BNET Industries
- Private
- US
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Abrasives, Grinding Wheels, Pulpstones, Diamond & CBN Diamond Dressing Tools & Wheels, Coated Abrasives, Floor Maintenance Products, Sharpening Stones, Masonry & Concrete Saws & Blades, Tower Packings, Polyvinyl Tubing, Safety Products, Plastic Components, Diamond Drilling & Coring Bits for Gas & Oil Exploration, Sealants & Fluoropolymers, Industrial Ceramics, Refractories, Igniters & Kiln Furniture Mfr
CEO
John JeppsonNumber of Employees 4,000
Contact Information
PO Box 15008
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0008
(508) 795-5000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Offices of Other Holding Companies: 551112
Recent Events
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Anthem, Norton settle contract dispute
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Lynden Miller, Carolyn Kent: Ladies Who Perfected New York's Parks
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* Secretary Norton Announces Departure from Interior. After years of leading cooperative conservation efforts and energy development, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton announced last month her intentions to leave President George W. Bush's cabinet. In a letter to the President, Norton thanked him, "for inviting me...
Department adrift
Would the last one out of Department of Interior headquarters please turn off the lights? Friday's sudden resignation of Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is part of an exodus of sorts. In less than a year, we've also seen the departure of Deputy Secretary Steven Griles, Assistant Secretary for Land...
Secretary Norton applauds Senate for Confirmation of Dale Hall as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director.
M2 PRESSWIRE-10 October 2005-US FWS: Secretary Norton applauds Senate for Confirmation of Dale Hall as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service DirectorC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07102005 Interior Secretary Gale Norton today applauded the Senate's confirmation of H. Dale Hall to be director...
Norton anecdote questionable
For the record, I don't think I've ever heard the Interior Secretary tell this story (of Jessica Simpson complimenting Gale Norton on the job she'd done on the White House interior decorating). ("Gale Force," August.) I was with Norton in her office, however, the day after the White House event...
Once-thought extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker rediscovered in Arkansas; Federal government and partners form rapid response partnership to support recovery of bird.
M2 PRESSWIRE-29 April 2005-US FWS: Once-thought extinct Ivory-billed woodpecker rediscovered in Arkansas; Federal government and partners form rapid response partnership to support recovery of birdC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28042005 WASHINGTON - Responding to the dramatic rediscovery of the Ivory-billed woodpecker...
Rhode Island trust land case lives on in appeal
Adams, Jim Indian Country Today Lakota Times 03-09-2005 CHARLESTOWN, R.I. - Thirty-one acres for tribal housing may not seem like a national issue, but it has sparked a major prizefight between Interior Secretary Gale Norton and the state of Rhode Island, with...
Bush Officials Battle Criticism of National Park Policies
WASHINGTON, DC, ENS ? The Bush administration fought back last week against critics of its stewardship of the national park system, releasing a new report that shows record funding for the National Park Service. Interior Secretary Gale Norton said "never before have our parks received so much care," but her...
Point Sur Lighthouse Transferred to California Parks
POINT SUR, California ENS ? In a ceremony Friday at Point Sur National Historic Park, Interior Secretary Gale Norton signed documents to transfer Point Sur Lighthouse from the U.S. Coast Guard to the California state parks. The event marked the first transfer of its kind on the West Coast, and...
Klamath farmers and cappuccino cowboys: the rhetoric of the Endangered Species Act and why it (still) matters.(Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Administration)
Despite what some of our critics charge, there is no grandiose plot to roll back safeguards or attempt an across-the-board sunset of existing regulations.... The changes we are making at OMB [Office of Management and Budget] are not headline-gabbers: No far-reaching legislative initiatives,...
Anything industry wants: environmental policy under Bush II.(Natural Resources Policy Under the Bush Administration)
I. PREFACE I would like to begin with two caveats. First, this critique is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of the Bush Administration's entire environmental record. Rather, the purpose is to illustrate, through selected examples, how this administration abuses science, law, ...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John Jeppson | CEO |
| Jeff Greenberger | Partner |
| Dean Arvidson | Technical Marketing Director |
| K. Subramanian | Director, Technology |
| Barry D. Cole | Manager, Marketing Comm |
| Oswald Mondejar | Human Resources Manager |
| Minni Miller | Coordinator, Finance Relations |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Company | CEO | Current |
| Tidepool Press, LLC. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Clark University | Chairman | Former |
| Norton Company | Chairman | Former |
| American Antiquarian Society | Chairman | Former |
| Amherst College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Betco Inc. | Partner, Katz, Greenberger & Norton Llp | Current |
| Norton Company | Partner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Company | Technical Marketing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Company | Director, Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Company | Manager, Marketing Comm | Current |
Oswald "Oz" Mondejar is a Human Resources Professional and Management Consultant specializing in the development and execution of Recruitment, Orientation, and Retention Programs, Diversity Management, Disability Awareness and Reasonable Accommodation. He also assists organizations large and small with start-up and organization activities. Mr. Mondejar has almost twenty years of experience in Human Resources currently in Executive Recruitment at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is the recipient of a number of awards recognizing his expertise, including the Sheraton Corporation's President's Award, the Social Security Administration's Commissioner's Citation and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship's Teacher of the Year Award. In addition, Mr. Mondejar has owned and operated his own small business and has worked as a freelance Human Resources Consultant. His clients have included Fleet, Boston College, and Bull Electronics. Oz worked as the principal Human Resources Manager in a number of different industrial environments including manufacturing, medical and hospitality. As Regional Human Resources Manager at the Norton Company, an international manufacturer of building materials, tools and abrasives, he supported 600-1000 employees and managers in the areas of recruitment, compensation, incentive and recognition programs, personnel policy administration, employee relations, legal compliance, team-building, management development, succession planning, affirmative action/EEO and community outreach. He was Director of Human Resources at the Willows of Westborough & Beaumont, where he set up the Human Resources function, established procedures and staffed those facilities. He also served as Personnel Manager for the Sheraton Corporation. At the Sheraton Corporation, he served as Human Resources Director for both union and non-union properties, and was a member of start-up and opening teams for the Sheraton Inn Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, and the Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel in San Diego. His academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources from Lesley College. Mr. Mondejar is also very active in the community. He is a Board Member of the Latino Professional Network, Spaulding Rehabilitation's Board of Overseers, and serves on the Advisory Boards of Partners for Youth With Disabilities, AIDS Action Committee, Resource Partnership and the Massachusetts Business Leadership Network. Last but not least, Oz is Co-Chairperson of the Governor's Commission for Employment of People with Disabilities.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Company | Human Resources Manager | Current |
| Disability-Awareness.Com | Human Resources Professional and Management Consultant | Current |
| Massbln | Human Resources Professional and Management Consultant | Current |
| Latino Professional Network | Member | Current |
| Recruitment Ltd | Human Resources Professional and Management Consultant | Current |
| Mgh | Current | |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Current | |
| Latino Professional Network | Board Member | Current |
| Lesley University | Bachelor's Degree In Human Resources | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Company | Coordinator, Finance Relations | Current |
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