Today's number: 800 to 1,000

Nonunion employees to be cut by CSX Corp. in the next six months, out of 5,000, as part of a plan to streamline its management structure and to create a smaller organization.

The Associated Press

Today's career talk

Any team with the right leadership can achieve outrageous objectives, insists Bill Davidson, chairman of MESA Research and author of Breakthrough: How Great Companies Set Outrageous Objectives and Achieve Them. He quotes Thucydides describing Athenians of the Golden Age: "They are addicted to innovation, and their designs are characterized by swiftness in conception and execution. They are adventurous beyond their power, daring beyond their judgment and sanguine when in danger."

John Eckberg

Today's mover

•Justin Solomon has joined Willow Creative Group as a full-time student co-op from the University of Cincinnati's prestigious College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP). Solomon will assist the senior art director, Mike Flesch, with various client projects. He will handle all production aspects of client projects including preparing work for the printer and pre-press operations. He previously worked as a full-time student co-op for Arrowstreet Graphic Design. He will be a University of Cincinnati graduate in June of 2005.

-Shirley Dees

Today's money tip:

Although the time may be ripe to buy a new home, finding the right property is not always that simple. Several considerations must be taken into account before you start out. If you're looking to buy, there are a number of informative books detailing the pros and cons of purchasing a house. One is Keys to Buying and Owning a Home, 3rd ed., written by Jack P. Friedman and published by Barron's, 2000 ($7.95). It's a useful handbook that covers broker selection, loan qualification, taxes and more.

Knight Ridder News Service

Today's Company: Sports Sensors Inc.

Training Partners: Inventor Al Dilz founded this company in 1998, in partnership with the Electronics Development Corp. in Maryland. His goal was to develop market sensors for use in sports training.

Watch Your Speed: Dilz's first product was the Glove Radar, a sturdy device that attaches to a baseball glove and measures the speed of a thrown balls. The company has since released similar sensors for archers and paintball enthusiasts.

Promising Product: The newest Sports Sensors invention is the Swing Speed Radar, a microwave Doppler radar velocity sensor that measures the swing speed of golfers, baseball and softball players. It is designed to help players improve their swing, and thus increase the distance they can hit the ball. At The Super Show 2003 in Las Vegas, Swing Speed Radar was named one of 30 semi-finalists for Sports Product of the Year.

Online Access: The company sells its Glove Radar largely through retailers. However, the other products are available online at www.swingspeedradar.com, paintballradar.com, and archeryradar.com.

Jenny Callison