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To: Jan who wrote (2461)	11/17/1997 11:49:00 AM
From: Thomas Scharf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

NN wins a significant enterprise contract from Gasonics. Maybe there's hope for the UB acquisition to work out as intended. biz.yahoo.com

To: Jan who wrote (2461)	11/17/1997 8:14:00 PM
From: starpopper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

Cheap brain power, cheap prospects! With about 6500 employees worldwide NN must have about 300-500 at headquarters...the cost difference between moving them or rehiring in "the Silicon Dominion" of Northern Virginia, and suffering the costly effects of being out of the loop, should dictate a move! Let's face it...competition across the street creates more sense of URGENCY than sheltering executives and engineers outside of the most important market in the world! If they were taking care of business this would be a moot point, but recent numbers say they could be doing a better job so ALL aspects of the company, including its' structure and management, are open for critique! Profit margin a paltry 11% Return on Equity only 13% Sales growth rate (1yr) 50%, but the industry's rate is 80%! Income growth rate (1yr) only 5%, while the indurtry's rate is 27%! YES, they have had nice steady improvements over time, but this is a high tech company that should be turning in blistering numbers during this incredible period of technology infrastructure improvements! $weet Dream$ Star.