Textron

Textron Inc. is an American industrial conglomerate based in Providence, Rhode Island. Textron's has a lot of subsidiaries which include Arctic Cat, Bell Textron, Textron Aviation (which itself includes the Beechcraft, Hawker, and Cessna brands), and Lycoming Engines.

Textron Inc.

Textron Tower, the company's headquarters.
Formerly	Special Yarns Company
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: TXT S&P 500 Component
ISIN	US8832031012
Industry	Aerospace industry Automotive industry Defence industry
Founded	1923 (1923)
Founder	Royal Little
Headquarters	Providence, Rhode Island, US
Key people	Scott C. Donnelly (Chairman, CEO, President, Member of the Management Committee)
Revenue	US$13.423 billion (2015)
Operating income	US$698 million (2015)
Net income	US$698 million (2015)
Total assets	US$14.708 billion (2015)
Total equity	US$4.964 billion (2015)
Number of employees	35,000 (2015)
Subsidiaries	Subsidiary list AAI Corporation Able Aerospace Services Advanced Information Solutions Arctic Cat Avco Beechcraft Bell Textron Cessna Aircraft E-Z-GO Geospatial Solutions Greenlee Jacobsen Manufacturing Kautex Lycoming Engines Textron AirLand Textron Marine & Land Systems Textron Weapon & Sensor Systems TRU Simulation & Training
Website	www.textron.com
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History

Textron fabrics ad from 1948

Textron began as a textile company in 1923, when a Royal Little founded the Special Yarns Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts. The company manufactured a lot of products such as synthetic yarns, and niche product at the time. By the start of World War II, the company was known as Atlantic Rayon Corporation and manufactured parachutes.

Divisions

• Able Aerospace Services

• Arctic Cat

• Bell Textron

• E-Z-GO

• Greenlee Textron

• Jacobsen

• Kautex Textron

• Textron AirLand

• Textron Aviation

• Textron Systems