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Construction quality a growing industry (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - Dealing with construction defect litigation during construction and sometimes long after completion remains a concern for developers within the building industry, especially residential.

Hasbro, Mattel results leave toy industry smiling (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Surprisingly strong first- quarter results from Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc., the world's top two toy makers, have the industry buzzing, with one analyst forecasting 2007 would be the strongest year for toy sales within the last half-decade.

U.S. has huge appetite for organic food: industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - U.S. farmers are having a hard time keeping up with Americans' voracious appetite for organic foods, say industry leaders, who want federal officials to boost spending on crop research and market development.

Does Moore's Law Help or Hinder the PC Industry? (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - Gartner analysts Brian Gammage and Carl Claunch debated Moore's Law on Tuesday, arguing whether the defining rule that governs today's computer industry should be seen as a force for good or evil—or possibly a mixture of both.

U.S. High-Tech Industry Adds Jobs (Industry Week) - April 25, 2007 -- The high-tech industry in general continued its growth adding 150,000 jobs for a total of 5.8 million in the U.S. according to American Electronics Association (AeA), the nation's largest trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry.

Generic cost cutting gives pharmaceutical industry big headache (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Cost cutting in government health budgets and the expiry of patent protection hit the global pharmaceuticals industry hard last year for the second time, and worse is to come, a new study says.

Tech Industry Boasts Biggest Job Growth Since Bust (eWeek) - Though still down 12 percent of its work force since 2000, the high-tech industry has made great strides in the past two years, finds a recent report.

Local TV academy honors industry veterans, students (BizJournals) - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter honored local media members and other individuals who have had an impact on the broadcasting industry.

CAE's Brown wants Ottawa to seize opportunity to foster aerospace industry (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - MONTREAL (CP) - CAE Inc. (TSX:CAE) president and CEO Robert Brown wants the federal government to ensure that Canada's aerospace industry will benefit from its lucrative military contracts.

Gamasutra Podcast: GameRecruiter's Mencher Talks Industry Careers (Gamasutra) - Gamasutra is proud to present the latest Gamasutra Podcast, part of our regular weekly GDC Radio podcasts, which include both the Tom Kim-presented Gamasutra Podcast show, alongside the best lectures, tutorials, and roundtables from this and previous years' Game Developers Conferences. For today's interview, we get some advice from veteran game industry recruiter, Marc Mencher. Marc and his ...