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French wine to undergo sea change in bid to help industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - French wine is set for a sea change thanks to new legislation removing some of the beleaguered industry's previous taboos by allowing wood chips to be added to the drink and an adjustment of alcohol levels.

Tourism Industry To Endorse N.O. Candidates (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - The city's hospitality industry will weigh in on who they endorse in the New Orleans runoff.

Auto industry group promoting Big 3 domestic jobs (Detroit Free Press) - WASHINGTON (AP) — An auto industry group is putting a new spin on the “Made in America” debate, opening an advertising campaign that compares the number of American jobs supplied by U.S. automakers with their Japanese, Korean and European counterparts.

Plantation industry against investor concession plan (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - The plantation timber industry is opposing efforts to reduce concessions for investors in the sector.

The Economist Intelligence Unit Re-Launches 'Industry Briefings' (EContent Magazine) - The Economist Intelligence Unit has announced that it has re-launched Industry Briefings, a suite of Web sites that provide daily events analysis for 8 business sectors.

Beverage industry swallows a few profits (NorthJersey.com) - Unlike the tobacco industry bosses from nearly a decade ago, who had to be dragged, fighting and screaming, to federal courthouses and up to Capitol Hill for congressional testimony, the top executives of America's soft drink industry have chosen to behave more responsibly without letting it come to that.

Poultry industry lost RM1.5bil (The Star Online) - MALACCA: The poultry industry lost RM1.5bil in two months due to the bird flu scare, which caused chicken prices to plunge.

Drug industry veteran to lead struggling PDI (NorthJersey.com) - SADDLE RIVER -- The stock of PDI Inc. rose more than 6 percent Monday after the pharmaceutical marketing firm announced it has hired a new chief executive officer, drug industry veteran Michael J. Marquard.

Oil Industry Unapologetic As Profits Soar; Motorists Fume, Congress Squirms (Canadian Business) - (AP) - The oil industry's massive first-quarter profits this week triggered another round of election-year outrage from President Bush and members of Congress, who spoke up on behalf of angry constituents feeling pinched at the pump.

Plantation industry against investor concession plan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The plantation timber industry is opposing efforts to reduce concessions for investors in the sector. The Federal Government has set up a scheme that allows investors to claim deductions on their investments in plantations to encourage the industry to expand.