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Credit rating industry overhaul clears Congress (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Legislation placing credit rating agencies under greater oversight was passed by the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, a response to criticism that the industry failed to flag problems soon enough at troubled firms such as Enron Corp. and WorldCom.

Industry link to lung cancer: Study (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Living close to heavy industry may increase the risk of lung cancer, according to a study.

Hawaii seed crop industry hits record (Pacific Business News) - With its year-round growing season, Hawaii is a perfect place to grow seed for Mainland crops, and its seed industry is now worth more than $70 million a year.

Indoor tanning industry feels the heat (The Hill) - Feeling the heat from members who suspect that indoor tanning is behind an increase in skin cancer rates, the trade group that represents the $5 billion-a-year indoor tanning industry has added members to its lobbying team to fight a new measure.

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.

Analysts: Red Hat situation not indicative of industry (The Herald-Sun) - A dramatic decline in the share price of Red Hat Inc. following a sizable second quarter drop in profits shouldn't be viewed as a wholesale indictment of the open-source software industry, analysts said Wednesday.

Co-founder of online drug industry scales back after counterfeit allegations (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - WINNIPEG (CP) - A Manitoba co-founder of the multimillion-dollar online pharmacy industry is scaling back his business.

Living Close to Heavy Industry May Increase Risk of Lung Cancer (Newswise) - Living close to heavy industry may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, although the effect is relatively modest, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.

Film on diamond trade could make Surat industry lose lustre (New Kerala) - Ahmedabad, Sep 27: Diamond traders who suffered heavy losses in the recent floods in Surat feel they may face a further setback after the release of a Hollywood film that reportedly portrays a grim picture of their industry.

Xilinx CTO Appears in Geneseo Industry Panel at Intel Developer Forum (RedNova) - INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. today announced that it will join IBM, Intel and other key industry executives to discuss extensions to the popular PCI Express(R) computing standard codenamed "Geneseo" for high-performance connectivity.