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Auto workers see global industry shift (AP via Yahoo! News) - The increasing globalization of the auto industry has brought change, uncertainty, and in some cases, a ton of worries to the thousands of men and women who build cars and trucks across the globe.

$20m package for forest industry (Sydney Morning Herald) - Kevin Rudd announces a $20 million package to support the Tasmanian forestry industry.

Rudd offers $20 million to forestry industry (Daily Telegraph) - LABOR leader Kevin Rudd has announced a $20 million package to support the Tasmanian forestry industry, including assessing possible impact of climate change.

Opportunities Await In The Hotel Industry (The Tampa Tribune) - Entry-level jobs in the hotel industry carry a checkered image.

Trucking industry anticipating a boom in business (The Shelby Star) - SHELBY — A recent study by the U.S. Department of Transportation predicts massive growth in the trucking industry in the coming years.

Courses give graduates an industry advantage (Scoop.co.nz) - The Department of Labour (DOL) reports that the information technology industry is dealing with a significant skills shortage, and Manukau Institute of Technology’s department of Computing and Information Technology is focusing on industry alignment as the best way to fill the gap.

China syndrome could devestate Oz industry (drive.com.au) - And the consequences for the minuscule Australian car industry are likely to be devastating as parent companies General Motors, Ford and Mitsubishi fight to shore up their fortunes back home in America and Japan, says Kevin Baker, author of Economic Tsunami.

Cheap imports to shrink food industry (Daily Telegraph) - CHEAP food imports could strip 20 per cent from Victoria's agri-food sector in the next 10 years, an industry expert said.

Political Clashes Shake Venezuela?s Strained Oil Industry (New York Times) - Internal dissent is shaking Venezuela?s state-run oil company, threatening its ability to finance Hugo Chavez?s ambitious social welfare programs.

U.S. autoworker faces changed industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - As he walks along a row of partially built sport utility vehicles, Curtis Giles is watching the overhead signs, hoping for green but looking for red letters that could spell trouble.