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Marine industry hunts for ways to hook skilled workers (The Palm Beach Post) - A shortage of skilled tradesmen is hamstringing growth at some Treasure Coast marine businesses, and a group of industry leaders gathered Tuesday to learn strategies for doing something about it.

Music Industry to Congress: Time for Universities to Exercise Leadership (Recording Industry Association of America) - WASHINGTON – Testifying before Congress, the president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today voiced concern about the passive attitude reflected by many of the nation’s colleges and universities in addressing illegal file-sharing on campus.

Next phase of fishing industry buyout set to begin (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The next stage of the national fishing industry buyout commences tomorrow. Fishing towns are invited to apply for a share of $40 million, to assist them if they are affected by the buyout of 400 fishing licences.

U.S. tech industry jobs up 2.5% (BizJournals) - The nation's tech industry added 140,000 jobs in the first half of the year, almost double the growth in the same period last year and the strongest since 2001, according to a report released Tuesday.

LimeWire Countersues Record Industry (BetaNews) - The proprietors of the P2P file-sharing program LimeWire, who were sued last August by a coalition of the major names in the recording industry, has filed a countersuit in the U.S. District Court in New York, claiming that the RIAA is using its copyrights over recorded works as a weapon to disable competition from anyone in the Internet distribution business.

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.

Montreal's aerospace industry says R&D program facing a cut is crucial (Canadian Business) - Luann Lasalle September 26, 2006 - 6:23 p.m. MONTREAL (CP) - Leading companies in Montreal's aerospace industry say a program the Conservative government will trim by $42 million over two years is "crucial" to their development.

Canadian Payday Loan Association urges Ottawa to act on industry regulation (Canadian Business) - Rita Trichur September 26, 2006 - 6:24 p.m. TORONTO (CP) - The Canadian Payday Loan Association renewed its plea Tuesday for the federal government to introduce legislation this fall that would give provinces the authority to regulate the country's burgeoning payday loan industry.

Chile pushes for Australian wine industry cooperation (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Australian researchers will soon be sharing information with one of our wine industry's major international competitors.

Fishing industry pulls together to end 'boom and bust' (The Scotsman) - A RADICAL action plan aimed at ending the "boom and bust" cycle plaguing Scotland's troubled fishing industry was unveiled yesterday.