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<p>Textron Inc. is an American industrial <a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">conglomerate</a> based in <a href="/facts/Providence,_Rhode_Island/77kh9zJT">Providence, Rhode Island</a>. Textron's subsidiaries include <a href="/facts/Arctic_Cat/C9bUJ3Dx">Arctic Cat</a>, <a href="/facts/Bell_Textron/ruaDBafV">Bell Textron</a>, <a href="/facts/Textron_Aviation/IkRUlfyv">Textron Aviation</a> (which itself includes the <a href="/facts/Beechcraft/QKwTqbuJ">Beechcraft</a> and <a href="/facts/Cessna/wSSdMC0Y">Cessna</a> brands), and <a href="/facts/Lycoming_Engines/8423nY4W">Lycoming Engines</a>. It was founded by <a href="/facts/Royal_Little/QXGfW3qQ">Royal Little</a> in 1923 as the Special Yarns Company. In 2020, Textron employed over 33,000 people in 25 countries. The company ranked 265th on the 2021 <a href="/facts/Fortune_500/BLeHWymz"><i>Fortune</i> 500</a> of the largest United States corporations by revenue. </p>