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Music industry hopes for a solid year (USA Today) - While spring hasn't generated growth in the music industry, a sunny outlook prevails. With 119 million albums sold to date, sales in the first quarter of 2006 are down 3%. That disappointment is countered by the explosion of digital sales, up 96% with 122.9 million tracks downloaded so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Philippines Sugar Milling Industry May Again Consolidate (Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - DJ Philippines Sugar Milling Industry May Again Consolidate MANILA (Dow Jones)--Although sugar milling operations in the Philippines have undergone consolidation over the past two decades, industry officials and regulators believe a few more mills may fold in the coming years, in light of the large investments needed to cope with the country's more stringent anti-pollution standards. "Obviously,

Philippines Sugar Milling Industry May Again Consolidate (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News) - MANILA (Dow Jones)--Although sugar milling operations in the Philippines have undergone consolidation over the past two decades, industry officials and regulators believe a few more mills may fold in the coming years, in light of the large investments needed to cope with the country's more stringent anti-pollution standards.

EDS appoints manufacturing industry group leader (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Electronic Data Systems Corp. has named Mike Klaus global leader of its manufacturing industry group.

Building homes — and an industry (Gazette.Net) - After 11 years in the construction industry, Derek A. McDaniels says it is sometimes difficult being a minority home builder in Prince George’s County, the nation’s most affluent majority black county.

Windows delay rattles tech industry (Rocky Mountain News) - 12:03 p.m. Microsoft Corp.'s decision to delay its long-awaited Windows Vista operating system rippled through the technology industry, which had expected the product to give a much-needed lift this year to the computer market.

Infant Ethanol Industry Braces for Grown-Up Challenges (RedNova) - By BRAD FOSS Associated Press writer WASHINGTON -- After a spurt of good fortune, the fledgling U.S. ethanol industry is anticipating some growing pains that could bring it unwanted attention this summer.

What does bird flu mean for the tourism industry? (KTVA) - Here in Alaska, some are asking what that federal report on bird flu means for our tourism industry. Upon issuing the report, Interior Secretary Gale Norton said if bird flu comes to the U.S. it will likely come through the Pacific Islands or Alaska. She says that could be sometime this year.

HDI Founder and CEO Ron Muns Provides State of the Service and Support Industry Address at HDI Annual Conference (SYS-CON Media) - Ron Muns, founder and CEO of HDI, presented the state of the industry address at the 17th Annual HDI Annual Conference & Expo, which is being held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. this week. HDI is the world's largest membership association for help desk, service and support professionals and the premier certification body for the industry.

NAV of unit trust industry continues growth trend (The Star Online) - THE unit trust industry net asset value (NAV) continued to expand in 2005, rising by 12.7% and accounting for 14.2% of the total equity market capitalisation as at end-2005 (2004: 12.1%).