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SHREVEPORT, LA. — Toledo, Ohio-based Libbey Inc., a glass tableware manufacturer, has plans to invest $20 million in the firm’s manufacturing site in Shreveport. The investment is expected to generate 70 new direct jobs and 70 indirect jobs, according to Louisiana Economic Development. The investment is expected to focus on glassmaking research and development. Libbey will also retail 511 existing jobs in Shreveport.