Danville plant shuts down, begins asset liquidation<\/a><\/p>\nThat’s another 70 jobs gone. <\/p>\n
EDITOR’S NOTE: I can’t believe I misspelled “Happy”. Oopsie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The former US Gypsum plant in Danville has closed. <\/p>\n
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