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B.C. coastal forest industry strike could come early Saturday: Steelworkers (Canadian Business) - Brenda Bouw July 19, 2007 - 9:41 p.m. VANCOUVER (CP) - Looming job action in British Columbia's coastal forestry industry has some observers scratching their heads about the timing of a work stoppage, given the industry's already weak state.

Sale of Van Houtte to Littlejohn closed after Industry Canada approval (Canadian Business) - MONTREAL (CP) - Coffee services company Van Houtte Inc. (TSX:VH) said Thursday its $615 million sale to U.S. private equity firm Littlejohn & Co. is complete after Industry Canada approved the deal.

‘Eco-anxiety’ spawns crime, new industry (MSNBC) - More and more people are literally worrying themselves sick over desperate scenarios of environmental catastrophe — and ‘eco-anxiety’ has spawned a new industry.

Govt may ask industry to give medicine at half rate for health insurance schemes for poor (PharmaBiz) - The central government is planning to seek the help of pharma industry to supply medicines at half rates of the MRP for the comprehensive medical insurance schemes, especially for the people below the poverty line, and also to create drug banks.

KDDI announces fee cuts; could spur industry price war (The Japan Times) - KDDI Corp. said Thursday it plans to cut its basic monthly mobile-phone fees by 50 percent starting in September if users sign a two-year-contract — a decision that could trigger an industry price... Read more ...

Industry Backs launch of Aviation New Zealand (Scoop.co.nz) - New Zealand’s aviation industry today entered a new era with the official launch of the industry’s strategy to grow exports from around $800 million today to $3bn by 2020.

Industry group blasts AoT for excessive fees (Bangkok Post) - Bangkok is losing out to neighbouring countries in the race to become Southeast Asia's aviation hub due to the lack of sound airport policy and regimes, a top airline industry group official charged yesterday.

B.C. coastal forest industry strike could come early Saturday: Steelworkers (Canadian Business) - VANCOUVER (CP) - Strikes against British Columbia coastal forest industry companies could begin at midnight Friday night, an official of the United Steelworkers of America said Thursday.

Norgate advocates meat industry restructure (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - PGG Wrightson deputy chairman Craig Norgate -- a leading figure in the agribusiness sector -- has told Federated Farmers' annual meeting in Auckland that he supports calls for restructuring the meat industry.

Rivals Intel, AMD tip recipes for industry's survival (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - In their keynotes at Semicon West, executives from rivals Intel and AMD explored differing recipes for the survival of the semiconductor industry.