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Ethiopia wants India to develop its bamboo industry (Calcutta News) - With its expertise and entrepreneurship, India can help Ethiopia develop that country's bamboo industry, a visiting Ethiopian official has said. 'Ethiopia has huge potential in bamboo cultivation.

UC Davis launches research center to nurture California's emerging olive oil industry (North County Times) - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the University of California, Davis established a research department that led to the flourish of the California wine industry. Now, it hopes to do the same for olive oil.

Ban on horse slaughter could cause problems for equine industry (Winona Daily News) - OWATONNA, Minn. — After the federal government roped in horse slaughter last year, the temporary ban coupled with a downward sliding economy could cause more problems for horses and the equine industry.

Energy industry discounts rumors of 'exodus' (The Daily Sentinel) - An oil and gas industry advocate recently warned Grand Junction officials that increasing regulatory oversight of Colorado’s oil and gas industry could spark “a massive exodus” of companies out of the state.

Gibson Guitar tangles with game industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Gibson Guitar Corp. has widened its attack on the video game industry with a second patent infringement lawsuit.

The egg industry is huge in Iowa (The Gazette) - The egg industry in Iowa is so big, even kids are getting in on the action.Brothers Noah and Sam Bishop, ages 7 and 9, respectively, have turned their 25 pet hens into a business, selling the hens' eggs at around $1 a dozen to customers and#8212; mainly their teachers."There's a poster on the refrigerator in the teacher's lounge, so they'll think about our eggs when they get hungry," Sam said, ...

Agri-Tech: Ethanol industry makes history on the racetrack (Tri-State Neighbor) - On March 15, the ethanol industry plans to make history on the racetrack. General Motors and their Corvette racing team intend to compete using E85 made from wood - not corn.

Budget cuts may hurt long-term care industry (Queens Courier) - Proposed cuts in New York State’s 2008-2009 budget could severely affect the long-term care industry, which was also hit hard with cuts last year.

Gibson Guitar Tangles With Game Industry (Las Vegas Sun) - Sat, Mar 22, 2008 (12:42 p.m.) Gibson Guitar Corp. has widened its attack on the video game industry with a second patent infringement lawsuit.

Mortgage industry leery of lending (Seattle Times) - Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage industry is making it harder to borrow — even...