Skyline Champion Corporation to Open Only Manufactured Housing Facility in Louisiana

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leesville, Louisiana, “the best hometown in the world,” is about to get even better. The city is set to welcome the only manufactured housing facility in the state of Louisiana. A 127,000 square-foot Skyline Champion Corporation plant is slated to open in January 2019, with an anticipated production launch in the spring. The idle facility is being retooled and configured and will include some new innovative production techniques, including automation.

The new facility will allow Skyline Champion to:

• Create 200-plus jobs over the long term and add to its 7000-plus North American team.
• Increase capacity to meet growing demand in the affordable housing sector.
• Increase market share by offering greater convenience and affordability to customers in Louisiana and surrounding states.

The plant's location will offer huge benefits to Louisiana homebuyers, as well.

"The facility's location will allow us to provide better value due to reduced transportation for the future homebuyers of Louisiana, east Texas, south Arkansas and south Mississippi," said Wade Lyall, Vice President of the Southern Region. "We are strongly committed to providing affordable housing to the residents of this great state and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the City of Leesville, the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation, local Retailers, and the LA Housing Commission."

Interested jobseekers can complete an online application at www.championhomes.com/leesville.

Media: Laurie Hough
248-614-8211
investorrelations@championhomes.com