Noel Dyson

WA ELECTRICAL goods manufacturers and importers may soon be able to prove their products meet the highest level of new Federal Government standards.

A WA bank has launched the first business credit card enabling customers to earn reward points on business expenses.

THE Internet job market for executives is expected to grow up to 500 per cent in the near future according to a survey by The Executive Network.

AN ECONOMIC development plan to promote and encourage business opportunities in the City of Perth has been adopted by council.

RESEARCH house ASSIRT has rerated a range of Bankers Trust products, granting 30 of the 40 assessed an investment grade rating of A or B.

Curtin University of Technology is moving to become an international centre for forensic science research and education and a major source of long-term assistance to nations, particularly in South East Asia, in crime solving through science.

A NEW project will be launched on 25 August to deliver higher education to wheatbelt communities.

JOHN Garland International principal John Garland has been reappointed chairman of the Small Business Development Corpora-tion for another two years.

NORTHBRIDGE parking will receive a much-needed boost with council establishing a temporary car park on land over the Graham Farmer Freeway tunnel.

PERTH is to become the Standards Australia Group's gateway to Asia.

PERTH'S dedicated convention and exhibition centre is guaranteed to be built in the Perth CBD and it is to include a soccer and rugby stadium.

A PLAN to supply electrical power to an experimental trochus hatchery on the Dampier Peninsula has received WA Government funding of $20,000.

HUSBAND and wife bakery franchisees Neil and Judy Loveland have been named WA Franchisee of the Year.

NO NEW Year's Eve parties will be held on City of Perth reserves, council has decreed.

THE MAJOR banks in Leederville are exacerbating crime, says Town of Vincent Mayor John Hyde.

A software system has been developed by Australian company MAUS Business Systems which claims to cut time spent preparing business and marketing plans by up to 90 per cent.

THE WA government has contributed $1.5 million in grants for the third round of the Gascoyne-Murchison Strategy.

THE 40 hour week is long gone, according to a recent survey by Morgan & Banks' legal division.

THE foodservice industry is growing at twice the rate of retail food sales, according to a recent report by BIS Shrapnel.

A STRONG and untiring commitment to customer service could help somebody win the Wendy Middleton Award – the highest award the Australian Customer Service Association presents in WA.

FREE online training is being offered by Unisys People to tackle the Perth information technology skills shortage.The IT recruiter has invested in a dedicated Inter-net server and CBT Systems courseware.

REFORESTATION, endangered animals and environmentally-friendly transport have been discussed at the inaugural WA Youth Leadership for the En-vironment conference.

INDUSTRY experience is no longer crucial to land a top job, says Recruitment Solutions executive director Greg Savage.

BUSINESS confidence in WA for the medium term still languishes, according to a Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey.

A JOINT venture between BankWest and Precedent Financial Services is to be launched in September.

THE Perth Hills Tourism Group, in conjunction with the South East Metropolitan Area Consultative Committee, has received a $60,000 grant from the Federal Government to devise a working tourism strategy for the region.

AN APPLICATION to build a 16 apartment building at 170 Adel-aide Terrace has been approved by council.

KLEENHEAT Gas has formed an alliance with Great Southern Energy to bring natural gas to the Snowy Mountains gateway town of Cooma.

PARTS of Asia struggling to overcome the effects of the recent financial crisis may be struck down by the Y2K bug.

Kimberley residents still hold hopes for a tidal power station at Derby.

LEARNING about electronic commerce has become easier thanks to a CR-Rom produced as a result of this year's Smart Business 99 Electronic Commerce Expo, held in Perth in March.

COUNCIL has written off the $67,395 debt owed by Michael and Sue Wilson for rent and other charges related to Sinatra's Tavern in the City Station Concourse.