Union Resources says it has secured a $4 million underwriting deal for a proposed rights issue with funds to support its takeover bid for Bonaparte Diamond Mines.
Judge slams deception by Hardie board; Fortescue ships out; Property group's earnings slashed; St Barbara shares plunge on production cuts, cost blowouts; Gindalbie boss 'embarrassed' over project approvals delay
Belmont-based Paladio Group has halted its national expansion plans to re-focuse on WA as former Multiplex director Geoff Allen and BOOM Logistics founder Bill Healy join the board.
More than 10,000 businesses in Western Australia are at a higher risk of experiencing financial distress within the next 12 months, a Dun & Bradstreet report shows.
The long wait for environmental approvals for the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has prompted Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones to call the situation "embarrassing".
Science and Innovation Minister Troy Buswell has urged the federal government to upgrade the broadband link between Perth and Geraldton to enhance the state's chances of winning the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project.
Perth-based CityView Corporation says it will use the $14 million owed to it by Fortitude Minerals to buy an interest in a coal operation in South Africa.
The federal government's business investment stimulus is finally paying dividends with sales of new commercial vehicles in Western Australia rising 6 per cent in March, new figures show.
An understanding of core strengths and a simple business model are some of the tips the state's fastest growing companies say have helped them through a turbulent 2008, a new report has found.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining says it will not achieve its $25 million cost reduction target at the Telfer mine in WA due to slower natural attrition of the workforce and maintenance costs.
Debt-laden agribusiness investment firm Timbercorp has today appointed voluntary administrators, prompting concern for the managed investment scheme sector.
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RECOGNISED as the most concentrated form of wealth on earth, the extremely rare pink diamond is one ultra high-end niche business that appears to be defying global commodity trends.
A CLOSE reading of last week's historic $53 million settlement between failed miner Sons of Gwalia's administrators and its former directors indicates that the final payout may be less than the headline figure.
THE size of Western Australia's legal practices has fluctuated only mildly during the past 12 months despite the sector's changing dynamics as a result of the economic slowdown.
THE legal landscape in Perth is as dynamic as it has ever been with new market entrants, unexpected mergers and surprise splits making waves in recent months.
MEMBERS of Perth's legal fraternity have confirmed that while insolvency enquiries have grown, the level of activity in the sector due to the downturn is lower than initially predicted.
LEGAL firms are amending their staff management and recruitment plans in light of the economic downturn with confirmation that the true worth of a practice can be found in the quality of its legal professionals.
A NUMBER of top tier law firms agree that Perth has become a significant player on the international stage, regularly leading globally assembled legal teams on large international transactions.
AUSTRALIA'S major banks have sought to reassure the business sector they are willing and able to lend, despite a record decline in commercial lending over the past year.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
THE property industry has called on the government to offer further tax relief to stimulate the market, despite forecasts of a decline in property tax revenue as a result of the housing market downturn.
