Forecasting firm BIS Shrapnel has tipped the Perth office vacancy rate to peak at 23 per cent by 2018, a figure significantly higher than the expectations of the city's leading commercial property agents.
Dongyi Hua-led VDM Group is looking to strengthen its balance sheet by signing a share placement agreement with a private investor to raise $3 million.
Nickel miner Western Areas says it has awarded an offtake agreement to Jinchuan Group, building on a five-year relationship with the Chinese nickel producer.
Subiaco-based ZipTel has announced the launch of its latest product which provides overseas travellers with mobile data usage, through partnerships it has made in over 180 countries.
A subsidiary of mining services group Ausdrill has won its first international contract, which will be to supply drilling services at a tenement in Papua New Guinea held by Heritage Oil for an undisclosed sum.
IMX Resources will seek to raise $3 million as part of an entitlement offer for the exploration and evaluation at tenements on its Nachingwea property in Tanzania.
Latin Resources has entered into a $3.12 million funding agreement with US-based Lind Partners Australia to fund the development of its copper projects and its Guadalupito Andaulsite heavy mineral sands project in Peru.
The Franchising Council of Australia and the Australian National Retailers' Association have welcomed the release of the updated Franchising Code of Conduct by the federal government.
About $5.6 million owed to thousands of Western Australians is lying unclaimed in the Department of Treasury’s register of unclaimed money database, Treasurer Mike Nahan says.
Skippers Aviation will this month begin providing regular public transport flights between Perth and Onslow, where Chevron operates its $29 billion Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project.
BHP Billiton officially confirmed today it has scrapped the sale of its Nickel West business in Western Australia "at this time" after failing to attract a buyer at an acceptable price.
Perth-based oil and gas company Range Resources entered into a memorandum of understanding with investor Core Capital Management for the provision of about $US50 million in cash and shares.
Sydney-based AJ Lucas has partnered with French company Spiecapag to win the major contract on APA Group’s $140 million expansion of its Eastern Goldfields gas pipeline.
New Zealand-based Todd Corporation has more than doubled its interest in aspiring Pilbara iron ore miner Rutila Resources to 46 per cent, by electing to convert a $5 million loan into ordinary shares.
Nickel miner Western Areas has had a slight share price uplift on the release of its September quarter results and annual report.Its shares closed today at $4.34, up 2.8 per cent.
Automotive Holdings Group has walked away from a potential sale of its Covs Parts business to Burson Group, which hoped to use the 25 stores as an entry into the WA market.
The number of houses being sold across Australia has hit its highest level since the global financial crisis six years ago, despite a drop in sales in Western Australia.
Subiaco-based Greenland Minerals and Energy has awarded a competitive tender to a North American-based firm with a Perth office, for detailed engineering design aspects of a feasibility study for its Kvanefjeld rare earth elements project in Greenland.
Internet services provider iiNet has appointed David Buckingham as chief executive officer, filling the vacancy created by founder Michael Malone's departure almost four months ago.
Japan and Australia are officially even better friends, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and visiting Japanese PM Shinzo Abe swapping compliments at an official dinner in Perth last night.
Australian beer drinkers are shunning traditional brands like VB, Carlton Draught and Crown Lager due to high-end competition and less demand for tap beer.
