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1950s-1980s

1965 Johnson Service Co. securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange
1966 Sales exceed $100 million
1968 Acquired Penn Controls which produces refrigeration and gas heating controls
1968 Became a Fortune 500 company
1972 Introduced JC80, the first mini-computer built to control building systems
1974 Company renamed Johnson Controls, Inc.
1978 Acquired Globe-Union, Inc. and entered automotive battery business
1985 Acquired Hoover Universal, the source of its automotive seating and plastics machinery businesses
1989 Acquired Pan Am World Services and entered facilities management business