Cash-rich Vulcan Resources and Universal Resources have announced a friendly merger, brining together copper projects in Finland and Queensland into the combined group.
Uranium explorer WildHorse Energy is diversifying into the coal sector through a deal that will see Mark Hohnen and Ian Middlemas join its board of directors.
GROWING numbers of Australian organisations are offering paid maternity leave according to recent research by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency and Alcoa of Australia.
SMALL business operators have been urged to remain vigilant for scammers during the global economic crisis, with a spate of postal scams hitting Western Australia in the past few months.
WESTERN Australian tropical fruit growers and exporters have welcomed lower trade barriers to key markets such as China, but acknowledge there are challenges associated with that.
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LANDCORP has reduced land prices at its major industrial estates in and around Perth by up to 25 per cent, and introduced more generous financing terms to try and encourage investment in the sector.
THE opening of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at the University of Western Australia this week is the next step towards WA potentially securing the $2.5 billion Square Kilome
IN a week during which Education Minister Julia Gillard reinforced education ties with India, an agreement between Edith Cowan University and India's Adesh Group has been signed, calming widespread
TWO prominent directors of Western Areas have pocketed more than $11 million from the sale of shares as unrelated company Western Areas Exploration makes its way on to the share register after a lengthy court battle.
MOLY Mines has revealed plans to raise at least $30 million as part of debt restructure plans and to fund the $10 million development of its iron ore deposit while it progresses its Spinifex Ridge
LOCAL industry is demanding a say on the state government's next move on energy policy, after it finally scrapped unwelcome plans to merge electricity generator Verve with retailer Synergy.
HAVE you ever wondered about the value of the formal performance appraisal system? Is it something you enjoy doing as either the appraiser or the appraised?
AN ice rink next to the art gallery, a helipad by the river and new farmers' and artists' markets in the Cultural Centre are some of the innovative ideas being evaluated to enliven central Perth.
PHILANTHROPIST John Corbett, whose son was born with a disability, was one of the founding members of Jolimont-based Activ in 1951, known then as the Slow Learning Children's Group.
SMALL to medium-sized enterprises are revealing a resilient attitude and determination in the face of economic uncertainty, with many employing strategies to ensure they remain competitive for the
OIL and gas contracting specialist Clough remains in the running for a $200 million contract for the offshore production facilities at Apache Energy's Reindeer gas field following John Holland Group's successful tender for onshore plant construction.
