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Article: Johnson Controls Awards $125 Million Supply Contract As Minority Entrepreneur Expands Into Tennessee
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- June 24, 1998
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Leading supplier of automotive interior systems sources seating components to new venture
PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit entrepreneur Oliver Isaac has expanded his manufacturing business into Tennessee -- with a $125 million automotive parts contract in hand -- thanks to Johnson Controls' (NYSE: JCI) innovative program to recruit and develop minority-owned suppliers.
Isaac, president of American Basic Industries of Detroit, worked closely with officials at Johnson Controls -- one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive interior systems -- to solve some business challenges. Isaac was seeking to expand his manufacturing ...