THE light seems to be shining at the end of the tunnel for the Orbital Engine Corporation.While it posted a $1.9 million loss for 2002-03 that was down considerably on the $26.8 million loss in the pr
FARMERS are railing against the practises of the Department of Conservation and Land Management highlighted by the recent prosecution of Narembeen farmer Alan Yandle.
FOR those people starting out in small business, buying an existing operation can save a lot of time and money in building up goodwill. But there are some important factors that need to be considered.
Many people like the idea of being their own boss but not all can follow through and make the dream a reality. Noel Dyson investigates how to set up a successful small business.
PORTMAN Limited has broken two milestones – firstly with the shipment of its 20 millionth tonne to the port of Esperance and then with the announcement that it has approved a $20.3 million expansion f
LISTED investment vehicle Asset Backed Holdings is set to become a mining and industrial house doing business with China following a major change of its board, including the addition of mining player
PROVIDING industrial relations problems do not interfere, the Burrup Fertilisers project on the Burrup Peninsula could go from being a $630 million job to one worth $1.9 billion.
A SCHOLARSHIP offered by jazz great James Morrison and an impromptu performance has resulted in a new album and a European tour for four young Western Australian musicians.
WHILE much of the business sector is focused on the Burrup Peninsula, another development project is quietly progressing, 450 kilometres inland of Port Hedland.
AN attempt to coordinate a mining giant’s giving activities along with the need to deflect some negative sentiment has created a future-looking not for profit player.
A SHARED services model for the back office systems of Western Power, possibly run as a subsidiary to the networks division, seems almost certain if the power utility is disaggregated.
COMMERCIAL builder Jerry Hanssen has managed to stall a Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union attempt to force an enterprise bargaining agreement on his business.
PREMIER Geoff Gallop’s office is to undergo a significant change in the lead up to the next election with the potential inclusion of a new business liaison officer.
THE University of Western Australia is taking a leaf from the US universities’ book to try and raise $13 million for the construction of its new business school.
WESTERN Power looks likely to be one of the first cabs off the rank to take advantage of new legislation that will soon allow Western Australia’s 430,000 householders and small business gas users to c
VENTURE Axess, which bought local venture capitalist Tech Start Fund Managers earlier this year, is hoping to take a local medical company to the Australian Stock Exchange.
THE redevelopment of the old Railway Hotel site at 138 Barrack Street to create the 15-storey Barrack Plaza could be stalled because of a dispute over a right of way that is the subject of a Supreme C
