BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.8M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Established by Vince Fonti, Sr. in 1969 with a $5,000 investment to purchase Appliancemart in Madison, Boston Inc. has grown to become one of Wisconsina s largest independent furniture, appliances, and electronics retailers with a centralized distribution center in Stevens Point and stores in Appleton, DePere, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Rhinelander, Stevens Point and Wausau.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bill FontiNumber of Employees 150
Contact Information
1015 Commonn Circle
Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54467
(715) 344-7700
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NAICS Code Furniture Stores: 442110
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Update: Mastermind of TJX, Heartland breaches to plead guilty
BNET
- 2009-08-28
Computerworld - Albert Gonzalez, the man accused of masterminding the massive data thefts at TJX Companies Inc., Heartland Payment Systems and several other retailers has agreed to plead guilty to charges in a 19-count indictment that includes conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Under an agreement with prosecutors...
Accused TJX Hacker Agrees to Plea
BNET
- 2009-08-28
Accused TJX hacker, Albert Gonzalez, has accepted a plea agreement with prosecutors in Boston that will put an end to cases that authorities have described as one of the largest credit card and identity theft cases ever prosecuted in the country. Gonzalez, 28, has agreed to plead guilty to all...
Verizon Wireless Completes First Successful LTE 4G Data Calls
BNET
- 2009-08-17
Verizon Wireless completed its first successful LTE 4G data calls. The LTE technology, which will compete against Sprint- and Clearwire-backed WiMax, is also supported by LG, Samsung, Nokia, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent, among others.Verizon Wireless is a step closer to its promise of offering nationwide Long Term Evolution LTE 4G coverage...
Verizon: LTE 4G Handset Tests A Success
BNET
- 2009-08-15
The trials were made over Verizon's 700 MHz spectrum in the two urban areas and are a prelude to a more complete rollout in those cities later this year, and in advance of Verizon's commercial deployment of LTE 4G service in up to 30 markets in 2010. function showDescimg{ifelementelement.innerHTML =...
Can you hear my LTE call now? Verizon begins 4G rollout
BNET
- 2009-08-14
Verizon Wireless said it completed its first successful LTE data call in Boston using the 3GPP Release 8 standard for the technology, following a similar successful test in Seattle. While Verizon previously disclosed its intentions to test the 4G standard in the two cities, the carrier had not provided details...
Procrit kickback case goes back to court
BNET
- 2009-08-14
The Procrit kickback case is back. A U.S. federal appeals court has reinstated a whistleblower suit against Johnson & Johnson's drug subsidiary that accused the company of defrauding Medicare. According to the suit, J&J offered kickbacks to doctors and healthcare providers who used the anemia drug. You'll recall that early...
Delta, US Airways announce massive DCA/LGA slot swap deal
BNET
- 2009-08-13
Delta Air Lines and US Airways yesterday announced a massive slot swapping deal that, if approved by regulators, will greatly enhance US's presence at Washington National and enable DL to "create a domestic hub" at New York LaGuardia. Under terms of the agreement, US will obtain 42 slot pairs at...
iSoft pays $18m for BridgeForward
BNET
- 2009-08-13
Karen Dearne | August 12, 2009ASX-LISTED health IT supplier iSoft has driven a stake into the US market with an $18 million purchase of hospital data integration specialist BridgeForward.iSoft executive chairman Gary Cohen said BridgeForward's new integration engine, Viaduct, was a good fit with iSoft's next-generation Lorenzo platform."This acquisition means...
Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today [Zune Hd]
BNET
- 2009-08-13
Copy this whole post to another site After months of leaks, rumors, and heavy anticipation, Microsoft is officially unveiling the last pieces of the Zune HD puzzle...which were already leaked. Release date is September 15th, but the 16/32GB Zune HD can be pre-ordered today. So, just like we knew already,...
Kerri Martin to Head Marketing at Electric-Car Maker Coda
BNET
- 2009-08-12
DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- Kerri Martin, once a high-profile marketer who did stints at BMW Mini and Volkswagen, will join electric-car maker Coda Automotive next week as its first chief marketing officer. Industry observers will be watching Ms. Martin, 39, to see whether she can make marketing lightning strike again. She...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Fonti | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Joey Castro | President |
| Newell Flather | Vice President |
| Vinnie Fonti | Vice President of Merchandising |
| Jon Gadbois | Director of Advertising |
| Shannon K Semmerling | Director of Marketing & Communications |
| Janet L Boudreau | Systems Project Manager |
| Ken Pieczynski | Account Manager for the Builders Division |
| Adrienne Lavidor-Berman | |
| Marshall D. Simmonds |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Boston Inc. | COO | Former |
He is a licensed Civil Engineer, an experienced shoe manufacturer and a multilevel marketing specialist. He is also the President of Boston Co. His track record spells of two decades of dedicated undertaking in the leather and shoe component industry. He is also credited for having established the first ever mechanized leather sole factory in the country. Joey as he is fondly called believes in personalized service as he engages everybody in the JC Spice family in the daily course of business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | President | Current |
| JC Spicecorp Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grants Management Associates | President | Current |
| Boston Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Rebecca Pomroy Foundation, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Parker Foundation, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Parker Foundation, Inc | Member | Current |
| Rebecca Pomroy Foundation, Inc. | Trustee | Current |
| Grants Management Associates | Owner | Former |
| Women & Philanthropy | Board of Directors | Former |
| Beldon Fund | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard College | Former | |
| Women & Philanthropy | Trustee | Former |
| Beldon Fund | Trustee | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | Vice President of Merchandising | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | Director of Advertising | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | Director of Marketing & Communications | Current |
Janet L. Boudreau, a Senior Consultant for E. Wallace Coyle Associates, is Systems Project Manager for The Boston Company in Medford, Massachusetts. She manages large development projects for the Custody Management System from inception through installation. This project management role requires the coordination of work in four separate locations and by many different groups. In addition she directly manages a group of analysts who write functional specifications and perform the testing for the development projects . Ms Boudreauave included: the City of Boston Health and Hospitals, the Institute of Internal Auditors, Faulkner Hospital, Long Island Hospital, and the Department of Social Services and the Disabled Persons Protection Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Janet is a member of the American Management Association, the Society for Technical Communication, the Securities Operations Association of New England, and is a Certified Trainer for the Bureau of Human Resource Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | Systems Project Manager | Current |
| E. Wallace Coyle Associates | Senior Consultant | Current |
| American Management Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Management Association | Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Inc. | Account Manager for the Builders Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wego Health, Inc. | Online Community Manager | Current |
| Boston Inc. | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| About, Inc. | Chief Search Strategist | Current |
| Webmasterworld Pubcon | Vice President of Enterprise Search Marketing | Current |
| Boston Inc. | Current | |
| The New York Times Company | Chief | Former |
| About, Inc. | Director of Search | Former |
| The Times Inc. | Former |
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