Jameis Winston, Mark Ingram Among Investors In Modular Building Firm
Chicago-based modular home company Kinexx Modular Construction is crowdfunding to raise cash for an expansion, and 20 professional athletes have already signed on to invest.
The NFL’s Jameis Winston, Mark Ingram, Jaylon Johnson and Cam Jordan and the MLB’s Edwin Jackson, along with 15 other pro athletes, have invested undisclosed sums in the campaign, but members of the public can participate at $500 with no institutional minimum, according to a release from Kinexx.
The modular builder specifically targets the scores of vacant urban lots that are already connected to utilities and city services but that “traditional scalable construction companies have passed on,” according to the release.
“The…