The Shire of Esperance has launched initiatives to upgrade the airport and recreational centre. The shire called for expressions of interest from building companies and contractors to undertake further extensions at the airport terminal.
AT THE recent Online Australia national conference in the Barossa Valley, Visa International director of e-commerce Asia Pacific Jeff Pearlman presented a powerful wake-up call to Australian businesses.
A SERIES of six gravity datasets, which covers areas containing some of the oldest rocks in Australia, has been released by Mines Minister Norman Moore.
During the past four years, Nor-West Seafoods Pty Limited has undergone some $10 million worth of expansion to its fishing fleet and base in Carnarvon.
MORE than 10 years of research and development to design new four wheel drive suspension technology has paid off handsomely – about $51 million worth – for an enterprising Dunsborough identity.
A REMARKABLE string of awards won by businesses in the South West is providing an insight into the way commerce and service sectors could develop in the future.
SNAP Printing solidified its status as Australia’s largest, most successful printing franchise with the recent addition of the 150th Snap centre in London.
IN SPITE of tightening margins, Robe River Iron Associates continues to maintain its current high rate of output from its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.
WITH wide open spaces and unique natural marine and terrestrial attractions, the Gascoyne region holds huge potential for continued commercial development.
CLOSE proximity to South East Asia markets and existing trade routes, combined with minerals processing potential, provides the Pilbara with enormous opportunities for enhanced development and increased trade.
In a government-commissioned report, Ernst and Young identified job opportunities. But it also established that a number of Kewdale and Welshpool firms would be lured to the modern industrial estate.
There are moments in life when one realises in an instant that the old order has changed forever. In its own way, Phil Sexton’s Oriel Café in Subiaco changed forever Perth’s dining paradigm.
THE South West is WA’s most diverse regional economy. The region’s wealth of attractions, including national parks, forests, beaches and wineries, make it the most popular regional tourist destination for local, interstate and overseas visitors.
IF YOU thought the Internet was an area where entrepreneurs with drive and vision could forever change the fundamental rules of an industry, you’re too late, those days are gone already.
Dampier Salt, Australia’s largest manufacturer and exporter of salt, recently completed a $3 million project to prevent corrosion for the next 25 years of a tunnel and conveyor system at Mistaken Island, near Dampier.
