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Fleetwood Introduces Lifestages(TM) Rotunda Home at the Midwest Manufactured Housing Show RIVERSIDE, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fleetwood Homes, a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, today introduced its Lifestages(TM) Rotunda Home at the Midwest Manufactured Housing Show in Louisville, KY. Fleetwood will feature the modular-constructed Lifestages Rotunda Home, recognized in 2004 by the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) for "Best New Home Design," at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center from January 12-14, 2005. "Because of its well-designed floor plan for comfortable living, the Lifestages Rotunda Home is ideal for empty nesters or growing families," said Roger Howsmon, executive vice president of Fleetwood Homes. "The home design also features a dramatic rotunda foyer with step-down ceiling details, radius walls and arched openings, while the Craftsman-influenced front elevation with integrated porch highlights the exterior." With the addition of this floor plan to the Lifestages portfolio, there are currently more than 10 Lifestages floor plans available regionally to meet different geographic market needs. In addition, the Lifestages Rotunda Home is available as a HUD or modular constructed home, while the smartly designed exterior makes it easy for builders or developers with community developments or in-fill projects to add a locally constructed garage. The Lifestages Rotunda Home includes the following design features: * 3 bedrooms/2 baths and 1,680 square feet * Dramatic and eye-catching rotunda foyer with step-down ceiling details * Craftsman-influenced exterior with integrated porch * Spacious great room with step-down ceiling detail * Luxurious master bath with deep oval tub, separate shower and his/her vanities * Painted drywall throughout * Optional wood-burning fireplace * Optional nine-foot sidewalls * Arched openings * Radius walls * Built-in art niche * Private bedroom locations * Abundant linen storage * Spacious gourmet kitchen with multi-use breakfast bar * Large pantry * Whirlpool(TM) appliances For more information, including photos of the Lifestages Rotunda Home, please visit http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/news/press_form.asp. About Fleetwood Enterprises Fleetwood Homes is the housing brand of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded (NYSE:FLE) Fortune 1000 company and a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles. Fleetwood Homes, headquartered in Riverside, Calif., operates 23 facilities nationwide, selling homes through approximately 1,200 retail home centers across the nation. Over 1,250,000 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/news/press_form.asp Web site: http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/316275.html

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