Swedwood officially opens plant in Ringgold
Sarah Arkin / Danville Register & Bee
Governor Tim Kaine and Bruno Winborg, Chairman of the Board of Swedwood International, ceremoniously saw a log in half at the Swedwood factor opening in Danville, Virginia.
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By Sarah Arkin
Media General News Service
Published: May 21, 2008
A year and a half after it was announced, the Swedwood manufacturing plant officially opened its doors in Ringgold today.
Instead of a ribbon cutting, though, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine along with Swedwood officials in Swedish tradition, ceremoniously sawed a log in half, marking the inauguration of the plant.
“Sometimes people hear about globalism and think ‘what are we going to lose next?’,” said Kaine. “Globalism is also about winning, and so many of the announcements we’ve done here in Danville are foreign companies wanting to come to the United States…there isn’t a reason we have to be afraid of globalism.”
Swedwood is the manufacturing division of the popular IKEA home furnishing chain. Hugely popular in Europe, IKEA has been making inroads in North America over the past few years. There are presently 35 IKEA retail stores in the U.S., the closest one to Southside Virginia being in Woodbridge. But a Charlotte, N.C. store is expected to open in the spring of next year.
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