PERTH'S hotel market may be the busiest in the world, but despite record occupancy rates and growing demand for hotel rooms, no new major hotel developments are planned for the city.
Henderson-based shipbuilder, Strategic Marine Pty Ltd, has won the WA Business News 2008 Rising Stars Award on the back of a seven-year growth campaign.
Worth a tamper
ACCORDING to Greg Pullman, manufacturer of the Greg Pullman tampers, Western Australia is a very progressive state when it comes to all things coffee.
AFTER 33 years in the steel industry and having grown the family business into one of the state's biggest names in steel retailing, former Midalia Steel managing director Geoff Midalia has taken a completely different tack with his newest business venture
IN just four years, Osborne Parkbased Powertech has become a formidable completions service provider for the oil and gas, power, distribution and mineral resource industries in Australia.
SUBIACO-BASED architecture firm Hames Sharley has had two of its projects selected among the finalists for this year's Property Council of Australia innovation and excellence awards.
THE Perth operations office of telecommunications provider SOUL Communications, formerly B Digital, is understood to be closing down its local call centre following its parent's merger with a company that has offshore customer support operations.
FROM humble beginnings in a small shed in 1994, Bunburybased engineering and construction firm SWG Holdings has grown to become one of the state's key players in the industry.
AUTOMOTIVE manufacturers are facing unprecedented challenges with escalating costs, changing environmental regulations, and warnings about peak oil across the globe.
EAST Perth-based internet and telecommunications provider iiNet has returned to its acquisition strategy after a two-year layover, buying fellow Western Australian player Westnet for an $81 million ca
THE state government and construction group Mirvac have jointly committed $300,000 to a new arts funding mechanism to match first-time business partnerships between small-to-medium enterprises and
AFTER a setback earlier this year, Pankaj Oswal's Burrup chemicals empire appears to have gained renewed confidence in the market, unveiling plans for a $600 million ammonia nitrate plant and a likely relaunch of the IPO it shelved in March.
BURSWOOD-BASED technology firm NGIS Australia believes a commitment to innovation has driven its success and cemented its position as a market leader in the spatial industry.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resour
A 'large share' of the Federal Government's new $20 billion Building Australia Infrastructure fund must be set aside for building in Western Australia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia chief executive James Pearson said today.
Perth-based Arafura Resources Ltd is the latest in a string of companies announcing positive phosphate news - with $220 million a year in projected revenue - as rising global demand for agricultural inputs excites investor interest.
Dragon backs $18.6bn all-scrip Westpac bid; $20bn budget boost for infrastructure; Swan lite on inflation; Explosive plant faces showdown at Burrup; FarmWorks eyes listing to support national expansion
Paramount Mining Corporation Ltd has lost its chairman Steven Cole after a group of shareholders two weeks ago voted down a number of proposals, including increases to director remuneration.
Former Westpoint advisor, Mr Keith Rowntree, has appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney, facing charges of providing financial advice without an Australian financial services license.
Swan's $65bn megabank test; NRW in legal tussle over ore truck tyres; Burrup price trimmed as float plan back on track; Rate rises spur slide in housing loans; Oxiana bid for Zinifex a fair deal, says expert
Applecross based Hawk Resources Ltd has reached agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the issued capital of oil and gas exploration company New Standard Energy Ltd.
Land sales in Perth remained fairly steady in the March quarter, sliding just 1.7 per cent from the previous quarter, according to data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) (WA).
Overland Resources Limited has entered into subscription agreements with institutional, sophisticated and industry investors to raise $10 million through the issue of 20 million new shares at $0.50 per share, with the issue subject to shareholder approval
Malaga based Automotive Technology Group has raised its minimum subscription of $6m, in an Initial Public Offering to expand the global penetration of its emissions efficient supercharger technology.
Perth based mineral exploration company, Gryphon Minerals, will raise $10 million through the placement of 25 million ordinary shares at 40 cents each for exploration at its Banfora Gold Project in Burkina, West Africa.
