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Is Honeywell Priming for a Breakup?
Jul 25, 2016 by Brooke Sutherland
“The $88 billion company is splitting its automation and control division into two separate businesses, with one focused on safety and productivity products like rugged mobile computers, sensors and hard hats and another focused on building technologies like HVAC and fire-safety systems. For now, this is just an internal reorganization that Honeywell says will make each business more nimble and help streamline decision-making processes. And honestly, it makes a lot of sense — safety goggles don’t seem to have a whole lot to do with air conditioners. But could this be a prelude to a more significant breakup?”