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Hawaii Tourism Industry Looks For More Visitors (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - HONOLULU (KHNL) - Tourism is Hawaii's number one industry. And people in the industry want to make sure the visitors and their business keep coming. One travel expert says the industry needs to do more to get people to keep coming back.

Ford workers face uncertainty in U.S. auto industry (The State) - MAUMEE, Ohio — Autoworkers from the overnight shift sat shoulder to shoulder Friday morning at a bar across the street from one of two plants Ford Motor Co. said it was closing, lamenting not only the loss of their jobs but the downward spiral of the American auto industry.

Senators consider payday loan limits, criticize industry (Stars and Stripes) - WASHINGTON — Supporters of the payday lending industry petitioned members of the Senate on Thursday to block proposed limits on short-term loans to troops, saying the Defense Department is overreacting to the problems of a small number of servicemembers.

Private equity cracks industry (EETimes) - If anyone had any doubts that the electronics industry has fundamentally changed, those went out the window when news broke that two private-equity firms were interested in taking Freescale Semiconductor Inc. private.

Nevada's 'Big House' Products is Booming Industry (KLAS) - Several products you've probably seen or maybe even used are made right here in Nevada by prison inmates. Eyewitness News takes you inside this booming industry to see some of the things they've made.

Music Industry To Target CD Pirates In 12 Cities (KXAN 36 Austin) - Washington -- They've sued Internet users for years for downloading songs illegally. Now, the music industry is targeting pirates in 12 cities who copy CDs and DVDs for sale at street corners, flea markets, family-run shops and even mainstream record stores.

Message from MAG, the Independent Nonprofit Industry Association Serving dotMobi Stakeholders (CircleID) - The dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) has been set-up as an independent not-for-profit industry association accredited by dotMobi (mTLD) per its ICANN agreement and it is not owned nor operated nor financed by dotMobi (mTLD). See our website at mag.mtld.mobi for more detailed information. more...

Video poker industry suing state (News 14 Carolina) - RALEIGH -- The Attorney General and lawmakers are responding to a lawsuit being filed by the video poker industry. Earlier this year lawmakers approved a law to phase out video poker by next summer, but attorneys for the industry say the law is unconstitutional.

Ukraine: Beef Production Remains By-Product Of Dairy Industry (CattleNetwork.com) - Ukraine’s beef production remains a by-product of the dairy industry and is highly dependent on dairy market fluctuations.

Govt digs in over mandatory code for horticulture industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The Federal Government is pushing ahead with negotiations over a code of practice for the horticulture industry despite growers rejecting a draft proposal.