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Mechanical engineer Joe Szuba of Dearborn, Mich., was elated when his early-retirement package came through. A 35-year veteran of the Ford Motor Co. who supervised a rapid-tooling project at the company's scientific-research laboratory, he cleared out his desk on a Friday afternoon. Two days later he was at his new job--as a consultant for Koppy Corp., an automotive-equipment firm he had worked with during his Ford years--to help carry out a previously shelved Ford project. "It made sense to me," he says. Since "retiring," Szuba, now 61, has incorporated his own consulting...
Unfortunately, there will be not only more moves but more scams by moving companies as well. Complaints against the moving industry logged by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an arm of the Department of Transportation, more than doubled between 2000 and 2002. A growing number of clients gripe about "hostage loads"--goods a mover won't release until he is paid more than he agreed to charge in his estimate. Here's how to protect yourself from this and other potholes on your road to a new home...
...officer stopped a motor vehicle on Memorial Drive with a license plate that had been reported stolen. The driver had a new plate in possession...
Jacques Nasser finally got his wish. As Ford Motor's CEO from 1999 to 2001, Nasser campaigned to put more women and minorities in executive suites, which put off some of the firm's old-liners. Some sued, claiming reverse discrimination, while others worked quietly to speed the CEO's ouster. Yet 18 months later, with Nasser's policies embraced by successor William Clay Ford Jr., Diversity Inc., a New Brunswick, N.J., publisher that tracks hiring and promotions, named Ford as America's most diverse company. Ford topped a list of about 100 firms that answered a 50-question survey...
Asian economies would follow, though Bowers says he would avoid Japan. Among his favorites: Hong Kong, South Korea and China--despite the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Consider cyclical blue chips like China Telecom, Hyundai Motor, Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor. These moves may not feel right with the economy slow and the dollar weak. For now, just think of them as accident insurance...