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Article: Manufactured housing industry changing in post-Katrina market.(Made in Mississippi)
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 28, 2008
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For three generations, the Cappaert family has manufactured homes for families throughout the South. Based in Vicksburg, company president Mike Cappaert is the second generation to manufacture mobile homes. "My father started Magnolia Mobile Homes in 1952, which he later sold. In 1987, we started Cappaert Manufactured Housing."
And now, a third generation, Cappaert's son, Brent, is working in the business. "He has a business degree from Ole Miss and an MBA from Southern Miss. Brent is in charge of quality control at the factory, so I guess you can say he's being groomed to take over the reigns some day."
Cappaert started in the business back in high ...