The Integrated Cargo System, which brought Customs' operations to a standstill when it was installed in October 2005, is now on track and running smoothly, key industry groups say.
Hazelmere fabrication company, Specialised Welding Australia Pty Ltd, last week transported one of the largest vessels ever moved on Western Australian roads.
A 50 per cent increase in perishable exports from Western Australia during the past 12 months has contributed to a decision by Air Mauritius to provide a third weekly freight flight from July.
Gage Roads Brewing Company co-founder Peter Nolin has embarked on a radical career change to take over from John Longley as CEO of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.
Kwinana-based Baileys Fertilisers prides itself on being a leader in the development of specialist products for the turf industry, and the supply of potting soils for the domestic market.
The National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia has challenged an independent study that found deregulating trading hours would not be detrimental to independent retailers.
THE Western Australian Industrial Magistrates' Court has dismissed the case against Liquid Engineering 2003 Pty Ltd for allegedly failing to pay a worker their lawful entitlements.
A little known Saudi Arabian company is poised to become a major Western Australian exporter if the proposed acquisition of mineral sands miner Bemax Resources Ltd, which has major WA operations, g
Curtin University of Technology Growth Program manager Phil Doyle says entrepreneurs can take comfort in knowing they are not alone in the types of problems they face within the business world.
The Australia China Business Council (ACBC) has launched an appeal for Western Australian businesses to donate funds to help victims of the May 12 Chinese earthquake.
MIRVAC executive director Adrian Fini will embark on a philanthropic trip to Africa in October to oversee a microfinance program he has underwritten, which teaches villages to become self-reliant.
Entrepreneur Garrett Walsh is an ideas man.Credited with launching small businesses including Café Greco, Hot Box and the Matilda Bay Kiosk, the hospitality veteran is always on the lookout for a new concept.
The federal government has restructured its support for the small business sector, announcing plans to fund a network of field officers, enterprise centres and manufacturing support centres.
Anyone who has ever called one of the large telecommunications companies or a government department, waited in a phone queue or attempted to navigate an interactive voice response (IVR) menu system will know the frustration advances in technology can brin
Empire Beer Group Ltd has become the latest Western Australian boutique brewing company to review its strategic direction, following the resignation of its acting chief executive.
A new private-public partnership initiative launched last week that pools financial assistance from the state government and the private sector could inject $600,000 into Western Australia’s arts industry in three years, though the spin-off benefits could
Two Perth companies have been fined in the Perth Magistrate’s Court for pressuring employees to sign Australian Workplace Agreements, recently abolished by the federal government.
As a lawyer who undertakes recovery action for corporate clients and litigious matters for accounting firms specialising in insolvency, Bruce Dodd is familiar with the notion of helping people along the road to recovery.
The oil and gas industry is a major contributor to Australia’s economy, generating estimated revenue of $33.6 billion in 2007, mostly out of Western Australia.
A RAPID decline in North Sea oil field reserves has prompted at least 70 British and Norwegian companies to establish operations in Western Australia during the past decade.
THE social services sector in Western Australia is at breaking point, with skyrocketing staff costs and increased difficulty attracting new recruits, according to those on the front line.
