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Bird Flu Impacts Brazil Chicken Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Brazil's chicken industry, the world's largest, is cutting down production and laying off workers as worldwide consumption drops on fears of a bird flu epidemic, local media and analysts said this week.

Telephone industry celebrated in Fulton- (The Valley News) - In celebration of the 100th-year anniversary of the telephone industry in Fulton, Alec Seymour has designed and created an exhibit of antique telephones, insulators, toys, and photographs, including many local persons involved with the local telephone company. The exhibit is on display at the John W

Lockheed Martin Plans Vendor Industry Days to Support Secure Border Initiative Bid (SYS-CON Media) - Lockheed Martin will hold local Vendor Industry Days to meet with potential suppliers for SBInet, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America's borders and reduce illegal immigration.

EU energy: industry would support greater role for Brussels (Energy Business Review) - Prompted by serious concerns over security of energy supply, the EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has proposed the creation of shared strategic gas stocks and a common European energy regulator to generate more competition in the market. The results of a new survey of industry executives suggest his ideas will be well supported.

Market Focus: Key trends in the hedge fund industry (UK Comment Wire) - Introduction As investing in hedge fund products spreads to the mainstream, there has been a surge in both the number of players in the space as well as the regulatory demands placed on the industry.

Special sale of Ministry of Industry-1 opened (The New Light of Myanmar) - Yangon, 10 March — To hail the 61st Anniversary Armed Forces Day, the special sale of Ministry of Industry-1 was launched in North Okkalapa Township this morning, attended by Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung.

Citrus Commission Panel Optimistic for Industry (RedNova) - By Kyle Kennedy, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. Mar. 8--LAKELAND -- The Florida citrus industry is not going to die. That's the good news in an economic study of the industry's future, previewed by members of a Florida Citrus Commission advisory committee Tuesday.

Industry grows 8.3% in January (The Telegraph) - New Delhi, March 10 (PTI): Indian industry grew by 8.3 per cent in January this year compared with 7.5 per cent a year ago mainly due to the higher growth in manufacturing.

Women likely to contest Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry poll (Zawya) - 11 March 2006 Doha: A number of Qatari businesswomen are expected to contest the forthcoming election to the board of directors of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), which has so far remained a male domain.

Pittsburgh Technology Council Releases Seventh Annual State of the Industry Report (SYS-CON Media) - The Pittsburgh Technology Council released is seventh annual State of the Industry Report, which found that several southwestern Pennsylvania technology industry clusters have made considerable strides in growth.