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Industry Embraces, Caters to Biker Chicks (NPR) - Women are the fastest-growing segment of the motorcycle business. The Motorcycle Industry Council estimates that one in 10 motorcycle owners is a woman, and no company is wooing them more than Harley-Davidson, with customized bikes, workshops and riding gear.

Glory Foods hires industry vet as president (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Glory Foods Inc. has selected a food industry veteran to lead the company.

Nineteen Electronics Companies Form Silicon-On-Insulator Industry Consortium (TestandMeasurement.com) - A group of companies throughout the electronics industry announced the launching of the SOI Industry Consortium, aimed at accelerating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) innovation into broad markets by promoting the benefits of SOI technology and reducing the barriers to adoption

Industry welcomes Sebi's proposal on investment advisors (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News) - Regulation of investment advisors - a proposal that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had come up with on Wednesday has been welcomed by the industry. Highlighting the advantages of this proposal, A P Kurien, chairman, Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) said, It will bring in better practices in the investment advisory domain. Ranjit S Mudholkar, chief executive officer, ...

Value of local seed crop industry rises to record $98M (Honolulu Advertiser) - The estimated value of Hawai'i's seed industry rose 26 percent to a record $97.6 million for the 2006/07 season from the previous season, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Castleman leaving St. John Properties for return to tourism industry (BizJournals) - Dennis Castleman, formerly the state's top tourism official who joined St. John Properties Inc. last year as its marketing director, is leaving to take a post with the Travel Industry Association of America.

Blackwater ends affiliation with industry group examining company’s performance (IndeOnline.com) - WASHINGTON (AP)— Blackwater USA has ended an inquiry into the private security contractor’s performance by withdrawing from an industry group that initiated the review after the company’s guards were accused of killing 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last month.

This Week's Grain Industry News Summary: October Crop Report, AGP Hostile Bid, EPA Fines MFA, Elburn Cooperative Expands (Grainnet.com) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Oct. 12 issued its October Crop Production Forecast featuring lower numbers on corn and soybeans than private industry analysts had expected.

Another housing boom 'not likely' in the near future, according to industry analyst (Daily Telegraph) - DESPITE recent predictions by some real estate industry commentators, Australia is unlikely to experience a housing boom over the next year, according to property expert Michael Matusik.

Review Says New Brunswick Fishing Industry Faces Labor Shortage (WCSH 6 Portland) - FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (AP) -- The Canadian Press reports that a government-commissioned review of the New Brunswick fishery warns of a developing labor shortage as more young people view fishing as a dying industry.