1.   Arden, based in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, distributes industrial fasteners and provides inventory management services.

2.   Key said Textron plans more acquisitions in industrial fasteners, products that can be developed and brought to market faster than aircraft and other complex equipment.

3.   Then she went to lunch with her boss to meet her new client, a designer of industrial fasteners.

4.   It is also looking to expand its industrial fasteners manufacturing unit in anticipation of the construction picking up in the near future.