Western Australia’s wine exporters are struggling to cope with decreasing profit margins and increasing competition as the Australian dollar reaches record highs.
BHP Billiton Ltd stainless steel materials president, Jimmy Wilson, and Mirvac Group executive director development, Adrian Fini are latest corporate heavyweights taking seats on UWA Business School's high-profile board.
BHP Billiton is in the preliminary stages of planning a new co-educational school in the Pilbara, through a partnership with two local private schools – Peppermint Grove-based Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Swanbourne-based Scotch College.
Western Australian not-for-profit groups will move to capitalise on changes to GST and deductible gift recipient legislation in the recent federal budget, which will come into effect this month.
Fremantle Port’s inner-harbour rail network will now include a terminal hub in the Forrestfield area, after the port authority awarded its rail contract to new provider, Intermodal Link Services, on an interim basis.
Some state small business ministers have expressed concern the federal government’s proposed changes to the Trade Practices Act, which aim to protect small businesses against anti-competitive practices by large corporations, may not go far enough.
Changes to wage levels and legislation governing Australian workplace agreements will come into effect this month, amid the ongoing debate about the federal government’s Work Choices legislation.
West Perth-based labour hire firm Integrated Group Ltd is continuing with its plan for an interstate and overseas expansion, after undergoing a $190 million merger by scheme of arrangement with Melbourne-based Programmed Management Services last month.
The parent company of WA-based Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd - owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands - has added to its franchising empire with the $60 million acquisition of NSW-based fast food chicken chain, Oporto.
Financial support from the corporate sector is becoming increasingly important for many organisations in Western Australia as government funding to the not-for-profit sector tightens.
Small business exporters in Western Australia are entitled to apply for a federal government grant worth up to $70,000 this financial year, under a scheme administered by export agency Austrade.
Perth-based medical device company, bioMD Ltd, is one step closer to commercialising its acquired cardiovascular patch technology, after years developing its other medical devices.
The newly established not-for-profit group, POWA Institute, is making headway in its efforts to educate the Western Australian business community in the use of lateral thinking skills pioneered by Maltese psychologist, Edward de Bono.
Western Australian businesses that have introduced Australian Workplace Agreements during the past two months are now operating under a new fairness test governing the removal of protected conditions.
Lower labour costs and strong growing conditions have attracted several Western Australian barramundi producers to South-East Asia during the past few months.
The buy-up of firms with a strong exposure to the mining sector continues, with the venture capital-funded merger of two national hire groups this week, and the private equity buyout of another.
Volunteers may be the backbone of many Western Australian not-for-profit groups, but according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the state has the lowest volunteering participation rate in the nation.
As Western Australia enjoys one of the most prosperous economic periods in its history, some in the advertising industry are paying close attention to the perceptions being created by the boom.
Following years of strategic market development in the Arabian Gulf, a number of Western Australian companies in the building and construction sector are preparing to capitalise on their groundwork in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Western Australian biotechnology companies are capitalising on growth in the sector in North Asia, particularly Japan and China, through collaborations and distribution agreements.
West Perth-based private health care group, St John of God Health Care, has merged its health services operations with those of NSW-based Catholic brotherhood, Hospitaller Order of St John of God, creating a trans-Tasman operation employing 8,000.
The state’s peak film industry body, ScreenWest, has made a number of recent management changes on the back of a string of successes in the local film industry.
West Perth-based CT Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd (CTec) has signed a contract with Federal International Ltd subsidiary, Banyan Utilities, to assist with the construction of its co-generation facility at Natural Fuels Ltd’s Singapore-based biodies
With the new financial year commencing this week, a number of Western Australia’s lawyers and accountants will be celebrating the fact as new partners of their respective firms.
Commercial television stations may pay close attention to ratings data, but according to year-to-date figures for Perth from monitoring agency OzTAM, the contest is a one-horse race.
Twelve months after the consolidation of its various agencies, community services provider UnitingCare West is entering a new phase of development, with the release last week of its strategic business plan.
West Perth-based private health care group, St John of God Health Care, has merged its health services operations with those of NSW-based Catholic brotherhood, Hospitaller Order of St John of God - creating a trans-Tasman empire employing 8,000.
Cell therapy technology company OrthoCell Pty Ltd has built a $1.2 million laboratory facility at its Murdoch University base to service both its own research needs and those of other biotherapeutic companies in Western Australia.
Several not-for-profit organisations in Western Australia are undertaking major construction projects to expand their operations and improve service delivery.
Medical device manufacturer Visiomed Group Ltd is making major inroads with the distribution of its Funhaler paediatric asthma spacer, having secured overseas contracts totalling $7.1 million in the past six months.
