Catie Low

RESEARCH under taken by Curtin Graduate School of Business director Professor Margaret Nowak has reinforced the importance of an open flow of information between the chief executive officer of a business and the independent company directors.

GALLERY 360 is looking to the exclusive retail strips of Australia and New Zealand to fulfil its major expansion plans.

MARKS & Sands has negotiated a new lease at 30 The Esplanade in a move that will end the firm’s 10 years at Exchange Plaza.

LOCAL corporate health group Desana is launching its first health centre in Wembley this week to tap into the burgeoning market for complementary therapies.

CAPE Bouvard Investments’ $23 million Brighton Hotel development is one of two major entertainment projects in Mandurah awaiting a decision in the liquor licensing court.

THE State Government has emerged as a serious contender in the bid to secure lucrative sea-swap and maintenance contracts with the US Navy.

STATEWEST chief executive officer Greg Wall is a passionate man who enjoys empowering others with his enthusiasm.

REPRESENTATIVES from the Department of Industry and Technology will travel to Canberra this week to sell the State Government’s $200 million Australian Marine Complex at Cockburn Sound.

THE protracted battle over a $30 million development at Gnarabup in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has ground to a halt pending a number of Supreme Court actions.

THE re-launched Skywest will appear shortly in the skies above Perth.

THE Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Business Arts Partnerships Awards have attracted 28 entries from the local industry, an increase of more than 250 per cent on last year.

POLICE & Nurses Credit Society chief executive officer Fred Huis has a whiteboard in his office with $1,000,000,000 written on it.The figure represents a major milestone for WA’s biggest credit union and the realisation of a goal.

THE property boom on the east coast of Australia has highlighted some attractive investment opportunities in the residential market.

THE complexities of the retail property sector have given rise to a new agency specifically focused on the idiosyncrasies of this tough market.The city’s retail sector is starting to show signs of a mild recovery after a period of stagnation.

MEMBERS of the Royal Kings Park Tennis Club have voted in favour of an $18 million redevelopment for the historic club.

THE West Australian Symphony may have missed out on $8 million in Federal funding for its new home but not all hope is lost.

THE Perth market is preparing for a new bulky goods precinct as demand pushes the development of a new specialist retail area south of the river.

FIRST there were billboards. Then there were truck ads, taxi ads and even bus ads. Now there are scooter ads.Scooter ads are 1.5 metre by one metre advertising hoardings on trailers towed behind Vespa scooters.

SOMEHOW football has found its way to the breakfast table and it has proved a winner for 6PR in the forth radio ratings survey of the year.

PROPERTY developer Luke Saraceni is in negotiations for the purchase a large tract of land at Vasse, including plans for a major town.

THE Fremantle City Council has released the structure plan for the South Beach development for public comment.

WA Business News is running a six-part series to help businesses improve the service they offer. In the first instalment, Noel Dyson reports on the benefits of good customer service.

EVENTSCORP general manager Linda Wayman will swap Telstra Rally Australia for radio ratings when she takes up the general manager position at Austereo in July.After five and a half years at Eventscorp Ms Wayman has moved into the world of radio.

LOCAL pharmaceutical company Chemeq has raised a further $2.75 million through its share purchase plan and recent placements with institutions.

THE market for boutique commercial property in Subiaco continues to show good growth as parking pressure pushes businesses westwards from the city centre.

THE Reserve Bank of Australia’s move to raise official interest rates for the second time in a month could prove costly for the market’s most vulnerable sector.

DEMAND for specialist occupational health care in the remote mining communities of Australia is driving Gemini Medical Services, a joint venture between River Medical Services and local group Delta Health.

A SURVEY by the Master Builders Association (MBA) and Bentley’s MRI has indicated a level of optimism in the WA industry not existent in other States.

THE Property Council has put its support behind the Government’s plan for the new Mandurah rail line.The State Government unveiled its plans this week for the $1,403 million project – $15.5 million more than the original budget.

THE Housing Institute of Australia claims the move by the Reserve Bank to raise official interest rates will hurt the construction industry in WA.The HIA said the interest rate rise would dampen business and consumer confidence.

A LOCAL company is powering a revolution on the water in Australia and around the world.

AN innovative solution to the passenger and freight requirements on the Cocos Islands will lead to the creation of a new island 2,700 kilometres north-west of Perth.