Manufacturing company Morgan Olson announced this week that some employees at the Danville location will be part of layoffs at all three locations. Morgan Olson’s Director of Marketing Kenneth Klein confirmed the layoffs in a statement.

Customers have recently communicated to Morgan Olson that new vehicle purchase orders will be delayed due to the current economic conditions and forecasts. As a result, Morgan Olson will reduce their workforce at all three Morgan Olson locations in Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia. Ongoing production will continue at all locations as the company works towards expanding its customer base and preparing for market recovery.

The company announced in 2019 that they were establishing a walk-in step van assembly plant at the former IKEA plant in Ringgold. The facility was supposed to created 703 job.

In October 2022, Morgan Olson announced they had received a The Port of Virginia’s Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Fund for the 500-plus new full-time jobs the company had created at the Ringgold plant.