Shares in United Minerals surged more than 35 per cent today after the explorer, formerly United Kimberly Diamonds, released preliminary results showing the potential for high-grade iron ore at its Pilbara Iron Project.
Indian Ocean Capital has nearly doubled staff numbers after five senior stockbrokers from Perth's Tolhurst Noall office quit their jobs to take up positions at the recently formed corporate advisory group.
The sale of Warren Mead's Oyster Bar on the Beach restaurant in North Fremantle has hit a hurdle after the proposed buyer, Empire Beer Group Ltd, failed to raise enough capital ahead of its stockmarket listing.
Perth bottle shop owners could have their doors open on Sundays as early as March next year after the Legislative Council last week approved changes to the state’s liquor licensing laws.
Little Creatures brewer Little World Beverages has had a privileged year on the stock market, laying claim as the Australia’s only listed boutique brewer and enjoying a 60 per cent share price return since it debut on the stock exchange in November 2005.
The creators of the Margaret River Chocolate Company are behind a new $1 million cafe and retail outlet that will undoubtedly make the to-do list for hundreds of foodies taking their annual pilgrimage to the South West this festive season.
Shares in debt-laden Margaret River wine producer Evans & Tate fell more than 14 per cent today following three strong trading days that pushed the stock 43 per cent higher to 28 cents.
Regular visitors to King Street will have noticed that the old Bien Fine Food cafe (formerly Mezzonine) has been transformed into the lighter and brighter Etro Café Bistro.
Dairy farmers for the past 80 years and operators of the Great Southern Milk Company, the Ravenhill family is about to undertake a small but significant step in a new direction.
Frankland River pioneers Merv and Judy Lange have received plenty of offers for their 110-hectare vineyard but they aren’t interested in selling Alkoomi Wines just yet.
Pregnancy may be a life-changing experience but it shouldn’t turn expectant mothers into fashion victims, according to the founders of Aura Pregnant Sexy Motherwear.
Mark Zoccoli is no stranger to the hospitality industry, having spent about 25 years in the game, primarily managing restaurants including A Room with a View, Observation City and, most recently, six years with popular Mt Lawley cafe Mille.
PROPONENTS of extended retail trading hours in Western Australia have launched a combined campaign to convince the public that longer shopping hours will benefit the community and the economy.
The hospitality scene in Northbridge is experiencing a slow revival thanks to a couple of new operators who have upped the ante in both food and service.
PROVIDING a big pool of in-house pre-seed funding is not the only path to commercialisation, according to The University of Western Australia Office of Industry and Innovation director, Andy Sierakowski.
FARMING electronics developer and electronic display sign manufacturer Computronics is a significant investor in research and development in Western Au
THE University of Queensland made nearly four times more money from licence income in 2002 than the next best performing university and had more than $40 million equity in 34 spin-out companies.
Developing research into a marketable product or service can be complex but the returns are great if all the right systems are in place as Julie-anne Sprague and David Gibson report.
IT was the expertise of two Edith Cowan University researchers that prompted PanoramaFLAT to make Perth a major base for a planned global roll-out of i
