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Gemfire chief pushes for bailout deal to keep Scottish plant open

RICHARD Tompane, chief executive of troubled optoelectronics firm Gemfire, has said he is "determined" to keep the US company's plant open - in spite of recent mass lay-offs - and keen to strike a proposed bailout deal with the Scottish Government.

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MARK SMITH, Deputy Business Editor

RICHARD Tompane, chief executive of troubled optoelectronics firm Gemfire, has said he is "determined" to keep the US company's plant open - in spite of recent mass lay-offs - and keen to strike a proposed bailout deal with the Scottish Government.