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Trucking Industry Reaches Major Freight Transportation Milestone (TruckingInfo.com) - 7/6/2006 The U.S. trucking industry increased its share of the nation’s freight pool, hauling more goods than ever in 2005, the American Trucking Associations reported Wednesday.

Why are industry chambers silent? (rediff.com) - you will rarely come across an industry association making a negative comment on a government move.

Music industry prepares lawsuit against Yahoo China (Washington Post) - LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest music companies are preparing a lawsuit against Yahoo China for copyright infringement as part of the industry's efforts to crack down on piracy.

Cuba’s sugar industry won’t make harvest goals (AG Weekly) - Cuba’s struggling sugar industry won’t make its harvest goals this year, the government acknowledged this week, saying that inefficient mills and a late start proved to be obstacles difficult to overcome.

Indian industry in push for growth (Financial Times) - India's major industry associations yesterday presented the finance minister with a long wish-list of improvements aimed at boosting manufacturing growth to 12 per cent this year from 9 per cent in 2005.

Tourism will be the loser from London 2012, warns industry group (Financial Times) - The London Olympics of 2012 will not boost tourism, with the industry set to suffer a decline in the aftermath of the event, according to a new report.

Bad news at crucial time for nuclear industry (Guardian Unlimited) - Safety scares at British nuclear sites could not come at a worse time for an industry which believes that the government is poised to give the green light to a new generation of atomic plants.

Russian space industry to be based on 3-4 core ventures by 2015 (Russian Information Agency Novosti) - MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's government will discuss a plan to establish three or four integrated structures incorporating about 60% of all space industry enterprises at a meeting Thursday, a source said.

Katrina spawns cottage industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Hurricane Katrina has spawned a real cottage industry, catering to the tens of thousands of families still crammed in government-issued trailers 10 months after the storm.

Small car sales boost auto industry (Sydney Morning Herald) - Booming sales of small cars has helped Australia's automotive industry to a strong half-year result, with the market shrugging off concerns over high fuel prices and an interest rate rise.