The 2005 Telstra WA Business Women’s Awards showcased the top echelon of female leaders, with Tracey Hodgkins named Telstra Western Australian Business Woman of 2005.
Perth-based engineering consultancy companies GRD Minproc Ltd and Calibre Projects have ridden the mining wave into the New Year with both awarded contracts for major international projects.
The need for businesses to manage their customer relationships has resulted in Perth-based business management solutions provider Elev8 Australia launching a new award-winning product on the Western Australian market.
QRSciences Holdings Ltd anticipates a contract with Australian Customs Service for work on an advanced weapon detection system will bring at least $2.5 million in sales revenue to the company over the next 18 months.
Minerals explorer Matrix Metals Ltd's announcement of a 135 per cent increase at its Mount McCabe copper resource has seen a 8.2 per cent increase in the company's share price.
Metals explorer Universal Resources Ltd has raised $3.4 million through a share placement to be used for further work relating to the feasibility study on its proposed Roseby Copper project located near Mount Isa, Queensland.
Lake Argyle-Bow River Diamonds Ltd has announced the withdrawl of its prospectus of last April, and all supplementary prospectuses, for the purchase of multi-commodity explorer Conquest Mining Ltd's East Kimberley diamond tenements.
The burgeoning demand for gas and iron ore has made 2005 a year to remember, with several large deals for these commodities signed with major international customers.
Perth-based biotech company Regenera Ltd has changed its name to Advanced Ocular Systems Ltd following its merger with US based refractive devices company Advanced Ocular Systems, Inc. on 30 December 2005.
Western Australia is leading the nation in dwelling units approved with the trend now showing rises over the past four months, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics report on Building Approvals.
Perth-based Cool Energy Ltd will receive a $4 million boost from Shell Technology Ventures BV to help commercialise its cryogenic gas conditioning technology CryoCell.
Professor Jeanette Hacket has been appointed to the position of vice-chancellor of Curtin University, the first woman to lead the University since its creation in 1986 - though the role will be short-term.
There are no signs the wave of growth being ridden by the state’s information and communication technology sector is going to peak any time soon, but the sector still faces some formidable challenges in the years before 2010.
Despite the hype about China, Japan has emerged as a favoured market for new North West gas following four recent long-term contracts related to fresh developments off the Pilbara coast.
The agreements reached at the sixth WTO conference held in Hong Kong are a good start towards fairer markets for Australian exporters, according to WAFarmers president Trevor De Landgrafft.
Western Australia’s resource sector was valued at a record $28.4 billion in 2004, according to a recent report from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia.
Eneabba Gas Ltd has lodged a prospectus to raise up to $12.5 million to fund the completion of feasibility studies and further development of a 168MW gas turbine power station near Dongara.
Shares in Perth ISP iiNet Ltd dropped almost 10 per cent after the market digested a subdued profit forecast and new uncertainty regarding Telstra's network access.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given its blessing to national cinema giant Hoyts’ planned purchase of rival Greater Union’s 45 per cent interest in the Cinema City joint venture
Perth-based media companies Media Powerhouse and Raging Pixel Productions have joined forces to take advantage of the fast-growing demand for mobile phone content.
Health fund HBF managing director Mike Gurry has highlighted the rising cost of medically implanted prostheses, which amounted to $52 million last year, as well as operations and doctors' fees in his annual report to members.
Perth-based Microsoft partner Power Business Systems and its customer Commtech Wireless were firmly entrenched in the worldwide launch of a new Microsoft product this week.
