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Across the Mitchell Freeway from City of Stirling offices, the new Ikea store stands like a monolith.

WEST Perth-based ComputerCORP Ltd has reached an agreement to buy Queensland IT firm Coretech for up to $4.2 million in staged cash and share payments over two years.

Two weeks on from his retirement, the state's top industry policy adviser says the project approvals system and the development of the Pilbara are among the most pressing issues facing the Carpenter government.

In the 1970s, one of the quietest jets landing at Perth Airport was the popular Boeing 727. These days only a couple still come to Perth, operating as freightliners.

FASTER processing of applications and preferential treatment for ‘low risk' employers are two strategies that would vastly improve the 457 visa system, according to some industry groups and businesses

Rarely do you hear a Margaret River winemaker pine for what the Swan Valley has. Despite the valley's long history of viticulture, almost as long as European settlement in Western Australia, and Margaret River's comparative youth in that respect, the So

Western Australia is best known for its mining and agricultural exports, but in the past month a handful of local companies and institutions have announced deals that will widen the state's export profile.

A REBRANDING initiative across the frozen food division of Osborne Park-based manufacturer Kailis & France Foods has started with a name change.

Western Australia remains the driving force behind the nation's economy and is predicted to sustain strong growth rates despite higher interest rates, a weak stockmarket and the United States' economic downturn.

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 I

PERTH-BASED mining publisher, Aspermont Ltd, has agreed to buy English company Mining Communications Ltd in a cash and scrip deal valued at $18.8 million.

Perth-based resource company Windimurra Vanadium Ltd's recent $25 million share placement has led a charge by small to mid-cap resources companies that have managed to raise capital despite the sharp stock market downturn.

The conversion of North Fremantle's light industrial area to residential development appears set to continue, with plans for a 12-storey apartment complex on the former OneSteel site soon to be released, and a rezoning of the Matilda Bay Brewing Company s

Tony Iannello has been appointed chairman of Aviva Corporation Ltd following the immediate retirement of Peter French.

Media magnate Kerry Stokes stepped up his attack on WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd today, telling nearly 1,200 Western Australian business people that the publisher had lost focus to its customers.

The management of Perth Airport has committed to releasing its redevelopment plans by the end of the month after Premier Alan Carpenter criticised the private owners for failing to respond to congestion problems.

Perth companies Finbar Group Ltd and Image Resources Ltd today joined a long list of companies caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroker Opes Prime.

Gindalbie Metals Ltd's biggest shareholder has taken legal action to block the sale of 32 million shares, or more than six per cent of its issued capital, that is caught up in the collapse of Melbourne stockbroking firm Opes Prime.

Clough Limited has been awarded a $30 million contract for Iluka Resources Limited's Murray Basin Stage 2 Development, which is due for completion in early 2009.

Meltdown fear for WA juniors snared in Opes; Mt Gibson eyes appeal despite win; Opes clients: don't dump our shares; Westpoint adviser escapes prison with theft plea; Reserve hints at peak of rate cycle

Perth-based explorer Iron Ore Holdings Ltd is aiming to raise $21 million, before costs, through a renounceable rights issue to advance its projects.

Strike Resources Ltd said today it is continuing negotiations over the sale of its Peruvian iron ore assets sale, in a deal that could be worth up to US$450 million.

Xstrata Australia non-executive chairman and Santos Ltd director Peter Coates has joined the board of Perth-based nickel producer Minara Resources Ltd.

Moly Mines has announced a major expansion of its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper resource with an increase of more than 100 per cent in its resource tonnage results.

Peet Ltd has today announced its Peet Alkimos wholesale syndicate has settled on the purchase of a 243-hectare residential zoned property with 1.7km of ocean frontage within the Alkimos Eglinton project.

Vital Metals Ltd has today announced the finalisation of an Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Western Yalanji people over proposed mining at its Watershed Tungsten project in North Queensland.

Leederville-based specialist media company Aspermont has today announced a deal to acquire UK based Mining Communications Ltd for $18.8 million, as part of its global expansion strategy.

ASX-listed exploration company Westgold Resources has today announced a fully underwritten 1-for-4 pro-rata non-renounceable rights issue, at a price of 18 cents per share, to fund its Rover exploration program in the Northern Territory.

Internet service provider iiNet says the Rudd government's national broadband network will result in customers paying more, with fewer internet providers, if the current regulatory regime is not reformed.

Broker accused of hiding losses; Sinosteel claims market uncertainty is a threat for Midwest; Landmark deal promises reward for WA's Martu; Lew lobs $898 bid for Just; Lehman sues over $US350m fraud

The collapse of stockbroker Opes Prime has ensnared shareholders in at least seven WA resources companies, including high profile mining identity Nathan MacMahon and the biggest stakeholder in Gindalbie Metals Ltd.

Boutique brewing company Oz Brewing Ltd has finalised plans to acquire a manufacturer of sheds and portable accomodation, while also disclosing that its plans for a second retail outlet in Dunsborough have been blocked.