Carrie Burns

A Perth market operator has embraced Perth’s enthusiasm for ‘pop-up’ vendors by convincing the City of Subiaco to allow temporary shopfronts at a new event next month.

Global HR and investment company Mercer has acquired Perth-based resources sector-focused remuneration consultancy Ausrem for an undisclosed amount.

Western Australians are more likely to go online to find the best deal and be influenced by user reviews when shopping online than any other state, according to new research by Bankwest.

Western Australia's universities will receive just 7.4 per cent out of next year's $354 million national research grants program, the lowest portion the state has been allocated in the past three years.

Tourism body Australia’s NorthWest has wrapped up a three-year campaign marketing the Kimberley region by winning a top prize at this year’s state tourism awards.

A leading medical researcher at the Telethon Kids Institute believes effective communication is key if the business community is to become more engaged in research into autism.

Activity in the state’s debtor financing sector has ramped up, with one national business setting up shop in Perth and another, existing player moving to a bigger office.

Perth-based uranium explorer and developer Toro Energy has secured a $10 million cash injection from global investor The Sentient Group, with a further $10 million to directly fund Toro’s Wiluna project still to come.

Chairman of education provider Navitas, Harvey Collins, has joined the ranks of some of the top business leaders in WA by winning the Australian Institute of Company Directors gold medal award for WA.

Wesfarmers chairman Robert Every has said he will step down from the board after his next term of three years if re-elected at next month’s AGM.

Melbourne-based gold miner St Barbara has announced plans to appoint former Gindalbie Metals managing director Tim Netscher as chairman, as part of its ongoing board renewal.

Buxton Resources has appointed former Fortescue Metals Group exploration and evaluation director Eamon Hannon as its new chief executive officer, as Anthony Maslin steps down as managing director.

Mining at Mount Gibson Iron’s Koolan Island main pit in the Kimberley has been suspended, after a slump on Friday resulted in an area of instability in the seawall.

The demand for support and education for fly-in, fly-out workers shows no signs of slowing down, with FIFO Families outsourcing components of its operations to cope with its rapid growth.

Subiaco-based metals explorer TNG has secured $5 million through a placement to fund the definitive feasibility study on its Mount Peake vanadium-titanium-iron project in the Northern Territory.

Founding director of Perth-based global mining software developer Micromine, Graeme Tuder, has joined the ranks of some of Australia’s biggest names in exporting after being named an Australian Export Hero.

Buru Energy has received a quarter of its maximum allowable $12 million in subscription applications for its share purchase plan following a recent $28 million placement.

Three senior Western Australian mining executives have been named among 16 recipients of Chief Executive Women’s $250,000 scholarship program.

Hospitality entrepreneur has high hopes for the industry in Perth, after receiving 70 per cent of its new restaurant crowdfunding target in the first month.

A Perth secondary school will cut its tuition fees by up to 30 per cent when it moves to the CBD.

Fremantle-based Mermaid Marine Australia will seek to change its name at the company’s AGM next month, following acquisition of all Singaporean listed Jaya Holdings’ subsidiaries in June.

Kasbah Resources has completed its $8.3 million rights issue to fund the company’s Achmmach tin project in Morocco.

Red Mountain Mining has withdrawn its $1.4 million rights issue after underwriter Patersons Securities terminated the agreement, as the company’s share price closed lower than the offer price of 0.8 cents for three days.

Mermaid Marine Australia employees at the Dampier Supply Base will stop work on Wednesday for five days, while negotiations continue around wages and job security.

A new festival in the Goldfields aims for long-term tourism opportunities.

Perth recruiter Harrier Human Capital has won an outsourcing contract with retail giant Coles to manage recruitment of the supermarket’s 1,200 support centre positions as well as hundreds of leadership roles across the country.

A senior figure in Western Australia’s construction and mining industry, Sharon Warburton, has won this year’s Telstra Business Woman of the year award for the state.

Minerals explorer Potash West has secured $2.9 million as part of an oversubscribed 5 cent placement to fund development at its Dandaragan Trough projects near Perth and Kullestedt potash project i

Poseidon Nickel has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed placement to fund development of its Mt Windarra and Lake Johnston projects.

Aspen Group will secure majority ownership of Aspen Parks Property Fund, following the Takeover Panel’s rejection of Discovery Holiday Parks’ applications for a declaration of unacceptable circumstances.

Stavely Minerals has secured a $2 million share subscription agreement with its contracted drilling services company, Titeline Drilling, under which Stavely can partly pay its monthly drilling bill in lieu of Titeline’s share subscription payment.

Minbos Resources will issue more than 203.3 million new ordinary shares and 93.3 million new unlisted options to investors as part of its conversion of outstanding convertible notes and securities.