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FRANCE'S COAL MINING INDUSTRY TO GET SECOND WIND WITH NEW POWER PROJECT (The Tocqueville Connection) - PARIS, Aug 20, 2006 (AFP) - More than two years since France brought up its last lump of coal and turned its back on three centuries of mining industry, a new consortium plans to reopen a pit and resume excavations.

Toyota tops list at Prime Minister's Industry Awards (Bangkok Post) - Caretaker prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday granted the Prime Minister's Industry Award 2006 to 21 outstanding companies.

NCED tea cluster draws up 10-year plan to boost industry (Sunday Observer) - The Tea Cluster of the National Council for Economic Development (NCED) is developing a 10-year plan for the tea industry proposed by the stakeholders of the industry which includes the Ceylon Tea Traders' Association, regional plantation companies, stockbrokers, private tea factory owners, Sri Lanka Tea Board, members of the plantation industry and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Executive

Thread: Wedding Industry (Startups) - I was just wondering is there anyone on here involved in / will be involved in the Wedding Industry? i'm not involved yet but am drawing up plans to offer a wedding gift service on my website.

Swiping at Industry From Atop the Stump (New York Times) - Wal-Mart may not appreciate the honor, but its place in the political debate reflects its revolutionary effect on the American economy.

Newman, cigar industry legend, dies at 90 (St. Petersburg Times) - TAMPA - Stanford J. Newman, one of Tampa's cigar industry icons, drove to work Tuesday, a beloved cigar in his pocket. While reviewing marketing figures at J.C. Newman Cigar Co., he went into cardiac arrest. He died shortly after at Tampa General Hospital. He was 90.

Travel industry urges U.S. to delay passport regulations (Duluth News Tribune) - WASHINGTON -- The travel industry is pressing the Bush administration to delay a security measure that would require all cruise passengers and air travelers taking trips beyond U.S. borders to carry passports starting Jan. 8.

BORDER ISSUES: Travel industry wants U.S. to delay new passport regs (Grand Forks Herald) - McClatchy Newspapers The travel industry is pressing the Bush administration to delay a security measure that would require all cruise passengers and air travelers taking trips beyond U.S. borders to carry passports starting Jan. 8.

High-tech plastics joining Steel City's industry scene (Birmingham News) - A new company specializing in high-tech plastics for the military will set up operations in Birmingham, creating dozens of new jobs and strengthening the area's reputation in a growing industry.

German approach might energize solar industry / Applied Materials enters market with acquisition in July (San Francisco Chronicle) - Is the sun finally ready to shine on the solar industry? That question is getting asked more often in clean energy circles these days, in part because Applied Materials Inc. -- the Santa Clara company best known for selling the tools that make computer...