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The Perth Mint has become a world-renowned specialist of precious metals since the Burke Government decided to develop the operation in 1986.

THE Western Australian Tourism Commission has embarked on a $40,000 eastern States online and print advertising campaign aimed at attracting potential travellers to its Internet s

LINC Integrated has announced its ongoing partnership with the Australian Finance Group following interest in the group’s $2 million a year national account from agencies such as

THE recent merger of ESP Sign and Print Management with Sign Enterprises to form WA Sign and Print Management Pty Ltd, or WASP, has created a one-stop shop in sign production, acc

CHANNEL Nine Perth’s new-look news, or its “next generation” of news, is winning viewers and closing the ratings gap between timeslot winner and arch rival Channel Seven, according to Channel Nine Perth programs and presentation manager Rob Pedretti.

THE majority of industry analysts in Perth have diagnosed a ‘lacklustre’ short-term outlook for commercial office development in the CBD.

THE group behind the $35 million Kelmscott Central Shopping Centre redevelopment project has won the first round in its appeal against the City of Armadale and the WA Planning Commission.

THE high-profile dumping of the Maud’s Landing proposal near Coral Bay may have been politically expedient but it leaves the Gallop Government looking extremely weak when it comes to policy.

Boston Gardens on the Park, Technology Park, 16 Brodie Hall Drive, Bentley

THE chancellor’s position is an honorary one, but university business expenses are reimbursed. A chancellor confers degrees and diplomas, chairs senate, council or board of governors meetings, and consults and advises the vice-chancellor.

Dome Coffees Australia has grown from a small, specialist coffee roaster to a multi-million dollar international franchise operation.

THE introduction by a major supermarket chain of new packaging for its fruit products has been claimed as the main driver of a doubling in sales.

BRISBANE-BASED Media Dynamics will open an office in WA to provide editorial and sales support for its online publishing news services.

MINISTER for Culture and the Arts, Sheila McHale, has announced a $130,000 television funding program, LINK.

WESTERN Australia’s venture capital industry is experiencing a burst of change, with two local venture capital providers restructuring their business and a ‘business angels’ group holding its first Perth meeting.

ACCESS 31 has extended its community television coverage to the Bunbury region, which could facilitate regional television production in years to come.

EVERY week we publish dozens of government-based contracts and tenders in our For The Record section – doing our bit for transparency by picking through the reams of available information.

Tracey Cook this week meets the new president of the Property Council of WA and finds out how the organisation hopes to tackle the problems faced by property owners and developers.

THE re-emergence of former WA Governor Major-General Michael Jeffery as Australia’s top vice-regal promptly raised the question of public

We publish a selection of leasing sites available, as well as who is moving premises and who is looking to do so.

In the final instalment of a three-part series on computer hardware, Alison Birrane looks at the uptake of cutting edge equipment and technology.

AUSTRALIA Post is looking to extend an initiative that markets and delivers premium WA boutique wines directly to local consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong through its international courier services.

THE senate has voted to establish an inquiry into the pricing and competition regime of broadband following an initial rejection of the proposal.

UNLIKE many of his peers, who shy away from cooking competitions and food promotions, Oceanus executive chef Andrew Mann is a keen participant in extracurricular activities.

THE Allphones Group and Hutchison have joined forces to deliver their third generation technology into the Australian market.

The good folk of Plantagenet haven’t taken long to make their mark in the world of wine, as David Pike reports.

MICROSOFT has released fixes for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Media Player 9 for security holes that could allow an attacker to release a malicious program onto a server runnin

In the first of a series on raising equity finance, Mark Beyer assesses the various alternatives.

THE architects mentioned in last week’s WestNet article were incorrectly named. The article should have referred to Smith & Hooke Architects.

THE Federal Government has announced long-awaited provisions relating to distributions from trusts to companies.

CIO Focus Name: Mavis Miller Title: Chief Information Officer

COMPANY directors and shareholders have been advised to watch for five classic red flags that warn of management fraud.