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The three directors of West Perth-based Trafford Resources Ltd have injected a total of $1.8 million into the company's exploration efforts after each exercised 4.5 million options at 25 cents a share and over 2 million options at 35 cents today.

Integrated energy company Aviva Corporation Ltd has appointed former Western Power chief Tony Iannello as a non-executive director.

GRD Ltd has confirmed that it is looking at new ownership arrangements for its Global Renewables infrastructure arm, as its Minproc engineering business reported a strong rise in profits.

Gas giant threatens to take $20b project to NT; ABC crisis forces $50m stock dump; Westfield pins hope on resilience of US malls; BankWest strains its balance sheet; Palandri collapses under debt pile, corporate web

Increasing wages may seem a strange way to cut costs and lift business efficiency, but that is one option proposed by visiting management expert, Verne Harnish.

As the first stages of the Northbridge Link project get under way, a number of developments in the East Perth Redevelopment Authority's New Northbridge precinct and surrounds are due for completion in the next 12 months.

Deep Yellow Ltd managing director Leon Pretorius has increased his direct and indirect interest in the company through the on-market acquisition of 4.3 million shares at a total cost of $1.3 million.

West Perth-based Carnegie Corporation has bought two new technologies, further strengthening its position as a diversified clean technology developer and operator.

A series of developments planned for Lord Street in Perth, near Members Equity Stadium, are the first steps towards what developers and the Town of Vincent hope will be a renewal of the area.

THE Subiaco Redevelopment Authority is selling Subi Centro's last commercial lot on Roberts Road by public tender, closing March 20.

A company that has applied aerospace-grade composite materials to the rehabilitation and strengthening of concrete and steel structures and equipment is preparing to launch a public offer to raise funds to commercialise the technology.

Selling or liquidation of selected shares from margin loan accounts in recent weeks has had an ongoing negative impact.

THE $21 million Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training, established to address the chronic shortage of skilled workers within the oil and gas industry, has welcomed its first intake of stud

Initial public offer activity for the non-mining sector in Western Australia appears to have come off last year's highs, with the lack of growth in the small- to mid-cap floats suggesting some companies are looking elsewhere for funding sources.

Western Australians are earning more than workers in any other state and the gap between the states is getting larger, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

The Perth Convention Bureau has appointed Paul Beeson as director of business development. Gareth Martin has been appointed director of business development, filling a 12-month vacancy.

The times they are a-changin'

The state government addressed a long-running issue early this month when it announced plans to spend $500 million developing a new museum at the East Perth power station site.

Visiting WA Former coach of the Essendon Football Club, Kevin Sheedy, to speak at the HIA event, An Audience with Kevin Sheedy, where he will discuss “Positive and Lateral Thinking” and “Thinking and

It's surprising that the ongoing revelations of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's close contacts with former Premier Brian Burke have sparked so little media attention

Veteran of Perth's culinary scene, and the man who claims to have introduced garlic prawns to Perth, Jose Monterrubio, is back in business after a short-lived break.

Should there be a tax that can reap hundreds of millions, if not billions, for the state that is so vague that no-one really knows what it costs them?

Westpac has its Volkswagens, Aussie has its Rav 4s, Home has its Minis and now the Police & Nurses Credit Society has a fleet of Mazda 3s to raise its profile and showcase its brand on Perth's roads.

Private business has had an extraordinary year, with a rush of trade sales and floats allowing a window in to owner's thinking.

Kevin Gray is one of thousands of Western Australian business people who have carved out a successful niche and ridden the economic boom.

The new owners of the Luxe Bar will launch an outdoor amphitheatre venue at the beginning of next month, following an extensive renovation program.

If it all goes to plan, the succession process at industrial equipment supplier CAPS Australia will have taken at least eight years.

Ask any business owner what the biggest issue facing their business is and staff shortages will be the most likely reply.

The race is on to find ways to store carbon dioxide emissions, but some in the sector argue the legal framework has to be put in place to deal with this new issue and the business opportunities it creates

While many outsiders perceive Papua New Guinea as politically and socially unstable, the country continues to attract interest from mining companies keen to develop major resource projects.

Global investment bank UBS has established a Perth office, having previously serviced the Western Australian market on a fly-in fly-out basis.

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.