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World's gaming industry still in infancy: Sands' chairman (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The world's gaming industry is still in its infancy, US gaming tycoon Sheldon Adelson said Wednesday.

Sector Wrap: Food Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Credit-ratings agency Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday said the food industry will be basically stable in the coming year, but remained "modestly negative" on the sector since it expects more food company downgrades than upgrades.

GOV'T COMMITS TO PAKISTAN'S SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Infrastructure Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said the government is committed to making Pakistan a leading shipbuilding country in the region while chairing the first Policy Board meeting on the development of a Shipbuilding industry in Pakistan.

Gov't Commits To Pakistan's Shipbuilding Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said the government is committed to making Pakistan a leading shipbuilding country in the region while chairing the first Policy Board meeting on the development of a Shipbuilding industry in Pakistan.

Alcohol-based industry opposes ethanol blending (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Chemicals and alcohol-based industries have strongly opposed the Centre's decision to make ethanol blending in auto fuel mandatory. The industry, in a recent presentation to the petroleum ministry, has noted that oil marketing companies (OMCs) should go ahead with 5% blending, only, if it was commercially viable. For this, they should not offer more than market price of alcohol. Instead, the ...

Industry-funded study calls aspartame safe (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A review of 500 studies conducted over a quarter century has turned up no credible evidence that the widely used artificial sweetener aspartame is unsafe, industry-funded research released on Tuesday showed.

Immigration Reform Big Concern in Valley's Ag Industry (KFSN-TV Fresno) - Those in the valley's biggest industry, agriculture, are seeking comprehensive immigration reform which includes a guest worker program. Without one, they say the Ag economy would suffer a major blow.

Training challenge for hospo industry (TVNZ) - New figures show hospitality employers are facing new training challenges as the industry continues to expand. Hospitality Standards Institute chief executive Steve Hanrahan says the industry has experienced unprecedented growth over the past five years with a 20% increase in staff.

Is the biofuel industry killing African children? (Crikey) - Michael Pascoe’s made many valid critiques of the biofuels industry in Crikey yesterday. However, much of the debate around biofuels by policymakers, climate change activists and commentators overlooks the massive impact escalating biofuel usage in the west is having on the developing world.

Mobile Electronics Magazine to Host Industry Dinner Sept. 19 (Mobile Electronics) - Torrance, Calif. -- Mobile Electronics magazine is proud to host another industry dinner for retailers, dealers and manufacturers in the Southern California region. This relaxed, no-agenda environment offers the ideal location for networking with industry professionals.