By Richard Craver
\nJOURNAL REPORTER<\/p>\n
Danville, Va., has beaten out North Carolina for the second time in 16 months in the recruitment of a major furniture plant by a European manufacturer.<\/p>\n
Com.40 Ltd., a maker of mattresses and upholstery based in Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland, said yesterday that it will open a $36.3 million plant in Danville. The plant will be about an 80-minute commute from Forsyth County.
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\nThe manufacturer said it would create 813 jobs in an area that had a 6.2 percent unemployment rate in December. Com.40 has about 1,750 employees in Poland.<\/p>\n
In October 2013, Danville beat out Lexington in Davidson County to land the first U.S. manufacturing plant of Swedwood, a subsidiary of the Swedish corporation Ikea, and about 740 jobs.<\/p>\n
Com.40 also has a connection to Ikea. Its Danville plant will produce mattresses and upholstery to Ikea’s stores in North America.<\/p>\n
The Virginia governor’s office said that Danville also beat out sites in Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas for the project.<\/p>\n
Com.40 will receive $1.5 million from the governor’s Opportunity Fund. The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $900,000 in tobacco region opportunity funds. The company also is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone program.<\/p>\n
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