Receivers will soon put several former Westpoint sites on the market for sale in an attempt to recover cash to pay creditors following the property developer’s recent collapse.
Some well-qualified Perth lawyers working in the field of construction law are using their understanding of architecture to better communicate with their clients on the issues that may arise on projects.
His role as an WA tech leader was well-known when Michael Malone was last night crowned 40under40 1st Amongst Equals, but when he graduated from university in the early 1990s few knew anything about the internet.
The choice of Fremantle harbour as a venue for the WA Business News 40under40 Awards gala event reflects the port’s long and vital role in the commercial world of Western Australia.
Now in its fifth year, the WA Business News 40under40 program continues to amaze and astound all those involved with the diversity and calibre of talent that is uncovered each year.
KYLIE Bartle achieved her dream of showing people the incredible billion-year-old Kimberley wilderness in a relaxed atmosphere when her boat, The Kimberley Escape, was launched in March 2000.
Balcatta is home to two of WA’s best-known technology stocks – ERG and Orbital Corporation – and the little-known SafeEffect Technologies. They all have a troubled past but Mark Beyer finds that recent developments at each company point to a varied future
Orbital Corporation’s latest results gave investors a glimpse into its colourful past when it wrote-down the value of a $19 million interest-free loan provided by the state government.
Former Orbital director Ken Johnsen is leading the revival of little-known Balcatta company SafeEffect Technologies, which is aiming to relist on the Australian Stock Exchange this month after a two-and-a-half-year suspension.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel has warned business the consumer watchdog will be vigilant in monitoring possible cartel activity, with proposed legislation significantly upping the penalties for companies participati
I am always fascinated at how corporate history gets written and rewritten over time; how some people never escape their past while others seem to have a teflon coating when it comes to their mistakes.
By dint of perseverance and survival at the upper echelons of the NSW and Federal Liberal parties John Howard has come to intrigue a growing cohort of journalists, especially those based in Sydney, his hometown, and Canberra, where he’s at work some weeks
Education is one of Western Australia’s top export industries, worth an estimated $1 billion a year, but changes in the market are making it hard for the state to compete.
IBT Education is hardly a household name, yet the Perth company runs colleges across Australia and internationally that have more than 10,000 students.
It is shaping up to be a particularly successful year for the Moore River region’s olive producers, with estimates currently putting this year’s harvest between 8,000 and 10,000 tonnes.
Barry Gregory’s Alexander Education Group has made a big strategic shift this year by winding down its vocational training programs and establishing closer links with Murdoch University.
Together with joint venture partner Genesee & Wyoming of the United States have agreed to sell the Australian Railroad Group to Babcock & Brown Ltd and Queensland Rail for $1.3B.
Cathay Pacific, an airline dear to the hearts of Western Australians, has just been named airline of the year by the industry’s leading journal – Washington DC based Air Transport World (ATW) at a gala dinner in Singapore.
National Jet Systems (NJS) will take delivery of the eighth, and last, 115-seat Boeing 717 on March 1, to replace the venerable workhorse, the BAe-146, on services in Western Australia and across the top end.
No-one likes hidden extras, especially on a cruise, where the endless tipping and expensive wines can really take the edge off what should be a tranquil holiday.
The winner of a battle between two of Perth’s property heavyweights could be known next month, with Axiom Properties Ltd last week filing documents with the Australian Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission to put the two b
The board of LandCorp has approved more than $17million in civil works for projects in three regional Western Australian locations where the current resources boom is putting pressure on community infrastructure.
