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Chrysler executive rips oil industry (USA Today) - Jason Vines, vice president for communications at DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group, blasted the oil industry on a company blog that is available to journalists and analysts. "Big Oil would rather fill the pockets of its executives and shareholders, rather than spend sufficient amounts to reduce the price of fuel," Vines wrote Monday.

Cruise executive: Travel agents key in helping industry's image (USA Today) - The cruise industry has been in the media spotlight regarding safety aboard ships, from the disappearance of a man aboard a Royal Caribbean vessel to a recent fire aboard a Princess Cruises liner. An industry executive said travel agents are key to helping get the industry's message out and to reassure customers.

Maturing U.S. floriculture industry seeks innovation to avoid going 'out to pasture' (SeedQuest) - The multi-billion-dollar U.S. floriculture industry is maturing, and suppliers will have to be creative to retain a youthful growth pattern, according to Dr. Charles Hall, University of Tennessee Extension agricultural economist.

Industry Ready if CWB Monopoly Ends (Ag Report) - WINNIPEG - Apr 11/06 - SNS -- Canada's grain handling industry is ready to take on expanded responsibilities if the Canadian Wheat Board loses its export monopoly for wheat and barley, says the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA).

Carrier industry mounts budget defense (The Hill) - The aircraft-carrier industry is intensifying pressure on Congress to prevent cuts to the president’s 2007 budget request for Navy shipbuilding.

Industry Partnership Links University to World (Scoop.co.nz) - The University of Otago’s School of Business is teaming up with two leading Information and Communication Technology companies in order to prepare the New Zealand ICT industry for the convergence of new generation technologies.

Female participation soars in industry training (Scoop.co.nz) - “Female participation continues to soar in industry training”, said Darel Hall, Executive Director of the Industry Training Federation.

Tempers cooled in embittered sugar industry (The Jamaica Observer) - SUGAR workers at the Frome estate in Westmoreland and Duckenfield in St Thomas are expected back on the job today, following their counterparts at Monymusk in Clarendon who resumed work yesterday, as tempers cooled in the embittered sugar industry.

Travel agents help restore cruise industry's image (Bradenton Herald) - Travel agents have expressed concern over the image of the cruise industry in the face of increased media scrutiny about ship safety, an industry executive said Monday.

Flu looms over poultry industry (The Charlotte Observer) - North Carolina's poultry industry could take a huge hit -- as much as $1.7 billion -- if the deadly strain of bird flu makes its way into the U.S.