Organization Overview: Textron

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Founded in 1923 as the Special Yarns Company by Royal Little, Textron NYSE: TXT, today is a multi-industry company with a portfolio of familiar brands such as Bell Helicopter, E-Z-GO, Cessna Aircraft, and Greenlee, among others. With total revenues of $14.2 billion, and approximately 37,000 employees in 29 countries, Textron is headquartered at the Textron Tower in downtown Providence, RI, USA, and currently ranked 173rd on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. Royal Little, a Harvard graduate and veteran of World War I, founded the Special Yarns Company in 1923 with $10,000. With over 19 million spindles, Special Yarns Company saw early success in the niche market of synthetic yarns. Special Yarns Company acquired Franklin Process Company, a cotton yarn processing company in...

Freebase Details on Textron

RevenueDate
$10,692,000,000.00 US$ 2006-12-31
Operating IncomeDate
$931,000,000.00 US$ 2006-12-31
Market CapitalizationDate
$18,000,000,000.00 US$ 2007-12-31
Subsidiaries
Bell Helicopter Textron
Cessna
Columbia Aircraft
Greenlee
Board MembersTitleFromTo
Lawrence K Fish
Paul E Gagne
Thomas B Wheeler
Jesse Arnelle
James L Ziemer
R. Kerry Clark 2003
Ivor J Evans
Dain M Hancock
Joe T. Ford
Kathleen M Bader
Charles D. Powell 2001
Lewis B. Campbell
Lloyd G. Trotter 2008

MAP OF ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS

ASSOCIATED INCIDENTS

ID: 1374: Stolen laptop contains names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of current and former employees

  • Date: 2007-07-31
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: Lyger
  • Location: US
  • Organizations: Textron

ID: 2456: Missing USB device contained employee names, addresses, Social Security numbers and financial details

  • Date: 2009-12-01
  • Records Lost: Unknown
  • Source: Outside
  • Submitted by: kirniki
  • Location: Providence RI, US
  • Organizations: Textron

STOCK CHARTS

Incident ID: 1374 Reported On: 2007-07-31

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Name: Textron

Stock symbol: TXT

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