Arthur A. Collins

Arthur A. Collins

Arthur A. Collins (1909-1987) was an American entrepreneur, who founded Collins Radio Co., which is now a part of Rockwell Collins, Inc..

Art Collins' father owned several thousand acres of farmland. After graduating from Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) , Collins attended college and later started a very successful radio business. Collins began to take his business into more research and development while his father managed the financial end of his son's business until his death.

After his father died, Collins began to take the company into less profitable ventures, resulting in near-bankruptcy. Collins looked for buyers, and finally found the Rockwell family, who stepped in to save the company. The Rockwells first purchased stock in the company and then finally pressured the stockholders to exclude Collins out of the management end of the business. While still part of the Rockwell-Collins company, Collins started a new, more experimental, and smaller-scale business in Dallas, Texas, called Arthur Collins.

External links

* [http://www.wa3key.com/aacbio.html Arthur A. Collins - Biography]
* [http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/FAMOUSIOWANS/602260334] Famous Iowans - Des Moines Register
* [http://www.rockwellcollinsmuseum.org Collins Radio Company history]


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