About Us
"Dedicated to the entrepreneurial spirit of James E. Stewart (1922-2006)"
( Lone Star Industries - Stewart Holding Company - Bangor Punta Corporation )
This section is about the defunct corporation, Bangor Punta - a diversified conglomerate that owned Piper Aviation, Smith & Wesson, Cal Yachts, Jensen Marine, Lahrs Marine Group and many others.
The images and other materials available on this site are presented for historical research and educational purposes only. The Bangor Punta site is not endorsed by any of the respective copyright owners. The creators and maintainers of this web site take no responsibility for the information provided herein. All products and brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All characters and all related slogans and indicia are trademarks of the respective copyright owners. The use of such material falls under Fair use provisions.
All materials on this site pertain to the Bangor Punta Era (1964-1984). Some of the companies still exist today and links to their current websites are provided under External Resources.
Bangor Punta existed during a rapidly changing time period and much of their marketing materials are a reflection of the time period for which they were originally released. Students can make note of the ad copy used during this period and compare it to the modern advertising copy. How is it similar? How does it differ, and in what respects?
The idea for this website section was to present an historical homage to a hard-charging large corporation typical of the post WWII period.
Take a stroll down memory lane - and enjoy the ride.
Paul Gjenvick
The author of this website interned at Lone Star Industries in the late 1970's and became involved in the Earnings in Equity computations for a Personal Holding Company of James E. Stewart, then the CEO of Lone Star Industries and a director at Bangor Punta Corporation.
Gjenvick has over 25 years of public and private experience in the fields of web design, database application development, financial analysis, accounting and auditing. His experience includes positions with Georgia-Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Cingular Wireless, Verizon Business and EBSCO Industries. Positions held include: database applications developer, financial analyst, webmaster, and SEO specialist.
Gjenvick was educated at Minnesota State University, Mankato, earning a bachelor’s degree in Accounting with honors, along with receiving certificates in Web Page Design and Web Page Programming from Georgia Institute of Technology. He additionally holds a Web Page Design Certificate from Kennesaw State University along with certification in Search Engine Marketing Strategies from the Academy of Web Specialists. Gjenvick is also a member of The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (http://www.gawds.org/).
