With the NASDAQ crumbling and the dot-coms gone, is e-commerce still a priority? We asked the bosses of so-called "old economy" operations what the Net means to them. As seen in BC Business Magazine, April 2001, Vol 29, Issue 4, p41, 3p

Answer the following 4 questions after reading the magazine article.
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1. Explain how each business is using the Internet to their advantage. What motivated them to use the Internet in this way?
• Finning
• Aurizon Mines
• Westcoast Energy
• Odlum Brown
• White Spot
• The Pas Lumber Company
• Ledcor
2. In your opinion, which business is saving the most money or making the most money via the Internet? Explain why you have come to this conclusion.
3. In your opinion, which business is using the Internet most creatively?
4. Provide advice to one of the businesses in the magazine article. In your opinion, describe how the Internet can be used to improve the business.