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Rental motor home industry sees business rise (USA Today) - The rental motor home industry is getting a welcome pull from hurricanes Katrina and Rita as major corporations rush in rigs from as far as Alaska, Canada and New York to use as emergency worker housing.

San Diego's communications industry on the rebound (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. announced Tuesday that both employment levels and wages in the area's communications industry continue to rebound.

Groups Battle Over Pharmaceutical Industry Initiatives (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's backing of Proposition 78 -- the pharmaceutical industry's measure -- prompted a noisy campaign stop at his Capitol office Tuesday.

Analyst says Bombardier C-Series jet plan could doom Cdn aerospace industry (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - TORONTO (CP) - Bombardier Inc.'s C-Series jet project is ill-conceived and has the potential to drag down the whole Canadian aerospace industry if resources are diverted from other projects, a U.S. consultant warned Tuesday.

Bush to take close look at energy industry's damage (USA Today) - President Bush was getting a personal look at Hurricane Rita's damage to U.S. energy resources with a visit to the birthplace of the modern oil industry. Bush planned to receive a briefing on hurricane damage Tuesday in the port city of Beaumont, Texas.

PGA Fall Expo kicks off for PGA Professionals and industry leaders (PGA) - With an increase of 18 percent in attendee pre-registration, industry expectations are promising for the thousands of PGA Professionals, golf retailers, manufacturers and industry leaders converging in Las Vegas for the 2005 PGA Fall Expo, Sept. 28-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC).

Miss. to Tackle Battered Casino Industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Nearly a month after Hurricane Katrina walloped the state, the future of Mississippi's battered casino industry is one of more than 20 topics on the agenda of a special legislative session.

Yazaki North America's Colleen Haley is Recognized Among 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry (The Auto Channel) - CANTON, Mich., Sept. 27 -- Colleen Haley, President Ford Business Unit, Yazaki North America (Yazaki) has been named among 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. Haley and her co-honorees were featured in a special Sept. 26 issue of the publication and will be honored at a gala dinner in Detroit, sponsored by Automotive News.

MP wants better safeguards for state's timber industry (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - South Australian Opposition forestry spokesman, Mitch Williams, has called for the south-east's forest estate to be expanded to future-proof the timber industry.

State's position on steel industry sought Chinese investment causes concern (Bangkok Post) - Local steel industries are to confer with the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand, under the Industry Ministry, today, to ask for the government to clarify its stance on foreign investment in steel production.