Western Australia appears to be dodging the collapse of Australia’s manufacturing sector, but it would be wise to keep an eye on one of the State’s most important businesses, the BP oil refinery at
Unlisted Perth company Global Advanced Metals (GAM) has announced a $US400 million acquisition that continues the revival of the two specialist minerals businesses that emerged from the a
ST John of God Health Care has announced a new three-year partnership with Hills Community Support Group, with plans to increase support for young people in the Midland area.
THE first round of grants has been administered under the state government’s Philanthropy Incentive Program, which aims to link philanthropic donors with arts organisations, using the Department of
THE decision to invest in more sophisticated management systems, and breaking into the oil and gas sector, have been two of the key strategies that have helped Alliance Contracting build its busine
A WELL-KNOWN Perth family is understood to be the new owner of a significant swathe of Oxford Street after paying $9.5 million for four of Leederville’s most high-profile shopfronts.
PERTH Waterfront Taskforce chair Stuart Hicks is pitting his alliance-building skills against Fremantle’s thorniest planning issues after taking on the chair of the newly formed Fremantle Union.
LOCAL developers have cautiously welcomed a push to simplify the environmental approvals process for the Perth and Peel regions, so long as it doesn’t push up the cost of housing.
FOUR years after the merger of Melbourne-based Programmed Maintenance Services and Perth-based Integrated Group, the company has launched a branding campaign to educate the market about the scope o
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.
SECURING future access to fuels in Western Australia and the success of energy-efficiency measures in industry outside of a carbon tax were two key issues discussed at an energy conference in Perth
Gold’s first peek at the magic price of $US2000 an ounce ended in disarray last night, a reminder to all investors that bubbles deflate faster than they inflate.
NRW Holdings has announced a record net profit of $41.2 million for the year to June 30, on the back of record levels of work for its civil contracting business and the continued strong performance
When Australian Climate Commission chief Tim Flannery is asked why Australia should bother doing anything about climate change when the country is responsible for only 1.5 per cent of global carbon
Former Home Building Society managing director Greg Wall is moving back into a management role after being named as the new chief executive at motoring industry cooperative Capricorn Society.
The state and federal governments have launched a strategic environmental assessment of the metropolitan area with the aim of providing long-term planning certainty and cutting red tape.
Arafura Resources stocks have soared after it signed a letter of intent with ThyssenKrupp Metallurgical Products to develop a long-term commercial agreement for the sale of rare earth oxide product
