‘BORROWER beware’ is the advice from experienced mining and finance industry professionals wary about a surge in the number of non-traditional lenders moving into Australia.
PRIVATE property developers are making the most of Perth’s industrial land shortage to build the profits, along with much-needed facilities, for national and multi-national tenants keen to lift the
LANDCORP’S bid to build a network of industrial estates in regional Western Australia is premised on meeting industrial demand to support the state’s major mining and resource projects over the nex
ANDREW Forrest is much more than just one of Australia’s richest people, he’s a showman who adds a little bit of Hollywood to what would normally be the dry and dusty world of iron ore.
THE private wealth of iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has become a little more public in the past year, during which she emerged as Australia’s richest person.
WHEN Pankaj Oswal emerged with a 5 per cent stake in listed Phosphate Australia in late 2008 – a little more than $2 million for 5.5 million shares at an average of 36 cents each – he was at the to
THE ‘staff wanted’ signs may not yet be in every shop window as they were at the peak of the mining boom in 2007-08, but the wages that drew employees to the mines and forced other businesses to fo
Western Australia is facing a significant skills shortage in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, driven by an “image problem” for the industry and the increased use of ICT b
THE state government’s skills training initiative is having a positive impact on the number of people undertaking skills training in Western Australia, according to Training and Workforce Developme
Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s buoyant gold sector is flowing through to other parts of the region’s economy, with professional services and trades some of the best performers.
The surging investment in mining and resources projects in Western Australia has been good news for the state’s engineering fraternity, judging by the latest batch of profit reports and updated dat
EVER since Atlas Iron shipped its first tonne of iron ore out of Port Hedland back in 2008, the David Flanagan-headed miner has been the benchmark for Western Australia’s other junior iron ore hope
PERHAPS no other sector of the Australian mining industry finds itself quite so precariously balanced on the tightrope stretched taut by global demand over a deep pit of uncertainties than magnetit
WESTERN Australia’s iron ore industry is booming, however sectors such as rare earths, specialty metals, uranium and gold have also attracted significant investment from overseas and local players.
CASHMERE Iron might have stirred up a hornet’s nest with a deal to fund the development of engineering plans for the expansion of Esperance harbour, but there is little sign that the budding miner’
IAN and Irene Hughes hadn’t planned on owning their own small business, let alone becoming the largest franchisees in the country of pool and spa care network, PoolWerx.
WARM summer weather and the robust state of the local economy are two of the reasons behind a new front in the fight for Western Australians’ discretionary spend – and it’s all about the ice-cream.
THE largest franchise operator in Western Australia says the resources boom, coupled with the reluctance of banks to lend, has resulted in fewer people venturing into the sector.
Almost a year after Liberal maverick Peter Abetz proposed contentious reforms to WA’s franchising laws, the issue is still causing division in the industry.
THE automated ticketing technology that promised so much and delivered so little for shareholders in listed company ERG has turned into a profitable business for Vix ERG and its backer, Duncan Savi
