[Superman]

I think Jeff's got it nailed, too. If Boeing is abandoning Renton and demolishing buildings, then it might be in order to prepare the area for sale. I mean real estate. That's a big place they have, right on the outskirts of Seattle.

But yeah, when companies spin off divisions, I think they commonly overlook how much their competitors' performance will improve when they scoop up the people who've been set adrift. Boeing could find itself on the ropes in a hurry if they don't make the right moves soon. Moving to Chicago, laying off workers and playing industrial engineering/assembly line analysis games is a good way to become marginal IMHO. Boeing really does not seem to have the courageous, entrepeneurial spirit it once had. In business or any other competition, vince Lombardi was right. Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser.