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| | Marconi adding 1,000 jobs |
 | | Marconi Communications, the global telecommunications and network equipment company, plans to add 1,000 jobs at its headquarters in Marshall, the former home of Fore Systems. |
 | | Company officials, joined by Gov. Ridge, are scheduled to announce the expansion this morning, nearly a year to the day since Marconi PLC, the British parent of Marconi Communications, bought Fore for $4.5 billion. |
 | | Marconi has received about $5.6 million in state assistance to expand its local operations, including job-creation tax credits, loans for building construction and land acquisition, and grants for job training. |
| www.post-gazette.com /businessnews/20000426marconi3.asp (274 words) |
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