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More flat notes for French music industry: sales down 17 pct (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Sales of music recordings to retail outlets registered an around 17 percent pre-tax fall in France in 2007, "a rotten year" for the industry, record producers said Wednesday.

Pick a job in hospitality industry (CNN.com) - If there's one rule of thumb that should apply to the work force, it's this: Pleasant jobs call for pleasant people. And as of late, one industry needs friendly folks more than ever.

Golf industry aces first shot of 2008 at 55th PGA Merchandise Show (PGA) - ORLANDO, Fla. --- PGA Professionals, golf retailers and industry executives from 89 countries and all 50 U.S. states came to Orlando, Fla., Jan. 17-19, for the 55th PGA Merchandise Show to launch the business of golf for 2008 -- packing 10 miles of Show aisles, more than 1,250 golf vendor booths and a full schedule of special events that will shape the industry for 2008 and beyond.

Lawmakers Entice Movie Industry To Bay State (WBZ Boston) - Massachusetts is having great success in luring producers here with lucrative tax credits as lawmakers try to entice the industry executives into making the Bay State Hollywood East.

Research and Markets: The Operating Revenue of China Software Industry Reached RMB378.499 Billion in the First Three ... (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80422) has announced the addition of "China Software Industry Report, 2007-2008" to their offering.

Report: California biotech industry grows, but uncertainty looms (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - California's biotechnology industry is growing steadily, but the looming possibility of increased government oversight could stifle new drug development, according to an industry-supported report set for release Thursday.

Tas timber industry wants review (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The timber industry in Tasmania is calling for a detailed social and economic study of the sector to put an end to some of the debate about forestry in the state.

Longtime tech industry leader hands over reins at MassTLC (BizJournals) - Prominent technology industry spokeswoman Joyce Plotkin is handing over the day-to-day reins of the Mass Technology Leadership Council Inc. to vice president Tom Hopcroft after two decades at the helm of the leading trade association for Massachusetts software and technology employers.

Comics, animation industry gets boost (People's Daily) - Local authorities are planning to spend up to 180 million yuan ($24.9 million) a year over the next four years to aid the development of the comics and animation industry, officials have said. "There is a promising market for the comics ...

Why the naysayers were wrong about the record industry (Independent) - Crash and Burn! – I don’t think so… 2007 was another year of relative torture for the record industry. Wehave few friends or champions, or at least few who are prepared to stand up and be counted.