| 1923 |
Special Yarns Corporation established in Boston by Textron’s founder, Royal Little |
| 1930 |
Company expands and moves to Providence, RI |
| 1944 |
Company name changes to include “Textron” |
| 1947 |
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange |
| 1960 |
Acquisitions of Bell Aircraft Corporation
and E-Z-GO Car Corporation |
| 1985 |
Acquisition of AVCO Corporation, doubling
Textron’s size |
| 1992 |
Acquisition of The Cessna Aircraft Company |
| 1997 |
Acquisition of Kautex |
| 2007 |
Expansion of Textron Systems with acquisition of United Industrial Corporation |
| 2008 |
Creation of Textron Systems segment |
| 2014 |
Acquisition of Beechcraft Corporation; Textron Aviation segment established |
| 2015 |
Established Textron Specialized Vehicles—bringing golf, consumer, turf and ground support equipment into one business |
| 2022 |
Acquisition of Pipistrel, maker of world’s
first certified electric aircraft; creation of Textron eAviation segment |
| 2023 |
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