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Fleetwood Homes Opens Manufacturing Facility in Alma, Georgia Facility Opening Represents Fleetwood's Strong Foothold in the Southeast RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fleetwood Homes, a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, today announced that it is opening another manufacturing facility in Alma, GA, which will serve increasing consumer demand for Fleetwood Homes in the Southeast. New products introduced by Fleetwood in the Southeast have been well received and sales have exceeded Fleetwood's expectations, thus driving the need for providing additional capacity to serve the Florida and Georgia markets. According to Senior Vice President Roger Howsmon, "We have seen double-digit growth of wholesale shipments and retail market share in Florida and Georgia, clearly representing a ripe opportunity for our business in the Southeast. In addition, approximately 150 jobs will become available as a result of the Alma facility's opening." Scheduled to open in early August, Fleetwood's facility in Alma follows the successful implementation of strategic operational, sales and product initiatives geared toward providing dealers with the industry's best business support and consumers with exceptional housing values. "Opening a facility in this economic climate is a testament to the continued strength of Fleetwood Homes overall and the demand for our products in this region in particular," said Fleetwood's Vice President-Wholesale Housing, Wes Chancey. "Our organization has continued to raise the bar in product innovation and quality to deliver customers the greatest value available in this highly competitive industry. Opening this facility will allow us to continue the strategy to growing profitable market share." The address is 140 Business Blvd., Alma, GA 31510. About Fleetwood Fleetwood Homes is the housing brand of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded (NYSE:FLE) Fortune 1000 company. Fleetwood, headquartered in Riverside, Calif., operates 21 facilities nationwide, selling homes through approximately 1200 retail home centers across the nation. Over one million families call Fleetwood home throughout the United States. The Fleetwood Homes website can be accessed at http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/. For further information, please contact Jennie McCann of Porter Novelli, +1-415-975-3328, for Fleetwood Homes. DATASOURCE: Fleetwood Homes CONTACT: Jennie McCann of Porter Novelli, +1-415-975-3328, for Fleetwood Homes Web site: http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/

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