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Deadly Virus Threatens State's Fishing Industry (WISN TheMilwaukeeChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Wisconsin wildlife experts are working hard to contain a virus that threatens the state's multi-billion dollar fishing industry.

Satellite Industry Reports $106.1 Billion In Global '06 Revenues (Nasdaq) - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The global satellite industry generated $106.1 billion in 2006 revenues, up 19.5% from 2005, the Satellite Industry Association said Monday.

Open Letter To The U.S. Congress And The Gaming Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR26446 An Open Letter to the U.S. Congress and the Gaming Industry: 'The Hypocrisy of Antigua Regarding Internet Gambling' LAS VEGAS, June 8 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Antigua has threatened to act against U.S. trademarks, copyrights and intellectual property rights, in response to the U.S. position in the World Trade Organization ...

Open Letter to the U.S. Congress And the Gaming Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR26446 An Open Letter to the U.S. Congress and the Gaming Industry: 'The Hypocrisy of Antigua Regarding Internet Gambling'

Gas industry fears threat to supplies (Financial Times) - Britain's gas supplies are threatened by shortages in the next decade, as electricity companies build more gas-fired power stations and domestic gas production declines, according to a report commissioned by the industry.

Sugar industry needs help: Nationals (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The National party is calling on the Western Australian Government to immediately provide funds to resurrect the sugar industry in the East Kimberley.

Iowa's gambling industry set to expand (WOI-TV Des Moines) - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's gambling industry is poised for a major expansion. Opening ceremonies are set this month for two plush casinos in Burlington and Waterloo, while construction projects are planned at two Council Bluffs casinos.

Taxi industry not joining strike: Santaco (SABC News) - Taxi drivers will not be striking in sympathy with striking public service workers. Philip Taaibosch said, the SA National Taxi Association secretary-general, yesterday that the taxi industry will not join the strike.

Supporting Qatar's growing gas industry, GE Oil & Gas to open new service center (AME Info) - Further increasing its local support for the region's gas industry, GE Oil & Gas is building a new facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City that will represent a significant GE footprint for the Middle East and act as a service technology hub for customers.

Industry professionals support willingness-to-pay index (Daily Telegraph) - Insurance professionals "overwhelmingly" support the idea of an index showing which insurers are most willing to pay out on claims as well as identifying those which are not, according to the industry body AIRMIC.