Colin Jacoby

Indian sandalwood company TFS Corporation has announced that revenue sales from its 2006 Indian sandalwood project in Kununurra totalled $19.8 million, up 62 per cent on last year’s sales of $12.25 million.

European intransigence on agricultural subsidies could thwart any attempt by the federal government to extract concessions on behalf of the sheep meat industry at the current round of World Trade Organisation negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, particula

It has been another big year for managed investment schemes, but the experts warn the industry is consolidating rapidly.

Despite a 10-year high in business confidence, more than half of businesses in Western Australia believe another interest rate rise will take a toll on the state’s bustling economy, according to the CCI-BankWest survey of business expectations for the Jun

Market jitters and cost pressures are prompting the question: is the current boom sustainable?

The fledgling mallee farming industry has taken a major step forward with the recent completion of all objectives by a pilot integrated wood processing plant in the state’s Great Southern.

With the rapid rise of base metal prices during the first half of 2006, it wasn’t a question of if there would be a correction, but when.

There has been an almost unparalleled number of floats and other capital raising in the past six months, with nearly 30 Western Australian companies raising more than $130 million and accumulating a combined market capitalisation of more than $290 million

Two Western Australian companies have cited investment market volatility as a key issue for the failure of their fund raising plans, the first notable setbacks after a period of unprecedented corporate activity.

mix94.5 is the radio station of choice in Perth with a 15.3 per cent audience share overall, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research Survey.

Perth-headquartered US-focused aquaculture company Australis Ltd has announced its new US hatchery is now fully operational with approximately 1 million juvenile barramundi currently in production.

Shares in Morley-based Coventry Group Ltd have climbed over 3 per cent today following the announcement it had sold its loss making NSW automotive operations, trading as Coventry Auto Parts, to Burson Automotive Pty Ltd.

Shares in Perth-based Eastland Medical Systems Ltd have climbed over 12 per cent today after announcing it had concluded a supply contract and received its first substantial export order for 5 million ClipOn "Safe" needle devices.

Shares in West Perth-based Great Southern Plantations Ltd have fallen over 8 per cent today despite the company raising in excess of $143 million in sales from its 2006 agribusiness projects.

Herdsman-based diversified explorer Northern Mining Ltd has withdrawn its prospectus, dated 6th June, citing the current volatility in the share market as the major reason.

Trading in shares in Perth-based Neptune Marine Services Ltd, was halted today pending the release of a market announcement.

Applecross-based engineering service provider Monadelphous Group Ltd has secured major construction and maintenance services contracts valued at $70 million.

Shares in RCR Tomlinson Ltd climbed over 7 per cent today after announcing it had reached conditional agreement to acquire three businesses for $14 million, adding more than $40 million to annual revenue.

Western Australian headquartered engineering group VDM Group Ltd has entered into a contract to acquire Darwin-based environmental consultancy business EcOz Environmental Services, effective 1 July 2006, for $250,000.

Shares in Perth-headquartered pSivida Ltd fell more than 5 per cent today after the global bio-nanotech company announced that its non-renounceable rights issue had closed well short of the original fund raising target.

West Perth has long had a mining link, but as a hub for junior resources firms worth a collective $16 billion, it really is WA’s other ‘golden mile’.

Mining may dominate but there are plenty of other players in West Perth.

Potential tenants may have to look beyond West Perth’s ‘golden mile’ as the dearth of property sales and record low vacancy rates stymie those eager to position themselves in the West Perth market.

Western Australian companies need to make more of an effort to align their workforce to their branding strategy, according to a visiting international brand strategist.

Perth-based security technology group QRSciences Ltd has reached a preferred pricing and licensing rights agreement with US company, Rapiscan Systems, for its developed technology.

From the bustling sidewalks of Hay Street during lunchtime to the chaotic rush of shoppers eager for a bargain at Harbour Town, West Perth has developed a vibrancy and uniqueness that offers an attractive alternative to Perth’s central business district.

Fremantle-based Cell Aquaculture Ltd has announced thirteen thousand Australian baby barramundi have arrived safely in the United States as part of the company's expansion plans.

Local junior explorers Magma Metals and Trafford Resources have completed their initial public offerings oversubscribed, with capital raisings of $6 million and $4 million respectively.

Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics figures indicate Western Australia has recorded the biggest trade surplus of any Australian state over the year to April 2006.

The buoyant resources sector has proved a boon for Paladio Group Ltd with the diversified industrial services provider expanding its existing operations and acquiring businesses complementary to its existing infrastructure.

The federal and state governments are joining forces to establish Western Australia’s second Australian Tech-nical College in the Pilbara region.

Malaga-Based family business of 49 years, Inglewood Products Group Pty Ltd, has shipped a batch of locally manufactured solid jarrah doors as part of a million-dollar deal in Brunei.