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The Wall Street Journal reports Ikea will close its only factory in the United States.
The closure of the Danville, Virginia, plant will mean 300 job cuts.
The plant is scheduled to close in December. It produces wooden shelves and storage units sold in the company's U.S. and Canadian stores.
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A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.