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Industry minister open to more foreign ownership in telecom, airline sectors (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - TORONTO (CP) - Industry Minister David Emerson said Wednesday he supports allowing more foreign ownership of Canada's airlines and would be open to a similar change in the telecommunications sector.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Formation of Barley Breeding Australia (BBA) by GRDC, the Western Australia Department of Agriculture, Sout Australia Research & Development Institute, New South Wales and Victorian Departments of Primary Industries and Fisheries and the University of Adelaide will double the size of Australia's 6.6 million tonne barley industry to satisfy demand increases by 2020.

Japan's service industry activity down 0.8% in July on month (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ Japan's service industry activity index fell 0.8 percent in July from the previous month due to lackluster software products sales and weak electricity demand caused by bad weather, the government said Thursday.

Port a big stick'; industry leaders look for inland port to boost Orangeburg County (Times and Democrat) - The South Carolina State Ports Authority wants to "present you the world and bring it back home," a ports authority official told regional industry leaders Tuesday.

FBI, building industry offer reward for capturing ecoterrorists (Seattle Times) - The Building Industry Association of Washington, the state's homebuilders lobby, yesterday offered a $100,000 reward for information leading...

Rita poses more risks for insurance industry (SABC News) - Hurricane Rita is gaining strength in the US Gulf Coast, causing concern for federal officials and the insurance industry. Shares of property and casualty insurance companies slid yesterday after news that Hurricane Rita had become a powerful Category 5 storm.

Dow CEO Voices Concern About Impact of Escalating Energy and Feedstock Costs on US Chemical Industry (ChemPoint) - MIDLAND -- September 15, 2005 - Andrew Liveris, Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company warned today that the persistently high price of oil and natural gas, exacerbated in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, poses a severe threat to the long-term health of the chemical industry in the United States.

FBI, Industry Offer Anti-Ecoterror Award (AP via Yahoo! News) - The FBI and a building industry group said Tuesday they will begin offering $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of ecoterrorists.

Banks ignore investment industry (Springfield Business Journal) - Competition is heating up in Springfield s bank-based investment industry with The Signature Bank luring Nadia Cavner from U.S. Bancorp and U.S. Bancorp s subsequent move of Don Gass to Springfield. But a new study shows most banks aren t capitalizing on their securities capabilities.

Advent of cable industry brings doom to cinema * Increasing land and film prices also contributing to cinemas closure (Daily Times) - LAHORE: Increasing commercial land and film prices and the advent of the cable industry are some of the contributing factors in the closure of cinemas in Pakistan.