DANVILLE, Va. Manufacturers gave up on this small town in Southside Virginia years ago. Textiles disappeared. Tobacco wilted. But scrappy little Danville refused to give up on itself. Last week, its determination paid off when Ikea celebrated the opening here of its first furniture factory in the... -
Ikea Helps a Town Put It Together
DANVILLE, Va. Manufacturers gave up on this small town in Southside Virginia years ago. Textiles disappeared. Tobacco wilted. But scrappy little Danville refused to give up on itself. Last week, its determination paid off when Ikea celebrated the opening here of its first furniture factory in the...-
By Ylan Q. Mui