Sundstrand Data Control, located in Redmond, Wash., Moses Lake, Wash., and Prescott, Ariz., had 1991 sales of about $216 million and has about 1,500 employees.

Hamilton Sundstrand has been the prime contractor to NASA for the space suit since the shuttle era began in 1981. With 2009 revenues of $5.6 billion, Hamilton Sundstrand is headquartered in ...