The price of an overnight stay in Perth’s hotels has been on the rise during the past 12 months, and it’s likely to continue rising on the back of growing demand and a lack of new hotel developments.
Tucked away between Trinity and Carillon arcades in the underground walkway connecting St Georges Terrace with the city’s malls is a modest looking cafe-cum-lunch bar that packs a very healthy, tasty, punch.
After a 20-year career with Ernst & Young, Lui Giuliani has left the accounting group to establish a private equity firm with ex- KordaMentha executive Oren Zohar, Monadelphous chairman John Rubino, ex-Water Corporation chairman Tim Ungar and the director
The median Perth house price rose 1.1 per cent to a record $466,000 in the December quarter, slightly higher than the previous peak recorded in the March quarter last year.
With very little fanfare last month, Northern Iron Ltd managed to successfully conduct the year’s biggest mining float, raising $140 million to fund the development of an iron ore mine in Norway.
A large gathering is expected on Friday to say a formal farewell to Perth stockbroker and former Olympic medalist Tim Willoughby, who died last week while flying home from a holiday in the US with his family.
Former Australian Securities and Investments Commission regional manager Jamie Ogilvie has taken up a role as non-executive director of Argent Minerals Ltd, which has lodged a prospectus to raise $5 million.
The bitter takeover battle for Golden West Resources is set to continue after Fairstar Resources extended its takeover offer for the group until February 13.
New figures reveal that the median Perth house prices rose 1.1 per cent to a record $466,000 in the December quarter, slightly higher than the previous peak recorded in the March quarter last year.
Tap Oil has been forced to temporarily suspend production at its Woollybutt Field after problems with emergency shut down equipment aboard the Four Vanguard Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel were discovered.
Perth-based internet company iiNet has revealed that it expects to post a 9 per cent increase in first half earnings following favourable stamp duty rulings on a number of acquisitions.
Perth stockbroker and former Olympic rower Tim Willoughby has died of a heart attack while flying home from a holiday in the United States with his family.
Patersons Securities posted a record $1.26 billion dollars in capital raisings last year, up more than 50 per cent on the previous year and a result that has returned the Perth-based stockbroker to the top position for equity capital raisings during 2007.
Montagu Stockbrokers has jumped ahead of rival stockbroking firm DJ Carmichael & Co in terms of number of advisers it employs, according to the latest survey of the industry by WA Business News.
As popular commercial suburbs put up the ‘no vacancy’ signs, many businesses have been forced to look to neighbouring areas to find space to accommodate their growing enterprises.
Wine pioneer Dr John Lagan was a hard-working wine enthusiast rather than a businessman, according to his son, Conor, who joined members of the wine industry, former patients and friends at a memorial service for his father last week.
Former Evans & Tate executive chairman Franklin Tate is poised to make a comeback to the wine sector this year with the launch of a wine distribution business.
An up-market wine bar planned for Leederville’s Oxford Street has been stopped in its tracks after the Town of Vincent rejected planning approval, leaving its developer nursing $30,000 in costs and considering taking the business to Melbourne or overseas.
