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A worker paints the inside of a home built at the Karsten Homes plant in Sacramento. The plant, which turns out up to two houses a day, has 150 employees. Last year, nearly 8 percent of the 107,000 new single-family houses built in the state were produced in factories. A few hundred upscale "modular" homes are included in this total. Sacramento Bee/Bryan Patrick See additional images .
Tax Appraisals Skyrocket in Butler Co
4-20-07 - Butler County homeowners are finding some unwelcome news in their mailboxes. Some property owners say their appraised value increased by 75 percent. Several of the cases involve manufactured homes. The county appraiser's office says there is a reason for the drastic increases. "The reason why is because over the last several years they had been selling for significantly more than what the county had them appraised at," said Butler County Deputy Appraiser Richard Batchellor. He says the state division of property valuation recommended Butler County make the appraisal changes. Homeowners have till April 30 to appeal. .
Drew Industries Presents Webcast of First Quarter Conference Call ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Drew Industries Incorporated , a White Plains, NY-based manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, will release its first quarter 2007 financial results after the market closes on Monday, April 30, 2007. Drew Industries also will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 1 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss its results and other business trends. Participation in the question-and-answer session of the call will be limited to institutional investors and analysts. Individual investors and retail brokers .
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