▁being ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed , ▁coming ▁on ▁full - time ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Far mer ' s ▁father ▁transferred ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁Richard . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Ac me ▁Un iform ▁& ▁Tow el ▁Supp ly ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁uniform ▁r ental ▁growth ▁segment . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Ac me ▁annual ▁reven ues ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Far mer ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁Sat ellite ▁Cor p ., ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁central ized ▁distribution ▁system ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁smaller ▁uniform ▁plants ▁in ▁major ▁U . S . ▁cities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Sat ellite ▁acquired ▁Ac me ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁C int as . ▁The ▁company ▁became ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁on ▁the ▁NAS DA Q ▁stock ▁exchange ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁turned ▁Mason , ▁Ohio - based ▁C int as ▁from ▁a ▁negative ▁net ▁worth ▁of ▁$ 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁into ▁a ▁Fort une ▁ 5 0 0 ▁company ▁with ▁annual ▁sales ▁of ▁$ 3 . 8 ▁billion . ▁Today ▁C int as ▁works ▁with ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁other ▁clients . ▁▁ ▁C int as ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁leading ▁corpor ate ▁uniform