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WITH the dust settling after its purchase by Peter Holmes a Court’s AA Co, Jester’s Jaffle Pie Co is making its long awaited move into the eastern States.

In the third part of WA Business News’ outsourcing series Julie-anne Sprague examines the different ways to obtain outside technical support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FEW businesses these days are immune from software and hardware hiccups.

A STATE Government move to cash in on the golden handshakes given to executives is going to increase the cost of sacking staff, potentially from July 1.

DEMAND is growing for management and leadership-style courses, particularly within Western Australia’s mining industry.

A NEW collaborative working approach – both among staff and with clients – has changed the fortunes of 303 Advertising, which won agency of the year at the recent Oasis Awards.

A COMPANY’S image can become the mainstay of its marketing push. It ties together the company’s reputation and everything that it stands for and is the basis for communication to key audiences.

NEWLY appointed Perth Convention Exhibition Centre chief executive Paul D’Arcy hopes a whole-of-city approach will help place Perth among the list of top international convention destinations.

DESPITE a rising Australian dollar and the fallout from recent terrorist attacks in Bali and the US, Western Australia’s incentive travel operators are expecting strong growth.

BURSWOOD International Resort Casino believes the major refurbishment completed in late 2001 leaves it well placed to face extra competition in the MICE market.

THE Western Australian Turf Club is aggressively marketing its racecourses as premier outdoor event locations in an effort to attract non-race related functions and exhibitions to the Ascot and Belmont sites.

PLAYERS in the WA tourism industry have welcomed the State Government’s $300,000 cash injection into the Convention Attraction Support Team, or CAST.

IT may surprise some that Australia has never had a Gold Week, but there are no prizes for guessing which State will host the first ever such event, nor for naming the organisation behind the initiative.

PLAYING cards with an event manager would be tricky for two reasons – they combine a poker-faced approach to business with a flair for developing a winning hand, whatever cards they’ve been dealt.

THE Hyatt Regency Perth showcased its recently renovated Plaza Ballroom to high-profile convention organisers at a special luncheon last week.

A RECENT court ruling in New South Wales may have an effect on land valuations in built-up Perth suburbs such as Cottesloe and Mosman Park.

Tracey Cook takes a look at the industrial property market as part of the real estate series.

In this week’s look at WA exporters, Gary Kleyn examines the growing importance of the fishing industry.

A CONTINGENT of WA tourism suppliers is exposing its wares to the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents at the Putra World Trade Centre.

AUSTAL Ships has signed a $24 million order for a medium sized vehicle-passenger catamaran with Tahitian ferry operator, Aremiti Cruise.

A FREE Trade agreement with the US will be to the detriment of Western Australian farmers, according to WAFarmers.

REVISED world agricultural reforms released in Geneva last week do not go far enough for Australian farmers.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australian (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Technolo

IF you thought Peter Hayes was content with the $1.3 million refurbishment of the ground floor of The Oxford Hotel, think again.

In Margaret River for vintage, David Pike looks at an ambitious project from a noted winemaker. AS March draws to a close so too does the harvesting of white grapes in Margaret River. It is now up to the winemakers to craft the wines into bottled gold.

In his third article on mergers and acquisitions, Mark Beyer examines the importance of early planning by the key players.

AUSTRALIA’S 100 largest private and public companies are about to have their ethical and environmental performance rated.

THE farm lobby is not considered to be at the vanguard of corporate governance reform, but that has not stopped the WA Farmers Federation taking on wheat marketing company AWB.

THE Federal Government has initiated a review of the taxation treatment of certain rights and business expenditures known as ‘black holes’.

In the first of three reports on tax planning, Gary Kleyn considers the options available and when they are likely to be most effective.

THE strong performance of the Australian dollar may not have gone unnoticed, but to say that the AUD is strengthening against all currencies is off the mark.

THE Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says raising premiums for professional indemnity insurance is essential to secure the prudential safety of the insurance industry.

A RESEARCH report released by Morningstar has downgraded Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited’s asset allocation outlook to ‘neutral’.