular homes are much less expensive than conventional housing, although you can pay a good sum for one of those - new, anyway. ..
» http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/housing/a/050200.htm
- 6.27.06 - Bangor subdivision attracts families
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
... After living in South Carolina for years, they longed to return. They researched modular homes for six months, while eyeing the burgeoning Sussex Pines.
» http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=136538
- 6.26.06 - Ring out the old mobile, in with the new manufactured
Tahoe Daily Tribune - South Lake Tahoe,CA,USA
... Unlike manufactured or modular homes of the past, contractors, agents and real estate consultants say the construction on these assembled homes are far
» http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20060626/NEWS/106260017
- 6.25.06 - Customized Structures Receives Cornerstone Award
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... continues to be a leader in the design and manufacture of factory built customized modular homes for residential, multi-family and commercial homes distributed .
» http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb403348.htm
- Summer 2006 - Innovative Home Magazine – Article titled "Better Building With Modular Homes". Summer 2006, Volume 1, Issue 1
» http://innovativehomemagazine.com/ih/preview_issue.cfm
- 6.23.06 - e-House
Upstate House - New York,USA
... (McDonough recently designed a house in Fishkill with modular home models that incorporate several elements of e-House.) "It's all about the site; once you ..
» http://www.upstatehouse.com/archive/article.php?issue=38&dept=64
- 6.20.06 - Neighborhood to offer affordable amenities
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
... already have.". Maciasz said each modular home will be 1,280 to 1,700 square feet, with prices ranging from $120,000 to $170,000. All
» http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060620/BUSINESS/606200330/1 046
- 6.19.06 - MAKING THEIR OWN WAY
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... "I'm just going to get a trailer," she said, then stopped herself. "I guess they don't call them trailers anymore, they call them 'modular homes.' ".
» http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1150696598302200.xml
- 6.18.06 - Champion rebound
Oakland Press - Pontiac,MI,USA
... Today, those homes make up less than 65 percent of the company's business. "We have actually pursued a strategy to develop modular homes," Griffiths said ..
» http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/061806/bus_2006061805.shtml
- 6.17.06 - Bay St. Louis residents turning to prefab homes face obstacles ...
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... that we can't get through the permitting process here," said Cecelia Slattery, a home consultant with Palm Harbor, a Dallas-based company building modular homes .
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/14843524.htm
- 6.16.06 - Town OK's changes to Delton Woods
Wisconsin Dells Events - Wisconsin Dells,WI,USA
... Now, Kolar only wants homes that are build to state code. He said modular homes would still be OK. - All homes must have an attached garage. ...
» http://www.wiscnews.com/wde/news/index.php?ntid=87929&ntpid=2
- 6.16.06 - Our view: FEMA hurricane relief waste is inexcusable, outrageous
LaCrosse Tribune - LaCrosse,WI,USA
... assistance at all. FEMA bought 24,967 prefabricated homes and 1,295 modular homes at a cost of about $900 million. But it could ...
» http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/06/16/opinion/00edit616.txt
- 6.15.06 - Make mine modular?
Saugus Advertiser - Beverly,MA,USA
... the Expo in Boston and met with a sales representative from the Sandcastle Group of Marshfield, who encouraged them to visit some of their modular homes on the ...
» http://www2.townonline.com/saugus/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=516856
- 6.13.06 - Binswanger Continues to Successfully Represent Champion ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Apex Homes, operating out of Middleburg, PA, is a maker of finely produced custom modular homes, condominiums, multi-family units and light commercial ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20060613005790&newsLang=en
- 6.10.06 - High-tech homes fill Reno area subdivision
Marietta Times - Marietta,OH,USA
... Manufactured, or factory-built homes are not a recent phenomenon. On Thursday The Times reported on the recent increase in demand of modular homes. ...
» http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/new54_610200630950.asp
- 6.9.06 - Commission praises two-story mobile homes
Ocean City - MD,USA
... A memo from Zoning Administrator Kelly Henry said that modular units and manufactured homes are becoming more similar from a construction standpoint.
» http://www.oceancity.md/octoday/headline.cfm?PubID=3534
- 6.8.06 - Modular homes popular
Marietta Times - Marietta,OH,USA
At the turn of the last century pre-fabricated, modular homes ordered from the Sears mail-order catalogue, and others, were all the rage. ...
- 6.7.06 - Sandcastle Group shows building biz is women's work
Marshfield Mariner - Marshfield,MA,USA
... Vice President Francine Townsend and her husband, Paul have built a solid reputation running one of the top local firms building modular homes and additions on ...
» http://www2.townonline.com/marshfield/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=510700
- 6.7.06 - American Renaissance Homes Addresses Misleading Internet Report
TMCnet - USA
... that this relationship with Home Solutions provides ARH a strong competitive edge in its ability to deliver large number of modular homes throughout the areas
» http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-american-renaissance-homes-addresses-misleading-intern et-report-/2006/06/07/1673929.htm
- 6.7.06 -Modular Goes Mod
HousingZone Builders' Newsletter, June 7, 2006
Statistics show that modular homes are growing in popularity due to increasing quality, affordability and quick delivery. The product has drawn the attention of builders who market to buyers at all income levels. In many cases, builders say they can deliver such homes in far less time -- often 50 percent faster -- for less money.
Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
» http://www.housingzone.com/news2.asp?topicId=14531&docId=l:392954167?&nid=2469
- 6.7.06 - Rezoning Requests
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Text Amendment: To clarify the definition of manufactured home, mobile home and modular home to be more in line with the federal and state definitions. ...
» http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/14757775.htm
- 6.5.06 - Modular homes growing in popularity
TMCnet - USA
... Bevier listed some of the most recent technological advances in the modular home industry that have made the product more appealing. The most notable include: ...
» http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/06/05/1668860.htm
- 6.4.06 -FACTORY-BUILT
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
... and Benchmark officials say the exposure in the parade will help consumers grasp the difference between factorybuilt homes and the lower-cost modular homes.
» http://www.columbusdispatch.com/homegarden/homegarden.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/04/2 0060604-J1-02.html
- 5.29.06 - Homeowners urged to use caution when getting appraisals
Mount Vernon News - Mount Vernon,OH,USA
... He said the appraisal also had misinformation about the Phillipses’ home, which on the appraisal is described as a “frame built modular” home. ...
» http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/06/05/29/warning.html
- 5.28.06 - Rolling on the river
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... who is equally comfortable building million-dollar-plus homes in Galena Territory, an Illinois resort near Dubuque, as he is manufacturing modular homes. ..
» http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060528/BUSINESS04/605280352 /1029/BUSINESS
- 5.24.06 - Homeowners unhappy about modular home
KRIS-TV - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
But the owner claims it's a modular home. ... (map) Neighbors say it's a trailer, however there's a label from the state that calls it a modular home. .
» http://www.kristv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4941473
- 5.24.06 - Palm Reading
Motley Fool - USA
... The difference is that Palm Harbor specializes in factory-manufactured and modular homes. They look a lot nicer than they sound. ...
- 5.23.06 - Home Solutions Gets New Orleans Contract
MSN Money - USA
... A modular home is built in sections in a factory. Those sections are transported to the home site, and put together on premade foundations. ...
» http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060523&I D=5742536
- 5.22.06 - Modern Prefab
Upstate House - New York,USA
... He also considered modular homes, which are obviously more economical, but he knew that the design and style options were limited. ...
» http://www.upstatehouse.com/article.php?issue=37&dept=8&id=613
- 5.19.06 - Judge's ruling will allow builder to put up homes
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... Bryant, Yadkin County and the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners that had prevented him from developing 50 acres in Boonville into a modular-home subdivision ...
» http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArtic le&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836182454&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099
- 5.17.06 - On Guard
Forbes - USA
... Some of the 25,000 modular homes purchased by the agency for $860 million could not be delivered to parts of Hurricane-ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi
» http://www.forbes.com/businessinthebeltway/2006/05/17/immigration-contract-waste-cz_m s_0517beltway.html
- 5.16.06 - New modular homes tout quality
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA
... Although sometimes described as a high-quality type of affordable housing, Clayton's modular homes may not be the least expensive new construction in town.
» http://www.azstarnet.com/business/129271
- 5.15.06 - Builders brace for construction boom
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... The building boom has prompted Muskogee, Okla.-based Southwind Homes, which builds modular homes, to begin construction of a plant just north of Wiggins.
» http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/NEWS01/6051503 03/1002
- 5.14.06 - Building in NH? Think modular
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
... Pierre said. “So you can see why it can save the buyer money.”. That doesn’t mean a buyer could decide on a modular home today and have it in two weeks. ..
» http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Building+in+NH%3F+Think+modular&arti cleId=3d3c3542-e97e-4a72-82fd-20f6fffb948c
- 5.14.06 - Crest Homes building office
Sunbury Daily Item - Sunbury,PA,USA
... Crest Homes, a leading modular manufacturer and a subsidiary of CMH, was established in 1986 and employs people from surrounding counties. .
» http://www.dailyitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060514/NEWS01/605140327/-1/NEWS
- 5.11.06 - 27 homes planned at Turtle Lake
Traverse City Record Eagle - Traverse City,MI,USA
... campground. Sixteen of the 50-plus camp sites, Scott's modular home, and the campground office may be in the right-of-way, Scott said. ..
» http://www.record-eagle.com/2006/may/11turtlelake.htm
- 5.11.06 - $50 million resort planned at Pocono Raceway
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
... Mattioli said once he has township approval, development could start in only two weeks because he plans to use modular homes and apartments.
- 5.9.06 - County to get affordable homes
Pensacola News Journal - Pensacola,FL,USA
· Affordable Housing Solutions of Northwest Florida for $750,000 for 15 modular homes. · Crawford-McBride Development for $150,000 for three modular homes. .
» http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/NEWS01/605090 327/1006
- 5.8.06 - Innovative Urban Infill Housing Designs Win National Awards
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Patriot Homes was awarded 2 of the top honors by their peers for Top Concept Modular Home – 1800 sq. ft or less and Top Production Modular Home – 1800 sq.
» http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=128043
- 5.7.06 - Council votes to allow modular homes
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
GAUTIER - The City Council voted 5-1 last week to amend city zoning ordinances and allow construction of modular homes in all residential neighborhoods. ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/special_packages/renewal/long_beach/14 521126.htm
- 5.3.06 - Housing plant to be built in Stone
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
By Nikki Davis Maute. A new modular-home manufacturing plant in Stone County should be turning out its first homes within eight months.
» http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060503/NEWS01/6050303 09/1002
- 5.2.06 - NH Businesses Use Immigrant Labor
NHPR - Concord,NH,USA
... of hispanic cambodian and vietnamese. Another modular home builder in the state has also hired immigrants. Gary Dossett of New England ...
» http://www.nhpr.org/node/10664
- 5.1.06 - Man charged with fraud in Okeechobee caught in Sebastian
Fort Pierce Tribune (subscription) - Fort Pierce,FL,USA
... Anyone who may have given Varnum money for a modular home and hasn't received it can call their local law-enforcement agency to make a report.
» http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_4664612,00.html
- 5.1.06 - Tension mounts as Arcadia mayor questions council
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... And things haven't been so smooth for Smith at council meetings over the past six months. The strain intensified when a modular home debate began last fall. ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/NEWS01/605010316/1 002
- 4.26.06 - Reader's letter: ‘Mod' opposition gets facts wrong
Hi-Desert Star - Yucca Valley,CA,USA
Regarding the letter from Mr. Maresh regarding the modular home being built in his area. Mr. Maresh states that the modular will ...
» http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/04/26/editorial/opinion6.txt
- 4.26.06 - Canbury Homes Announces of New Marketing Director for Custom ...
The Open Press (press release) - USA
... Modular homes are constructed in a “weather free” environment, so Canbury provides year-round employment for their skilled labor. ..
» http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=9154
- 4.24.06 - Memories bind Verona neighbors
Staunton News Leader - Staunton,VA,USA
... The couple will move from Staunton after a crane operator hoists their two-piece modular home onto its moorings sometime this week. ...
» http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060424/NEWS01/604240301/1002
- 4.24.06 - Officials will meet with city residents
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
... A new modular home will be located on the cleared lot in the coming months, he added. "That area and areas around it are my personal No. ...
» http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2006/04/24/officials_will_meet_with_city_resid ents/index.shtml
- 4.24.06 - Drew Industries Presents Webcast of First Quarter Conference Call ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... stabilizer jacks, and trailers for hauling equipment, boats, personal watercrafts and snowmobiles, as well as chassis and windows for modular homes and offices ...
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060424/dem010.html?.v=39
- 4.24.06 - Presque Isle event brings people home A fully built ranch ...
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
... the venue. The 28-foot-wide by 48-foot-long house, built by Oxford Modular Homes, included landscaping and fixtures. The landscaping ...
- 4.23.06 - On The Move
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... with the mission of developing new technologies to enhance the value, quality and performance of the nation's factory-built manufactured and modular homes.
R-Anell Homes was chosen to be part of the first group of manufacturers of the Manufactured Housing Research Alliance, a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing new technologies to enhance the value, quality and performance of the nation's factory-built manufactured and modular homes.
- 4.22.06 - Arcadia employees finally get paid
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... The political bickering between the town's leaders has been ongoing for months, starting in earnest last year when a debate erupted over a modular home. ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060422/NEWS01/604220337/1 002/NEWS
- 4.22.06 - Discover possibilities of pre-fab houses
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... said. "We make the pieces stand out. We don't hide the fact that it is a modular home and make it look like a ranch house.". A pre ..
» http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060422/OPINION03/604220312/ 1035/OPINION
- 4.21.06 - Building project highlights home show
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
... year. The 28-foot-wide-by-48-foot-long house, built by Oxford Modular Homes, is finished, including landscaping and fixtures. The ...
» http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=132427
- 4.21.06 - Palm Harbor Homes Named Manufacturer of the Year by Manufactured ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... developers. Nominations for the manufactured and modular home award were made by members of the MHI Manufacturers Division. All ...
» http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/4/emw375554.htm
- 4.21.06 - Unpaid Arcadia employees go on work stoppage
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... The mayor and council members have remained at odds over a still-undecided modular home debate that has homeowner David Dill, Eugene Smith and four of five
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060421/NEWS01/604210336/1 002/NEWS
- 4.20.06 - Latest KU home building project on the move
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
... the help of a crane, 20 Kansas University architecture and design students were this morning moving their latest creation — a unique modular home — from an
» http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/apr/20/latest_ku_home_building_project_move/?breaki ng
- 4.19.06 - Pascagoula's Renaissance Committee Presents Plan To City Leaders
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... "Help revitalize some blighted areas and encourage home ownership, bring in some modular home companies, help rebuild areas that are hard hit.". .
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4788992&nav=6DJI
- 4.17.06 - Champion Enterprises Reports 42 Percent Increase in Sales and Net ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... Revenues from the sale of modular homes totaled $81 million, climbing 75 percent compared to last year's first quarter, and representing 24 percent of total ...
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-17-2006/000 4341354&EDATE=
- 4.15.06 - LAWN MOWERS
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
You can learn more about modular homes through a free brochure, "Modular Homes: The New Face of Home Building," from the Building Systems Councils of the ...
» http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/living/home/14348646.htm
- 4.14.06 - Magazines tout home building, décor
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... of TV's home-improvement shows. It also discusses factory-built modular homes. Both magazines are available at stores nationwide. ...
» http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/home/articles/0415mags0415.html
- 4.12.06 - Modular Home Production Begins In Pascagoula
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... The company will be at the Pascagoula Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night to get a special use permit to put the modular homes on Highway 90.
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4762623&nav=6DJI
- 4.11.06 - Factory-built homes attract impatient displaced residents
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Mayor C. Ray Nagin recently became a supporter of modular homes. Fed up with the federal government’s trailer parks, Nagin said
» http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=15233
- 4.9.06 - Churches hope to bring 'house in a box' to Gulf Coast area
Quincy Herald Whig - Quincy,IL,USA
... The two organizations, which combined represent about half of the city's 70 churches, will use the money to buy a pre-fabricated (or modular) home and have it .
» http://www.whig.com/312135988208341.php
- 4.7.06 - Canbury Homes Announces Web Site for Custom Modular Homes in ...
The Open Press (press release) - USA
... That is completely wrong. Unfortunately some people buy a double wide mobile home and think they are getting a modular home. In ..
» http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=8683
- 4.7.06 - Champion Enterprises Completes Acquisition of Caledonian Building ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... The Company produces manufactured and modular homes through its family of homebuilders, as well as modular commercial buildings for military and commercial .
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-07-2006/000 4336206&EDATE=
- 4.6.06 - Modular Homes
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
... in home-site vandalism. One of every ten homes built in the Northeast is a modular home. Here are three. DESCRIPTION: This 2,300
» http://online.wsj.com/google_login.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FS B114429050465318497.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj
- 4.6.06 - Today's Consumer Headlines
WSAV-TV - Savannah,GA,USA
... A local business owner says he's giving out at least $16,000 in refunds to people who wanted to buy his mobile and modular homes. ...
4.6.06 - Today's Consumer Headlines
WSAV-TV - Savannah,GA,USA
... A local business owner says he's giving out at least $16,000 in refunds to people who wanted to buy his mobile and modular homes. ..
» http://www.wsav.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSAV/MGArticle/SAV_BasicArticle&c=MGAr ticle&cid=1137835176873&path=!frontpage
- 4.6.06 - Free Brochure Highlights Benefits Of Modular Homes
National Association of Home Builders (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... The full-color 16-page resource includes articles with tips on selecting a modular home manufacturer, customizing a modular home, financing a modular home and .
» http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?sectionID=148&newsID=2338
- 4.3.06 - Coachmen sells Miller Building Systems
Reuters - USA
(COA.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which makes recreational vehicles and modular homes, said on Monday that it sold Miller Building Systems Inc. ..
» http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=mergersNews&storyID=2006- 04-03T132308Z_01_WEN3812_RTRIDST_0_MANUFACTURING-COACHMEN-URGENT.XML
- 4.2.06 - Public company news
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... Champion Enterprises (NYSE:CHB):Acquired Highland Manufacturing, a Worthington, Minn., builder of manufactured and modular homes, from Minneapolis-based
» http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/14226624.htm
- 3.31.06 - Norwest Equity Partners sells Worthington home manufacturer
Twin Cities Business Journal - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... At Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Champion Enterprises (NYSE: CHB), Highland will join a group of 33 other manufactured and modular home builders throughout the
» http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2006/03/27/daily54.html
- 3.31.06 - Manufactured housing viable option for need
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... quality control.". Officials toured a 3,300-foot-modular home that costs about $250,000 to $260,000, depending on the finishes. It ..
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/BIZ/603310340/1005
- 3.26.06 - Two 'Extreme' tales: Broward victims of Hurricane Wilma get ...
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... the storm. For her kindness, Extreme Makeover arranged for Georgia manufacturer Adrian Homes to send down a modular home. Instead ...
» http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/home/14178185.htm
- 3.26.06 - From the factory to you
Boston Globe - United States
... As modular homes become more customized -- and tougher to differentiate from other houses -- many builders say it's an approach that is becoming a convenient
- 3.23.06 - Ownership Change of Canbury Homes Completed -- Modular Home Sales ...
The Open Press (press release) - USA
... Patterson has completed the transactions that give him full ownership of the Canbury Homes name, a company that provides turn-key, custom modular homes in the .
» http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=8326
- 3.21.06 - Quebecer sells prefab houses to Afghanistan
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... in principle last month with the owner of Wahid Construction in the Afghan capital of Kabul, where they plan to build a $5-million plant to make modular homes. .
» http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=c4729b54-1e54-4451- bb5f-9d7c82dc2449&k=8848
- 3.20.06 - HandCrafted Homes unveils new website, corporate image
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... “The new look reflects Handcrafted Homes’ position as a leader in the modular home building industry, the one company to which top builders can turn for ...
» http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=85 54&op=t
- 3.18.06 - Advocate learns affordable housing is a tough sell
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
... But even with the cheap lot, the reasonably priced modular home he put on it, and the even more reasonably priced labor he used (including friends, contacts ...
» http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/14130020.htm
- 3.17.06 - FOR THE
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... A "site-built" home costs about $100 per square foot, DeSio said, but manufactured homes can be built for $40 to $45 per square foot and a modular home for $70
» http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/11425910683280. xml&coll=1
- 3.17.06 - Builders focus on homes friendly to the Earth
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... faster than normal hardwoods. To improve efficiency, Evans is using a modular home manufacturer in Indiana. The first and second ...
» http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060317/BIZ01/603170369/1076/BIZ
- 3.17.06 - The fastest way home
Cook County News Herald - Grand Marais,MN,USA
Take Bob and Joan Burrows, for example. They are truly enjoying living in their modular home on a hill overlooking Lake Superior near Hovland. ...
» http://www.grandmarais-mn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=3&story_id=216611
- 3.16.06 - Zoning approval may be easier for some modular homes soon
Tryon Daily Bulletin - Tryon,NC,USA
... If the amendment is passed, a modular home built off-site will be considered the same as a stick built home if it has a North Carolina Building Code sticker ..
» http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/news/18566.asp
- 3.9.06 - Wardcraft Homes finishes showroom; to host open house
Fort Morgan Times - Fort Morgan,CO,USA
Wardcraft Homes, a custom builder of modular homes since 1971 located at the former Oakwood Homes site on Highway 34 on the east side of Fort Morgan, will host ...
» http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164~8305~3264241,00.html
- 3.9.06 - Champion Enterprises Names William C. Griffiths Chairman and Adds ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... through a major turnaround, transforming it into the largest modular homebuilder in the ... first in 1993 with Hanson Industries, and then Beazer Homes after its .
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-09-2006/000 4317411&EDATE=
- 3.8.06 - Club puts out call for designers
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
The house is three-story, 4,028-square-foot modular home in Pembroke. The four rooms to be designed are the family room, two bedrooms and the foyer.
» http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060308/REPOSITORY/60308030 5/1013/NEWS03
- 3.8.06 - Gov. seeks modular homes program
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
By Laura Hipp. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the US Senate Appropriations Committee to authorize a pilot program for modular ...
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060308/BIZ/603080345/1005/b iz
- 3.8.06 - Hurricane recovery draws differing priorities
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... In Mississippi, it is a matter of wanting to get residents into modular homes rather than trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ..
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060308/NEWS01/603080323/1 002/NEWS
- 3.7.06 - Center helps generational companies prosper
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Madison - As the chief executive of a company that makes modular homes and prefabricated buildings, Jeff Wick has seen what can happen when a family business ...
» http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=405828
- 3.7.06 - A Freak Accident Generates Buzz on New Homes
KQTV - St. Joseph,MO,USA
... In a typical stick-built home, it would cost $100 to $150 a sqaure foot," Mull says. Modular homes are built inside a warehouse. .
» http://www.kq2.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=3142
- 3.4.06 - Home is a dream fulfilled
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
... park views. The home was recognized by "Metropolitan Home" in its March 2006 issue as the Custom Modular Home of the Year. The ...
- 3.2.06 - Significant build savings mean the future is offsite
Inside Housing - UK
... Mike Kirk, development director for the London region at Hyde Housing Association, which has imported modular homes from Poland, said the sector needed ..
» http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/default.aspx?contentid=6563a773-261f-429e-bab5-3e18546 5ff20&newsid=1447331
- 3.1.06 - Reader's letter: Modular homes are dragging down area
Hi-Desert Star - Yucca Valley,CA,USA
We have a problem here in the Morongo Basin with modular or manufactured homes being placed in the same neighborhood as standard built houses. ...
» http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/03/01/editorial/opinion2.txt
- 3.1.06 - Library corner
Nipawin Journal - Nipawin,Saskatchewan,Canada
... For those of you who are starting from scratch, "The Modular Home" by Andrew Gianino gives you a look at building a modular home. ...
» http://www.nipawinjournal.com/story.php?id=215869
- 2.28.06 - Biloxi: Doctor Helps Fill Need for Affordable Housing
WSFA - Montgomery,AL,USA
... Nance. Nance says factory built modular homes are an affordable alternative to traditionally built homes and there's another benefit. ...
» http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4563571&nav=0RdE
- 2.28.06 - Iowa news and notes
Agri News - MN,USA
... built on the available lots. Modular homes will be accepted, but trailers will not, Baxter said. AMES, Iowa -- Agricultural drainage ...
» http://webstar.postbulletin.com/agrinews/246389589662403.bsp
- 2.28.06 - Company Eyes New Housing Plant
WTOK - Meridian,MS,USA
... per hour," said Nance. "And that's not bad.". The first modular home was erected on the Gulf Coast last week. Nance says his homes
» http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/2378431.html
- 2.27.06 - Look what's made in Gallatin
Gallatin News Examiner - Gallatin,TN,USA
... "We are probably the top two or three modular home manufacturers and one of the largest employers," said Bill Graves, general manager of Fleetwood. ...
» http://www.gallatinnewsexaminer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/MTCN0408/3022 70007/1441/MTCN04
- 2.26.06 - Swedish building style saves time in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... That's the difference between panel construction, which is designed by an architect, and modular homes, which gives customers a certain number of designs from ...
» http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/February/26/biz/stories/01biz.htm
- 2.26.08 - ALL AMERICAN HOMES
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville,OH,USA
... While somewhat similar in the construction process, these homes should not to be confused with conventional "modular homes." All American Homes offers hundreds ...
» http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060226/LIFESTYLE/6022 60309/1024
- 2.24.06 - New Housing Option for Gulf
WTOK - Meridian,MS,USA
Dr. Randy Nance has introduced pre-built modular homes to the coast that he says he hopes will help a lot of people find places to live.
» http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/2359931.html
- 2.23.06 - (PZ) Seminar for Housing Professionals in Baltimore
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Seminars To Grow your housing Business, it's being sponsored by Home Buyer Publications, Building Systems Magazine, J. Rouleau & Associates and SystemsBuiltNews .
» http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/conws/3680242.html
- 2.22.06 - Group Calls Affordable Housing A Growing Crisis
Caledonian Record - VT, United States
... As an alternative to home ownership and rental units, more people may turn to mobile or modular homes, said Campbell, of the US Department of Agriculture Rural .
» http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/local_news/story/e74ca7bc7
- 2.21.06 - Affordable housing on horizon
Drayton Valley Western Review - Alberta, Canada
... Due to a shortage of trades workers they decided to look at modular homes and Hammond said after looking at five different companies they settled on the last .
» http://www.draytonvalleywesternreview.com/story.php?id=214254
- 2.21.06 - House is built just in time to greet home show guests
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA
... Coughlin said. "When people think of modular homes they think of a tiny house that comes in two parts that are bolted together.". .
» http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/business/13922762.htm
- 2.21.06 - Town's Offer of Free Land 'Snowballed'
Forbes - USA
... Modular homes will be accepted, but trailers will not, Baxter said. Marne is just off Interstate 80 about 40 miles east of Council Bluffs.
» http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/02/20/ap2539873.html
- 2.21.06 - Dateline Iowa
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... for types of homes that can be built on the available lots. Modular homes will be accepted, but trailers will not, Baxter said.
» http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060221/NEWS08/602210376/100 1/NEWS
- 2.20.06 - Planners urge move from ideas to action
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
... One point Poche thought could be a reality, though, was the concept of modular homes in place of FEMA trailers. Duany presented
» http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/NEWS01/602200309/100 2
- 2.20.06 - Arcadia homeowner claims he is victim of racial discrimination
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
ARCADIA -- An Arcadia man involved in an ongoing controversy over his modular home is accusing neighbors and town officials of racial discrimination. .
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060220/NEWS01/602200316/1 002/NEWS
- 2.19.06 - Home delivery
Boston Globe - United States
... Charter's rule-of-thumb cost for a budget-conscious modular home of excellent quality is $115 per square foot, which gets the buyer a place in move-in condition ..
» http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2006/02/19/home_delivery/?page=1
- 2.06 - Kelly Devin, Marketing Director of Cardinal Homes receives national award.
The National Association of Home Builders’ Institute of Residential Marketing announced at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Florida that Kelly Devin, Marketing Director of Cardinal Homes, Inc., has been inducted as a Member of the Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM) of the National Association of Home Builders. This is the most prestigious designation given by the Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) and is earned through a combination of professional education and experience in the home building industry.
- 2.19.06 - Modular pads going upscale
Baltimore Sun - United States
... Typically they contain as much as 15 percent more lumber than conventionally built homes but cost 10 percent to 15 percent less. "A modular home, in the past .
» http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.modular19feb19,0,1431479.story?coll=bal-b usiness-headlines
- 2.19.06 - New home sweet home
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... Also in this issue: an inside tour of a simple, modular home in Japan that is environmentally friendly while holding to a minimalist aesthetic, and essential .
» http://webmail.adelphia.net/webedge/do/mail/message/view?msgId=INBOXDELIM19752&l=en-U S&v=adelphia
- 2.18.06 - New housing community plans unveiled
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
... of UMH, which will develop the community, presented detailed information on the project, including streetscapes and examples of the planned modular homes
» http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/Cox_sen_hsng-18Feb06.htm
- 2.18.06 - City approves new mobile home resolution
Bradford County Telegraph - Starke,FL,USA
The resolution addresses the requirements a mobile home, manufactured home or modular home must meet to be able to locate it within the city's limits.
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16149212&BRD=2150&PAG=461&dept_id=430589&rf i=6
- 2.17.06 - Universal Studios Hollywood Musters Employee Volunteers, Will Help ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... project in support of Habitat for Humanity's Operation Home Delivery program, designed to allow volunteers across the nation to build modular homes on remote .
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-17-2006/000 4284419&EDATE=
- 2.17.06 - Residents disapprove of trailer ordinance
Slidell Sentry News - Slidell,LA,USA
... to return to Slidell unless the ordinance is amended or a resolution is passed that would allow those who had mobile, manufactured or modular homes prior to .
» http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2006/02/17/news/news03.txt
- 2.16.06 - Modular homes deliver bang for the buck
Business Edge - Alberta,Canada
... Proffering an alternative to factory-built prefab is Lindal Cedar Homes. The Seattle-based company ships its signature post-and-beam ..
» file:///Volumes/ALBUMPHOTO/Margot/Photo02.htm
- 2.15.06 - Parish committee votes against proposed emergency district plan ...
Gonzales Ascension Citizen - Gonzales,LA,USA
... Hobart Oaks subdivision," said Riley, who also presented the restrictions on the subdivision which showed that "no mobile homes or modular homes shall be
» http://www.ascensioncitizen.com/articles/2006/02/15/news/news6.txt
- 2.15.06 - Dollars faulted as measure of help
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... The report also found that many of the nearly 25,000 manufactured homes and 1,300 modular homes, costing about $900 million, may not be usable because they don .
» http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-5/113998886780320.xml
- 2.15.06 - Alabama project squandered resources
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
... outlined a bungled FEMA project to purchase almost 25,000 manufactured houses for a cost of more than $850 million and almost 1,300 modular homes for about $40 ..
» http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/OPINION01/602 150308/1006
- 2.15.06 - A One-House, $400 Million Bubble Goes Pop
New York Times - United States
... "There's nothing really to look at," Charles Dalrymple, 54, a neighbor, said of the surroundings. "They're just modular homes, trilevels.".
» http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/15/national/15house.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
- 2.15.06 - Waste Not, Want Not
Hamptons Independents - The Hamptons,NY,USA
... Under the plan, the 20-year old trailer will be replaced with an 18,000 square foot modular home that will be paid for with recreation fees. ...
» http://www.indyeastend.com/cgi-bin/indep/news.cgi?action=article&category=News&id=904 2
- 2.15.06 - Take tips, new styles back home from show
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... organizing and directing. . A custom-built modular home furnished and landscaped by area professionals. . Five gardens. Aside from
» http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/LIFE03/602150331
- 2.14.06 - Millions vanish under FEMA's nose
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... them are not being used. "It appears that FEMA may have purchased manufactured and modular homes in excess... and is now paying ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/special_packages/renewal/long_beach/13 866366.htm
- 2.14.06 - Fraud samples
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... FEMA might have bought too many temporary homes - 24,967 manufactured homes obtained for $857.8 million and 1,295 modular homes at $40 million - resulting in ...
» http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-femabox14feb14,0,7323077.story?col l=sfla-news-florida
- 2.14.06 - Katrina ineptitude now legendary
Boston Herald - United States
... And sure the idea of buying trailers and modular homes (price tag $858 million for the former and $40 million worth of the latter) wasn't awful, but more ..
» http://news.bostonherald.com/opinion/view.bg?articleid=125948
- 2.14.06 - Hurricane Response National Failure
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
... engagement ring. Add that to millions used for temporary and modular homes, many of which were unneeded and were never used. In ..
» http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4497008&nav=2CSf
- 2.13.06 - Audits: Millions of dollars in Katrina aid wasted
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
... FEMA may have bought too many temporary homes -- 24,967 manufactured homes obtained for $857.8 million and 1,295 modular homes at $40 million -- resulting in .
» http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/katrina/20060213-0830-katrina-fraud.html
- 2.13.06 - Ledger Readers Raise $169,692 for Charity
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... As in years past, Palm Harbor Homes of Plant City and its business partners
relied on the Heart program to give away a fully furnished modular home valued a
» http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060212/NEWS/602120401/1039
- 2.12.06 - CORNER LOTS
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
Modular homes: These factory-built homes are built to the state, local or regional code where the home will be located. Modules .
» http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicAr ticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834020744&path=!business&s=1045855934855
- 2.12.06 - A simple touch will turn on your home
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... Called the NextGen Home Experience (www.nextgenhome.com), the small ranch-style modular home was packed with flat screen TVs, media center computers and a ...
» http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/home/13843558.htm
- 2.12.06 - Houses of the Future--Now
Standard-Speaker - Hazleton,PA,USA
Prefab: When you hear 'modular home,' you think 'double-wide.' Today's prefabricated-housing designers want you to think again. ...
» http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7857152/site/newsweek/
- 2.11.06 - Awarded funds to help remedy ‘invisible' problem
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern,NC,USA
... Pamlico project. Himbry said a site for the units, which may be mobile or modular homes, has yet to be determined. As transitional .
» http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&Stor yID=26213&Section=Local
- 2.10.06 - Modular Housing Plant Shuts Down
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
Many former workers at a modular home building plant on NC 211 just outside of Moore County are still looking for work after the plant's abrupt closing. ..
» http://www.thepilot.com/news/021006modular.html
- 2.10.06 - Conference focuses on modular homes
Pascagoula Mississippi Press - Pascagoula,MS,USA
PASCAGOULA -- Realtors, developers, bankers and city officials from Jackson County learned some of the ins and outs of modular home manufacturing from ..
» http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1139570178289170.x ml
- 2.10.06 - Demand for housing swamps St. Tammany
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Mayer said the task force has talked about recommending smaller lot sizes, such as 50-foot frontages, and relaxing codes to allow some modular homes
» http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1139554549131400.xml
- 2.10.06 - Business skills honed in Russia
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
... The basis for the business plan is to make wooden modular homes that are cheaper and quicker to build than traditional brick Russian homes. ..
» http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=449206&category=BUSINESS&BCCode=HO ME&newsdate=2/10/2006
- 2.9.09 - Champion Enterprises Reports 44 Percent Increase in Sales and 67 ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... "During the fourth quarter, we made significant strides in increasing our modular home sales, while continuing to focus on operational improvements and .
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-09-2006/000 4279035&EDATE=
- 2.8.06 - Michigan Manufactured Housing Association: Private Property ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... an end to the dream. Manufactured and modular homes turn dreams into reality for hundreds of Americans. Like site- built homes, manufactured ..
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060208/dew003.html?.v=44
- 2.7.06 - Williams-area housing going upscale
Arizona Daily Sun - Flagstaff,AZ,USA
... Preliminary plans also call for stick-built homes rather than modular homes, such as can be seen populating nearby Lake Kaibab Park subdivision.
» http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=124518
- 2.6.06 - RE/MAX IN MOTION gains a new associate
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
... Cayuga Country Homes, established in 1990, is an award winning builder of custom modular homes featuring superior flexibility in design with a strong emphasis .
» http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060206/LIFESTYLE06/60206 0312/1046
- 2.5.06 - A show where domiciles dominate Thousands check out living options ...
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
... But Nadeau was checking out her options as a first-time home buyer. "I'd love this one," she said of a gray, two-story modular home with a wide front porch. .
» http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/2400163.shtml
- 2.5.06 - South Mississippians Check Out Alternative Of Modular Housing
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... That was evident by the turnout at a Modular Home Expo in D'Iberville Saturday. ... Vendors stayed busy fielding questions at the Modular Home Expo in D'Iberville.
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4456390&nav=6DJI
- 2.3.06 - Modern modular: Ticky-tacky no more
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... been involved in since 1987. (The Connecticut place was the first modular home he designed for himself.). "I wanted an example to ...
» http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/13778872.htm
- 2.3.06 - Home headed for Mississippi
Newszap Delaware - DE,USA
GREENWOOD -- A three-bedroom modular home built at the Beracah Homes plant in Greenwood will soon leave Delaware for Long Beach, Miss. .
» http://www.newszap.com/articles/2006/02/02/dm/sussex_county/dsn03.txt
- 2.2.06 - Mature neighbourhoods going modular
Business Edge - Alberta,Canada
Business is booming in modular home additions, with what's being described as a frenzy of second-storey addition building in some of Toronto's mature ...
» http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/11816.cfm
- 2.2.06 - Maloof, Integrity open 'linkage'
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... The development will be anchored by the Legacy project, which features Contempri Homes, upscale modular homes that are manufactured in Pinckneyville.
» http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020206/TRI_B8S7RUL7.061.shtml
- 2.1.06 - Lehigh Twp. questions modular home plans
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
... jammed into their municipal building Tuesday to weigh in on a conditional use hearing for a controversial proposal to expand an existing modular home park by ..
» http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/all-b1_4lehighfeb01,0,275088.story?coll=all -newslocalbethlehem-hed
- 2.1.06 - Perez Construction getting into modular
Tunkhannock New Age Examiner - Tunkhannock,PA,USA
... business. To celebrate that quarter century, they have decided to kick it up a notch, adding modular home setup and sales. "For ..
» http://www.newage-examiner.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2310&dept_id=480505&newsid=16044645& PAG=461&rfi=9
- 2.1.06 - Goodfield sees growing housing market
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... "The asset of that freeway is awesome, especially in a business like modular home construction and bringing in products like lumber," said Jim McConoughey, CEO .
» http://www.pjstar.com/stories/020106/TRI_B8S0R696.061.shtml
- 1.31.06 - Modular homes touted for rebuild
New Orleans CityBusiness - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Modular home sales took off in the early 1990s in Florida following Hurricane Andrew. The storm, which struck Florida as a Category 5 hurricane Aug. ..
» http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/viewStory.cfm?recID=14559
- 1.30.06 - Lack of housing plan chafes responders
Disaster News Network - USA
... money from HUD along with money from FEMA - and we need to put up communities that are attractive, and made up of manufactured or modular homes, not travel ..
» http://www.disasternews.net/news/news.php?articleid=3040
- 1.30.06 - Coachmen posts quarterly loss
Reuters - USA
CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Coachmen Industries Inc.(COA.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which makes recreational vehicles and modular homes, on Monday posted a ..
» http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=marketsNews&storyID=2006- 01-30T212052Z_01_WEN9154_RTRIDST_0_MANUFACTURING-COACHMEN-EARNS-URGENT.XML
- 1.29.06 - Modular subdivision coming to Orange Beach
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
... built residence. Modular homes are built at a factory and then delivered to a lot, where the manufacturer puts it together. The ..
» http://www.al.com/business/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/business/1138530407230660.x ml&coll=3
- 1.29.06 - Development in Dorchester -- Scout expansion is big success story ...
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
... Signature Building Systems, a high-tech manufacturer of modular homes, is expanding its existing manufacturing facility in New Century Park in St. George.
» http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2006/01/28/business/doc43dc44dd1aeaa724409467.txt
- 1.28.06 - The house that Katrina built
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... site, Cusato said. This one was frame construction, but it could be built as a modular home or with panelized construction. The idea ...
» http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/28/Homes/The_house_that_Katrin.shtml
- 1.27.06 - Media Tour and Expert Interviews: Manufactured and Modular Homes ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
WHAT: Media Tour and Expert Interviews; Manufactured and modular homes in a "streetscape" display. The homes were transported to ..
» http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=59974
- 1.27.06 - Mobile or Modular? Homeowner Sued By Town Councilmen
KSLA-TV - Shreveport,LA,USA
... his home is mobile, not modular, and isn't in the correct zone, even after the zoning board approved it, and Dill has documentation from Clayton Homes and an ...
» http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=4417413&nav=0RY5
- 1.27.06 - Builder wants to add 245 homes
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
... Heritage Village has modular homes, which are built off-site, then dropped onto a base. They differ from mobile homes, commonly known as trailers.
» http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/all-b1_4lehighjan27,0,3551908.story?coll=al l-newslocalbethlehem-hed
- 1.27.06 - Fees may help town cope with pace of development
Newport Daily News - Newport,RI,USA
... (A number of modular homes at a senior complex off Hurst Lane is not included in the total because those permits were taken at the end of 2004.). .
- 1.27.06 - Manufactured homes get reprieve from councilman
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... $300,000. Hawkins, R-25th, said neighbors fear the values of their homes will decrease if trailers or modular homes are allowed. .
» http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060127/NEWS01/601270403/1 008/NEWS01
- 1.27.06 - Prefabs: Shipped on the Old Block
BusinessWeek - USA
... Costs for modular homes are usually 10% to 20% cheaper than for stick-built houses (built on site as opposed to assembled), and you can count on construction .
» http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jan2006/id20060125_112187.htm
- 1.27.06 - Firms receive chamber awards
Sunbury Daily Item - Sunbury,PA,USA
... Year. The company, in business for six years, has more than 150 employees and produced its 1,000th modular home this year. Accepting
» http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2006/0127/biz/stories/02biz.htm
- 1.26.06 - Modular Home Expo Coming To South Mississippi
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... Iberville. It will be among a dozen homes from across the Southeast, that will be featured in the upcoming "Modular Home Expo.". ...
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4411260&nav=6DJI
- 1.26.-06 - Corder: Pascagoula moving fast on rebuilding
Pascagoula Mississippi Press - Pascagoula,MS,USA
... Buffalo Wild Wings and a new modular home manufacturer coming to Pascagoula are two of PEDAC's success stories, and Corder said more prospective ventures are
» http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1138187742154360.x ml
- 1.25.06 - RUPCO completes two more houses to fulfill the American Dream
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
RUPCO obtained two lots, at 48 and 58 Van Buren Street, and constructed modular homes to reflect the architecture of the neighborhood. ...
» http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/RUPCO_homes-25Jan06.htm
- 1.25.06 - Land cleared for development without state permits
Cherokee Sentinel - Murphy,NC,USA
... There will be underground power and the manufactured or modular home community will have strict restrictions. "Everything will be hydroseeded back. ...
» http://www.cherokeesentinel.com/news/2006/0125/Front_Page/004.html
- 1.23.06 - AMERICAN TRENDS: Tonight's top story: It'sa woman's world on TV
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... Except, of course, when you order them to go. Factory-built modular homes are increasingly playing a role in the plans of American homeowners.
» http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicAr ticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137833568582&path=!business!columnists&s=1045855934868
- 1.23.06 - Palm Harbor Homes Receives Gold EnergyValue Housing Award
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... 6210. Palm Harbor Homes is one of the nation's leading manufacturers and marketers of multi-section manufactured and modular homes.
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20060123005146&newsLang=en
- 1.23.06 - The Woodlands in North Port opens sales center
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
... The center is a freestanding modular operation with lush landscaping, hardwood floors ... residences and amenities in the two neighborhoods where homes are for sale ..
» http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060123/COLUMNIST86/60123034 1
- 1.20.06 - Modular and Manufactured Housing Development Conference to Tackle ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The one-day conference, being held at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center, will also feature a display of two manufactured and three modular homes set up ...
» http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=59519
- 1.20.06 - Something old, new, prebuilt, blue
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... Designed by Roberto Kritzer, architect for Genesis Homes of Michigan, the house looks nothing like modular homes of generations past. ...
» http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/20/Brandontimes/Something_old__new__p.shtml
- 1.20.06 - Modular house construction underway in Hall County
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
... Building Systems got stonewalled by Gainesville's building regulations last year but the decision to keep system built or modular homes out is under appeal. ..
» http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=100232
- 1.20.06 - Mobile home residents take on Jack Morris
Brick Township Bulletin - NJ, United States
... They want to push the old people out, bring in all double [wide mobile homes] or modular homes so they can make more money and charge more rent," Spina said. ..
» http://bulletin.gmnews.com/news/2006/0119/Front_Page/040.html
- 1.19.06 - Average new house value in Polk jumps 40 percent
Tryon Daily Bulletin - Tryon,NC,USA
... Jones says the county is getting very few new mobile homes in the county, and most people are choosing more expensive modular homes. .
» http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/news/18191.asp
- 1.18.06 – Timber Lake Homes expands to offer more affordable housing
The Jackson Citizen-Patriot - Jackson,MI,USA
Timber Lake Homes, a company that sells new and pre-owned manufactured and modular homes, has opened a new office near Devils Lake. ..
» http://www.mlive.com/business/jacitpat/index.ssf?/base/business-1/1137604005302040.xm l&coll=3
- 1.18.06 – (BW) Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 ...
Houston Chronicle - United States
... 71,000 $ 75,000 $ 71,000 Homes produced 2,575 2,008 6,583 6,076 Internalization rate (manufactured and modular) 43% 57 ..
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060118/NEWS0110/601180355
- 1.18.06 - Coast progress disappoints
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... Plans should have been made to move people into modular homes and create neighborhoods rather than place everyone in temporary travel trailers. ...
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060118/NEWS0110/601180355
- 1.17.06 - Tom Silva Of TVs This Old House To Reveal His Home Improvement ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... C & K Homes, which delivers modular homes of 1,200-to-4, 000 square feet in Cape Cod, Ranch and Colonial designs, will have a crew working round the clock to ...
» http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/1/prweb333590.htm
- 1.18.06 - Chatham Board of Commissioners meeting agenda - 1/17/06
Chatham Journal Weekly - Pittsboro,NC,USA
... Conditional Use B-1 Business District with Conditional Use Permit for various uses to add Mobile home sales and service specifically for Modular home sales and
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-18-2006/000 4263053&EDATE=
- 1.17.06 - Arcadia modular home debate temporarily costs town employee his ...
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
By Vickie Welborn. ARCADIA -- Yet another wrinkle in the ongoing modular home controversy in this Bienville Parish town has appeared. ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060117/NEWS01/601170325/1 002
- 1.16.06 - Hurricane bunker does double duty as porch The shelter, made by
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
... A modular home dweller himself, Bunts began working on the SafePorch design three years ago. He is still in the process of trying to secure a patent.
» http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060116/BUSINESS/601160650/1 439
- 1.12.06 - Nationwide Custom Homes, the South, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic’s leader in system building, will be unveiling a 6,010 square
AZoBuild
» http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=1861
- 1.6.06 - MARTINSVILLE, Va., Jan. 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Nationwide Custom Homes, the South, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic's leader in system building, will be unveiling a 6,010 square foot custom home at t
CNN
» http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?id=2006010614143022070735&dt=2006010614140 0&w=PMZ&coview=
- 1.6.06 - Nationwide Custom Homes to Unveil Showcase Home at International Builders' Show
Yahoo Biz
» http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/060106/92010.html
- 1.6.06 - This Nationwide show home was built to 80% completion in production facilities in Martinsville, Virginia. The onsite
Chron.com
» http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/prn/texas/3570264.html
- 1.15.06 - A Modular for Margaritaville
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... bathroom are closed off. As the popularity of modular homes grows, traditional views of the homes change. And for Auburndale resident ..
» http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060115/NEWS/601150332/1178
- 1.13.06 - Modular Home Company Plans To Set Up Shop In Pascagoula
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... Savage says the company bought the property hoping to soon turn it into a modular home building machine, a factory Savage says will produce livable, durable
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4355893&nav=6DJI
- 1.13.06 - Forming a tribal partnership
Lake County Record-Bee - Lake County,CA,USA
... Valley Tribe the largest in California, with close to 2,000 members living on the tribe's Humboldt County reservation completed its modular home factory in ..
» http://www.record-bee.com/Stories/0,1413,255~26901~3200873,00.html
- 1.11.06 - Bay Area architect gives modular homes a new reputation
Lynnwood Journal Newspapers - Lynnwood,WA,USA
... But many home-buyers are still skeptical about the quality and structural integrity, as well as design quality of modular homes. ..
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1024&dept_id=513544&newsid=15878864&PAG=461&rf i=9
- 1.11.06 - Governor's Commission Releases Final Report
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... And it asked cities to make sure modular homes were permissible within their borders. Idea number two -- intermodal transportation. ...
» http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=4350690&nav=6DJI
- 1.10.06 - Modular construction growing in Alaska
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
... It looks like there'sa pipeline in the works for more modular construction. ... based Afognak Corporation, originally built this facility to make pre-fab homes.
» http://www.ktuu.com/cms/anmviewer.asp?a=3026&z=21
- 1.10.06 - US GreenFiber buys Illinois company
Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte,NC,USA
... manufacturing plants. The company sells its products nationwide to contractors, retailers and builders of manufactured and modular homes.
» http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2006/01/09/daily11.html
- 1.9.06 - Mobile homes' growth slowing
Augusta Chronicle (subscription) - Augusta,GA,USA
... Earnest Lee, the general manager of the Aiken Housing Center on Richland Avenue, said modular homes are more popular at the moment - they cost about $30 more
» http://augustachronicle.com/login.shtml?orq:http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/0109 06/met_6168361.shtml
- 1.8.06 - Company wants to build modular homes in Pas
Pascagoula Mississippi Press - Pascagoula,MS,USA
PASCAGOULA -- Beginning in February, modular homes could be constructed in Pas-cagoula to help replace the massive number of homes lost in Hurricane Katrina ..
» http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/113671896372270.xm l
- 1.7.06 - Officials pitch modular housing
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... While the cost of a modular home varies depending on location, size and several other factors, out-of-state developers said that they were hoping to sell land ...
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/business/13571041.htm
- 1.7.06 - Builder agrees to repay duped clients
Troy Record - Troy,NY,USA
TROY - Scott Marchand, whose city-based modular home firm, Wedgewood Builders, imploded in a cloud of bad debt over two years ago amid cries of fraud from ..
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/business/13571041.htm
- 1.6.06 - A crowning achievement
McCook Daily Gazette - McCook,Nebraska,USA
... The author of "Modular Mansions," Sherri Koones, said the homeowner told her she chose to build a modular home because of the cost saving and the fact the home ..
» http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1134168.html
- 1.6.06 Book Marks
Kitchen and Bath Design News - Melville,NY,USA
... The book begins with an introduction into the growth and benefits of modular homes and continues with an insightful look at the construction and installation ...
» http://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=2&id=2948
- 1.5.06 - (BW) Palm Harbor Homes to Provide Showcase Homes at International ...
Houston Chronicle - United States
... com. Palm Harbor Homes is one of the nation's leading manufacturers and marketers of multi-section manufactured and modular homes. ...
» http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/prn/texas/3567393.html
- 1.3.06 - A second look for manufactured homes
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - Tupelo,MS,USA
... There are no restrictions on that in Tupelo.". Like manufactured homes, modular homes are also built in a factory and assembled at the building site. ...
» http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=209766&pub=1&div=News
- 1.3.06 - HEALTH CARE
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... of Home Builders announced that Dynamic Homes of Detroit Lakes, Minn., received an Excellence in Home Design award in the "Modular Homes Under 2,300 Square Feet ..
» http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/local/13521110.htm
- 1.3.06 - A modern, modular way to build
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... could," Frank Mestemacher, a Seattle Central instructor for eight years and private contractor for more than 30, said as he described the modular home that has
» http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/254253_modularhome03.html
- 1.3.06 - Builder will keep challenging city codes
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
GAINESVILLE - There has been no work completed on a modular home in the Waters Edge Subdivision since March, and the builder says the City of Gainesville has ...
» http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=99678
- 1.2.06 - Builder won't accept defeat in legal battle
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
... The code allows industrial or modular homes, which are built in factories and pieced together on-site, only in multifamily, agricultural-residential and
» http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20060102/localnews/53804.shtml
- 1.2.06 - Alstead struggling back after flooding
Boston Globe - United States
... insurance. In October, he and his family were uncertain about the future. Today, a new modular home sits on Kmiec's land. Local ...
» http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/01/02/alstead_struggling _back_after_flooding/
- 1.1.06 - Outstanding Leaders: Plot course for community health, success
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... The area must continue to hold the line of willy nilly placement of these trailers and modular homes while either converting these evacuees to northwest ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/OPINION03/51231032 4/1007
- 1.1.06 - High hopes greet CAFTA's entrance
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Arturo Romero is counting on selling Guatemalans the inexpensive modular homes he builds in Houston. The reason for their optimism? ..
» http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/3557652.html
- 1.1.06 - Homes Built Away from Home
Lakeland Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... unglued.". Bedford's new three-bedroom, 2,400-square-foot dwelling at 2144 Ariana Blvd. is a modular home, to be exact. Roughly valued ...
» http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060101/NEWS/601010301/1001/BUSI NESS
- 1.1.06 - NOTES FROM AROUND VIRGINIA
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... CHARLOTTESVILLE - University of Virginia students have built a 1,290-square-foot, three-bedroom modular home that is energy efficient and collects rainwater. ...
» http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicAr ticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769033644&path=!news&s=1045855934842
- 12.31.05 - Some Assembly Required
Wired News - USA
... Two have commissioned modular town house developments in Colorado and California ... by bringing quality, customization, and craftsmanship to factory-built homes. ...
» http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.01/prefab.html
- 12.30.05 - Developer: 'Wallacetown' on track
El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA
... Chuck Moeri, general manager of Southwest Housing, an El Paso modular-home dealer and builder, which is trying to sell modular homes for lots in the
» http://www.borderlandnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051230/BUSINESS/512300325/ 1003
- 12.29.05 - Modular home falls from truck
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
41 north of Avondale, Pa., after a modular home fell from the truck that was transporting it as the tractor-trailer was turning left onto Baltimore Pike (US 1
» http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/NEWS/512290343/-1/N EWS01
- 12.29.05 - Fire victim's dream deferred
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... "We paid all this time it was not a grand house.". Eppolito considered buying a modular home. But at $245,000, it also cost too much.
» http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/122005/12292005/153715
- 12.28.05 - Selectmen pushing grants for Alstead flood recovery
Boston Globe - United States
... Authority. Selectman Joel McCarty said the grant most likely would go toward buying land in Alstead for five or six modular homes.
» http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/12/28/selectmen_pushing_ grants_for_alstead_flood_recovery/
- 12.27.05 - Developer builds two-story modular
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
... It's not a double-wide. It's a double-tall. Reybold Homes has built the first two-story, single-wide modular home in Delaware. Developer Jerome S. Heisler Jr.
» http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051227/NEWS/512270344/-1/N EWS01
- 12.27.05 - Refineries quick to offer housing
Houston Chronicle - United States
... working.". Thanks to his employer, though, he's living in a modular home on his property until he and his family can rebuild. In
» http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/3549127.html
- 12.26.05 - Lighting a fire
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
... We'd love to hear their ideas on whether three-bedroom modular homes for $180,000 are affordable, or what the waterfront really needs.
» http://www.villagesoup.com/guestcolumns/story.cfm?storyID=65365
- 12.20.05 - Broken trailer axle ties up M-120 traffic
Muskegon Chronicle - Muskegon,MI,USA
... was limited to a single lane for more than 15 hours from Monday afternoon until this morning when an axle broke on a trailer carrying a modular home section.
» http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1135093534135920.xml&col l=8
- 12.21.05 - Stratford family still recovering from tornado
Ames Daily Tribune - Ames,IA,USA
... In the town of less than 800 people, about 15 homes have been demolished and about half will rebuild with modular homes like the Roses.
» http://www.zwire.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=15793709&BRD=2700&PAG=461&dept_id=554314&rf i=6
- 12.21.05 - A'ville City Council downs rezoning request
Sand Mountain Reporter - Albertville,AL,USA
... The R-6 zoning allows for modular homes, among other types of houses. Mundy plans to place 1,200 to 1,600 square foot modular homes on the property.
» http://www.sandmountainreporter.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c22367d62f0a7d68
- 12.21.05 - Modular Home Mold
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
... The Lafavors claim mold in their brand new modular home grew from water leaks when it wasn't properly covered during installation last spring.
» http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/2099202.html
- 12.18.05 - Workforce housing proposed in North Port
Venice Gondolier - Venice,FL,USA
... The Frank Menke Organization is promoting the construction of two Toledo Blade area developments featuring modular homes with walls strong enough to withstand .
» http://www.venicegondolier.com/NewsArchive3/121805/vn11.htm
- 12.18.05 - Starting from the ground up
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... in the pattern book. That particular design can either be a modular home, panelized or come from a stock plan. "I'ma minimalist," she
» http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/business/13434501.htm
- 12.18.05 - Back to the future: Not affordable, wait a minute
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
By Jay Davis. BELFAST (Dec 18, 2005): The notion that a three-bedroom modular home costing $180,000 is "affordable" strikes me as counterintuitive. .
» http://www.villagesoup.com/guestcolumns/story.cfm?storyID=64893
- 12.17.05 - Judge orders $150,000 in restitution
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
... Outside the courtroom, Mahan, a dentist, said he and his wife had given Birnie money to purchase and install a modular home for them, but the work wasn't done
» http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051217/NEWS02/512170402/1070/NEWS02
- 12.15.05 - Piece by piece, modular stacks up
Seattle Times - United States
Timi Starkweather's summer job when she was 15 was as office manager for an East Coast home builder. At 16, she watched as a modular home was assembled. .
» http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002684589_modular15.html
- 12.15.05 - ON ARCHITECTURE- Mod squad: Designers, PHA go modular
The Hook - Charlottesville,VA,USA
According to Peter Loach, Deputy Director of Operations for the PHA, the modular homes are a symbol of the evolution of the design approach to affordable .
» http://readthehook.com/stories/2005/12/15/onArchitectureModSquadDesi.html
- 12.13.05 - Progress continues on Dillon Center overhaul
Summit Daily News - Frisco,CO,USA
... units. The milestone clears the way for the second phase to begin, which involves placing the modular homes on the structure. Lakeside ..
» http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20051212/NEWS/112120027
- 12.12.05 - Sipping success
MSNBC - USA
... The two construction industry veterans have begun marketing a modular home product that is affordable, energy-efficient and can be shipped to your site. .
» http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10433205/
- 12.12.05 - Alabama Highways-Mobile Homes
WTVY - Dothan,AL,USA
... of America has asked the Southeastern Association of State Highway Transportation Officials to allow companies to haul two pieces of modular housing up to 50 ...
» http://www.wtvynews4.com/home/headlines/2067221.html
- 12.11.05 - State DOT frowns on wider mobile homes to travel Alabama roads
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA
... Building Systems Council and the Modular Building Systems Association. Mobile home manufacturers maintain that transporting larger sections of homes would save
» http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/local/13384505.htm
- 12.9.05 - Thomaston wants housing limits in new zone
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA
... The new zone does not allow two-family or three-family homes, modular homes or accessory apartments. In-law apartments, livestock
» http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=31282
- 12.7.05 - Arlington, Va.: Hurricane needs should give MH industry a boost
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,USA
... ARLINGTON, Va. -- Shipments of modular homes in the third quarter of 2005 declined 5 percent from the same period in 2004. According
» http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=362149&page=
- 12.7.05 - Council OKs Arrowhead annexation
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Charleston,IL,USA
... "I think Mr. Drake still has a lot at stake there," Inyart said, adding he does not think Drake would bring modular homes to the subdivision.
» http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2005/12/07/news/news001.txt
- 12.6.05 - MMHA: Homes Designed To Meet The Needs Of All Generations
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... Among the many features you might find useful in universally designed manufactured or modular homes: Bathrooms include a five-foot turning radius, raised toilet
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-06-2005/000 4228861&EDATE=
- 12.6.05 - Council restricts mobile homes
Macomb Daily Journal - Macomb,IL,USA
... Ordinance number 2005-8 sets into effect an ordinance which will require all modular homes moved into Bushnell after January 1, 2006 to be set into a ..
» http://www.macombjournal.com/articles/2005/12/06/news/news3.txt
- 12.5.05 - Leaders of US cities converge on Charlotte
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... The modular homes will be sent to cities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.On Saturday, NLC will select its new leaders. This
» http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/13329720.htm
- 12.4.05 - Manufactured money?
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... The Grecos agreed to buy a new modular home from Apple Tree in the Bryant's Landing neighborhood, which was being developed by the Barnhills and marketed by
» http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/13324289.htm
- 12.4.05 - Hurricanes prove that new, affordable modular homes are safe
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
In the article, a contractor touts plans to open a plant in Arcadia to build modular homes, saying, "Everybody knows you don't want to be in a modular home
» http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051204/OPINION/512040641/10 29
- Bottom Line
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
... He has been sales manager since 2003. Palm Harbor Homes has 125 retail centers and 15 building centers for manufactured and modular homes across the nation. .
» http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051204/BUSINESS/5120 20368/1003
- 12.2.05 - No longer boxy, modular homes come with vaulted ceilings, custom AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... Angela Schapiro, co-owner of Trevitch Schapiro in Woodstock, NY, says 9-foot-high ceilings and two-story rooms were unheard of in modular homes more than a .
» http://www.azcentral.com/home/design/articles/1202modular1202.html
- 11.30.05 - Council skeptical about 'affordable' subdivision
Waldo Village Soup - ME,USA
... All will be modular homes with three bedrooms on quarter-acre lots, though Pendleton said some higher-priced units would have added amenities.
» http://waldo.villagesoup.com/government/story.cfm?storyID=64491
- 11.30.05 - Housing company begins building homes indoors
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
... Also unveiled is what they say is the first modular home built in Alaska . Company officials say the homes are built in pieces, then assembled on site.
» http://www.ktuu.com/cms/templates/master.asp?articleid=2281&zoneid=1
- 11.30.05 - Energy-efficient HUD home touted
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA
... mortgage. The duplex at 30-32 North Bridge St. is a modular home, built by Westchester Modular Homes and assembled at the site. Federal .
» http://www.masslive.com/holyokeplus/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-0/113334048712883 0.xml&coll=1
- 11.29.05 - NLC, City of Charlotte and Habitat for Humanity Join Forces to ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... The project is part of a national effort coordinated by Habitat for Humanity International to build modular homes that can be transported and assembled in
» http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=57252
- 11.28.05 - Residents, developers join to bring progress to Daufuskie
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA
Photo: A modular home is shown being assembled earlier this month as part of a renewed residential development in the Melrose tract on Daufuskie Island.
» http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/5361618p-4851678c.html
- 11/27/05 - Neighbors say Clarkston not defined by strife
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Bozeman,MT,USA
... Mobile homes and housetrailers are now prohibited unless they predate covenant amendments enacted in 1992. Modular homes must meet certain size requirements.
» http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2005/11/27/news/clarkston.txt
- 11.26.05 - Modular homes OK in Bossier, with conditions
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... for modular homes after they voted to pass an ordinance last month that amended the MPC's Unified Development Code to clarify what a modular home is, as well
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051126/NEWS01/511260346/1 002/NEWS
- 11.25.05 - Winalta Inc. Announces Senior Management Changes
CCNMatthews (press release) - Toronto,ON,Canada
... Winalta is a producer of manufactured CSA certified homes, modular homes,site-built homes, industrial projects, and recreational homes.
» http://www.ccnmatthews.com/news/releases/show.jsp?action=showRelease&searchText=false &showText=all&actionFor=569349
- 11.23.05 - County to create fund for affordable housing
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
... Mobile homes that age and deteriorate could be replaced with modular homes, which are sturdier and can withstand hurricane-force winds better, Deputy County
» http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2005/11/23/s3b_housin g_1123.html
- 11.22.05 - Champion adds focus on modular homes
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... CEO. Modular homes, which are manufactured in a factory and transported to the site, resemble traditional residences. They have
- 11.22.05 - A welcomed home
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... Modular homes, which are assembled in large pieces, are gaining popularity, according to Peter Loach, deputy director of operations for Piedmont Housing
» http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicAr ticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128768297336&path=!news
- 11.22.05 - Legislators get wish list
Newszap Florida - FL,USA
... Elisa Ackerly, who was the alleged victim of a modular home dealer, addressed the delegation urging them to adopt legislation regulating modular home dealers
» http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/11/21/fl/lake_okeechobee/aok01.txt
- 11.21.05 - Contractor says rebuilding is easy as ABC Ex-New Yorker wants
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
... stay. Ardovini is negotiating with city officials and a Tampa Bay manufacturer to open a unique modular home plant in the city. ...
» http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051121/BUSINESS/511210637/1 439
- 11.20.05 - Home builders lay foundation in Deer Creek
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... built with regular insulation. Prices are competitive because of the efficient way modular homes are built. For example, Homeway ...
» http://www.pjstar.com/stories/112005/TRI_B85IKGFF.028.shtml
- 11.20.05 - Houses made to order
Boston Globe - United States
... The Ryan home is part of a new generationof elaborate modular homes, built to the couple's detailed specifications in a factory and moved to Saugus in pieces .
» http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/11/20/houses_made_to_order/
- 11.19.05 - Giving a little, getting a lot
Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA
... A less controversial program in the governor's plan would have prisoners construct stick-built modular homes to replace the state's aging mobile home population ...
» http://www.benningtonbanner.com/editorials/ci_3233217
- 11.18.05 - Manufactured homes offer options for buyers
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... Nearly 500 members of the manufactured and modular home industry met in Hattiesburg on Thursday for a full-scale conference on the rebuilding effort after ...
» http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051118/NEWS01/5111803 01/1002
- 11.17.05 - Affordable housing projects in Martin County may get $3.4 million ...
Stuart News (subscription) - Stuart,FL,USA
... Modular homes made of poured concrete will be assembled on the lots, said Donna Carman, executive director of the housing agency.
» http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/real_estate_news/article/0,2548,TCP_1019_4244880,00.html
- 11.17.05 - Business briefs
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Palm Harbor Homes Inc., a Tempe company that makes manufactured homes, has introduced a line of modular homes that can be seen at a showroom just south of
» http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/1117cr-bizbriefs17Z6.html
- 11.17.05 - Women build
Boston Globe - United States
... upper Cape and Metro West/495 area. Sandcastle specializes in modular home construction. Ellen Paderson of Easton has started her
» http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/11/17/women_build/
- 11.16.05 - Strong winds buffet region, tip trucks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
... In Madison County, the winds blew over a tractor-trailer carrying a modular home on Interstate 255 just south of Illinois Route 162
» http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/EF0DE92CDEE EB866862570BB001983F3?OpenDocument
- 11.15.05 - Hurst Lane complex gets go-ahead
Newport Daily News - Newport,RI,USA
TIVERTON - The Tiverton Town Council was going to be asked to consider whether the license for a 213-unit modular home community for the elderly on Hurst Lane
- 11.14.05 - House prices on Outer Banks cited in shortages of public workers
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
... Lusk needed help from his parents to buy a $130,000 lot in Frisco and build a modular home, a total purchase of about $270,000.
» http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=95286&ran=105848
- 11.14.05 - Petal rescinds law limiting mobile homes
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
... The ordinance was passed because mobile homes - also known as manufactured or modular homes - do not fit into Petal's residential zoning laws, Scott said.
» http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051114/NEWS01/5111403 14/1055
- 11.15.05 Harrisburg, PA - The System Built Division of M&T Mortgage adds two new account representatives.
The leading lender in the System Built industry, M&T Mortgage Corporation is once again renewing their commitment to the industry. The System Built Division of M&T Mortgage has added two new Manufacturer Account Executives to their Modular/Panel Division. The Modular/Panel Division services the modular, panel, SIP, and concrete home industries.
The two new representatives are Industry veteran, Steve Sheasgreen. Steve was previously with Armstrong World Industries for 31 years. During his time with Armstrong he has serviced the modular industry for 16 years. Also joining M&T is William (Ken) Heater. Ken comes to M&T with 16 years of sales experience.
- 11.12.05 - Ontario reserve demands 'basic human rights' following quicker ...
Canada.com - Canada
... an INAC representative in Thunder Bay. Young said six new modular homes should be built and shipped to Gull Bay by next spring
» http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=015dca59-40c3-4f08-9a65-cef1d0904839
- 11.12.05 - Tech center students nail home project
Oil City Derrick - Oil City,PA,USA
Photo by Jerry Sowden - The 1,456-square-foot modular home will be constructed according plans drawn by Tyler Huth, a student in Venango Technology Center's
» http://www.thederrick.com/stories/11122005-6010.shtml
- 11.12.05 - Commission approves Meadow Lake final plat
Mooresville / Decatur Times - Mooresville,IN,USA
... The only item of business was the variance to allow a modular home at 11256 N. Kitchen Road, which was tabled from the September meeting.
» http://www.md-times.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=11012&format=html
- 11.11.05 - A huge cloud of uncertainty
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... She wanted to have sleepovers.". "Any more, it's kind of a sore subject.". The Lidgards were within a week of closing on the 2,052-square-foot modular home
» http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/11/11/local.20051111-sbt-MARS-A1-A_huge_ cloud_.sto
- 11.11.05 - Ponca City man dies from injuries after accident
Arkansas City Traveler - Arkansas City,KS,USA
... Ponca City, was seriously injured when the truck in which he was riding was struck on the passenger side by a semi pulling a 60-foot section of a modular home.
» http://www.arkcity.net/stories/111105/com_0005.shtml
- 11.10.05 - TRADE TALK
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
Excel Home makes single-family modular homes and markets its products under the Excel and AvisAmerica brand names. It has two plants
» http://www.pennlive.com/business/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/business/113161816730516 0.xml&coll=1
- 11.10.05 - ERI leaves many without home, answers
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... But Jason told The Tribune that in December, they borrowed money to give ERI a check to build a modular home on 2-1/2 acres on Chamberlain Road in Buchanan. ...
- 11.10.05 - New Canadian Building Materials Buying Co-op Formed
BuildingOnline - Dana Point,CA,USA
... is pleased to announce its participation in BMBC and looks forward to the synergy created through partnering with other Canadian Modular Home Manufacturers in .
» http://www.buildingonline.com/news/viewnews.pl?id=4633&subcategory=132
- 11.9.05 - Modular homes being trucked across 50 miles of the Big Island
KPUA - HI,USA
... The one-thousand-215-square-foot modular homes sell for 340-thousand dollars fee-simple. That's about half of what a house would sell for closer to Kona.
» http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=6742
- 11.9.05 - Modular building helps defray rising costs
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... But for the first time, Nos. 23 and 24 are modular homes built by Clayton Homes for the same price or less than the "stick-built" houses.
» http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/business/article/0,1406,KNS_376_4222857,00.html
- 11.9.05 - Sandcasle Group collecting Toys for Tots
Marshfield Mariner - Marshfield,MA,USA
Sandcastle Group Modular Homes and Additions, located at 600 Plain St., announces it is an official Toys for Tots drop site for the 2005 Holiday Season.
» http://www2.townonline.com/marshfield/artsLifestyle/view.bg?articleid=363357
- 11.9.05 - Five firms win tax incentives
Fort Morgan Times - Fort Morgan,CO,USA
... Wardcraft Homes, which began its production of new modular homes in Fort Morgan four weeks ago, hopes to build more than 200 homes in 2006 alone, plant manager
» http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164%7E8315%7E3122374,00.html
- 11.9.05 - Commissioners ‘waive' the late fee for building permit goodbye
Marshall News Record - Marshall,NC,USA
... However, as now noted, that would deal with a stick-built house and not a modular home. "We could change the ordinance," said Craig. ..
» http://www.hometown-pages.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=22&ArticleID=10155&T M=52519.66
- 11.8.05 - Safety priority for area mobile home residents
The Courier-Journal - Palmyra,NY,USA
... Jan Kleckner, a saleswoman at Lighthouse, said a modular home is built to state code and has heavier construction than a manufactured home, which is built to
» http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051108/NEWS/511080335
- 11.6.05 - Not your grandpa's trailer park
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
... defaults. It's still difficult for consumers to secure loans on modular homes that will go on rented land, and the rates are high
» http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/11/06/news/business/doc436d89a63744f843973944.tx t
- 11.4.05 - Partnership purchases farm
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... Middlesex farmer Tracy Gleim will continue to till the land, Fanelli said. Fanelli is president and CEO of Pleasant Valley Modular Homes Inc.
» http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1131099812220650.xml&co ll=1
- 11.4.05 - WP Council Approves Change on Goal Posts
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... Several modular homes are being built in the village, and the council wants to have time to draft some architectural standards before more start coming in.
- 11.3.05 - Modular Home Manufacturer Receives Automatic External Defibrillator Through Statewide Grant
Claremont, NH- Customized Structures was one of 6 local area businesses and organizations to receive an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) through a statewide grant from the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Fire Standards and Training.
- 11.1.05 - Mobile home manufacturer offers new line of modular homes
Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Palm Harbor Homes Inc. subsidiary Discovery Custom Homes is making its modular homes available in Arizona, the company said Tuesday.
» http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2005/10/31/daily22.html
- 11.1.05 - Hoopa Valley opens modular home enterprise
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
... Bobbitt said modular homes offer the advantages of faster completion, standardized building components, factory quality control with superior craftsmanship ...
» http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096411849
- 11.1.05 - Commission to weigh compromise with pair over mobile home issue
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
... The new zoning code, which took effect early last month, restricts mobile homes to residential mobile home parks, although modular homes with permanent ...
» http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051101/NEWS01/511010307 /1002
- 11.1.05 - Room to grow
Boston Business Journal - MA, USA
... For Mary Preskenis, a Norwood resident who hired Sandcastle to build a Cape-style modular home at the site of her former summer cottage near Scituate last year
» http://boston.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/boston/content/story.html?story_id=1184969
- 10.31.05 - Room to grow
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... to build their 8-year-old, Marshfield-based business, Sandcastle Group LLC, around two niche products in the home remodeling market: sunrooms and modular homes ...
» http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/boston/content/story.html?story_id=1184969
- 10.31.05 - Town ponders housing alternatives
Hinton Parklander - Hinton,Alberta,Canada
... modular home companies. Modular homes are built in a factory and then shipped to wherever the foundation is constructed. Taylor said .
» http://www.hintonparklander.com/story.php?id=193292
- 10.31.05 - UVa students think modular to aid needy
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... that will provide students and faculty with the opportunity to design and construct three 1,000- to 1,200-square-foot prototype modular homes during the next ..
» http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicAr ticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767849711&path=!news
- 10.31.05 - Details: Ho-Chunk, Inc.
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
... throughout the upper Midwest. Dynamic Homes: is considered the largest manufacturer of modular homes in Minnesota. In 2004, the
» http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/10/31/business/doc43629701bfa0c549433623.txt
- 10.29.05 - McCarthy paves way for relief housing project
One Bakersfield Online - CA, United States
... and Pastor Steve Truitt of the "Christian Housing Relief Project" announced today that a major roadblock has been cleared to allow 50 modular homes to be ...
» http://www.bakersfieldonline.us/news/read/2/51875
- 10.29.05 - Prisoners may have home work
Gillette News Record - Gillette WY,USA
... Community Development Authority traveled to Oklahoma last week to tour a prison in Lexington where inmates build almost $2 million worth of modular homes a year ..
» http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2005/10/28/news/news1.txt
- 10.29.05 - BILL HASTINGS
Indiana Gazette - Indiana County,PA,USA
... Contrary to the neighborhood negatives, the new 192-lot residential development, Armagh Meadows, will be a non-subsidized modular home community that will be .
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1078&dept_id=151030&newsid=15472888&PAG=461&rf i=9
- 10.28.05 - Rebuilding can often make more sense than remodeling
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... little as eight weeks. The newer modular homes look just like site-built homes, and many are very well-constructed. If you decide .
» http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051028/COL07/510280305/1194 /FEAT03
- 10.27.05 - Walter Industries Announces Third Quarter Results
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... Deliveries of modular home units totaled 202 units in the third quarter, an increase of 89 units compared to the same period last year.
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051026/nyw175.html?.v=18
- 10.26.05 - Palm Harbor Homes Wins Prestigious Industry Award
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... year, OMHA sponsors an Annual Awards Program to honor businesses and individuals who enhance the image of the manufactured and modular homes industry through ..
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-26-2005/000 4195656&EDATE=
- 10.26.05 - Chrisman approves new subdivision
Paris Beacon News (subscription) - Paris,IL,USA
... Bear Tree Acres development will feature both onsite, stick built houses or the Century factory built homes that meet the Illinois state code for modular homes
» http://www.parisbeacon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1880&Itemid=1
- 10.26.05 - Coachmen plans restructuringCompany says it will sell two of its ...
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,USA
... director of planning and investor relations at Coachmen, the company is focusing on its core businesses of manufacturing recreational vehicles and modular homes ...
» http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=359389&page
- 10.25.05 - Companies Offer New Options For Fast Housing
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
... The house the couple is now looking at is called a "Safeway Home." It's a modular home set up on a concrete slab in just one week.
- 10.25.05 - First Time Home Buyers Find Dream Modular Homes Through New Web ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
PremiumLiving Incorporated informs first time home buyers about modular homes through its new Web site, PremiumLiving.net. Denver
» http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/10/emw300849.htm
- 10.24.05 - Manufactured homes building a reputation
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... It's still difficult for consumers to secure loans on modular homes that will go on rented land, and the rates are high. Some financial ...
» http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/1024cavco24.html
- 10.24.05 - Small firms reel in big post-Katrina jobs
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
... Precision Homes has built almost 900 modular homes since becoming certified by the state Department of Community Affairs in 2000, with only three complaints ...
» http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102405dnprokatcontr actors.81bb521.html
- 10.24.05 - Coachmen Industries, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... In our case this includes recreational vehicles as temporary shelters and modular homes as new permanent residences, as well as replacement commercial ..
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-24-2005/000 4193662&EDATE=
- 10.22.05 - Minnesott Beach candidates speak out at forum
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern,NC,USA
... "We also have just adopted an ordinance pertaining to the modular homes. ... He said the board devised a viable definition of mobile homes and modular homes. ...
» http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&Stor yID=24237&Section=Local
- 10.21.05 - Modular Homes and Prefab Housing Can Save Time and Money
MortgageNewsDaily.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
... Some modular homes look, from the outside, very much like manufactured housing except for the foundation that links them to the land and enables them to be ..
» http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/10212005_Panelized_Modulars.asp
- 10.20.05 - Save With an ENERGY STAR Certified Factory-Built Home
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... energy-efficient products, new homes and buildings to consumers and business owners across the US Both manufactured home builders and modular home builders can ...
- 10.19.04 - Champion Enterprises reports 3Q net income of $14.3M; says ...
Crain's Detroit Business (subscription) - Detroit,MI,USA
... The New Era acquisition made Champion (NYSE: CHB) "the largest modular-home-builder in the country," William Griffiths, Champion president and CEO, said in ..
» http://www.crainsdetroit.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=7111
- 10.19.05 - Manufactured homes, easier on budgets, post rising sales
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
... "Modular homes" are built in a factory, to local building-code standards, and erected on a foundation at the home site. Mobile homes
» http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-mobilehome1905oct19,0,2641085.story?coll= orl-business-headlines
- 10.19.05 - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2006 ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... 78,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 ===== Homes produced 1,990 1,971 4,008 4,068 Internalization rate (manufactured and modular) 54% 60 ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20051018006312&newsLang=en
- 10.19.05 - Champion makes deal with military to supply modular base housing ...
Crain's Detroit Business (subscription) - Detroit,MI,USA
... the US military with modular housing in a government effort to provide enlisted personnel with better on-base housing. Champion's Genesis Homes unit will ...
» http://www.crainsdetroit.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=7108
- 10.18.05 - Champion Enterprises Among First to Build Permanent Modular ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... "By partnering with Genesis Homes and converting our conventional construction to modular, we've been able to control construction and financing costs due to ..
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-17-2005/000 4171037&EDATE=
- 10.15.05 - Man gets 5 years in home-sales fraud case
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The former owner of an East Brunswick modular-home company was sentenced to five years in prison by a Superior Court Judge in New ...
» http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051015/NEWS0102/510150395/1005
- 10.15.05 - Great Ideas
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... heat. Sheri Koones is the author of "Modular Mansions," a book that looks at the growing upscale side of modular home construction. ...
- 10.15.05 - Martin disallows 'tilt-ups' in mobile home parks
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
... Though modular homes are allowed in mobile home parks, tilt-ups are not considered modular, Building Official Larry Massing said. ...
» http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2005/10/14/m1b_mcper mits_1014.html
- 10.14.05 - Governor outlines plans for boosting affordable housing in the ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
... More flexible mortgages for home buyers with payments that start out small. Replacing state housing authority owned mobile home parks with modular homes. ...
» http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051014/NEWS02/5101403 04/1007&theme=
- 10.14.05 - Contract to build FEMA homes adds jobs in Sikeston
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
SIKESTON, Mo. - A modular homes plant in southeast Missouri has added about 35 jobs, as it begins building temporary FEMA housing for those who need a place to ...
- 10.13.05 - Future of Webster Farm buildings mulled
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
... to the buildings was estimated at between $500,000 and $1 million earlier this year, when a developer was proposing a 130-unit modular home subdivision on the ..
» http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=61738
- 10.13.05 - City, homeowners clash over zoning
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
... mobile home parks. Larger modular homes on permanent foundations are allowed in some city residential areas. Dressler and Schwartz ...
» http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051013/NEWS01/510130301 /1002
- 10.12.05 - Power Line Incident Leads To Car Fires
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
The cars were parked in the lot at Burlington Homes on Route 26. They all belonged to employees at the modular home plant. At about ...
» http://www.wcsh6.com/home/article.asp?id=27448
- 10.11.05 - Geoff Oldfather: Permit foul-up keeps people out of homes in Hobe ...
Stuart News (subscription) - Stuart,FL,USA
... In April, Campbell checked with the Martin County building department and was told a modular home was allowed in "RT" or residential trailer zoning.
- 10.10.05 - Erwin Seeks Action On Dilapidated Homes
Dunn Daily Record - Dunn,NC,USA
... The board approved an amendment to its zoning ordinance, allowing temporary buildings, manufactured homes and modular homes be located in any zoning district. ...
- 10.10.05 - Manufactured Housing And Homes-In-A-Box are Viable Routes To Home ...
MortgageNewsDaily.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
... information and additional suppliers. NEXT; Modular homes, pre-fabs, panelized construction, and other house building shortcuts.
» http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/10102005_Stick_vs_Site_Built.asp
- 10.8.05 - Box Truck, Modular Home Get Wedged Under Railroad Overpass
WHIOtv.com - Dayton,Ohio,USA
SHELBY COUNTY, Ohio -- Investigators said the driver of a large box truck thought he could squeeze through a railroad overpass while a modular home was being .
» http://www.whiotv.com/news/5072270/detail.html
- 10.8.05 - 'Home Again' suit to jury
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
PITTSFIELD -- A Sheffield contractor's case against a New York City interior designer over a final payment of $70,000 for building a modular home in New ...
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/localnews/ci_3098534
» http://www.berkshireeagle.com/localnews/ci_3098534
- 10.8.05 - House lands on I-80 when three big rigs, two pickups crash
Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... but no serious injuries were reported. The tractor-trailers were carrying modular homes past Bloomsburg. Ernie Welch, a driver for ...
- 10.8.05 - Prefab homes get chic
Press-Enterprise (subscription) - Riverside,CA,USA
By MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE / Knight Ridder Newspapers. If you equate modular homes with double-wides, Sheri Koones wants to disavow you of the notion. ...
- 10.7.05 - Bossier Parish proposes new rules for modular homes
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... A modular home does not have a permanent integral chassis or permanent axles. To qualify for this definition, a modular home must ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051007/NEWS02/510070323/1 061
- 10.7.05 - Home-building Company Hosts Free Seminar
TheDay (subscription) - New London,CT,USA
... and winner of various awards, HelpUBuild offers homebuyers an instant equity opportunity using it's proven partnership system utilizing modular home technology ...
- 10.7.05 - Housing for Hurricane Victims Brief Analysis
National Center for Policy Analysis - Dallas,TX,France
... is that rather than allowing the market to function, the government is paying too much and sopping up the available supply of RVs and modular homes, which will ...
- 10.5.05 - Crash Closes I-80 in Columbia County
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
... Conditions were foggy and rainy at the time. The worst crash involved three tractor trailers hauling modular homes and two other vehicles. ..
» http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=3950224&nav=5ka4
- 10.7.05 - Housing for Hurricane Victims Brief Analysis
National Center for Policy Analysis - Dallas,TX,France
... is that rather than allowing the market to function, the government is paying too much and sopping up the available supply of RVs and modular homes, which will ...
» http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba533/
- 10.6.05 - Rebuilding after Katrina to take monumental effort
USA Today - USA
... parks. Architects are mulling use of modular housing -- homes partially built in factories -- as a permanent solution. Rebuilding ..
» http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2005-10-05-katrina-housing-usat_x.htm?P OE=NEWISVA
- 10.5.05 - Recommendations presented for Fostoria's fire and police
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune - Tiffin,OH,USA
... The 30 houses will be modular homes constructed in Bryan, he said. Of the homes, eight will be for purchase and other others will be rental homes, Boone said. ...
» http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/news/story/105202005_new02fossy1005.asp
- 10.5.05 - Sheffield contractor sues over Vila project
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... The purpose of the show, according to the program's Web site, was to design an environmentally sound and cost-effective modular home within a few months in the ...
» http://www.berkshireeagle.com/headlines/ci_3088071
- 10/5/05 - So You Want To Build A House
MortgageNewsDaily.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
... a homeowner's association that had been dormant for years sprang back into life, all covenants intact, when someone tried to place a small modular home on a ...
» http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/1042005_Build_A_Home.asp
- 10.4.05 - Modular home removed from community
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... South Gulf Cove, a deed-restricted community of 1,200 homes and 14,000 lots, does not allow modular or manufactured homes. When ...
» http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/100405/tp5ew8.htm?date=100405&story=tp5ew8.htm
- 10.3.05 - HandCrafted Homes of North Carolina donates over $15,000 to the ...
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... Established in 1998, HandCrafted Homes has been setting the standard in modular construction by providing builders with superior customer service, state-of-the ...
» http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=headlines.db&command=viewone&id=62 78&op=t
- 10.1.05 - Prefab with flair: Designer teams up with Quebec's largest factory ...
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
... with Les Industries Bonneville, Quebec's largest manufacturer of factory-made homes, to create ... details like a designer kitchen by Maax, a modular fireplace and ..
» http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/homefront/story.html?id=376a3059- efd3-4d05-bd67-894fa1976152
- 9.30.05 - Building a better future
Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA
... homes. The term "modular" to some has a negative connotation, somehow conjuring up images of shoddy manufactured homes. But
» http://www.times-standard.com/local/ci_3075113
- 9.30.05 - Martin zoning change requests jump as possible result of real ...
Stuart News (subscription) - Stuart,FL,USA
... Preliminary plans submitted to the county show the developer plans to build eight modular homes in a subdivision dubbed "Key West Hobe Sound.". ...
» http://reg.tcpalm.com/tcp/web/loginForm?from=www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0, 2545,TCP_16736_4121182,00.html
- 9.29.05 - Home and gardening notes
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... notion. Koones is the author of "Modular Mansions," a book that looks at the growing upscale side of modular home construction.
» http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/living/12771520.htm
- 9.28.05 - Modular homes assailed along Lower River Road
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
Some southwestern Jefferson County residents are trying to stop developer Chris Thieneman from putting modular homes on property he owns on Lower River Road ...
» http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050928/NEWS0102/509280439 /1008/NEWS01
- 9.27.05 - Sales of Existing Homes Still Up
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... The Ledger's home-sales figures include existing duplexes, condos, co-ops, manufactured and mobile homes, modular, single-family and townhomes as well as new
» http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050927/NEWS/509270351/1178
- 9.25.05 Prefabs answer demand for lower-cost homes
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... "The Sears kit houses of 100 years ago are definitely the predecessors of modular homes," says Fulton ... Look under "modular" for information on modular homes. ..
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050925/LIVING/509230377/1 004
- 9.25.05 - A Project of Merit
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... The cost for the retro-designed homes ranges from $100,000 to $1 million. "We build middle- and upper-end manufactured and modular homes," he said. ...
» http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050925/NEWS/509250320/1178
- 9.25.05 - Company to make homes for FEMA
News 14 Charlotte - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Some of the applicants may be returning to the construction trade. Schult Homes will make 2,000 modular homes for hurricane victims. ...
» http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/?AC=&ArID=103186&SecID=2
- 9.25.05 - Manufactured homes find niche Manufactured homes find a place in ...
San Francisco Chronicle - United States
... their building codes be followed. Modular homes must be installed in the state in which they are built.). John Grissim, who runs ...
» http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/25/HOMES.TMP
- 9.24.05 - Potential of modular homes
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
... notion. Koones is the author of Modular Mansions, a book that looks at the growing upscale side of modular home construction. Koones ..
» http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/12730815.htm
- 9.23.05 - Aid to Katrina Victims: A Right/Left Consensus Brief Analysis
National Center for Policy Analysis - Dallas,TX,France
... Freedom to Obtain Housing. Custom homes are the most expensive to build. Modular homes built in a factory and assembled on-site are a lower-cost alternative. ...
» http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba529/
- 9.23.05 - Tour provides residents with knowledge on area industries
Ledger Independent - Maysville,KY,USA
... Mainly concentrating on modular homes, employees of Housing Innovations build the home to 90 percent completion, or to whatever level of completion the buyer ...
» http://www.maysville-online.com/articles/2005/09/22/local_news/641business.txt
- 9.23.05 - Four Seasons Housing growing with assistance from state
Indianapolis Star - United States
... Corp. The maker of manufactured and modular homes is building a 136,000-square-foot plant near its main facility in Middlebury. ..
» http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050923/BUSINESS/509230449/1003/B USINESS
- 9.22.05 - Champion builds homes for Katrina victims
Detroit Free Press - United States
... building 250 additional homes a week will not affect the company's normal production that averages about 25,000 modular and manufactured homes annually, he said ...
» http://www.freep.com/money/business/champion22e_20050922.htm
- 9.21.05 - Webster Farm preservation plans formed
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
... In March it had been denied a request for a variance for a 130-home modular home development at Webster Farm by the Franklin Zoning Board. ...
» http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=60698
- 9.19.05 - Mobile homes in high demand
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
... company's vice president of marketing. Clayton has a modular-home manufacturing plant in Hodgenville. But because it builds only ...
» http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/12683454.htm
- 9.18.05 - Clear confusion about age rule
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... Q: I have been reading your articles about condominiums. I wonder whether you know the pros and cons among manufactured homes, modular homes and condominiums. ...
» http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/home/12666638.htm
- 9.15.05 - Handcrafted Modular Homes employees of Henderson, NC raises money for Katrina victims. Office and plant employees collected over $15,000 including a
match from their parent company, and presented a check to the American Red Cross for Katrina disaster relief.
- 9.17.05 - Midstate mobile home builders stand ready to help Katrina victims
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
... Adrian Homes normally builds modular homes made up of two to four sections, constructing 800 to 1,000 sections a year, Spann said. ...
» http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/business/12668753.htm
- 9.17.05 - State firm to boost trailer production for Katrina relief
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
... He said manufactured home sales in the state are down about 20 percent from two years ago, but modular homes are up about the same percentage. ...
» http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5619676.html
- 9.13.05 - Zoning committee OKs Spring Creek guidelines
Iroquois County Times-Republic - Watseka,IL,USA
... Golomb said the guidelines agreed on by both the county board and the lot owner'sassociation specified that modular homes put on permanent lots to replace the .
» http://www.watsekatimesrepublic.com/articles/2005/09/13/news/599news03.txt
- 9.13.05 - Evergreen MBAs
Lone Star Iconoclast - Crawford,TX,USA
... continue to work on sustainability projects for their respective companies, Brudno, as she helps co-write a HUD grant to design green modular homes with her ...
» http://www.lonestaricon.com/News/2005/37-38/37news01.htm
- 9.13.05 - Katrina housing needs no boon for local builders
Marshfield News Herald - Marshfield,WI,USA
... WBS, which has a modular housing plant in Marshfield, doesn't make the "rock ... and has a "pretty decent backlog" of orders for higher-priced homes, which makes
» http://www.wisinfo.com/newsherald/mnhlocal/287811510796645.shtml
- 9.12.05 - MODULAR MANSIONS
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Sharon Stangenes. Modular homes, once derided as uninspired, boxy housing, are beginning to show up in tony North Shore neighborhoods. ...
» http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0509120016sep12,1,4851653.story?coll=chi-b usiness-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
- 9.12.05 - Rebuild leader reflects on goals, past and future
PensacolaNewsJournal.com - FL
... There's a lot of talk these days about modular homes. A lot of different local builders are looking at this. It's certainly a way to build houses cheaper. ...
» http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050912/NEWS01/509120 326/1006
- 9.12.05 - Knobias, Inc. Announces Southern Energy Homes, Inc. as the SPOT of ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
Southern Energy Homes, Inc. is engaged in the production and sale of manufactured and modular homes and the operation of three component supply divisions. ...
» http://press.arrivenet.com/bus/article.php/691614.html
- 9.11.05 - Worth The Wait
TheDay (subscription) - New London,CT,USA
... with stairs. They looked at house after house. One day they went to an open house at a New England Modular home. "From then on ...
» http://www.theday.com/eng/web/news/re.aspx?re=2A03A095-46AC-4828-BC85-3EA3B897DD87
- 9.11.05 - REGIONAL REPORT
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
ST. GEORGE -- Signature Building Systems, modular home builder, will expand its existing manufacturing facility in New Century Park. ...
» http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2005/09/10/business/doc4323b2e70411d048600422.txt
- 9.10.05 - Habitat hatches plan to help Katrina victims
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... He thinks a prototype modular home will be erected in Jackson, Miss., in a month or so. He isn't sure, though, whether additional homes there would be erected ...
» http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/home/12608467.htm
- 9.8.05 - From Stigma to Stardom
Potomac Almanac - VA,USA
... It didn't happen overnight, but modular homes have grown up. "There'sa stigma out there that ‘modular' means ‘double ...
» http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=55233&paper=70&cat=116
- 9.7.05 - Mad Money Mailbag: Careful With Modular Homes
TheStreet.com - USA
With the crisis following the hurricane, modular homes seem like a solid investment. With that in mind, is Coachmen Industries (COA ...
» http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/funds/madmoneymailbag/10241225.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN& cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
- 9.4.05 - Investors bet on Katrina
San Francisco Chronicle - United States
... The same is true for Fleetwood and Coachmen, which make RVs as well as modular homes. For Fleetwood, "net-net, it might not be a benefit," says Lieber.
» http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/04/BUGLREHSTJ1.DTL
- 9.4.05 - Let's get modular
Dailyrecord.com - Parsippany,NJ,USA
... Northeast. Gianino also has authoreda comprehensive book, "The Modular Home"(Storey, $34.95), on building using modular elements.
» http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/LIFE01/509030303/1004/ LIFE
- 9.3.05 - Agencies establish disaster offices
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
... The Bayou had asked FEMA for 1,500 of the modular homes, but FEMA officials said Friday they haven't committed to a specific number. ...
» http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1125739069323390.xml&coll= 3
- 9.3.05 - Couple suing Carmel councilman
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... Alan and Deborah Reingold of 26 Tango Lane contend that Marino's Senco Homes company agreed to a warranty on their modular home that turned out to be "a sham .
» http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/NEWS02/509030338/10 20/NEWS04
- 9.2.05 - Island, Bayou struggle with basics
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
... Dowey said his home fared better than others because it was a modular home built to withstand 140 mph winds, built with 35 percent more lumber than most homes ...
» http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1125652678141970.xml&coll= 3
- 9.2.05 - Council amends code for ‘stick built' homes
Ocean City - MD,USA
... "The problem is that so many of the mobile homes have been demolished and rebuilt into permanent modular homes, but the owners have had to leave the chassis ...
» http://www.oceancity.md/octoday/headline.cfm?PubID=3069
- 9.2.05 - Modular Vs. Manufactured: Woman, Erwin At Odds Over Home ...
Dunn Daily Record - Dunn,NC,USA
... do," Mr. Lee said. Mr. Thornton said only site-built and modular homes are allowed in the zoning district. He said the Lees were ...
» http://www.dunndailyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=70130&TM =35947.79
- 9.2.05- THE STORM'S IMPACT
Chicago Tribune - United States
What's happening: Investors on Thursday continued snapping up shares in mobile- and modular-home-manufacturing companies. Champion
» http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0509020296sep02,1,718292.story?coll=chi-bu siness-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
- 9.1.05 - Apartments, home builders offering help
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Craig Reynolds, chief financial officer for American Homestar, which builds manufactured and modular homes, said after a natural disaster, government agencies ...
» http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3333835
- 9.1.05 - Housing firms' stocks up
Detroit Free Press - United States
... Champion, the largest modular-home builder in the nation, has 29 home-building plants in 14 states and two Canadian provinces and employs about 6,500 people. .
» http://www.freep.com/money/business/homebuilders1e_20050901.htm
- 8.31.05 - The Bottom Line Column
Edmonton Sun - Canada
WINALTA BUILDS: Modular home builder Winalta Inc. (TSXV:WTA.A) said it earned just over $1 million, or eight cents a share, for ...
» http://www.edmontonsun.com/Business/News/2005/08/31/1195299-sun.html
- 8.29.05 - A house on his own campus
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... So, college officials decided on "modular construction," and the home was assembled in a factory by Excel Homes Inc. of Liverpool .
» http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liside294402989aug29,0,7650543.story? coll=ny-top-headlines
- 8.28.05 - Prefab homes bust stereotypes
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
... In Montana, sales of new manufactured homes are down 40 to 50 percent from six years ago, he said. But new modular home sales are up 25 to 30 percent. ...
» http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/08/28/build/state/ 80-homes.inc
- 8.28.05 - Business Milestones
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... The award recognizes sales teams of manufactured/modular home retail-lots in North Carolina that consistently serve the institute, its local community and the ...
» http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArtic le&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784708731&path=!business!article&s=1037645507703
- 8.27.05 - Mod madness
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... bold!"The Modular Home"!off! (Storey; $24.95) is a one-stop resource for those looking to tap into the newest trend of modular homes, precut modules that can ..
» http://www2.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_2977138
- 8.27.05 - Macomb expands senior housing
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... The walk-in units are All-American Home one-floor modular homes that are 1,344 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. ...
» http://www.pjstar.com/stories/082705/REG_B7CTERMK.033.shtml
- 8.26.05 Group keeps housing affordable in Kingston
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... Students at Ulster BOCES build modular homes for Habitat. Their work helped a family now living in a house on Gill Street in Kingston
» http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050826/NEWS01/5082603 09/1006
- 8.26.05 - Manufactured home coming down
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... home in the community in what the South Gulf Cove Homeowner's Association maintained was a violation of the restriction on modular or manufactured homes. ...
» http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/082605/tp8ew2.htm?date=082605&story=tp8ew2.htm
- 8.25.09- Modulars answer a demand for quickly built homes
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... "There's a lot more design focus now," says Massachusetts-based Andrew Gianino, author of "The Modular Home" (Storey, $34.95), on building using modular ...
» http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050825/FEATURES08/5082503 41
- 8.25.05 - Mature modulars offer design savvy
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
... Northeast. Gianino also has authored a comprehensive book, "The Modular Home" (Storey, $34.95), on building using modular elements.
» http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050825/LIFESTYLE/50825001 /1024/NEWS01
- 8.25.05 - City board to get look at housing project plan
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
MONTPELIER -- Fecteau Residential Inc., a company known for its modular homes, is asking city permission to build a 171-unit development on a 78-acre parcel ...
» http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050825/NEWS/508250349/1002
- 8.25.05 - Rell puts brakes on trucking concern City firm to get safety ...
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA
... The driver, who declined to identify himself, said the company's six trucks are relatively new and used to haul modular homes and other oversized loads. ...
» http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=26271
- 8.25.09 - Modular buildings to provide much-needed space for overcrowded ...
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern,NC,USA
... Gene Broughton, the district's construction coordinator, said modular building permits have ... subdivision, which will eventually add up to 1,900 homes to that ...
» http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&Stor yID=23202&Section=Local
- 8.24.05 - Cedar Rapids Delays Annexation Decision
KCRG - Cedar Rapids,IA,USA
If the land is annexed, a 400 modular home development could be built on the land. The city council heard from Robins and Cedar Rapids residents. ...
» http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=97606&cat_id=123
- 8.20.05 - Home, SUV collide on 295
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA
WESTVILLE - A modular home on the back of a truck crashed into an abandoned sport utility vehicle on Interstate 295 Friday, propelling it from the shoulder ...
» http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/local/index.ssf?/base/news-1/112452579551260.xml&co ll=8
- 8.20.05 - WorkOne: Jobless assistance available
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,USA
... ARLINGTON, Va. -- Shipments of modular homes were essentially the same in the second quarter of 2005 as in the same period of 2004, according to the National ...
» http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=354709&page=
- 8.19.05 - Build your knowledge
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
Allamericanhomes.com is the Web site is one of the largest modular home companies in the country. The comprehensive site explains
» http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=living&story_id=081905e2_hom_fabside
- 8.19.05 - Police talk man down from rooftop
Scranton Times - Scranton,PA,USA
... MOOSIC -- Two men were injured Thursday when the roof of a modular home they were constructing fell on them at the Signature Building Systems Inc. ...
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15063735&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rf i=6
- 8.19.05 - Trailer-blazing new MTV makeover show pimps out mobile homes
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
... Retailers Target and IKEA have recently parked in the prefabricated home market, tapping designers like Michael Graves to create contemporary modular homes. ...
» http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/19/special_reports/homes/19_24_298_18_05.txt
- 8.19.05 - Absolutely fab ... prefab
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
Modular homes take their name from their factory-built components, which are modules that look like boxes and are made from wood, insulation and drywall like
» http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=living&story_id=081905e2_prefab
- 8.19.05 - Vista of the good city life
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... eight months for Eberhart to build a unit, creation of rooftop homes may be ... onto your rooftop, a business called Top Penthouse designs custom modular penthouses ...
» http://www.newsday.com/business/realestate/ny-bzcov4388077aug19,0,1205121.story?coll= ny-realestate-headlines
- 8.15.05 - House-building students face new challenge
Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron,MI,USA
... "When we get into the modular-home business we'll be able to build different kinds of homes, different kinds of architecture than we have been able to do in ..
» http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/NEWS01/508150316/10 02
- 8.14.05 - Bigger, better factory-built homes finding niche in the 21st ...
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
... Modular homes, factory-built cousins that are delivered in pieces without a permanent chassis like a manufactured home, experience similar discrimination, she .
» http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050814/BUSINESS/5081403 06/1046/NEWS01
- 8.13.05 - Bracing for storms in an efficient, round home
Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
... com. Oregon Yurtworks. Modular round homes, based in Eugene, Ore. (800) 211-8470; www.yurtworks.com. Mandala Custom Homes. Prefabricated ...
» http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2005/08/13/entertainment/entertainment/cd5e794 feb8b4d3e86257058001ba8c1.txt
- 8.12.05 - Michigan company purchases New Era, Castle Homes in Clarion County
Oil City Derrick - Oil City,PA,USA
... The move will place Champion Enterprises of Auburn Hills, Mich., as the largest producer of modular homes in the United States. ...
» http://www.thederrick.com/stories/08122005-5006.shtml
- 8.12.05 - Putting his new home on the map
Boston Globe - United States
... But instead of the usual ostentatious island getaway, Smiley and his wife, Lisa A. Benson-Smiley, opted for a groovy modular home built mostly off site and ...
» http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2005/08/12/putting_his_new_home_on_the_ma p/
- 8.12.05 - 284 homes are proposed for 85 acres of farmland
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... A cluster development lets developers build more homes than normally allowed by zoning in ... growth rate over the next 10 years and will install modular units at ...
» http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1123838450321410.xml&co ll=1
- 8.12.05 - Water and annexation discussed at emergency meeting
Cibola County Beacon - Grants,NM,USA
... No trailers or modular homes will be allowed in his subdivision, Michael said, and other covenants will require that new homes must be at least 1,250 square ...
» http://www.cibolabeacon.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news1.txt
- 8.11.05 - Home hauler snags lines, clogs road to Knotts Island
Virginian Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
A truck carrying a double-wide modular home hit power and telephone lines on NC 615, or the Marsh Causeway, cutting off the only road access to Knotts Island ...
» http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=90490&ran=12617
- 8.9.05 - Housing project coming to Alma
The Saginaw News - Saginaw,MI,USA
... The owners plan to begin by constructing stick-built and modular homes during the first phase of development, followed by apartments and duplexes. ...
» http://www.mlive.com/news/sanews/index.ssf?/base/news-16/112359733144810.xml&coll=9
- 8.9.05 - Manufactured homes - and their owners - gain new respect
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... Once installed, owners might add decks, porches or other structures that meet state or local building codes. - Modular homes. Factory ...
» http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0808manu-homes08-ON.html
- 8.5.05 - neighbors could have say before modulars move in....Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... It's no wonder people are confused about what a modular home is or isn't. They're often brought in like a mobile home and some even look like one, but others ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050806/NEWS02/508060348/1 002/NEWS
- 8/6/05 - Homeway Homes offers tours of plant
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... Homeway Homes, a modular home manufacturer, is opening the doors of its 60,000-square-foot factory to the public beginning today.
» http://www.pjstar.com/stories/080605/TRI_B76KF4BD.028.shtml
- 8.5.05 - Mortgage Dealer Claims He Did Not Mislead Customers
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- Chris Wollin's company, Home Town Financial of Fayetteville, sells modular homes. He spent five years building the business. ..
» http://www.wral.com/news/4813006/detail.html
- 8.4.05 - Some Assembly Required
State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA
... Overall, 52 manufacturers are represented in the state, although West Virginia has only two modular home production facilities within its borders, according to ...
» http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=4366
- 8.3.05 - Wetlands Panel Considers Plan for 'Market,' 'Affordable' Homes
Voices - Woodbury,CT,USA
... He said the homes will be of modular construction, so the site disturbance and building activity would less than a normal development. ...
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14962666&BRD=1380&PAG=461&dept_id=157533&rf i=6
- 8.3.05 0 -Americans dream of ever-grander homes
Christian Science Monitor - USA
... Custom-built homes remain largely the province of the affluent, though mass-market builders continue to broaden their arrays of modular feature options ...
» http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0803/p13s01-lihc.html
- 8.2.05 - Modular houses go upscale
Boulder Daily Camera (subscription) - CO, United States
... The couple put a factory-built, modular home on the property in the foothills neighborhood northwest of Boulder Community Hospital's western campus. ...
» http://reg.dailycamera.com/bdc/web/loginForm?from=www.bouldernews.com/bdc/local_busin ess/article/0,1713,BDC_2461_3970414,00.html
- 8.2.05 - DeLuca Homes buys Barness Organization
phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... DeLuca employs more than 125 in its home-building unit. Another 80 work for a unit that builds modular home components such as roof trusses and wall panels. ...
» http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/147-08022005-522190.html
- 8.2.05 - Princeton board votes 4-0 to annex six properties
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
... She said modular homes now had to be allowed, by law, in any residential zone because they were constructed to the same standards as stick-built homes.
» http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2005/08/02/princeton_board_votes_40_to_annex_s ix_properties/index.shtml
- 7.31.05 - Pimp your mobile home on MTV
MSNBC - USA
... Retailers Target and IKEA have recently parked in the prefabricated home market, tapping designers like Michael Graves to create contemporary modular homes. .
» http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8744766/
- 7.31.05 - Program ensures energy efficiency
Marshfield News Herald - Marshfield,WI,USA
... As a builder dealer for Pittsville Homes, Ferkey Builders of Wisconsin Rapids had the first modular home certified in the program, Colleen said. ...
» http://www.wisinfo.com/newsherald/mnhlocal/287398450514032.shtml
- 7.30.05 - 'Money pit' angers hurricane victim
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
... The walls of her new modular home, ordered in January, are infested with mold. ... Homes of Merit delivered Keeney's modular home four months after she ordered it. ...
» http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050730/NEWS/507300339
- 7.30.05 - Sunbury Daily Item - Sunbury,PA,USA
... announced Friday. Custom Building Systems LLC will operate the property as a manufacturing plant for modular homes. The company ...
» http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2005/0730/local/stories/07local.htm
- 7.27.05 - Palm Harbor Homes Adds New Independent Director; Company Names ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... of factory-built homes. The Company markets nationwide through vertically integrated operations, encompassing manufactured housing, modular housing, chattel ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20050727005683&newsLang=en
- 7.29.05 - Modular home builder appeals rejection
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
A developer has turned to the Georgia Court of Appeals in an attempt to let his company finish building two modular homes in a Gainesville subdivision. ...
» http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050729/localnews/251.shtml
- 7.29.05 - Make Mine Modular
TheDay (subscription) - New London,CT,USA
With such luxury details as crown moldings, exotic hardwood floors, granite countertops and hot tubs, the modular homes Julie and Nick LaTerra sell would give ..
- 7.26.05 - Financial package announced to assist Castle Housing expansion
Oil City Derrick - Oil City,PA,USA
... mobile home manufacturer. In 1999, the company diversified and entered the modular home industry as well. Currently, the company ...
» http://www.thederrick.com/stories/07262005-2010.shtml
- 7.26.05 - Brief Case
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
... Coachmen Industries, a maker of recreational vehicles and modular homes, reported decreased sales and earnings for the second quarter ending June 30. ...
- 7.23.05 - City unfairly prohibits industrialized housing
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
... Modular homes have been around for nearly 100 years. ... CNN, Clark Howard and Bob Villa have featured specials on modular-built homes. ...
» http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050723/opinion/124536.shtml
- 7/17/05 - Don't think mobile when building modular homes
Not to be confused with trailers, houses assembled from prefabricated modules offer quality, style and savings- The Tennessean
» http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050717/FEATURES03/507170322/10 81/FEATURES
- 7/21/05 - Mod-U-Kraf to expand plant in Rocky Mount
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... Later, Powell said Mod-U-Kraf competes for workers with another nearby manufacturer of modular homes, Nationwide Homes in Martinsville, and with a nearby
» http://www.roanoke.com/business%5C27897.html
- 7/20/05 - Manufactured home maker expanding, creating new jobs in Franklin ...
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
... member of the Coachmen Industries Housing Group (NYSE:COA), one of the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles and the largest modular home producer in ...
» http://www.wsls.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSLS%2FMGArticle%2FSLS_BasicArticle&c= MGArticle&cid=1031783953223&path=!news!localnews
- 7/20/05 - County Receives Grant To Improve Housing
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... The Moore County Board of County Commissioners on Monday authorized Patnode to negotiatewith Carolina Modular Homes of Lakeview for modular housing to replace ..
» http://www.thepilot.com/news/072005Housing.html
- 7/20/05 - Building a Piece of the 'American Dream'
WCAV - Charlottesville,VA,USA
These modular homes are a little different than the traditional home because it take less time to build, but they're just as strong. ...
» http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/1713252.html
- 7/20/05- Bluffton considers changes to density-bonus program
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA
... It was meant to make nice modular homes affordable to old town residents living in trailers and inferior housing, but many residents have complained the homes
» http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/5034905p-4592537c.html
- 7/20/05-Champion Enterprises is in the black again
Detroit Free Press - United States
... Champion, the largest modular-home builder in the nation, has 29 home-building plants in 14 states and two Canadian provinces and employs about 6,500 people. ...
» http://www.freep.com/money/business/champion20e_20050720.htm
- 7/20/05 - Champion Enterprises Reports Net Income of $0.17 Per Diluted Share ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... was a result of both higher raw material costs relative to last year's second quarter and the shift in mix toward a higher percentage of modular homes. ...
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050719/detu029.html?.v=16
- 7/20/05- 'Our children deserve much better than this'
Royal Gazette - Hamilton,Bermuda
... Mr. Scott and Housing Minister Ashfield DeVent made a commitment to house 20 families in two months, telling the protesters that modular homes were already on ...
» http://www.theroyalgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050720/NEWS/107200056
- 7/20/05 - Dwell on this: A hip prefab home for sale
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
... Homeowners Nathan Wieler and Ingrid Tung plan to use proceeds from the sale to boost his fledgling company, which sells modern modular homes. ...
» http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2609946p-9044973c.html
- 7/20/05 - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results for Fiscal ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... prices. In particular, our unique Discovery series of modular homes has been extremely popular with dealers and builders. By offering
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20050719006188&newsLang=en
- 7/19/05 - Champion Enterprises to Acquire New Era Building Systems
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... Post acquisition, Champion's manufacturing revenues derived from the sale of modular homes will increase to approximately 25 percent with an estimated modular ...
» http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050719/nytu050.html?.v=18
- 7/19/05 - Rossville council studies modular homes ordinance
Walker County Messenger - LaFayette,GA,USA
Rossville officials are drafting a zoning ordinance that would allow new manufactured modular homes within the city limits. The ...
- 7/18/05 - With real estate prices at a premium, even trailers fetch top ...
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... ''We can go in and buy the properties for $100,000 or $200,000 and get a modular home delivered and up for $150,000,'' explained Ferrell, an investor who has ...
» http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12157824.htm
- 7/18/05- Concrete ideas
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
... In the case of a modular home like the Westlunds' in Melrose, combining the precast foundation with a prefabricated structure can take months off construction.
» http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/07/18/concrete_ideas/
- 7/15/05 - Factory having impact in town
Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington,IL,USA
By Sharon Tackett. DEER CREEK-- Opportunity knocks for the community of Deer Creek after the recent opening of the Homeway Homes modular home factory. ..
» http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/071505/new_20050715005.shtml
- 7/15/05- Eighty one building permits issued
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
... in LaGrange. More than half of the permits were for houses and modular homes with an average construction cost of $110,419. The
» http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2005/07/15/eighty_one_building_permits_issued/ index.shtml
- 7/15/05- Condo plans postponed
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
... Last week, Munger said that if he is bound by the current zoning, which would allow 12 sites, he probably would put in modular homes.
» http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1121352737298000.xml
- 7/14/05 - Supervisors don't take action on zoning proposal
Uniontown Herald Standard - Uniontown,PA,USA
... area. He said because modular homes will be built, the development will not create many jobs and will only benefit the developers. ...
» http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14856645&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id= 480247&rfi=6
- 7/13/05 - Equus Resources to Add Residential Construction Division
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... $500,000 range. However, he has also built entry-level and move-up homes, as well as prefabricated and modular homes. The total
» http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/?d=81666
- 7/12/05 - Coachmen to Post Second-Quarter Loss
Forbes - USA
Coachmen Industries Inc., a maker of motor homes and modular housing, said Monday that it will post a loss in the second quarter because of deep discounts by ...
» http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2005/07/11/ap2132856.html
- 7/8/05 = Carmel to get new rental units
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... district. Next week, Porcelli, a 37-year Mahopac resident, said he expects modular structures from Westchester Modular Homes Inc. ..
» http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050708/NEWS04/507080307/10 66/BUSINESS01
- 7/8/05 - Fallen pole knocks out electricity northwest of Lincoln
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA
... System. Countryside Homes was moving a modular house when it hit a utility line and pulled down a transmission pole, Reno said. No ..
» http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/07/08/local/doc42cf20c51fc2e879409343.txt
- 7/6/05 - City unfazed by modular home pleas
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
... up and another started before the city revoked its permits in March, saying the area's residential-1 zoning prohibits so-called industrialized or modular homes ...
» http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050706/localnews/119531.shtml
- 7/6/05 - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. To Broadcast First-Quarter Conference Call ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... of factory-built homes. The Company markets nationwide through vertically integrated operations, encompassing manufactured housing, modular housing, chattel ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20050706005060&newsLang=en
- 7/6/05 - Ripple Effects From State Shutdown Cause Problems
WCCO - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... Chaska, Minn. is made up entirely of modular homes that are assembled in a factory and are hauled to the location of the house. "All ...
» http://wcco.com/seenon/local_story_187105951.html
- 7/4/05 - Home improved, but neighbors still irked
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Evansville,IN,USA
With a solid foundation beneath it and fresh landscaping all around, a modular home on Rode Road looks like it belongs in the neighborhood, according to the ...
» http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/news/article/0,1626,ECP_734_3902108,00.html
- 7/2/05 - Seven years after tornado, Spencer slowly rebuilding
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
... Schoon said the town encourages people to bring in modular homes and doublewide mobile homes. Newer homes include five homes built ...
» http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/12048882.htm
- 7/3/05 - Four Seasons will seek tax abatement$4 million expansion could ...
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,USA
The modular home builders will appear before the commissioners on Tuesday and the council on Saturday to talk about plans for a $4 million expansion. ...
» http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=351693&page=
- 7/2/05 - Bookkeeper sentenced for stealing from firm
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USA
... In addition to the two-year, three-month prison term, she was ordered to pay restitution of $195,000 to First Choice Homes, a modular home business in Fenton. ...
» http://www.columbiatribune.com/2005/Jul/20050701News025.asp
- 6/30/05 - Modular Home Dealer Denied Bankruptcy Protection
WMUR Channel.com - Manchester,NH,USA
Richard Kostandin declared bankruptcy for his Salem company, RKC Modular Homes, last year because of lawsuits by people who say homes they bought from him were ...
» http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4665037/detail.html
- 6/29/05 - Montana House receives national raves
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
A large picture of a 960-square-foot modular home called the "Montana House" built at the Anaconda Job Corps is on display at the National Mall as part of the
» http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050628/BUSINESS/5062803 33/1046/NEWS01
- 6/27/05 - Clayton Homes Agrees to Buy Karsten Homes
Forbes - USA
... Stayton, Oregon, and Breckenridge, Texas. Karsten builds more than 1,700 HUD and modular coded homes annually, and employs 700 workers. .
» http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2005/06/27/ap2113051.html
- 6/27/05 - THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF VOLUSIA & FLAGLER COUNTIES
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... Demand remains strongest for brand-new "manufactured" or modular homes, which often exceed 2,000 square feet and increasingly resemble conventional stick-built .
» http://www.newsjournalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Business/RealEstate/03BusinessRE01 BIZ062605.htm
- 6/25/05- Deerfield Twp. addresses mobile home concerns
Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA
... This action comes after three modular homes were placed in the township six months ago, and were left seemingly abandoned on wheels in debris-covered dirt lots ...
» http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/local/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1119691309141370.xml&co ll=10
- 6/25/05 - Fort Richardson housing barges into Anchorage
Alaskajournal.com - Anchorage,AK,USA
By Melissa Campbell. The first batch of modular homes headed for Fort Richardson was lifted off barges at the Port of Anchorage June 16. ..
» http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/062605/hom_20050626012.shtml
- 6/22/05 - Modular Home Industry Booming, But Needs Skilled Workers
WMTW - Auburn,ME,USA
That's what people in the modular home industry in the Oxford Hills region are up against these days. On a busy day at Oxford Homes ...
» http://www.wmtw.com/news/4631401/detail.html
- 6/17/05 -Car gets stuck under towed mobile home, one injured
Branson Daily News - Branson,MO,USA
... Emer-gency crews in Stone County worked for more than two hours Thursday morning to free a woman after her car became wedged underneath a modular home in tow ...
» http://www.bransondailynews.com/articles/2005/06/17/news/news2.txt
- 6/17/05 - Austin energy expert to speak at United Nations
Austin Business Journal - Austin,TX,USA
... University and Harvard University. Mast founded a modular home company that produced energy-efficient starter homes. Most recently, he ...
» http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2005/06/13/daily48.html
- 6/14/05 - Forest River
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,USA
... expansion. The division builds sectional homes,. modular homes built to state codes, Cape Cods and two-story homes. Patriot Homes is the.
» http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=350354&page=
- 6/12/05 - First building rolls out as Comark up and running
The Robesonian - Lumberton,NC,USA
... foot former Genesis Homes facility as its first East Coast manufacturing facility. "We've completely ... altered it to commercial modular building construction ...
» http://www.robesonian.com/articles/2005/06/13/news/news/story05.txt
- 6/12/05 - Assembly required
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... "I've built in every way possible … and there is no better way to build that I know of than a modular home.". Silvercrest Western Homes Corp. ...
» http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-re-prefab12jun12,1,6767674.story?coll=la- editions-valley
- 6/7/05- Modular Home Blocks I-81
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
... County. A truck hauling a modular home lost its load just as it was getting on the interstate from the South Cross Valley Expressway. .
» http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=3441813&nav=5ka4akD1
- 6/7/05 - Many Hands, One Home
New Jersey Herald - Newton,NJ,USA
... The charitable group is providing the modular home to the Normans, who lost their home to a fire in March 2004. The modular home ...
» http://www.njherald.com/298141516375714.php
- 6/4/04 - Shelter discussion put on hold
Sonoma Index-Tribune - Sonoma,CA,USA
... Of the four options councilmembers were presented on Wednesday, the cheapest method of construction would be to purchase a modular home custom built to city ...
» http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2005/06/03/news/top_stories/news04.txt
- 6/4/05 - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. to Broadcast Year-End Conference Call on ...
Money Plans - Mumbai,India
... of factory-built homes. The Company markets nationwide through vertically integrated operations, encompassing manufactured housing, modular housing, chattel ...
» http://archives.moneyplans.net/frontend208-verify-8031.html
- 6/3/05 - Home grown
Bend Bulletin - OR,USA
... "We build very few cookie-cutter homes," Grall said. Oregon law prohibits factories from building modular homes. Manufactured homes ...
» http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=16447
- 6/3/05 - Reuel Khoza (Chairman, Eskom) and Johan Kriek (Professional tennis ..
Moneyweb - Johannesburg,South Africa
... for the type of opportunity that exists within the housing industry, and we are bringing some American expertise that is incredible in modular home building. ...
» http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb_radio/mny_power_hour/446009.htm
- 6/2/05 - Penn Lyon Homes Night June 4
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
... Quality, service and innovation distinguishes Penn Lyon Homes as a clear leader in modular home design, systems-built homes, and commercial modular buildings. ...
» http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=788&StoryID=152931
- 6/2/05 - Oxymoronic to some, the affordable housing market here does have ...
Wet Mountain Tribune - Westcliffe,CO,USA
... To help offset the cost of living, many persons are choosing to purchase modular homes rather than a stick built one, said Kastendieck. ...
» http://www.wetmountaintribune.com/home.asp?i=256&p=5
- 6/1/05 - Call 4 Action: Family's Dream Home Still Unfinished
Pittsburgh Channel.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... And on Feb. 20, the Seibels authorized an advance of roughly $62,000. Modular home builder Tony Amato placed the Seibels' home on its foundation. ...
» http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/4551944/detail.html
- 5/31/05 - The Prefab Home Is Suddenly Fab
TheTyee.ca - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... will serve to simplify the design/build process and redefine modular building as a ... down on construction waste, but they also make second homes more attainable ...
» http://www.thetyee.ca/News/2005/05/31/PrefabHome/
- 5/30/05 - Demand calls for price hike
Cincinnati Post - OH,USA
It traditionally has been Amish country, so quite a few wonderfully structured post-and-beam barns are still around, held together by hand-chiseled pegs and .
» http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050530/BIZ/505300307/1001
- 5/29/05 - Systems-built homes called sturdier than wood
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA
... foundation," he said. "Modular homes, log homes and concrete homes have withstood
tornadoes and hurricanes," Fulton said. A 2,000-square ...
» http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-re.storms29may29,1,1731924.story? coll=bal-realestate-headlines-1
- 5/29/05 - Construction junction
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... Spending dropped the most on new building construction, commercial and retail building
additions and modular homes this year, according to the county building ...
» http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/11768644.htm
- 5/28/05 - Home blocks I-95 on-ramp
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
By CHRIS CHURCHILL. But the modular home that slid off a truck Friday morning and landed
alongside an Augusta on-ramp was hardly in move-in condition. ...
» http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/1659473.shtml
- 5/28/05 - Alvin Peabody@PensacolaNewsJournal.com
PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Pensacola,FL,USA
... McBride Development LLC plans to build two, 30,000-square-foot warehouses and a smaller
office building on 3 acres for its modular-home construction business. ...
» http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/business/html/1A29D732-945B-4ADD-A07F-CF1BB1FA473 7.shtml
- 5/28/05- Consider you future before you decide
Times & Transcript (subscription) - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
... With the improvements in assembly line production, manufactured, or modular homes are
becoming more popular. In some cases you would ...
» http://www.canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050528/GUIDES67/50527063
- 5/27/05 - Zoning probe focuses on Casa Village
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
... of them. "The premise when we moved in, and still is, is that this is a modular home
community, not a KOA," Carlson said. He sent
» http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/05/27/build/local/ 35-
- 5/27/05 - Palm Harbor Homes Featured in Ohio Urban Redevelopment Projects
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Palm Harbor is the exclusive supplier of factory-built modular homes to Potterhill Homes for
their 2005 CiTiRAMA(R) home show at the Villages of Daybreak in ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20050526005674&newsLang=en
- 5/26/05 - Business DigestPublished: Thursday, May 26, 2005 -- The Truth, C1
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,USA
In the state and national survey of modular home shipments conducted by Hallahan
Associates of Baltimore, builders shipped 9,300 modular homes, a 5 percent ...
» http://www.etruth.com/News/Content.aspx?ID=348963&page
- 5/26/05 - Debra Aulisio Mahar, Tanya Record, Teri King-Sylvester, all
iBerkshires.com - North Adams,MA,USA
... In addition to our commercial and residential sales and leasing businesses, we have our New Homes Division--a modular home dealership. ...
» http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=17383
- 5/25/05 - Decatur firm's modulars housing market option
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
By Jenni Glenn. A Decatur-based modular home builder is expanding from its rural roots to
serve urban, vacation and luxury home markets. ...
» http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/11733936.htm
- 5/25/05 - Selinsgrove Speedway presents Professional Building Systems Sprint ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
... The company opened a second modular home manufacturing facility in Mt. Gilead, NC,
in May 2004. Jack Gunn promoted Selinsgrove Speedway from 1968 through 1979. ...
» http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=788&StoryID=151955
- 5/23/05 - On the Record
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
... Some see a new modular home as an "RV without wheels" and not allowed in Colorado
Gulch. But to a working couple, the modular home ...
» http://www.helenair.com/articles/2005/05/23/helena/a08052305_02.txt
- 5/23/05 - Sunset features pre-fab domicile
San Mateo County Times - San Mateo,CA,USA
... attraction -- drawing a crowd that waited in line for as much as two hours --was the Sunset Breezehouse, a window-heavy, prefabricated, modular home meant as ...
» http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_2751605
- 5/23/05 - Buyers gobble up lots Lower-priced parcels popular in Sheffield
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... Two buyers have already ordered modular homes to put on their new lots, he said. He said he has about eight people on a waiting list. ...
» http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stories/0,1413,101~7516~2883810,00.html
- 5/20/05 - Modular homes under fire
Bossier Press-Tribune - Bossier City,LA,USA
... s regular Bossier Parish Police Jury meeting as Jurors and Benton residents discussed a
pair of lawsuits aimed at keeping modular homes from locating in ...
» http://www.bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=802&Itemid=2
- 5/20/05 - Upscale Subdivision Fending off "Modular" Home
KSLA-TV - Shreveport,LA,USA
... better rules," said Gross. "Right now, there's nothing that says there can't be any modular
homes.". Forest Lake's covenant prohibits
» http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=3369522&nav=0RY5a5PM
- 5/19/05 - Modular structures of PA, INC. (MSI) sponsors May 21 racing ...
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
... commercial buildings. Modular homes, which are factory built and site-assembled, are the
fastest growing trend in home building today.
» http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?TrackID=788&StoryID=151159
- 5/19/05 - Hometown Headlines
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
A hearing is set for June 8 on a homebuilder's efforts to complete construction of two modular homes in Water's Edge Subdivision. ...
» http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050519/localnews/104869.shtml
- 5/19/05 - A model house for the modern age -- Sunset magazine showcases its ...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
... it offers legitimacy to the virtues of prefabricated housing," says Michelle Kaufman, the San
Francisco architect who designed the modular home known as the ...
» http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/19/DDGMPCQSC013.DTL
- 5/18/05 - The Martha's Vineyard Times
Martha's Vineyard Times - Vineyard Haven,MA,USA
While modular homes were once smallish, boxy, unoriginal structures, modern materials and
engineering developments have made prefabricated homes a cost ...
» http://www.mvtimes.com/News/05192005/weekly_stories/modular.html
- 5/18/05 - Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-end Fiscal ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Our innovative Discovery series of modular homes has been extremely popular with dealers
and customers and continues to drive more customer traffic. ...
» http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId= 20050517006232&newsLang=en
- 5/18/05 - Modular Home Business to Relocate
Lincoln County News - Damarsicotta,ME,USA
... Modular homes are very sturdy, said Gove. "Unless you ... In addition, the modular homes are built in a controlled environment. This creates .
» http://www.mainelincolncountynews.com/index.cfm?ID=11997
- 5/17/05 - Benton residents fight modular homes in their neighborhood
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
... Cooper , owner of the Country Corner in north Bossier Parish, holds the information she has compiled for a lawsuit she filed against the owner of a modular home ...
» http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050517/NEWS01/505170326
- 5/16/05 - Progress continues on Habitat home
New Jersey Herald - Newton,NJ,USA
... The foundation was poured in April and is ready for a new modular home, which will be
delivered on June 2 from Modular Structures of Pennsylvania, Inc., in ...
» http://www.njherald.com/310914814291510.php
- 5/16/05 - Putting chief of police issue aside, council meeting fairly ...
Missouri Valley Times News - Missouri Valley,IA,USA
... Scott said there were too many problems with the project. He plans to place a modular home on the site after it is cleared. * Approved ...
» http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14534676&BRD=326&PAG=461&dept_id=449012&rfi =6
- 5/15/05 - Lakefront homes coming to Mason
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
... Barb Rice said. "Also, we looked at some of the modular homes and they are well-built and
beautiful.". Strathmore Development Co. ...
» http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050515/NEWS01/505150334/1001/news
- 5/15/05 - Houses of the Future--Now
Newsweek - USA
... it was, to put it politely." She's now created both a modular home--the ... Louis, Lindal Cedar Homes has built its first prefab design by award-winning Seattle ...
» http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7857152/site/newsweek/
- 5/15/05 - NEWSWEEK MEDIA LEAD SHEET/May 23, 2005 Issue (on newsstands Monday ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... When you hear "modular home," you think "double-wide." But today's prefabricated-housing
designers want you to think again, report McGuigan and General Editor ...
» http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-15-2005/000 3622981&EDATE=
- 5/15/05 - Water tap-on impact fee, budget among topics at upcoming Pamlico ...
New Bern Sun Journal - New Bern,NC,USA
... In a separate presentation, James and Sue Scott will request a waiverof the $1,500 impact fee for a modular home to be located in Reelsboro. ...
» http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&Stor yID=21528&Section=Local
- 5/12/05 - Stronger houses being built to better withstand weather
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Middle East
... "Modular homes, log homes and concrete homes have withstood tornadoes and hurricanes,
"Fulton said. ... Modular homes conform to local codes. ...
» http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?StoryId=CqOluWeicuKvbtc1tve9stvjfqurz
- 5/12/05 - Mesa Meadows annexed into Bayfield
Pine River Times - Bayfield,CO,USA
... infrastructure is completed.The subdivision covenants specify that modular homes won't be allowed, Crain said. Town attorney Dirk ...
» http://www.pinerivertimes.com/news.asp?artid=178
- 5/11/05 - Planners say no to variance
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
... Isom asked. Jim Reherman criticized the quality of construction. "This is a generic name for a modular home," he said. "If you allow ...
» http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050511/localnews/102512.shtml
- 5/11/05 - Michigan Manufactured Housing Association: Design Advancements in ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... square feet. Nearly every feature available in a site-built home is available in manufactured
and modular homes. Manufactured homes ...
» http://www.mysan.de/article102010.html
- 5/9/05 - Lyman project hits another snag
Fulton Valley News - Fulton,NY,USA
... Over the past decade the project has gone from the original proposal of an upscale
townhouses to a senior living community to modular homes. ...
» http://www.valleynewsonline.com/news/2005/0507/Front_Page/026.html
- 5/7/05 - With a high-tech modular addition, health care comes home
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
... A company called HealingHomes builds a modular home addition -- a suite with a
bedroom ... heal better and live better if they're still in their homes with their ...
- 5/7/05 - Columbia Discount Homes fined by PSC
Jefferson City News Tribune - Jefferson City,MO,USA
... the dealer will be required to provide the commission with a monthly list of customers
who purchased new manufactured homes or modular ones -- identifying the ...
» http://newstribune.com/articles/2005/05/06/business/0506050022.txt
- 5/3/05 - Building for the future
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
... Perfect Homes' modular components provide for ease of construction, the company
says. Panel installation of AAC reduces labor cost ..
» http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/050305/tp3bz1.htm?date=050305&story=tp3bz1.htm
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