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House Passes Credit-Rating Industry Bill (Washington Post) - The House approved legislation yesterday intended to encourage more companies to enter the industry that rates the creditworthiness of corporations and their debt, an arena now dominated by two firms.

Industry Insider: Biotech companies gaining foothold in specialty drugs (The Star-Ledger) - As biotechnology firms prepare to report second-quarter earnings, only about a dozen of them have yet to turn a profit. But the ones that are in the black are challenging old-line drugmakers for industry dominance of specialty drugs for hard-to-treat illnesses.

Game industry faces serial killer (BBC News) - Senior industry figure warns against turning games into serials like TV shows.

Climate Change May Devastate Wine Industry (CBS 2 New York) - Climate warming could spell disaster for much of the multibillion-dollar U.S. wine industry. Areas suitable for growing premium wine grapes could be reduced by 50 percent — and possibly as much as 81 percent — by the end of this century, according to a study Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Is the Gambling Industry Cyclical? (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance) - Gaming industry expansion and the resulting shift to locals operations should reduce the cyclicality of the gaming industry going forward.

Boeing Raises Industry Forecast on Asian Jet Demand (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co., the world's second-largest commercial-jet maker, raised its 20-year industry forecast for world jetliner deliveries by 5.8 percent because of increasing demand in Asia and the need for airlines to upgrade their fleets.

Telemarketers Form Body To Improve Industry Image (CRM Daily) - The Customer Contact Association is challenging marketers to raise standards in their contact centres with the creation of a high profile Industry Council think-tank to represent them to the media, the regulator and the consumer. Industry Council members -- which include such big hitters as BT, British Gas, Royal Mail and Vodafone, and which employ 15 percent of the UK's 800,000 customer center

Climate Change May Devastate Wine Industry (KUTV.com) - (CBS News) Climate warming could spell disaster for much of the multibillion-dollar U.S. wine industry.

Planning Commission panel on drug industry to meet on July 14 (PharmaBiz) - The Working Group on Drugs and Pharmaceuticals for 11th Plan (2007-2012) constituted by the Planning Commission is to meet here on July 14, 2006. The prime task of the group is to review the status of the industry including 10 th Plan projects vis-à-vis achievements and suggest a blue print for the growth of the industry in the next five years.

Iowa Casino Industry Booming (WHBF-TV Quad Cities) - IOWA - Iowa's casino industry is booming. A new report by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission shows that gamers dropped $1.1 billion in Iowa over the last year.