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Ga.'s granite industry wants to provide stone for MLK memorial (Athens Banner-Herald) - [ A son of Georgia, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equality. Now, granite industry leaders in his home state are demanding equal bidding rights to provide the stone that will make up King's national memorial on the Mall in Washington.

Industry Street's future up for debate (North County Times) - OCEANSIDE ---- While one City Council member agrees with a neighborhood group's assertion that Industry Street should reflect the city's emerging vision for nearby Oceanside Boulevard, others say the industrial corridor needs to evolve, but keep its focus.

Nursing home industry wants limits in lawsuits (Knoxville News Sentinel) - NASHVILLE - Tennessee's nursing home industry is pushing legislation this year to limit the liability they face from lawsuits.

Industry too slow to act on super-thin models (Daily Telegraph) - The British fashion industry is "dragging its heels" over banning size zero models and is still using underweight girls to sell clothes, according to its own experts, writes Roya Nikkhah.

Mortgage industry warns against interest rate rise (The West Australian) - If interest rates rise by as much as half a percentage point this year 40 per cent of mortgagees will be in financial stress, the Mortgage Industry Association has warned.

Damaged undersea cable not to affect Indian IT, ITeS industry: study (New Kerala) - New Delhi, Feb 2: Despite the flutter among internet users in different parts of the world due to the damaged undersea cables in the Mediterranean, the country's IT and ITeS industry was running as usual, an industry chamber study suggests.

'Mutual funds industry has shown remarkable growth in recent years' (Business Recorder) - KARACHI (February 03 2008): Mutual funds industry in Pakistan has shown a remarkable growth in recent years, both in terms of number of funds as well as in net assets under management.

Idaho broadcaster wins sheep industry award (AG Weekly) - DENVER — Outstanding U.S. sheep industry members were honored for their contributions to the industry at an awards luncheon held Jan. 25 at the American Sheep Industry Association/National Lamb Feeders Association Convention in Las Vegas, Nev.

Citrus industry booming in Eastern Cape (SABC News) - The citrus industry in the Eastern Cape is booming and comes off the back of a record export year last year. Despite this emerging black farmers in the Eastern Cape are struggling. They recently lodged a list of their complaints with the Citrus Growers Association. Land ownership heads the list.

Government tells steel industry to rein in prices (Express India) - A day after major domestic steel makers raised prices of their products, government has warned the steel industry to rein in prices saying that failure in doing so could attract a price regulatory mechanism.