Mark Beyer

Pharmaceutical company Chemeq may have set two unlikely records over the past fortnight, with the most announcements to the Australian Stock Exchange and one of the biggest share price falls.The compa

Oil and gas giants ChevronTexaco and Woodside have set off alarm bells in business and government by raising the possibility of sending engineering design work for the Gorgon and Train Five projects offshore.

Private equity fund Hawkesbridge has become a major shareholder in two of Western Australia’s most innovative new companies, Advanced Powder Technologies and Vitrostone.

The State Government will make up to $50 million available for a proposed indoor sports and entertainment stadium, despite its expression of interest document making it clear the Government wants to limit its financial contribution.

State Opposition leader Colin Barnett has announced plans to reverse most of the Gallop Government’s industrial relations reforms to pave the way for more individual employment agreements.

The single largest investment in Western Australia’s timber industry is about to start bearing fruit at a vast factory at the Neerabup industrial estate, north of Wanneroo.Trial production has just co

Listed company Hailian International is seeking to raise fresh equity to make up for an unexpected $7 million increase in the cost of acquiring a university campus in China.

The latest round of Federal R&D grants has gone to a diverse collection of Western Australian companies, including mining software specialists Micromine (see story, bottom). Mark Beyer reports.

The new head of Western Australia’s peak business body plans to challenge future governments to develop a clear vision of the State’s future.