Staff Reporters

When someone gets around to organising a competition for the least popular person in Perth it's a certainty that many of the nominees will be bankers.

JOSEPH Gutnick plans to add another string to his resource bow with a major thrust into the vanadium market.

WOOL marketing has gone digital with the launch of the first industry alliance between an electronic wool selling system, brokers and growers.

FEBRUARY 2000 marked the first anniversary of the start of production from the BHP's $2.45 billion HBI plant at Boodarie near Port Hedland.

CHRONIC Fatigue Syndrome afflicts around 8 per cent of the Australian population in some form, according to the Chronic Fatigue Advisory Centre's Paul and Linda Storer.

WARNER Home Video and Roadshow Entertainment have created a new video sales company under the name Warner Roadshow Entertainment Pty Ltd.

A PERTH-based company has developed a series of specialised Internet portals devoted to science and industry.

INCREASED revenue and profits last year have allowed Woodside Petroleum Limited to expand its influence and exploration acreage in the hydrocarbon fields, both locally and internationally.

BELLY bacterial balance is crucial for health, says Probiotics Australia's Reena Ghose.

THE BEST advice for those beginning a career in public relations is to get some sales training, says Devahasdin Public Relations director Sandra Devahasdin.

Global chief economist for the Zurich Group David Hale will be keynote speaker for the 2000 Australian gold conference.

THE Balla Balla vanadium project in the Pilbara under development by Tanganyika Gold Ltd is closer to economic fruition.

ONLINE employment site Seek has launched a service for executive job seekers.

WESTERN Australia's continued economic success has brought good news and bad news in recent days.

THE forthcoming Australian Gold Conference comes at a crucial time in the history of the industry, which has seen gold production escalate in this country from twenty tonnes in 1980 to about 300 tonnes.

Can Alan Bond ever be forgiven? If sentiment surrounding plans to re-float and send Australia 11 off to Cowes for a fun sailing regatta is any guide, he my well be on the road to redemption.

PERTH-based diamond hunter Kimberley Diamond Company may be on the brink of discovering a major source of precious gemstone in WA's Kimberley region.

PERTH-based Wavenet International Ltd launched a $10 million initial public offering on 29 February.

THE Australian Capital Territory Union's latest national wage claim of $24 a week has drawn criticism from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

WESTERN Metals will spend an estimated $9.6 million to upgrade processing facilities at its Lennard Shelf operations.

Wok qi is the name given to a subtle combination of aroma and taste that a well-seasoned, well-used wok imparts to food.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS infrastructure developer FiberTel has begun its national expansion.The WA-based company's subsidiary, Amcom Telecommunications, has completed the first stage of the roll-out of a new broadband telecommuni-cations and data carriage net

A NETWORKING group for women working in the information technology sector will be launched in March.

A COLT by the great Danehill should break the WA yearling record at the Magic Millions sale says Magic Millions managing director Murray Tillett.

A NEW payment system that allows businesses to accept credit card payments using mobile or fixed-line telephones will be launched by EftNet on 1 March.

EXPLORATION focussed on the Sandstone greenstone belt by Troy Resources NL is producing spectacular results which could broaden the gold miner's horizons.

MOBILITY is the key word for the Cannington-based Australian Tax Office GST field team.

TWO Bartercard offices in WA are moving to bigger premises to cope with business growth.

WA manganese producer Consolidated Minerals Limited will shortly kick off a major reverse circulation drilling program at its Woodie Woodie project in the Pilbara as part of a long-term strategy to increase the project resource base to underpin a ten year

PERTH-based Internet service provider iiNet has entered binding contracts to acquire fellow Perth-based ISPs Networx, Octal and Infinite Data.

ECLIPSE Breeding Venture is offering two naturally bred yearlings for this year's Magic Millions sale. The stud farm has been running for nearly ten years.

SENTIMENT in the world diamond market is high and augurs well for WA producers.