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Music industry group fires back at Apple (AP via Yahoo! News) - A recording industry group fired back Wednesday at Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, suggesting his company should open up its anti-piracy technology to its rivals instead of urging major record labels to strip copying restrictions from music sold online.

Drug violence in Acapulco threatens Mexico's tourism industry (USA Today) - Brazen daylight killings by presumed drug smugglers just up the hill from Acapulco Bay are worrying business leaders that increasingly bloody drug wars will cripple Mexico's critical tourism industry.

Rocky road seen for housing industry until later this year (Chicago Tribune) - As it struggles to absorb a glut of unsold homes, the housing industry can expect a recovery to emerge, but not until later this year, three leading economists said Wednesday.

Hard Times for the Porn Industry? (Newsweek) - The adult film industry is unlikely to be worth as much as it claims—and the Internet that made porn so pervasive is driving a sales slump.

LCD TV demand to grow: industry group (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Global demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs is expected to post annual growth averaging 23.4 percent for the next five years, outpacing estimated growth in plasma TV demand, a Japanese industry group said on Wednesday.

Contract concerns may force sugarcane growers to quit industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Sugarcane growers in the Ord Valley in northern Western Australia are threatening to abandon the industry unless the local sugar mill revises its contract with growers.

Motor industry express concern over CO2 proposals (Daily Telegraph) - While yesterday's EC CO2 proposals are short on detail, they are tougher than the motor industry expected, particularly the two-stage targets that rule out mild technology such as energy-saving air-conditioning systems, fuel-saving tyres and gear-change indicators, as well as biofuels, to achieve the initial 130g/km CO2 emissions.

Networking strategies could propel industry growth: F&S (PharmaBiz) - The mainstream pharmaceutical players in India should focus on networking models, which should work as a central hub between a series of strategic alliances and external vendor arrangements gradually emerging as the future strategy for pharmaceutical industry, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan.

Industry says Alaska construction boom will continue (Anchorage Daily News) - A surge in oil industry spending will help keep Alaska construction workers busy this year and offset a slowdown in military, health care, highway and other building projects, a new industry forecast predicts.

ER Urgent Care Centers Featured in Health Care Industry Report (RedNova) - ER Urgent Care Centers (PINKSHEETS: ERUG) is very proud to have been featured in the William Blair and Company Equity Research Report for the Healthcare industry. William Blair and Company has a research philosophy that is based on quality growth companies and financial profile.