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West Perth-based gold exploration company Central Asia Resources Ltd has appointed Jason Stirbinskis as its new chief executive.

Rio gets Alcan lift to ward off BHP; Credit turmoil mars CBA profit; Golden west tipped for Takeovers Panel appeal; WA tops list amid mining bubble alert; Consumer still too confident for their own good

The state’s new multi-purpose stadium may be getting all the headlines, but several other infrastructure projects in Western Australian sport are already going ahead, or close to being finalised.

At first glance, Peter Kenyon might appear a bit ‘old school’ when it comes to food and cooking; as far as its social function is concerned, that is.

PALADIN Energy Ltd plans to dual list on the Namibian Stock Exchange on February 14, joining fellow Western Australian uranium player Deep Yellow, which listed earlier this year.

Brand and profile are critical elements for any sporting club in terms of attracting corporate sponsorship.

AS companies scramble to pre-commit to newly constructed office space coming online in the next few years, the reality of the commercial office market is forcing many to take a somewhat piecemeal appr

ROB Bransby has been appointed managing director of HBF. Mr Bransby was appointed chief executive officer of HBF in January 2007 after joining HBF in October 2005 as general manager.

Covering territory equivalent in size to the whole of Western Europe, the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan has attracted plenty of interest from Western Australian companies seeking to exploit its mineral reserves.

THE state government has announced the first release of acreage for geothermal exploration. The acreage stretches from south of Kalbarri down to Dunsborough and goes inland about 250km.

JUBILEE Mines NL founding chairman Kerry Harmanis (pictured), along with directors Alan Senior and Gary Pearce and company secretary Gary Lethridge, have all resigned after the takeover of the comp

Two months after UK company Cape plc completed its $250 million takeover of Malaga scaffolding and formwork supplier PCH Group Ltd, nearly the entire management team has left PCH.

TRADE OPPORTUNITIES 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 Resources.

WHILE the WA Business News Innovation forum in the January 17 edition provided some interesting debate, opinions expressed in the article ‘Pathway to commercialisation’ on university research commerci

ADELAIDE corporate law firm, Johnson Winter & Slattery, has continued its national expansion, recruiting two senior Freehills partners to establish a Perth office.

Curtin University economics professor, Peter Kenyon, will officially add ‘cooking mentor’ to his CV with the opening of The Cooking Professor’s Cooking Classes School in Mount Lawley this week.

Finbar Group Ltd has received development approval for its seven-storey mixed office and residential development in Victoria Park, and is close to signing an anchor tenant.

I WOULD like to respond to the article ‘The Pathway to Commercialisation’ in WA Business News, January 17 edition, and particularly to highlight the key initiatives undertaken by the state government,

PALADIN Energy Ltd plans to dual list on the Namibian Stock Exchange on February 14, joining fellow Western Australian uranium player Deep Yellow, which listed earlier this year.

The Department of Fisheries has granted its first commercial lobster aquaculture licence, signalling a possible revival of the fledgling industry.

Half-year results from Mirvac Group, the Sydney-based property empire run by former Western Australian Greg Paramor, reveal expected future revenues of almost $2.1 billion to be derived from this state, which represents more than a quarter of its resident

THE federal government’s announcement this week that it would proceed with the establishment of a special body to study and plan Australia’s infrastructure needs was a welcome recognition of the impor

NATIONAL Australia Bank has confirmed Perth’s worst kept property secret by announcing it will anchor the new Century City retail/office project, under construction at 100 St Georges Terrace.

The family of late Multiplex founder John Roberts is among the winners from three long-running tax disputes that have gone to the courts – and all decided in favour of the taxpayers.

Proponents of the expansion of Kemerton’s heavy industry precinct expect it will take 18 months to complete a strategic plan for the area to define its long-term usage.

FREMANTLE harbour provides a fascinating insight into infrastructure planning. Like many harbours, its location is an accident of geography and history.

The $360 million Mounts Bay foreshore development was given the green light by the government this week, bringing to $2 billion the social infrastructure commitments made by Alan Carpenter in the past week.

Plans for an eight-storey office building near Jacob’s Ladder in West Perth have been put on hold while the City of Perth’s planning committee reconsiders a development application for the site.

FORTESCUE Metals Group Ltd has stepped up its bid to have Pilbara rail networks declared open to third parties.

The state government has established a new body to coordinate the development of some of Western Australia’s biggest capital projects, as it prepares to deliver on its record $25 billion capital works program.

Reducing the environmental footprint of Perth’s new and existing office stock has become a major commitment for landlords, developers, architects and tenants alike; and now interior designers are finding themselves part of the equation.

DIVERSIFIED property player Aspen Group Ltd says its conservative debt position has placed it in a ‘sound position’, despite the volatility and uncertainty prevailing in the listed property sector.