Keywords won't import when importing Projects

Hopefully someone can help me with this mystery. I use Aperture on two machines. My iMac is my master, and my MacBook is my field computer. I recently added keywords to about 10,000 photos while sitting in a hotel room for a few days. When I got home, I exported all the affected projects from my MacBook and then subsequently imported them into my iMac. However, none of the keywords showed up! In an effort to troubleshoot, I again exported a single project from my MacBook, then imported that project into the same computer. But, again, the keywords didn't show up in the imported photos. In further troubleshooting, I tried exporting/importing a single photo (versus a project), and the keywords showed up just fine. So it appears this issue is only with importing/exporting projects, not individual photos...
In further troubleshooting, I viewed the file called 'Version-1.apversion' in the Aperture Library both prior to and after export as well as after import. As expected, the keyword info appeared in the pre- and post- export versions of the file, but it didn't appear in the post-import version:
<key>keywords</key>
<array>
<string>Alyssa Family People</string>
<string>Alyssa's Friends Friends People</string>
</array>
I can post the entire contents of the file if that helps you diagnose my problem, but the files are essentially the same (other than the date and ID info). Anyone have the key to this riddle?? I'd really rather not export/import all the photos individually!

Upon further troubleshooting, this problem only appears to affect my keywords. All other IPTC/EXIF data imports properly (for instance: headline, byline, event name, city, country, etc.).
I analyzed the package files associated with the images immediately prior to and after project export, and for the most part they are identical, which seems to indicate the project export functionality is working properly. However, it for some reason drops off the associated keywords during project import (file|import|project), so it appears my problem is at this step?? Thanks!!

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