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Toy story: industry squeezed in holiday crunch (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The US toy industry is having little fun this holiday season.

Hawaii's tech industry wants to gather better data on itself (BizJournals) - Lisa Gibson thinks Hawaii can learn from Massachusetts when it comes to tracking the high-technology industry.

UTSA unveils degree program focused on construction industry (BizJournals) - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) recently received approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer a new bachelor's degree program designed to develop new leaders in the local construction industry.

AMD Hires Industry Veteran Mike Uhler as Vice President of Accelerated Computing (Finanzen.net) - AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced respected industry veteran Mike Uhler, former CTO of MIPS, has joined the company as its first vice president of Accelerated Computing. Uhler has extensive experience developing advanced chip architectures ...

U.S. Steel investment seen as future of once-smoggy industry (BizJournals) - It may have helped Pittsburgh earn its reputation as a smoky city, but Big Steel is working to clean up its act, industry insiders and observers contend.

Leisure industry fears Olympics legacy waste (Daily Telegraph) - UK leisure industry bosses have redoubled efforts to convince Gordon Brown to reverse an 18pc cut in the tourism budget by demand-ing a meeting with the Prime Minister amid concerns that the 2012 Olympics legacy could be squandered.

Inauguration to feature Kentucky's signature industry _ horses (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Gov.-elect Steve Beshear's inauguration festivities Tuesday will feature Kentucky's signature industry. Not Kentucky bourbon - though it might be flowing at parties scheduled around the Capitol later that night. Kentucky, known for its picturesque horse breeding farms, will have an inaugural parade for its 61st governor featuring some 25 equine units made up of about 150 horses. Certain VIPs - ...

Taboo no longer: State to start regulating body art industry (22 WSBT South Bend) - LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As once-taboo piercings and tattoos grow in popularity, Michigan wants to start regulating the body art industry.

State Government Wants to Regulate Body Art Industry (WILX 10 Lansing) - Taboo no longer: State to start regulating body art industry as popularity grows.

Toy story: industry squeezed in holiday crunch (TurkishPress.com) - The US toy industry is having little fun this holiday season. Millions of toys have been recalled for safety reasons in recent months, while the US economy has softened as the key Christmas season opens.