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US hospice industry booms as more opt to manage their death (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Long stigmatized and associated with a slow, miserable death, hospice care in the United States has grown into a 10-billion-dollar industry in the last decade as more Americans opt to manage the end of their lives.

Doors open for the hotel industry (NZZ) - Swiss hotels recorded a 5.7 per cent increase in overnight stays over the first six months of the year, beating tourist industry expectations. Traditional holiday destinations, including the mountain resorts of Davos and Zermatt, and cities were among the main beneficiaries of the upswing.

Security guard 'to help fix industry' (News Interactive) - SYDNEY security guard Karen Brown, cleared of killing a robber, says changes are needed in the industry to ensure no other guard suffers the ordeal she did.

Construction Industry Staff Earn Recognition (Scoop.co.nz) - Having their skills formally assessed will help workers in New Zealand's infrastructure industries fast track their way to national qualifications under a new agreement between The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and InfraTrain, the infrastructure Industry Training Organisation.

EHS Design's Retail Branch Environments Receive Seven Industry Awards (SYS-CON Media) - Seattle-based architectural and design firm EHS Design, formerly Emick Howard & Seibert, Inc., announced that its retail branch work for Greater Nevada Credit Union, Honolulu City & County Employees Federal Credit Union, Mission Federal Credit Union, and North Shore Credit Union has won three top honors and a total of seven industry awards from the Credit Union Executive Society (CUES) and the

Multi-million-dollar captive industry celebrates 25th birthday (WCAX 3) - SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- More than 1,200 people showed up Wednesday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an idea cooked up in Al Moulton's kitchen that has grown into a multi-million-dollar industry and top employer for the state.

Wine industry blueprint to promote innovation (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The Australian Wine Research Institute is today releasing a seven-year blueprint for the industry, promoting innovation as the key to its sustainability.

Emerson optimistic Ottawa will get industry support for softwood by Aug. 21 (Canadian Business) - TORONTO (CP) - Lumber producers will likely lend "significant" support to Ottawa's softwood lumber deal with the United States, International Trade Minister David Emerson said Wednesday after meeting with industry executives, hinting that a decision was imminent.

Emerson optimistic Ottawa will get industry support for softwood from industry (Canadian Business) - TORONTO (CP) - Lumber producers will likely lend "significant" support to Ottawa's softwood lumber deal with the United States, International Trade Minister David Emerson said Wednesday after meeting with industry executives.

Chinese auto industry reaps profits of USD 4.6 billion (New Kerala) - Shanghai, Aug 10: China's booming auto industries reaped overall profits of 4.6 billion US dollars in the first six months of the year, an increase of 59.58 per cent over the same period last year, an industry association said.