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Brookfield officials approve tax abatement for Branson Ultrasonics

Branson Ultrasonics has made an application under Brookfield's Business Incentive Tax Ordinance for a deferral of assessment increases from any improvements to 101 Park Ridge Road.   The company plans to relocate its Danbury headquarters plant into a 13 acre parcel of Berkshire Corporate Park located in Brookfield.  The Board of Selectmen adopted the Tax Abatement Agreement with Branson Ultrasonics earlier this month.  First Selectman Steve Dunn says the company will be a great corporate citizen for the town.  He notes that if Branson was fully taxed, it would generate $1.2 million a year in taxes, a significant portion of the town's typical $20 million budget.  The Connecticut Innovations business assistance fund previously approved $1.4 million in sales tax exemptions for purchases supporting the move.  The company, owned by Emerson Electric, makes precision custom welding machines.  They plan to employ 220 people at its new headquarters.

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