Bangor Punta Corporation (traded on the

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under the symbol BNK) was an American conglomerate and ''Fortune'' 500 company in existence from 1964 to 1984. The corporation was a result of the merger of the Punta Alegre Sugar and Railroad Company, formerly of Cuba, and the

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of Maine. It owned a number of well-known companies in the general aviation,

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and pleasure craft industries, including Cal Boats, O'Day Corp., Ranger Yachts,

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, Forjas Taurus, and

Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American Firearms manufacturer, firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith (inventor), Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the ...

. Headquartered in

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, it was acquired by Lear Siegler, Inc. in 1984. It also owned or controlled companies in agribusiness, energy systems, fashion fabrics, public security, process engineering, professional services and transportation. The company's manufacturing unit was divested into a newly formed company, Envirotech, in 1969.

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