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Building-industry event set April 25 (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - The event is sponsored by The Blue Book of Building and Construction, an information source for the construction industry. The Blue Book, based in Westchester, N.Y., publishes regional construction directories in most major U.S. markets, including Virginia.

Hospitality industry opposes 'hamburger tax' (Benton Courier) - Phillip Brown, the spokesman for members of Benton's hospitality industry, said his group intends to again oppose the city's efforts to enact a so-called "hamburger tax" by campaigning to have the issue placed on the ballot.

Gallup, Grants invite film industry to make movies here (The Gallup Independent) - GALLUP — What comes into communities, spends millions of dollars, creates jobs, emits no pollution and is fun to have around? Not many things, that's for sure, but the answer to that riddle is the film industry.

Logging Industry Projected To Decline (WLUC TV 6) - Logging is a $12 billion industry in the state of Michigan which employs 2,500 people year round. That's according to the MSU Extension Office in Houghton which says despite the industry's size, a recent study shows the industry is poised for a decline.

Cement import to hit local industry: manufacturers (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (April 16 2006): The cement manufacturers have expressed shock and dismay over government's decision to allow unlimited import of cement from anywhere, including India, at subsidised rates, and said that it would hurt the local industry badly.

Industry surge bodes well for economy (Akron Beacon Journal) - U.S. industry headed into the spring with a full head of steam: Production at factories, mines and utilities rose by 0.6 percent in March in the latest encouraging sign for the economy.

Industry hopeful on new shrimp breed (Manila Bulletin) - Leaders of the Philippine Shrimp Industry Association (PHILSHRIMP) are pinning their hopes on a new breed of white shrimp with the exotic scientific name of Litopeneaus vannamei, native to South America.

China to lead the way as tourism industry shakes post-Sept 11 slump (AFP via Yahoo! News) - This year is expected to mark a turning point in the worldwide tourism industry following the post-September 11 slump, especially as China emerges as a lucrative new source of tourists ready to travel the globe.

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.

Corrugated Industry Incidence Rate Continues to Decrease (Packaging OnLine) - The 2005 Fibre Box Association/Association of Independent Corrugated Converters Corrugated Container Industry Annual Report of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses reports a dramatic decrease in recordable case incidences.