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Romney States Case to Auto Industry (Washington Post) - DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is tying his fate in the presidential primary in Michigan to the survival of the American auto industry, casting himself as the champion of its workers while blaming his rival Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for Washington's indifference to its plight.

Alberta forest industry in crisis, spokesman says (CBC Edmonton) - Alberta's forest industry is in crisis and the provincial government will have to help producers weather the storm, says the new executive director of the Alberta Forest Products Association.

Qld mining industry facing crisis from floods (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The Queensland Resources Council says it could be weeks before the mining industry returns to normal production after the widespread flooding through the central highlands.

Mentor Graphics Unveils Next Generation of TestBench Xpress - Industry's Commercially Proven Virtual Emulation Solution (Finanzen.net) - Mentor Graphics Corp. (Nasdaq:MENT), the leader in the high-performance system verification solutions, today announced the third generation of TestBench Xpress™ (TBX), the industry’s only commercially proven RTL-accurate virtual emulation ...

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Papua New Guinea's (PNG) K 50 million [USD 17 million] potato industry is expected to bounce back this year [2008] after it was hit by the potato late blight disease (PLB). The PNG government body Fresh Produce Development Agency [FPDA] is forecasting a full recovery of the industry this year after the disease wiped out most of the crop's seed base in PNG's Highlands region since its discovery ...

IFA: Failure to identify pig meat imports misleads consumers and damages industry (Irish Examiner) - A FAILURE to properly identify pig meat imports is misleading consumers and damaging a national industry that is worth €400 million to the economy and directly employs 7,000 people, the Irish Farmers’ Association claimed yesterday.

Gov says energy industry a boost (Jackson Hole News) - CASPER — Wyoming might not feel a recession quite as deeply as other parts of the country because of its energy industry, Gov. Dave Freudenthal said last week.

Woman who pioneered decorative flag industry dies (WRIC 8 News Richmond) - Associated Press - January 21, 2008 5:15 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The woman who designed the famous "It's a Boy" flag and helped spur the development of the decorative flag industry has...

Woman who pioneered decorative flag industry dies (WAVY 10) - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The woman who designed the famous "It's a Boy" flag and helped spur the development of the decorative flag industry has died. Known as the "flag lady," Mildred Callahan Jones died last week at her Richmond home after long illness. She was 64.

Snowfall, high temps put strain on ski industry (Daily Vidette) - (U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH - As Bob Duppstadt drove down the Pennsylvania Turnpike Monday evening, he noticed a major problem plaguing the local ski industry. Driving from Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pa., Duppstadt, who is the resort's marketing manager, began his trip toward Pittsburgh in a "nightmare" of snowfall.