Featured articles in this issue were:

• Cover story of Stephen Webster’s Alliance Barter, “From Barter Pioneer to Barter Powerhouse.”
• Attorney Donald Hunsberger’s well-written and informative “Gain Leverage Through Barter When Buying and Selling Your Business.”
• Countertrade article “The Evolution of U.S. Government Policies & Practices On Countertrade and Barter,” by Pompiliu Verzariu.
• Part II of “Where Are We headed, The Future Of The Commercial Barter Industry.” Comments from industry veterans included David Johnstone, president of IRTA Global Board; Peter Korda, CEO of BXI; John Madsen, founder of Interchange in Vancouver; Steeve Croteau, BarterNet co-founder; Tom McDowell, NATE director; Alan Zimmelman, former V.P. of UBarter; Bruce Kamm, president of InterTrade Technologies; Jacqui Macy, past pirector of IRTA’s UC; and Reiner Husemann, founder and president of EBB.

Other stories in this issue included...the public trading of IMS stock, Turk Barter’s search for new opportunities, CPA William Tuttle’s tax tips for business barterers, David Powers (NATE President) address at their annual convention held in New Orleans, how unused hotel credits were snapped-up for resale to meeting planners, and why a barter company provides hotel rooms for needy families in NYC.