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...sign Appli'Plast and its 45 employees have cause for optimism. Since taking it over in 1995 as a bankrupt business creating plastic manufacturing molds, Lenoir and Appli'Plast manager Jacques Vaillant have transformed the company into a producer of plastic components and accessories. End clients include carmakers Ford, Renault, Nissan and Opel, as well as appliance manufacturers. Unlike many small- and medium-sized businesses in France, Appli'Plast refused all financial aid offered by local and regional governments, says Lenoir. It has also not exploited the reduced labor charges on new employee hires arising from France's reduced...
...Clark] is finding his voice as a candidate. He is sharpening his responses. What you saw tonight is a better and improved Wesley Clark who is gaining some traction,” said Gergen, who served as an advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton...
...Ford and High Fashion...
...Bowing Out," you reported on the departure of pre-eminent fashion designer Tom Ford and his business partner from the Gucci Group [Nov. 17]. But if Ford is looking for new challenges, the makers of America's big, dark, ugly, gas-guzzling luxury sport-utility vehicles might offer him an excellent opportunity to branch out. Tom Ford would be the perfect choice to redesign the SUV line for Ford Motor Co. CAROLE WADE Los Angeles
After a day at the office filled mostly with meetings and phone calls, Damon Dash, CEO of Roc-A-Fella Enterprises, hops into the rear of a Ford V16 party van with two underlings. There will be no party tonight. His driver is taking him to XM Satellite Radio's New York City studios, where Dash and his Roc-A-Fella crew put on a weekly talk show to plug his rap, clothing and film empire. Slouched in his leather seat, Dash grabs control of the CD remote and makes a selection. It isn't Roc-A-Fella superstar...