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Ky. horse industry warns that future is bleak (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Leaders of the state's horse industry see it clearly: If more gambling isn't allowed at Kentucky racetracks, the state will have fewer horses, fewer races and, eventually, fewer horse farms.

SABAH'S SEAWEED INDUSTRY TO BE HIGH-IMPACT PROJECT (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - SEMPORNA, June 28 (Bernama) -- The seaweed industry is to be made a high-impact project in Sabah in a government move to augment the income of fishermen and raise their living standard, said Federal Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Noh Omar.

Tas seafood industry awards (ABC) (Yahoo!7 Australian News) - A young oyster farmer and an industry veteran have been recognised for their contribution to Tasmania's seafood industry.

Ford's Mullaly predicts end to auto-industry downturn (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Ford Motor's chief executive predicts the downturn in the auto industry, along with the broader economy, is approaching a bottom, with recovery likely in the third and fourth quarters of 2009.

BPE Makes Case for Automobile Industry (This Day) - Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr Christopher Anyanwu, has urged the National Assembly to come up with laws that would protect the nation's automobile industry.

Coal industry looking at harder times (Sidney Herald) - The future’s not looking great for the coal industry as members of the Montana Association of Oil, Gas and Coal Counties Inc. learned last week during its annual meeting.

Bonds boost Canadian investment industry (National Post) - Bonds gave the Canadian investment industry a shot in the arm in the first quarter, with fixed income trading and underwriting up 40% over the previous quarter.

Missouri's timber industry hurt by recession (Park Hills Daily Journal) - CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s timber industry has been hit hard by the recession with demand down by as much as 30 percent, an industry spokesman said.

Jackson 'transformed music industry': Garrett (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Australian rocker-turned-politician Peter Garrett, who was Friday made an Officer in France's Order of Arts and Letters, paid tribute to Michael Jackson saying he had transformed the music industry.

Financial Reform: Industry Objections Increasing (BusinessWeek) - It wasn't so long ago—against the backdrop of the financial crisis and its aftershocks, amid a tide of popular anger—that financial-industry representatives took pains to acknowledge the need for financial reform, even in their own corners of the sector.