UK-based industrial services company Cape plc's local spending spree looks set to hit more than $430 million in the past few months after securing acceptance from the board of its latest target PCH Group Ltd.
Western Australia's labour market remains tight, with low unemployment and significant growth in real wages recorded for the June quarter, according to the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection's labour market bulletin.
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Navigating a business through Western Australia's economic boom presents enormous challenges for business, according to several leading WA business executives.
Several Perth entrepreneurs are nervous about the impact a change of federal government next month could have on the Australian economy in three to five years' time.
A diverse and highly skilled board can transform an organisation, yet finding the right board members can be a major challenge for many not-for-profits.
The Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia is holding a supply chain & logistics leadership forum titled ‘Introducing change', October 25 at the Technology Park Function Centre in Bentley.
Lowering the expectations of first homebuyers is something that has to happen in a climate where the cost of property is climbing, according to AHS Hospitality managing director Stephen Lauder.
Welshpool-based mining and earthmoving contractor NRW Holdings Ltd has been awarded three contracts worth a combined $24.5 million on Rio Tinto projects in Western Australia, the company has announced.
A new high-capacity iron ore shiploader was due to arrive at the Geraldton Port today, in what Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said was the centrepiece of the multi-million dollar Berth 5 Iron Ore Expansion Project.
Osborne Park-based Solbec Pharmaceuticals Ltd has had a small win, with the United States Food and Drug Administration allowing the use of its Coramsine cancer treatment under a Physician's Investigational New Drug application.
Perth-based NuPower Resources Ltd and South Perth's Northern Mining Ltd have entered into a joint venture for work on a uranium tenement belonging to Northern and situated in the Northern Territory.
West Perth-based Albidon Ltd has engaged the Zambia branch of Byrnecut Mining International Ltd as the mining contractor for its Munali Nickel Project under a three year contract, the company has announced.
Subiaco-based Natural Fuel Ltd has signed a letter of intent for a long-term offtake agreement with GEM BioFuels Plc for the supply of crude jatropha oil as a feedstock for its Singapore biodiesel facility.
UK-based industrial services company Cape plc looks set to complete its third WA-focused takeover in as many months after scaffolding and form-work supplier PCH Group Ltd accepted a sweetened $247 million offer.
State Development Minister Eric Ripper has released the terms of reference for the Northern Development Taskforce, aiming to identify any future gas development hubs in the Kimberley, ahead of the first stakeholders' workshop to be held this week.
Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan has announced funding of $1.5 million to help establish the Centre of Excellence for Plant Metabolomics at the University of Western Australia.
Perth-based alternative energy company Eden Energy Ltd's Chicago-based subsidiary has sold a hydrogen generation unit to float glass manufactuer Pilkington North America and part of the NSG Group of Japan, the company has announced.
The State Government has approved the Greater Bunbury Regional Scheme, providing a plan for land use in the area, after a long process including consultation with the local governments of Bunbury, Capel, Harvey and Dardanup.
Perth-based gold and base metals explorer Mount Burgess Mining NL has announced plans to raise $1.2 million through a placement, to fund exploration drilling and other test work at its projects in Botswana and Namibia.
West Perth-based Precious Metals Australia Ltd plans to change its name to Windimurra Vanadium Ltd in a move to reflect the company's focus on its mid west project, whit it aims to bring into production next year.
Wembley Downs-based Tanvanth Singh Sandhu has been disqualified from managing corporations for three years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, bringing the total to 19 for the first quarter of the 2007-08 financial year.
As many as 100,000 public officials per year may blow the whistle on wrongdoing in Australian public sector agencies - far more than previously believed - according to the results of a major national study led by Queensland's Griffith University.
Howard promises $34b tax cut; PBL defers planned denerger; AGL Energy slashes 2008 earnings outlook; Cape to sweeten $230m bid; Zinifex and Umicore to sell 70pct in Nyrstar.
Consolidated Minerals Ltd bidder Palmary Enterprises Ltd has taken rival bidder Pallinghurst Resources Australia Ltd to the Takeovers Panel in the latest twist in the long-running takeover battle.
Former Western Australian Crown Solicitor Peter Panegyres has been appointed to the State Government's Economic Regulation Authority's governing body for three years in a part-time capacity.
Perth-based uranium explorer Atom Energy Ltd has finalised the acquisition of seven uranium exploration licences in the Northern Territory, the company has announced.
