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Casino industry to forgo smoking ban fight (UPI) - The American Gaming Association plans to limit its opposition to indoor smoking bans in light of the increasing number of U.S. states instituting such laws. While the casino industry has been a staunch opponent of limiting smoking in gambling casinos, num

Canadian Industry Minister Bernier Won't Comment on Alcan Bid (Bloomberg.com) - May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Industry Minister Maxime Bernier won't comment on Alcoa Inc.'s unsolicited $26.9 billion cash and stock takeover offer for Montreal-based Alcan Inc., a spokeswoman said.

Biotech Industry vs Generic Drugs (WBUR Boston) - A look at the issues and debate surrounding generic biotech drugs, known in the industry as "follow-on biologics."

Cable industry set to answer the bandwidth question (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - When the cable industry gathers in Las Vegas this week for their annual summit, one question everyone will be asking is how they can sustain the stunning subscriber growth of the past 12 months.

Push for halal industry (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: Halal Industry Development Corp Sdn Bhd (HDC) is building up its capabilities and is rolling out its programmes to further develop the halal industry.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - The European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) welcomed the adoption of a number of proposals by members of the Industry Committee of the European Parliament on key plant protection legislation including the proposals for a Sustainable Use Framework Directive and for a Regulation concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.

Malaysia inks MoU with Thai university on halal industry cooperation (People's Daily) - Malaysia's Halal Industry Development Corporation (HIDC) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on human resources development for the halal industry with the Chulalonkorn University of Thailand.

Organic retailers & restaurants face new industry standards (Queensland Business Review) - Australia's organic industry, estimated to be worth $500m, is set for a shake-up, with the development of a new Australian Standard for organic products.

Agilent Technologies Improves Industry-Leading Processing Speeds, Autoranging Output With N6700 Modular Power System ... (TestandMeasurement.com) - Agilent Technologies Inc. recently introduced two additional modules for its popular N6700 low-profile modular power system that extend its high-performance capabilities up to 300W. These modules build on Agilent's industry leadership in the number of outputs and amount of power that can be packed into a 1U (1-EIA rack unit) rack-mountable system

CII roots for industry-wide election fund (The Economic Times) - NEW DELHI: Election-time funding of political parties by companies is set to become more transparent. Apex industry chamber CII plans to set up an industry-wide election fund, managed by an independent trust which would disburse election funds contributed voluntarily by companies.