Article: Rolling Meadows to gain what Mt. Prospect loses with 3Com.(News)

Byline: Graham Buck Daily Herald Staff Writer

Fresh off a failed bid to land Boeing Co., Rolling Meadows can find some consolation when tech giant 3Com announces today its plan to consolidate all of its Midwestern operations into its Rolling Meadows campus.

The consolidation, which includes 3Com's operation in Mount Prospect, reaffirms the company's commitment to Rolling Meadows barely months after hundreds working in the city's plant lost their jobs as part of a global layoff, city officials said.

The move also brings 3Com closer to fulfilling the staffing and other commitments it made in 1996 when it received millions of dollars in state and ...

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