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Austin Studios gave film industry a center there (BizJournals) - If the Albuquerque area does get one of the much-hyped film studios it's been promised lately, it's hard to say what that would really mean for the fledgling film industry New Mexico has been encouraging.

Govt canvasses industry policy overhaul (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Federal Government is today releasing a discussion paper seeking input from business on its plan to overhaul its industry policy.

Transportation industry feels the pinch of escalating fuel prices (BizJournals) - Transportation industry officials are warning that rising fuel costs pose an increasing threat to the viability of many small trucking firms.

Health insurance industry confronting crisis of the uninsured (BizJournals) - In response to the swelling ranks of the uninsured, the health insurance industry has been undergoing a quiet transformation.

Banking industry combats identity theft to protect data (BizJournals) - The banking industry and its member institutions have made substantial investments in online consumer protections in recent years in the form of employee training and the establishment of security safeguards. But bank account fraud and identity theft via the Internet remain threats.

Govt canvasses industry policy overhaul (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The Federal Government is today releasing a discussion paper seeking input from business on its plan to overhaul its industry policy. The paper covers issues such as the increase in competition from China and India and the outlook for Australia beyond the resources boom.

Energy Industry Awaits Tax Credit Clarity (WebCPA) - Washington (July 10, 2006) - The energy industry hopes that anticipated public guidance regarding Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code will provide significant clarity on tax credit issues for projects producing electricity from open-loop biomass projects.

LexisNexis and Intelligent Results Create Solution for Collections Industry (EContent Magazine) - LexisNexis Risk Management, a provider of legal, news, business information, and risk management services, and Intelligent Results, a provider of customer analytics software for financial services companies, have announced an alliance to create a hosted solution for the collections industry.

2006 a Record for Wine Industry : (Australasian Investment Review via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Fortunately for the wine industry, the reporting of the record 2005-06 export figures sort of missed the point.

Sales of LCD material maker Wah Hong Industrial down due to slow LCD industry (Digi Times) - Wah Hong Industrial, a Taiwan-based LCD optical film maker, saw its sales decline for the second consecutive month in June to NT$363 million (US$11.2 million) due to a slow LCD industry, the company said.