TOURISM industry groups have welcomed a $60 million funding boost in the recent state budget to develop a range of high-profile events in regional Western Australia.
THE state government has announced an $11 million investment in new roads, power and optic fibre infrastructure in the Mid West, to further enhance Western Australia’s chances of hosting the $2 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.
Perth-based iron ore miner Moly Mines has announced that it will enter into a $600 million engineering contract with one of China's top engineering companies and ASX-listed GR Engineering Services to develop its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project.
THE death of Homestyle Salads co-founder Tina Merenda after a long illness has spurred the family to continue growing the business in line with her vision.
LAW firms that put pressure on their staff to meet billing targets could be in breach of occupational health and safety laws, and could find themselves the target of criminal legal action, a seminar in Perth was told this week.
FALLING house prices and the potential for a rise in interest rate are causing the state’s home building market to stall, with the state government’s housing forecast group saying there will be no recovery in the next financial year.
INDUSTRY groups are angered by the federal government’s budget announcement of new tax reporting requirements for businesses in the building and construction industry, which they believe are the latest in a string of attacks on independent contractors.
WA-based copper and nickel producer Kagara has reached an agreement with explorer Monto Minerals that aims to strengthen Kagara's North-Queensland copper production pipeline.
Automotive Holdings Group is continuing on a path of expansion after it agreed to acquire Coventry Group's WA automotive parts distribution business and Adelaide-based freight business, Harris Refrigerated Transport.
CONSOLIDATION within the property valuation sector has continued with the announcement by CB Richard Ellis that it will acquire national property valuation firm Megaw & Hogg National Valuers.
WESTERN Australia is developing a name as a hub for astronomy research, with international consortiums asking the state to host some of the world’s major projects in the field.
The release of Nielsen’s third radio survey for 2011 has shown that while ABC’s breakfast presenter Eoin Cameron resonates best with Perth’s breakfast listeners, Austereo’s Mix 94.5 was the clear winner with the biggest audience share overall.
WESTERN Australian grains handler Co-operative Bulk Handling, also known as CBH Group, has been ranked number one for the second consecutive year in Co-operatives Australia’s top-100 list, based on annual turnover.
The state government says that its new affordable housing strategy will increase the availability of affordable housing in WA, making it easier for the average Western Australian to own their own home.
JANDAKOT Airport has secured a number of notable national and international tenants for its multi-million dollar commercial and industrial precinct following approval of its $60 million master plan more than a year ago.
Perth-based Mobilarm hopes that recent contract wins and a UK acquisition will accelerate the take up of its marine safety equipment in the international offshore oil and gas sector.
SELLING seafood has always been in the Catalano brothers’ blood sine, as teenagers, Nick and Paul Catalano started working at their father Frank’s Cannington fish and chip shop.
ALMOST two decades ago, husband-and-wife team Sten and Rita Campbell bought Designtec, a manufacturer and wholesaler of free-standing office furniture.
LAND prices have fallen more than 12 per cent from their boom-time peak, prompting a leading development organisation to claim that affordability is returning to the Western Australian market as it cools down.
THE State Administrative Tribunal has rejected an application for review of a City of Perth decision that refused development approval for an eight-storey building adjoining Jacob’s Ladder.
Engineering services company LogiCamms has completed an $8 million capital raising to bolster its balance sheet after disclosing it would suffer a break-even result in the current half-year.
Women lawyers in Western Australia are calling for employers to put an end to the inflexible work hours, lack of promotion and recognition and pay inequalities that cause many women to exit the legal profession.
