Staff Reporters

AN INVESTMENT project focusing on premium red wine selection for major export markets has been released. The Brookhampton project is located just two hours from Perth in state-of-the-art vineyard in the newly recognised wine region of Geographe.

If you want to burn your advertising dollar as fast as a big brand TV advertiser, then buy a few thousand impressions on a busy website such as Yahoo.By my calculations, 10,000 impressions (individuals viewing your ad) costing $500, would be used up in

Western Power’s energy showpiece, the Collie Power Station, officially came of age last week when it was opened by WA Energy Minister Colin Barnett.

WHILE there is a cost involved in using a recruitment consultant, it can be more economical than delegating the task to someone in the company.

Melbourne-based consultant Peter Moore has been appointed by Sovereign Resources (Australia) NL to spearhead their marketing strategy for its $78 million SRDC manganese sulphate project, locat-ed 61 kilometres southeast of Nullagine in the Pilbara region

An international hotel chain has secured its first foothold in WA’s hospitality industry with a management contract for a $55 million development in North Fremantle.

THE Internet’s pace of adoption has eclipsed the take-up rate of all preceding communications technologies.

Visitors to the City Beach foreshore in the near future may be surprised to discover a new cafe/restaurant for their entertainment.

WORKSHOPS are being held throughout WA to discuss the next five year strategy for the state’s tourism industry.The WA Tourism Commission has employed independent consultant Market Equity to meet with a wide range of industry bodies to investigate their

The eyes of the nickel world were firmly fixed on WA at an event to examine progress at the nickel laterite processing facilities at Murrin Murrin, Bulong and Cawse in the eastern Goldfields.

With the Internet Phantom Menace casting a shadow over the business world and so many small to medium-size businesses acquiring technologies from different sources, it’s a lot like dancing with wolves (providers) while trying to make peace with the Indian

Imagine if I were to ask ten of the most talented and experienced entre-preneurs: “what is the most important ingredient in running a successful service business?”. I could get ten different answers: knowledge, experience, capital, advertising, training,

THE recent move by the Bank of England to sell 125 tonnes of gold this year stopped dead a rally in the precious metal.

A major retail centre in Albany, the Dog Rock Shopping Centre, has been placed on the market by its vendors at a proposed price of between $7 million and $8 million.

In its first year of operation, Perth-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd has commissioned two new mines in Cen-tral Africa and placed its Likasi copper-cobalt tailings project in the Shaba province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into mothballs.

iiNET is WA owned and provides effective Internet solutions for business customers.

1998 WA Tourism Awards winner El Questro has been nominated for the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism in this year’s awards.

Online share trading has been in Australia for two years, and now Internet stockbrokers are fighting for business through full-page press and television advertising.

Commercial interest in the CBD continues to be strong, according to a report by real estate company Herron Todd White.

THE cobalt-rich mineral resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being exploited to the detriment of the country’s environment and to the financial benefit of African leaders of state.

Worldwide Internet are an Internet Service Provider based in Victoria Park.

LOCAL tourism operators are pleased with the positive comment being made about the revised belltower design, says Tourism Council Australia president Laurie O’Meara. He said the belltower will quickly become a ‘must visit’ for people visiting Perth.

INTERNATIONAL finance leader Merrill Lynch has experienced great interest in its international online trading system since being launched early this year.

A SMALL decline Australia-wide in dwelling commencements this year will impact on Queensland and Tasmania, while WA is poised for significant growth.

The integration of biological systems with microprocessors is already happening with the deaf and visually impaired.

Who ever invented the term Internet Service Provider either had no idea just how diverse the Internet market would become, or was naive enough to think a single supplier could provide all the services necessary for businesses to do business on the net.

THE Augusta-Margaret River Tourism Association Marketing Office has launched a website highlighting the area as one of WA’s desirable destinations.

The Pinnacles nickel project, 100 per cent owned by junior gold explorer Kanowna Lights NL, appears to be shaping up into the next laterite resource to hit the boards in WA.

ALTHOUGH Internet advertising has only really been available for a few years, businesses in the US spent $1.92 billion advertising online last year.

IN THE six years since the Coalition Government was elected in Western Australia we have worked hard to rebuild our economy and establish a strong basis for continued growth.

Investor interest in technology stocks in Aust-ralia remains intense with the recent announcement that a portion of GPS Online’s float is already over-subscribed – in less than a week.

STRATA companies have been warned to establish a financial plan and set aside sufficient funds to implement it.Blackburne Real Estate director Sheryal Griggs said they should plan financially to ensure they had reserve funds for capital expenditure item