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Chrysler aftershocks to hit industry hard (CNN Money) - The bankruptcy at Chrysler LLC is likely to soon be felt across the auto industry, disrupting production at plants of healthier rivals within a week or two, according to industry experts.

A banner week for California's billboard industry (Los Angeles Times) - Proposals aimed at weeding out thousands of illegal billboards in Los Angeles and preventing new electronic signs along state freeways are blocked in the Legislature. It was a good week for the billboard industry in California: Proposals aimed at weeding out thousands of illegal billboards in Los Angeles and preventing new electronic signs along state freeways were blocked in the Legislature.

Agriculture producers say loan plan to help farmers is essential for industry (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - EDGELEY, Sask. - An expanded loan program for farmers is being hailed as an essential tool to help the industry survive.

Swine flu's impact on pork industry (NBC 12 Richmond) - RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - You can't get swine flu from eating pork. But will the pork industry suffer in the long run because of swine flu fears? It was business as usual and then some because of race weekend at Buz and Ned's on North Boulevard.

DCGI calls govt-industry meet to finalise guidelines on spurious drugs Act (PharmaBiz) - The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Surinder Singh has called an industry-government meeting on May 19 to finalise guidelines to safeguard the interests of genuine drug manufacturers from misuse of recently amended spurious drugs Act. The DCGI has asked the industry to come out with its own specific suggestion in this regard.

Layoffs, shutdowns and consolidation part of new reality in auto parts industry (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - TORONTO - Chrysler's restructuring under U.S. bankruptcy protection is good news for its parts suppliers in the long run, but layoffs, plant shutdowns and consolidation will be the norm until the industry stabilizes, suppliers say.

Flu hits as US hog industry struggling to recover (AlertNet) - Source: Reuters * Hog industry losing money for 19 months before swine flu * Summer profits needed to keep many farmers in business * Producers say changing name of flu came too late By Bob Burgdorfer CHICAGO ...

Biden vs. the airline industry (USA Today) - Vice President Joe Biden didn't win himself many friends in the airline industry yesterday after he suggested on NBC's Today show that traveling by airplane could put fliers at an elevated risk for swine flu. "It's not just going to...

Paper industry bailout: Black liquor credit the worst example of government excess, corporate greed (The Timberjay) - No matter your political perspective, it’s hard to imagine a worse abuse of taxpayer money than the direct payment of billions of dollars to the pulp and paper industry under the guise of promoting alternative fuels.

GM improves, Toyota slips as industry sales decline eases: (AutoWeek) - Ford, Honda and General Motors posted their smallest sales declines of the year in April, while Nissan and Toyota had their largest, as the industry improved from depressed levels of February and March.