Business Services Industry
Fleetwood, Pulte Join Forces to Push Manufactured Homes.(Originated from The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October, 1997 by Crider, Jeff
Oct. 9--Fleetwood Enterprises has long maintained that its manufactured homes are comparable to site-built homes. Now, the nation's largest housing developer seems to be buying the argument.
Riverside-based Fleetwood and Pulte Corp. plan to set up a new company to market Fleetwood's manufactured homes through a nationwide network of display centers.
The company, Expression Homes, would pair Fleetwood's home building expertise with Pulte's skills at marketing homes in attractive settings, said Paul M. Bingham, Fleetwood senior vice president of finance.
"The primary emphasis will be on Fleetwood homes," Bingham said. "But there still is the flexibility there to sell competing brands if it's appropriate. There may be certain markets...
- 5 Rules for Immediate Annuities
- Death in the Family: 12 Things to Do Now
- Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money
- 6 Online Networking Mistakes to Avoid
- 401(k) Mistakes to Avoid
- 5 Economic Scenarios to Keep You Up at Night
- The Real ‘Best Places to Retire’
- Best Credit Cards for You
- 12 Tough Questions to Ask Your Parents
- The Real ‘Best Colleges’
- Home Buyer Tax Credit: How to Cash In
- Why You Shouldn't Bash Cash
- 8 Phony 'Bargains' and Better Alternatives
- Danger: 3 Debit Card Scams to Avoid
- 6 Myths About Gas Mileage
- 29 Fees We Hate Most
- Quick and Easy Ways to Boost Returns
- Best Stocks to Buy Now
- Lower Your Taxes: 10 Moves to Make Now
- New Jobs: 8 Lessons from Real-Life Career Switchers
- The New Job Market: Who Wins and Who Loses?
- Health Care Reform's Public Option: Everything You Need to Know
- Volunteer Work When Unemployed: Should You Work for Free?
- Whose Recovery Is This?
- Long-Term-Care Insurance: 4 Biggest Risks to Avoid
Most Recent Business Articles
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- Using object-oriented analysis and design over traditional structured analysis and design
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
Presented by American Express