Staff Reporters

The Westspeed Incentive Scheme has been introduced this season to reward thoroughbred racehorse owners when their horse wins a race.

A NEW corporate synergy is likely to emerge between WA engineering consultants Dames & Moore Pty Ltd and Woodward Clyde.

JUNIOR explorer Hallmark Gold NL is set to benefit financially from major base metal expansion being planned by Joseph Gutnick's Centaur Mining & Exploration Limited.

WITH all the talk about how the Internet and electronic commerce will boost social and economic opportunities for Western Austra-lians in rural areas, the question on many people's lips is: “when?”.

Bartercard has come a long way since Rod Brown and his wife, Barbara Cooper, bought the single WA franchise in 1994.

PERTH-based Gold Mines of Sardinia Limited, Italy's only gold miner at Fuertei in the south of Sardinia, is expanding its corporate front by seeking listings on two international markets.

SPEED is critical in the fast-moving world of electronic commerce, according to US-based Interim Technology Strategic Solutions executive vice-president Bill Weathersby.

WA-BRED yearlings have attracted growing numbers of international buyers in the past few years, says WA Bloodhorse Breeders Association executive officer Veronica Jackson-Smith.

A great read I enjoyed over the summer break was Gerry McGovern's new book The Caring Economy...Business Principles for the New Digital Age.

Hotel Northbridge has been one of the big beneficiaries of the ‘clean up' of Highgate, says licencee Matt Doughty.

THE average employee now spends less than four years with the same organisation, according to a survey by Drake Management Consulting.

GOLD production for Sons of Gwalia Ltd has only just exceeded budgetary targets in spite of Red October recently coming on stream.

PERTH-based Internet stock broker Sanford Securities recorded 5.4 million website hits per day in January.

BUSINESS expansions plans by supermarket group Woolworth Limited could include additional outlets in WA.

PERTH-based Troy Resources NL has entered the new year with a strong balance sheet and plenty of prospective exploration ground.

ADECCO has announced improved financial results for the 1999 fiscal year both globally and in the Asia Pacific region.Company results include revenues of $17.3 billion.

WA-based Impress Technologies subsidiary mBox.com Limited has appointed BMCMedia.com Limited to promote and sell advertising on its website.

TWO Perth multimedia companies are vying for leadership in the interactive CD-ROM product market.

THE proposed large increases in global steel production in WA have been welcomed by the Australian gas industry as a leading indicator of improved metals demand and a sign of economic recovery in the North East Asian markets.

WHILE CEOs acknowledge the importance of future business growth, they lack the ability to make it happen, a Drake Management Consulting survey has found.

A PERTH-based electronic retailing website that has been specifically designed for quick use will be launched in March.

INTERNET and information technology business Chrome Global has entered the application service provider market.

PLANS are underway for WRF Securities Ltd to launch an investment scheme in South Australia.

Austrade is the Australian Trade Commission – the Federal Govern-ment's export and investment facilitation agency.

FOLLOWING the long line of WA resource companies moving into the telecommunications arena, AMX Resources has agreed to purchase 100 per cent of the issued capital of Semaphore Telecommunications.

A MERE two per cent of Australian businesses with an Internet presence reported a profit from transactions generated from and through their websites during 1999, according to a study by Marketing Focus research team leader Barry Urqhuart.

I had never been to Coco's at South Perth until last week. In fact, I had hitherto avoided it.

AFTER a long and nail-biting wait, Hardman Resources NL has finally clinched the big deal that could result in the junior developing into a substantial producer.

“WAIT” is the advice from analysts with regards to Microsoft's impending release of Windows 2000 – the long-awaited upgrade to the Windows NT operating system.

IT IS just on seven years since the Coalition Government was elected on a platform of bringing sound financial management to the State.

MACMIN NL is progressing towards producing silver from its Texas Silver project by the last quarter of this year.

A WA-made careers guidance video was one of seven finalists in its category at the New York Festival's International Film and Video Competition.