A DECADE ago when Georgiana Lenzo bought a small commercial laundry service, she never envisaged that the state’s mining boom would cause her so much distress while simultaneously bringing business success.
I CONSIDER myself to be a devoted Western Australian.Perth born-and-bred, I thought I’d seen most of what this glorious state has to offer in terms of tourism experiences.
HAVING maintained strong results despite the economic downturn, accommodation providers in the state’s north-west face a fresh problem, with a potential oversupply of new hotels and increased room availability.
Shares in West Perth-based Regis Resources remained steady in trading today following the announcement of a $45 million debt facitlity the company will use to develop its $73 million Duketon gold project.
Premier Colin Barnett has turned the first sod at Galaxy Resources' new lithium mine site to the delight of neighbouring Ravensthorpe locals who he said were dealt a hard blow earlier in the year by the closure of the BHP Billiton nickel operation.
NEW, state-of-the-art production facilities located north and south of the river have given Western Australia’s food and agriculture industries further impetus to sustain their current growth.
Shares in North Coogee-based Quickstep Holdings have soared as much as 71 per cent in trade today following the announcement of an agreement struck with Lockheed Martin Corporation and another US aerospace giant.
Local brewer Gage Roads has told the ASX that recent share price gains are most likely due to positive news presented to the market about its expansion plans on the back of strong sales.
Neptune Marine Services closed higher today after announcing it has ceased negotiations regarding its $12 million acquisition of Singapore-based Core IRM.
The Federal Court today approved a $5.9 million compensation claim for a group of investors that were advised by Brisbane-based Professional Investment Services (PIS) to invest in the failed Westpoint Group.
Junior gold producer Troy Resources' plans to raise almost $25 million to continue development at its Casposo gold project pushed down its share value as much as five per cent in trading this morning.
Shares in property developer Port Bouvard have been placed in a trading halt on a request from the company in order to complete the refinancing of its existing loan facilitites with St George bank.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Nedlands-based engineering and construction services company Forge Group has been awarded a $12 million terminal tank refurbishment contract on Barrow Island as part of Chevron's $50 billion Gorgon LNG project.
Home values in Perth have bucked the national growth trend, falling more than 1 per cent in the September quarter, according to data released today which counter other reports' suggestions that median home values in Perth have increased in recent months.
Wesfarmers has appointed former Premier Alan Carpenter to head up its corporate affairs team, replacing Keith Kessell who had come out of retirement to fill the role on an interim basis following the resignation of Mark Triffitt in late August.
THE world’s premier destinations are battling to secure world-class events that deliver valuable tourism outcomes, with a focus on the growing number of lucrative business events and the associated contingents of high-yield visitors.
A SELECTION of Western Australia's finest restaurants has won the top prizes across two separate state and national award ceremonies held on the same night earlier this week.
Shares in Breakaway Resources have not been affected in trading today after announcing it will recommence drilling at it's Scotia Nickel mine project, located 70 kilometres northwest of Kalgoorlie, by early November.
C.Y O'Connor's ambitous pipe-dream to supply water to the Goldfields via an extensive conduit from Mundaring has received one of the highest honours in the engineering world, officially designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
The Housing Industry Association has suggested there are tentative signs that a recovery in Western Australia's new home building sector was already underway despite new residential work in the state falling slightly in the June quarter.
Uranium developer Toro Energy has appointed a specialist three-member project team to lead its flagship Wiluna project north of Kalgoorlie as the project's bankable feasability study moves towards completion by 2011.