Noel Dyson

AUSTRALIA'S first hands-on management training program for franchised new motor vehicle dealers and their staff has been launched by the Chamber of Automotive Industries of WA.

THE Westralia Airports Corporation is providing $5 million to help develop WA's economy.

MOVES to abolish the Town Planning Appeals Tribunal has the legal fraternity concerned.

THE Australian Tax Office has disallowed more than $6 billion in losses claimed over the past three years by a variety of entities – some owned by wealthy individuals.

MARKETFORCE and JDA have dominated the winners list in this year's Perth Art Directors' Club Awards.

REPRESENTATIVES of the shires of Bridgetown/Greenbushes, Manjimup and Nannup claim the National Party is “betraying” the communities they represent.

A PERTH company has developed a system it claims will maximise returns from sponsorships.

The ten toughest questions asked in an interview have been compiled by recruitment firm Monster.com.au to help interviewees be better prepared.

DESPITE a report recommending shops be allowed to remain open from 6:00am to 9:00pm, with a total deregulation of shopping hours in five years time, it is unlikely trading hours will change.

A 25 year career in the information technology industry has won AlphaWest network services manager Sharon Brown the Telstra Western Australian Business Woman of the Year Award.

ARCHITECTURAL design for a $1 million-plus tourism and community fac-ility in Northcliffe will commence soon.

GAMBLING businesses took more than $11,000 million in 1997-98, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, representing an increase of 42 per cent since 1994-95.

WA's meetings and exhibitions sector is worth more than $700 million annually to the state economy, the Bur-eau of Tourism Re-search has found.

TWO Perth companies have developed a computer program to help builders and their clients visualise what the finished product will look like.

MOVES are underway to stage the first International Wine Tourism Confer-ence and Expo in Margaret River in 2001.

WA LIQUOR sellers have hit back at the latest attempt by petrol station owners to gain liquor licences.

MORE than $18 million will be invested on new projects this year on behalf of WA grain growers in the western region of the Grains Research and Development Corporation.

WA'S small business sector is still leading the nation in its confidence about the next twelve months, the latest Small Business Index has found.

A STRONG financial incentive is needed to help families act green when building a new home, says Solar Edwards general manager Vaughan Boultwood.

OVERCOMING GST-posed problems has been made easier by A1 Advanced Office Systems systems development consultant Jenny John.

THE Belmont Local Chambers Awards has demonstrated the diversity of commercial and industrial activity in the area.BJC Enterprises won the Business of the Year Award.

AD AGENCY 303 Advertising has won the account of the WA Tourism Commission for the next three years from 1 July.

CLEANING computers regularly can improve their resale value, reduce maintenance costs and keep employees healthy, says Mobile Computer Cleaners franchisee Graham Bathols.

Sponsorship is slowly becoming an integral element of a company's marketing profile.

DEREGULATION looms as a major threat to the legal profession, says Law Society of WA president John Ley.

A SOFTWARE package three years in development has won Combinatorics the prize in this year's Asia-Pacific Information Technology and Telecommuni-cations Awards mining category.

It is official. Running a business is bad for your health – and for your marriage.

WA'S agribusiness future lies in taking part wholly in the Indo-nesian food industry, not just exporting, according to a report from Murdoch University's Asia Research Centre.

A WA Government-formed committee, complete with statutory powers, could be helping to decided the planning of the Perth CBD.

AS PETROL sale margins fall petrol station owners are turning their stations into mini supermarkets.

SEX and gambling have drawn two mining companies into .com ventures.

THE much heralded Old Swan Brewery redevelopment is in danger of becoming another block of flats – with a service station attached.