Carolyn Herbert

Iron ore producer Gindalbie Metals and freight haulage business QR National Freight have announced the signing of a billion dollar Rail Haulage Agreement for the Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia.

Perth’s top 20 insolvency firms have collectively expanded by 25 per cent over the past two years, with numbers of professional insolvency staff jumping from 210 in 2009 to 270 currently, according to data compiled for WA Business News ‘Book of Lists’.

A FACTORY fire, the global financial crisis and the rise of Chinese imports have not stopped David Devoy and Darren Bee from cementing Advantage Air as the largest manufacturer of air-conditioning components in Western Australia.

TOURISM industry groups have welcomed a $60 million funding boost in the recent state budget to develop a range of high-profile events in regional Western Australia.

INCREASED demand for serviced office space in Perth has prompted a new provider to enter the Western Australian market to compete with the sector’s two dominant players, UK-based Regus and Sydney-based Servcorp.

Perth-based iron ore miner Moly Mines has announced that it will enter into a $600 million engineering contract with one of China's top engineering companies and ASX-listed GR Engineering Services to develop its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project.

THE death of Homestyle Salads co-founder Tina Merenda after a long illness has spurred the family to continue growing the business in line with her vision.

LAW firms that put pressure on their staff to meet billing targets could be in breach of occupational health and safety laws, and could find themselves the target of criminal legal action, a seminar in Perth was told this week.

Automotive Holdings Group is continuing on a path of expansion after it agreed to acquire Coventry Group's WA automotive parts distribution business and Adelaide-based freight business, Harris Refrigerated Transport.