BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B
- Private
- US
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Hitting the ball out of the park. Founded in 1902 and headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Russell Corporation is a producer of sportswear. It manufactures everything from T-shirts and sweatshirts to socks and career wear. Its brands include JERZEES and Cross Creek, and it has produced goods for Minor and Little League Baseball and the Olympics. The company had 2005 revenue of about $1.4 billion and employs about 15,500 people. In May 2006, it was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway.
Number of Employees 15,500
Contact Information
3330 Cumberland Blvd Ste 800
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(678) 742-8000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Broadwoven Fabric Mills: 313210
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Extreme makeover
- 2005-11-01
If this company were a reality show, it might be called Extreme Makeover: The Business Edition. John Ward, chairman and CEO of $1.2 billion Russell Corp., played the role of host and architect to the company's rebirth as a major player in the athletic wear and sporting goods industry He...
Extreme makeover
- 2005-10-01
If this company were a reality show, it might be called Extreme Makeover. The Business Edition. John Ward, chairman and CEO of $1.2 billion Russell Corp., played the role of host and architect to the company's rebirth as a major player in the athletic wear and sporting goods industry. He...
Big Score, The
- 2005-08-01
If this company were a reality show, it might be called Extreme Makeover: The Business Edition. John Ward, chairman and CEO of $1.2 billion Russell Corp., played the role of host and architect to the company's rebirth as a major player in the athletic wear and sporting goods industry. He...
JACK WARD; WHAT RUSSELL CORP.'S CEO LOOKS FOR IS SIMPLE: NEW PLATFORMS FOR ACCELERATING GROWTH.(Interview)
- 2005-02-14
Byline: Brenda Lloyd One of Jack Ward's many ambitious goals when he joined Russell Corp. as chief executive officer nearly seven years ago was to transform what was then a sports apparel company -- mostly sweats, T-shirts and team uniforms -- into an authentic...
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