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Tourism industry wants to use fee to ease border bottlenecks (CNN.com) - Tourism industry leaders will propose a $10 fee for visitors from England, France, Germany and 24 other "visa waiver countries" -- money that would be spent to promote travel to the United States and to pay for ways to ease border inspection bottlenecks, it was announced Friday.

Health-care industry braces for Michael Moore's 'Sicko' (Market Watch) - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fans of Michael Moore's movies aren't the only ones eagerly awaiting the release of "Sicko." The U.S. health-care industry has the film's late-June premiere circled on its calendar as well.

Auto Industry Taps Jim Talent To Lead Public-Relations Push (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance) - The auto industry tapped former Republican Sen. Jim Talent to speak out against pending fuel-economy legislation.

Body aims to boost food industry (BBC News) - An organisation is set up to increase the value of Scotland's food and drink industry to £10bn in the next decade.

Hey Ladies: Games Industry Needs Women! (Addict 3D) - As the game industry expands, it's necessary to find a demographic to actually expand to.

MPA study: Brighter picture for movie industry (The Hollywood Reporter) - The motion picture industry is back on course.

Ascension Parish hopes to create "megasite" to attract industry (The Daily Comet) - GONZALES – The Ascension Economic Development Corp. is negotiating to obtain 1,400 acres near the Sunshine Bridge on the west bank of the Mississippi River to lure industry to Ascension Parish, an official with the group said.

Japanese food industry takes a bite of U.S. (Asahi.com) - The food industry, its appetite whetted by a worldwide boom in Japanese cuisine, is going all-out to capture a healthy slice of the market. Most of the focus is on the United States, which has more than twice the population of Japan.

No fertile land for industry: Khanduri (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri has said the emphasis now is on setting up industry in the remote mountainous areas rather than the fertile plains of the state. Talking to the media at a function to mark his first 100 days in office, Khanduri said he would ensure that eco-friendly industries are set up in the hills. After taking over the reigns of the state, the Chief Minister had made it ...

Kenya: Aviation Industry Welcomes Tax Waiver On Aircraft Leased Locally (AllAfrica.com) - Finance minister, Mr Amos Kimunya, has removed the aircraft lease purchase withholding tax on aircraft leased locally. He said the removal of the tax would help in the development of the aviation industry.