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Real estate slowdown will pinch industry deluged with agents (The Palm Beach Post) - Amid all the talk of a bubble in home prices, another bubble has been inflating — this one in the number of people flocking to work in the real estate industry.

Toyota exec: Industry should lead (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - Toyota Motor Corp.'s top U.S. executive praised President Bush's emphasis on alternative fuels in his recent State of the Union address, but said the auto industry must devise solutions to the country's dependence on oil.

The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News) - JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.

Industry 'miracle worker' to revitalise public sector (The Scotsman: Scotland News) - SCOTTISH Executive ministers think they have found the answer to the problem of public sector waste: a profoundly deaf 60-year-old whose teaching methods have already saved industry millions of pounds and hundreds of jobs.

Retail Industry Leaders Association Files Suit Against Maryland 'Wal-Mart Bill' (Medical News Today) - The Retail Industry Leaders Association filed a federal suit in Baltimore on Tuesday arguing that Maryland's Fair Share Health Act is illegal under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Baltimore Sun reports. ERISA in part is meant to ensure that large employers are subject to uniform national standards for their benefits plans, according to the Sun (Green/Rosen, Baltimore Sun, 2/8)...

Hospitality industry opposes 'hamburger tax' (Benton Courier) - Phillip Brown, the spokesman for members of Benton's hospitality industry, said his group intends to again oppose the city's efforts to enact a so-called "hamburger tax" by campaigning to have the issue placed on the ballot.

DealerTrack Launches Industry's First Web-Based Aftermarket Network (SYS-CON Media) - DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. today announced the creation of the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network. An industry first, the Aftermarket Network will provide real-time aftermarket contract rating and quote generation from participating providers of aftermarket products, including Life of the South, LoJack, Old Republic Insured Automotive Services Inc., Ultimate Warranty, Warrantech and others.

Warrantech Automotive Teams with DealerTrack; Company Joins Industry's First Web-Based Aftermarket Network (The Auto Channel) - BEDFORD, Texas--Feb. 1, 20061, 2006--Warrantech Corporation (OTC:WTEC), a leading independent provider of service contracts and after-market warranties, has become a member of the DealerTrack Aftermarket Network(TM) -- the first Web-based contract rating and quote generation portal in the automotive aftermarket industry.

Suppliers Honored as Industry's Category Captains (Convenience Store News) - NEW YORK -- Familiar faces dominated Convenience Store News ' 2006 Category Captains awards, which honor the leading suppliers to the convenience industry based on a survey of retailers nationwide.

Health Industry Insights(TM) Survey Reveals Consumers Are Unaware Of US Government's Electronic Health Records (Medical News Today) - Report Calls For Increased Communication on Digital Health Care Initiatives. A recent survey of 1095 consumers,conducted by IDC's Health Industry Insights, reveals a significant numberof respondents (70%) are unaware of the U.S. government's initiative tomake Electronic Health Records (EHRs) available to citizens by 2014... click link for more info.