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Telecom Industry Growth Forecast Steady, If Slow (PC World via Yahoo! News) - Demand for broadband will push strong growth in the telecom sector through 2011, an industry group predicts.

Horse industry fails to realize windfall from slot machines at parks (Sun-Sentinel) - Horse industry fails to see windfall from slot machines They gathered signatures in the rain and wore bright red T-shirts on sunny-day petition drives they hoped would bring slot machines to local racetracks. They used their experience as horse owners and trainers to lobby county commissioners on behalf of their bosses, looking ahead to the possibilities of new casinos and the promise of a ...

Tourism industry ramps up (BizJournals) - Despite cuts in public-sector funding, the tourism and hospitality industry has managed to do something in the past five years that few other industries have done: Grow.

Airline industry's merger turbulence may miss Alaska Airlines (BizJournals) - While the Goliaths of the U.S. airline industry engage in a massive courtship dance, Alaska Air Group Inc. seems likely to keep on flying independently.

Rise in room rates may keep hotel industry strong for at least another year (BizJournals) - Despite concerns that a drop-off in the local hotel industry was imminent after a banner year in 2006, average daily room rates surged more than $5 in 2007, according to industry researchers.

Walk-in clinics are making big strides in the industry (BizJournals) - JACKSONVILLE -- With the typical emergency room wait averaging three hours, insurance costs rising and patients waiting months to see specialists, the growing number of private walk-in health care clinics has come as no surprise to many in the industry.

Two more charged with killing of Industry Village 4 (The Jamaica Observer) - TWO more men were last week charged by police with the killing of four persons at Industry Village, St Andrew on February 4.

Seaside developments spur leisure boat industry growth (The Peninsula) - Doha • Qatar's leisure boat industry has witnessed overwhelming interest from local and international clients fuelled by the upsurge of the tourism sector and new openings of waterfront developments seen in recent years.

Dar to host EU-SADC agro-industry meeting (IPP Media) - Dar es Salaam has been chosen to host the fifth agro-industry conference that will bring together stakeholders from the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Film industry on strike from Feb 28 (The Times of India) - The Kannada film industry has decided to go on strike from February 28, demanding tax benefits for remaking films.