The state government is looking to open a Small Business Training Institute in Perth later this year to provide small business managers and owners with access to a one-stop-shop business training facility.
Some charities and non-government agencies in the human services sectors are set to benefit from a boost in funding, after a revision of the state government’s indexation policy delivered an extra $36.3 million for organisations over the next three years.
The holiday season is usually a slow news period, but one very important announcement that came out between Christmas and new year was the state government’s mid-year budget review.
Barrack Street Jetty’s Halo restaurant has secured the services of Shane Keighley, the renowned head chef at the Mullaloo Beach Hotel’s Panorama Bar & Restaurant.
State Scene hopes opportunities arise during 2008 that will enable a historical assessment of recent contemporary events, making them more meaningful in the wider context.
An informal survey of investment bankers and corporate advisers has highlighted Wesfarmers’ $20 billion takeover of Coles Group as the top deal of 2007.
Patersons Securities posted a record $1.26 billion dollars in capital raisings last year, up more than 50 per cent on the previous year and a result that has returned the Perth-based stockbroker to the top position for equity capital raisings during 2007.
Western Australia’s commercial office market notched up almost $1 billion in sales last year, and while some analysts predict the same heights may not be reached in 2008, market fundamentals indicate that strong growth is likely to continue.
The performance of WA's industrial property market during the past 12 months has more than matched the commercial sector, with record sales and rents being generated, although prices are tipped to level out as more supply comes on to the market in 2008.
PEET Ltd has launched its wholesale funds management business with the completion of a $300 million wholesale land syndicate for Alkimos, 40 kilometres north of Perth.
The Melbourne-based builder behind Perth’s iconic $1.3 billion Capital Square apartment development on the former Emu Brewery site, Contexx Pty Ltd, has pulled out of the project, leaving developer Saville Australia to negotiate a new contract.
The crisis in the US housing market has led to mounting concerns about the global economic outlook, but recent analyses have concluded that Western Australian exporters have little to worry about.
VICTORIA Park-based property group Tasica Developments Ltd has launched a prospectus to raise up to $5.5 million to help fund the development of a 75-lot residential subdivision in Baldivis.
Former Evans & Tate executive chairman Franklin Tate is poised to make a comeback to the wine sector this year with the launch of a wine distribution business.
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
BankWest Kewdale Business Centre has appointed Eddie Bencic as regional manager. Mr Bencic has worked for BankWest for the past two years and was previously with Commonwealth Bank for 26 years.
Five new councillors have been appointed to the Heritage Council of Western Australia, with long-standing councillor Gerry Gauntlett continuing in his position as chairperson.
Property group Stockland has sold its 25 per cent stake in the Karrinyup shopping centre for $152.5 million, more than doubling the value of its original investment.
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has again called on the state government to reign in the state's runaway stamp duty, after new estimates reveal stamp duty on residential homes has blown out by 31 per cent this financial year.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies included in the Deloitte WA Index ended 2007 at a record $179.3 billion, gaining 7.9 per cent in the month of December.
Banks give Swan an interest rate slap; Bad year tipped for super; Race is on to power desalination plant; Alinta shareholders are better off: Indermauer; Investors wary after second stockmarket correction
The Subiaco Redevelopment Authority has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle as the new sales agent for the Subi Centro urban renewal project, after a competitive public tender process.
Victoria Park-based property group Tasica Developments Ltd has launched a prospectus to raise up to $5.5 million to help fund the development of a 75-lot residential subdivision in Baldivis.
Subiaco-based mineral explorer Gondwana Resources Ltd has successfully placed a shortfall of shares and options to raise a total of $1.9 million from its December entitlement offer.
