Plant for factory-built homes going up in Columbia

Unity Homes, a nonprofit corporation, will build a $6 million modular home manufacturing facility in Columbia that will employ 89 people, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today.

"Modular housing is a major component of the state's strategy to develop affordable housing, particularly along the Mississippi Gulf Coast," Barbour said in a news release. "Unity Homes has developed an innovative approach to supplying affordable, energy-efficient housing for our citizens while providing long-term economic vitality to this region."

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