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B. Braun halts plan for new headquarters: CEO says company will expand manufacturing in Valley but costly excise tax suspends idea to make Upper Saucon its home.

By: Brian Pedersen
November 24, 2014 8:00 am

An employee in the manufacturing plant at B. Braun Medical Inc.'s facility on Marcon Boulevard in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. - (Photo / Brian Pedersen/file photo)

A federally imposed medical device excise tax has stopped plans for new corporate headquarters for one of the biggest manufacturers in the Greater Lehigh Valley – and is costing the company $13 million a year.

A federally imposed medical device excise tax has stopped plans for new corporate headquarters for one of the biggest manufacturers in the Greater Lehigh Valley – and is costing the company $13 million a year.

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Reporter Brian Pedersen covers construction, development, warehousing and real estate and keeps you up to date on the changing landscape of our community. He can be reached at [email protected] or 610-807-9619, ext. 4108.

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