They aren't simply asked to sell operations but to cut all ties.
The company has sold or closed virtually all its operations.
The business later began operating trucks until selling its remaining operations in 1976.
It sold its operations in those countries last year.
Although Gould was once a major military contractor, it has been selling such operations in recent years.
In addition, the company has sold several smaller operations.
The company also formed an employee stock ownership plan and it plans to sell several small operations.
It has announced plans to sell operations that accounted for more than a third of its revenues last year.
The company continued to home in on its profitable new core business, selling unrelated operations.
The company is planning to sell its specialty papers operations, which generate more than $1 billion in sales.