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An Industry That Sells Takes a Look in the Mirror (New York Times) - A leading advertising group is trying to figure out ways to burnish the industry?s image.

Wind industry adds nearly 3,000 MW, group says (AP via Yahoo! News) - Wind farms added more than 2,800 megawatts of capacity in the first quarter, a trade group reported Tuesday, offering a sliver of good news for an industry pummeled by frozen credit markets and the recession.

Flu shakes travel industry (CNN Money) - The swine flu outbreak has set off alarm bells for the $770 billion U.S. travel industry, which one expert warns could become the "ground zero" of the economic impact from this latest health threat.

Optimistic algae-based fuel industry asking Hill for a hand (New York Times) - There are some signs that the algae-based fuel industry might be ready to bloom. One of the nascent industry's biggest and mo...

Group Sounds Alarm on European Bee Industry (New York Times) - Threatened by pesticides and intensive farming, the industry in Europe could be wiped out in less than a decade, an international group says.

Pork industry seeing swine flu’s impact (MSNBC) - Like the virus itself, the name "swine flu" is spreading quickly. For the pork purveyors and hog farmers who make up the nation's $15 billion pork industry, that's a disaster.

Auto Ads Decline In Step With Industry Woes (NPR) - For a long time, the three biggest buyers of TV commercial time were fast food, pharmaceuticals and cars. So for the advertising industry, the ripple effect of Detroit's trouble is more like a tidal wave. Since automakers' fortunes have declined, they've cut their ad purchases sharply.

Backpackers key to tourism industry survival (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Australia's backpacker industry will play a key role in helping the tourism industry as a whole survive the global economic downturn, a national tourism conference being held in Darwin has heard.

NATIP to address issues of timber industry (The New Sabah Times) - KOTA KINABALU : The newly formulated National Timber Industry Policy (NATIP) will adequately address issues and concerns prevailing in the industry, said Malaysian Timber Industry Board Director General Prof Madya Dr Jalaluddin Harun.

Govt holds review of super industry (BigPond News) - The government and top superannuation industry bodies have agreed to review the operations of the nation's super system.