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Local hotel industry a popular investment in '06 (BizJournals) - For the first time in recent history, most everyone is happy in Atlanta's hotel industry. After enduring a rough stretch in the first part of the decade, things have turned around dramatically.

Gulf Seafood Industry Still Waiting for Relief (NPR) - Host Liane Hansen speaks with Mike Voisin, CEO of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La., about the status of emergency relief for the seafood industry after last summer's devastating hurricanes. The appropriations are still held up by Congress, and Voisin says the industry hasn't seen a penny of federal money for industry rehabilitation.

In console war, industry will triumph (Los Angeles Daily News) - After years of promises and high expectations, consumers will finally be able to purchase next-generation video-game consoles as the industry's painful transition to the latest technology comes to an end later this year.

Egypt expects quick recovery of tourism industry following April terror attacks (People's Daily) - Egypt expects a quick recovery of its vital tourism industry following a series of bombings late April on Egypt's Sinai peninsula, a popular tourist destination, as statistics released on Sunday showed an increase of the number of tourists visiting the country in April despite the terror attacks.

Chinese IT industry to triple revenues (China Daily) Updated: 2006-05-15 09:48 (China Daily) - China could triple revenues in its information technology industry by 2009 if the country cuts its software piracy rate by 10 per cent, said Jeffery Hardee, vice-president of US-based Business Software Alliance (BSA), on April 26.

Fiber optics industry to reach $4.38B in '09 (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - The fiber optics industry totaled $3.41 billion in 2005, and is forecasted to reach $4.38 billion in 2009, said the latest report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.

Hollywood P.O.V. Offers Students Look Inside Entertainment Industry (Oswego Daily News) - OSWEGO, NY - Students from SUNY Oswego and other colleges can gain an inside view of the entertainment industry through Oswego's Hollywood P.O.V. summer session, from Aug. 6 to 15 in Los Angeles.

Charles A. Jaffe | What fund industry should say, but won't (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - This week, for the first time in more than a decade, I will miss the general membership meeting of the Investment Company Institute, the trade association for the mutual-fund industry.

Adult Film Industry Adopts Internet Downloads (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - While Hollywood hems and haws over whether to let consumers buy movies online to burn onto DVD, the adult film industry is taking the leap. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage

Industry ready to fuel nuclear power rebirth (The Toledo Blade) - Former Michigan Gov. John Engler is expected to help pump a little more life into America’s nuclear industry this Thursday when he delivers a pitch in San Francisco for more nuclear plants on behalf of the nation’s manufacturing sector.