Furniture to tech: Lithuania's economy a bright spot amid Trump's tariffs

KLAIPĖDA, Lithuania — The Trump administration's tariffs increased prices for consumers and companies in Chicago and around the world, but Jurgita Radzevičė's business has a cushion, thanks to some lucky timing. SBA Home, a Lithuanian furniture maker that supplies items for Ikea, opened a highly automated 500,000-square-foot factory last fall in Mocksville, North Carolina, outside Winston-Salem. Radzevičė, the 45-year-old CEO of SBA Home, says even though the project was years in the making,…