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Inslee calls for focus on six industries - Mon, 06 Feb 2012 PST

Jay Inslee, a Democratic candidate for governor, said he would focus the state’s job creation efforts on six “key industry clusters” – aerospace, life sciences, military, agriculture, information technology and clean energy technology.

More reform needed to sustain foreign investor interest

Vietnam’s focus on developing some staple industries and those with high added value might not succeed in attracting foreign investment because of limited growth opportunities, experts said at the Vietnam Summit conference held Wednesday in Hanoi.

Nigeria: Fuel Protests Continue to Sweep Country

Daily Trust (Abuja)-Organised Labour says it has lodged a formal complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Jonathan and Inspector General, HafizRingim for the murders of protesters in the country.

KC faces an epidemic of broken water mains

It’s a complaint all too familiar around Kansas City: Water bubbling up in a street, streaming down the curb, often icing over and posing a traffic hazard. And it’s the most visible symptom of what’s become an epidemic in the city — water main breaks.