Emily Morgan

THE name of medical imaging services company Global Diagnostics is not the only thing that has changed about the business since it opened its doors almost 15 years ago.

THE crucial role played by the Royal Flying Doctor Service across regional Western Australia has been boosted in recent years by an increased commitment from the corporate sector.

Craig Whitehead has channelled his love for performance into a management role at the WA Symphony Orchestra.

WHEN Craig Mason bought a Sign A Rama franchise in 1999, there were only two stores in Western Australia and the brand was relatively unrecognised.

IT was 2007 when Hancock Prospecting chairman and director Gina Rinehart read a harrowing story about Cambodian prostitution and sex slavery.

The arts sector may have the stigma of limited business acumen, but when delving a little further into the cultural world it becomes clear that business nous is critical to running a successful arts operation in the modern era.

A virus harboured by Western Australian sheep could lead to the next promising treatment in prostate cancer - or at least that's what biotechnology company Broadvector is hoping.

A theatre ensemble and a community development program in the Pilbara were the two WA-based partnerships recognised at the Australian Business Arts Foundation's national awards, hosted in Sydney last week.

THE Australian dollar may have reached parity with its American counterpart, but the levels of philanthropy in Australia are not in the same ballpark as those in the US.

SOURCING labour in Australia has become more difficult in the past 12 months, according to the latest report from recruitment firm Clarius Group.

John and Bev Lowe are the driving force behind Manna, which feeds Perth’s homeless and provides clothing for children in need.

FOR parents of young children the names, and the soundtracks, are ubiquitous – Dora the Explorer, The Wiggles, Bob the Builder are but a few.

THE Australian Employment Covenant, an initiative led by Fortescue Metals Group chief Andrew Forrest and operating under chief executive Rhonda Parker, has further developed its ‘learn or earn policy’ with the recent signing of WA-based Skills Hire as a m

The Art Gallery of WA is hosting a Southern Hemisphere exclusive, which it’s hoped will present further opportunities for the arts sector.

EMBRACING renewable energy is not just a matter of plugging solar stations into the existing energy grid, but involves strategic management and requires investment in infrastructure.

ST John of God Hospital may most commonly be thought of as a birthing hospital but there’s a lot more than meets the eye to the medical giant, with a foundation in the same name involved across a range of community services and healthcare projects.

Perth’s Central Institute of Technology could be the icing on the cake for Northbridge’s reinvigoration. Emily Morgan reports.

Northbridge has long suffered an image problem, but with the help of government funding that is about to change with the Perth Cultural Centre at the forefront. Emily Morgan reports.

MOST drivers would be familiar with the rubber strips placed across Western Australia’s roads and highways to count passing vehicles, but few would know the company behind the majority of these devices is Coogee-based Metrocount.

LOCAL air-conditioning specialist Ford & Doonan has hatched plans to expand the business into Western Australia’s regional areas as well as the eastern states.

CONSIDERED vital to the effective operations of most businesses, IT infrastructure would probably be way down on the shopping list for many in the not-for-profit sector.

SELF-SERVE cafe franchise MYO Australia has signed an international brand rights deal for its UK franchises.

OUTGOING Murdoch University vice-chancellor John Yovich has criticised the Commonwealth Grant Scheme university funding model, saying it is defunct and encourages homogenised courses, not specialty schooling.

For two years The George has offered style and class in the city. Emily Morgan reports.

OPERATING a travel agency has become more challenging than ever in recent years, as online holiday and flight bookings undercut traditional client relationships and put pressure on the bottom line.

Walking through the foyer of Central Park this week surrounded by Pilbara art, it is easy to get lost in the colour and not realise the impact exhibitions like Colours of Our Country have on the artists involved.

Fourteen years after establishing ineedhits.com, and six years after becoming non-executive chairman, Clay Cook has returned as chief executive of the online marketing business.

It is the enormous sculpture inspired by the story of Saint George slaying the dragon that catches your eye when driving past Perth’s newly renovated Saint George’s Cathedral.

Vocational education and training outfit Polytechnic West, formerly Swan TAFE, officially launched its commercial training branch this week, targeting the commercial sector with its industry specific training facility Platinum.

Intricately crafting custom made engagement rings is how Stelios Palioudakis chose to make a crust after realising he had a love for dexterous work. Plus he received some encouragement from his collector father.

There are pitfalls associated with franchisees riding on the coat tails of the existing brand awareness of their franchise group.

Having increasing levels of demand would not bother most businesses if its part of the plan, but for the not-for-profit sector it is an ever increasing issue, with limited levels of funding required to meet those demands.