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Google Analytics Adds Industry Benchmarking (Search Engine Watch) - Users who opt into the new program will be able to compare their site's performance against the rest of their industry or another industry.

New Report Is an All-Encompassing Knowledge Bank on the Australian Renewable Energy Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85210) has announced the addition of "Analyzing the Renewable Energy Industry in Australia" to their offering.

DeSoto County hotel industry posts 69% occupancy, $78 daily rate in 2007 (BizJournals) - As strong as the hotel industry in Memphis has been over the last three years, DeSoto County's market has been even stronger.

Get Up-to-Date on A to Z of the Indian Biofuels Industry (Centre Daily Times) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85218) has announced the addition of "Analyzing the Indian Biofuel Industry" to their offering.

Mining industry 'poaching' Navy submarine crews (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The Federal Government says competition from the mining industry has led to a shortage of crew members for its Collins-class submarines.

Amateur designers get a shot in the video game industry (Austin American-Statesman) - SAN FRANCISCO — James Silva is one of the amateurs changing how the $40 billion video game industry defines fun. The 26-year-old from Utica, N.Y., paid his way through college by scrubbing dishes at a diner.

Matchbox industry looking for level playing field to survive (Express India) - The only industry that has withstood the pressure of inflation, raw material price increases, wage hikes, and all other cost factors in the country for more than a decade is the humble matchbox, selling even now at 50 paise.

Industry veterans open reinsurance brokerage (Business Insurance) - SHELTON, Conn.—Insurance industry veterans Rod Fox and James N. Stanard have started a new reinsurance intermediary, Alpha Re, Mr. Fox said.

Pollution Showdown Looms for Houston, Powerful Chemical Industry (FOX 26 Houston) - The city says levels of the carcinogen benzene in the Houston region's air have risen from four months ago when the mayor challenged the chemical industry to reduce toxic emissions.

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY (The Hindu) - CEMENT AP cement prices likely to go up The cement prices in Andhra Pradesh are likely to go up soon due to an increase in input costs and buoyancy in construction activity.The industry is studying the impact of the Re 1 hike in diesel price, which will affect inward and ...