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Record output and export growth cheers India's tea industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - India's tea producers are reporting record production and a jump in exports after a nine-year slump caused by weak domestic demand and increased international competition, an industry body said Saturday.

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.

Symposium Announced to Help Businesses Benefit from Film Industry (KSLA-TV Shreveport) - The cities of Shreveport and Bossier City have announced plans to team up on an effort that could help local business people get in on some of the action of the film industry.

Port negotiating with new industry (The Daily Iberian) - A new industry interested in moving to the Port of Iberia could bring up to 50 jobs for trained welders and fitters. Advanced Welding Services is negotiating to lease a 15.14-acre tract at the port to construct a 35,000-square-foot facility.

Efforts to Reform the Payday Lending Industry Die in Final Hours (WTOP Radio Network) - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Efforts to place modest reforms on the payday lending industry died Saturday when negotiations broke down in the General Assembly's final hours.

Industry analysts expect more pain for Big Three (Sun-Sentinel) - DETROIT · February may be another tough month for Detroit's automakers, with several industry analysts predicting year-over-year declines for Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group.

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.

Industry woes long in making (Sun-Sentinel) - KANSAS CITY, Mo. · While the subprime lending industry's woes have kicked up dust in the past few weeks, observers say the problems underlying the bad news have been percolating for much longer.

Hollywood firm's generic parts have transformed an industry (Sun-Sentinel) - Hollywood firm's generic parts have transformed an industry A little-known Hollywood company is revolutionizing the aviation industry by making generic parts for jets, racking up record sales, profits and stock gains along the way.

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.