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Franchising a $128b industry: review (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Franchising is a thriving $128 billion industry employing more than 600,000 Australian workers, but it needs to become more transparent, a review has found.

Home building will recover, says industry group (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The Housing Industry Association (HIA) predicts a recovery in home building will emerge slowly later in the year.

I&B plans council to boost film industry growth (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - With the entertainment industry substantially increasing its earnings overseas as well as in domestic markets, the government plans to set up an Export Promotion Council for Entertainment Industry to spur further growth. Addressing the Social Editors' meet on Monday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting said the council would help remove hurdles faced by the entertainment industry. "Since ...

Shreveport-Bossier partner to keep film industry in region (KPXJ Shreveport) - The cities of Shreveport and Bossier are teaming up to make sure the film industry feels at home here in northwest Louisiana. Today, Mayors Cedric Glover and Lo Walker announced a partnership that will lead a regionwide effort to facilitate even more growth and development.

Automotive Hall of Fame awards industry executives (Detroit Free Press) - The Automotive Hall of Fame this weekend, in conjunction with the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention in Las Vegas, presented its 2006 Industry Leader of the Year Award to Toyota Motor North America President James E. Press and its oldest award, the distinguished service citation, to six industry leaders.

Central bank rule positive for industry (The Star Online) - PETALING JAYA: The recent Bank Negara guidelines on the removal of the 2% sub-limit on investment in foreign assets will provide more flexibility for insurers and help them invest efficiently in a particular market, according to industry players.

Semi Industry Continues To Build Too Much Capacity (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - William Trent submits: The Semiconductor Industry Association provided the monthly global sales report for December. The Semiconductor Industry Association today reported that global sales of semiconductors reached a record $247.7 billion in 2006, an increase of 8.9 percent from the $227.5 billion reported in 2005.

Port Royal, Shrimpers Band Together to Save Industry (WTOC 11 Savannah) - A shrimp dock in Port Royal could become a thing of the past, along with the local shrimping industry.

Pacific Asia China Energy Moves Into China's Coalbed Methane Industry (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Cabeza Howe submits: 2006 turned out to be a monumental year for Pacific Asia China Energy . It was the year PACE made its first footprints in the emerging Chinese CBM industry. Following a reverse takeover of China Canada Energy, PACE swiftly moved to acquire Asia Canada Energy and form a joint venture [... ]

Taking Their Medicine; Regime change has been great for Merck--and it's good for the drug industry, too. (Women's Cancer Network) - Regime change has been great for Merck--and it's good for the drug industry, too. It's winter in the pharmaceutical industry. The newly Democratic Congress wants to give Medicare more power to negotiate prices and tighten drug safety.