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Homebuilding Industry Gets a High-Tech Push (Washington Post) - ORLANDO -- The homebuilding industry has made great strides overall toward so-called smart homes, but progress is measured in many small steps.

Tribes making inroads in sports industry (USA Today) - The Mohegans, along with the Sycuans and Seminoles in boxing and the Yakamas in minor league basketball, are at the forefront of Native American tribes becoming part of the U.S. sports industry, but they still are the exception. Of the 562 federally recognized tribes in the country, 223 have gaming compacts.

EPA's Nanotechnology White Paper May Bridge Industry and Regulators, Says Texas Toxicologist (SYS-CON Media) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's white paper on Nanotechnology (http://www.epa.gov/OSA/nanotech.htm ) offers the industry and a chief regulatory agency a chance to work together to define ground rules for future development, said Dave Hobson, chief science officer for nanoTox(TM), a Houston-based testing firm.

Convention center joint did not conform industry guidelines (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - A sliding connection that broke twice in the past two years at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center did not conform to guidelines in the steel-construction industry's own best-practices manual.

$1M Workforce grant to improve maritime industry skills (BizJournals) - The Texas Workforce Commission awarded a $987,620 grant on Friday to a industry-education consortium to improve worker skill levels at Houston's port locations.

Wall rancher finalist for beef industry award (Rapid City Journal) - Rancher Myron Williams of Wall was recently chosen as a finalist for the Beef Industry Vision Award.

Idaho Senate approves industry-backed elk ranch rules (The Times-News) - BOISE, Idaho - State senators have approved an industry-backed plan to regulate Idaho elk ranches, beating back objections from some lawmakers who favor outlawing preserves that let wealthy hunters shoot big game behind fences for money.

Senate votes 24-9 to approve industry-backed elk ranch rules (The Times-News) - BOISE, Idaho - Senators voted 24-to-nine today to approve an industry-backed plan to regulate Idaho elk ranches. Sen. Tim Corder, sponsor of the measure, said it provided adequate oversight from the state to keep the industry in check.

Dutch fair clears the air on growing cannabis industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The annual Amsterdam hemp fair opened on Friday with advice on the best fertiliser for cannabis, the best seeds and the best way to avoid arrest.

Gilbane exec among industry's national leaders (Providence Business News) - PROVIDENCE – Daniel P. McConaghy, 39, Gilbane Building Co.’s senior vice president and regional manager, has been listed by Building Design & Construction Magazine in its construction industry 40 Under 40. The winners were selected from among 244 applicants nationwide.