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Local Film Industry Keeps Busy Schedule (KOAT TheNewMexicoChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - New Mexico's burdgeoning film industry has a very active fall season.

Auto Industry Pressing for Changes (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The auto industry and its allies in Congress are lobbying congressional leaders and the Bush administration to back fuel efficiency increases that would maintain separate standards for passenger cars and trucks.

'Halo 3' Leads Way to Super September for Gaming Industry (E-Commerce Times) - September was a very good month for the console game industry, which recorded $1.36 billion in total sales in the U.S. for both video game hardware and software, according to the NPD Group. The big winner for the month was Microsoft's Xbox 360 exclusive, "Halo 3," which sold 3.3 million units. The title perhaps also helped Microsoft move an additional 527,800 consoles, making it the No. 1 ...

Space symposium features top industry representatives (BizJournals) - Some of the space industry's top movers and shakers will speak at the third annual International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight Oct. 24-25 in Las Cruces.

Any slowdown in the IT industry can have a cascading effect: Lakshmi Narayanan (The Hindu) - To maintain its leadership position, India’s IT industry needs to innovate and evolve new business models.

Airlines Losing Image War With Climate Change Activists, Say Industry Strategists (Canadian Business) - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The airline industry should improve its reputation on carbon dioxide emissions by publicly highlighting the steps it is taking to limit pollution, a leading strategist said Friday.

Tough week for biomedical industry (Minnesota Public Radio) - It has been a wild week in Minnesota's medical technology industry. Monday Medtronic stopped selling a device potentially linked to at least five deaths. Wednesday Boston Scientific, a major employer in Minnesota, announced it will cut 2,300 jobs. And Friday Boston Scientific announced a $272 million loss for the most recent quarter.

Recording industry wants Allegheny College to ID downloaders (Centre Daily Times) - The Recording Industry Association of America wants Allegheny College to identify two people the group says have been illegally downloading music over the Internet.

Auto industry pressing for changes in Senate fuel economy plan (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids) - WASHINGTON -- The auto industry and its allies in Congress are lobbying congressional leaders and the Bush administration to back fuel efficiency increases that would maintain separate...

Obama offers plan to aid smaller farms, expand renewable fuels industry (AG Weekly) - FAIRFAX, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, seeking votes in Iowa, on Tuesday offered a plan to aid smaller farms, expand the renewable fuels industry and establish incentives for organic production.