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After Years of Decline, Tugboat Industry is Experiencing a Revival (New York Times) - Never in the tugboat industry?s 170-year history has there been such demand for new equipment, according to a study.

Asia to beat Europe in mobile TV: industry execs (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Asia is set to overtake Europe's early lead in adopting mobile television broadcasting as Europe struggles to find available airwaves for broadcasts, industry executives at an Asian trade fair said this week.

EPA smog plan doesn't satisfy industry or activists (USA Today) - Environmental groups and industry groups reacted coolly Thursday, though for different reasons, to a proposal to cut the level of smog allowed in the USA's air.

US film industry group wins piracy case (AP via Yahoo! News) - A U.S. film industry group said it won damages Friday in a lawsuit against Chinese film pirates but said the ruling might mean little amid the huge scale of violations.

Sugar industry hails Centre's move to increase buffer stock (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Hailing Central Government's decision to increase the sugar buffer stock, sugar industry in Gujarat has expressed hope that the move will help sugarcane growers to fetch remunerative prices for their produce. According to Mansinh Patel, Chairman, Federation of Gujarat State Co-operative Sugar Factories (FGSCSF), "Earlier, sugar factories had to incur substantial cost in stocking sugar. Now that ...

Investigation into housing industry (Daily Telegraph) - New houses are badly built and poorly designed a Government watchdog said yesterday as it announced that it was launching an investigation into the housebuilding industry.

Gentry would focus on Nashville's health care industry (The Tennessean) - Gentry said the economic development initiative would be similar to plans he announced previously for working with Nashville's music industry.

Government to push outsourcing industry (China Economic Net) - The government is to roll out a slew of incentives, including tax rebates and credit support, to boost the nation's services outsourcing industry, a senior official from the Ministry of Commerce said.

Apple notebook sales surge 65%, industry up 40% (MacNN) - Apple's market share in May -- particularly in the laptop space -- continued to grow, significantly outpacing the increases seen by others in industry. The Cupertino-based company saw its online and retail sales grow to 13 percent of the overall consumer market during May, up more than 12 percent from its 11.6 percent share in April. The company's ...

Ethanol industry fights to keep fuel prices in check (High Plains Journal) - Memorial Day weekend found the cost of driving at its highest in history. Many motorists took shorter trips and stayed closer to home. The cost of driving will continue to be highest in history as the oil industry continues to drive gas prices higher and higher.