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Gilbert & Bennett

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Gilbert & Bennett
Company typePrivate company
IndustryIndustrial manufacturing
Founded1818; 206 years ago (1818) in Redding, Connecticut, U.S.
FounderBenjamin Gilbert
Sturges Bennett
Defunct2001 (2001)
Number of locations
1
OwnerTown of Redding (development site)

Gilbert & Bennett (officially Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company) was an American wire mill and wire manufacturing company.

History

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The company was founded in 1834 by Benjamin Gilbert and Sturges Bennett in the Georgetown section of Redding, Connecticut.[1] In 1998, G&B filed for bankruptcy after its once prosperous industrial manufacturing fell victim to the growing deindustrialization and it ultimately ceased operation in 2001.[2]

In 2002, the Town of Redding found a partner to revitalize the former site, in the Georgetown Land Development Company (GLDC); however, this company went bankrupt as well and several tax liens made the town reclaim the 55-acre site.[3][4] As of 2023 many environmental surveys are required to make the site usable for residential or mixed-use projects which are currently performed by the town.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "History of Gilbert & Bennett in Georgetown, Connecticut". historyofredding.net. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ^ "A "New Town" TOD in Connecticut: The Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill Redevelopment Project – NJTOD.org". 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  3. ^ "Redding v. Georgetown Land Development Co., LLC". Justia Law. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. ^ Writer, MATT COYNE Villager Staff (2011-09-29). "Stalled Georgetown development finds buyer". The Hour. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  5. ^ "Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill". Town of Redding, Connecticut Official Website. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  6. ^ Ballantyne, Trevor (2022-04-25). "Redding affordable housing plan finds renewed focus in former mill property development". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  7. ^ Editor, Heather Borden Herve, GMW (2021-06-25). "Lamont Gives Grant to Study Feasibility of Redeveloping Former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill". Good Morning Wilton. Retrieved 2023-06-09. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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