The state government has announced new initiatives it hopes will boost tourism in Western Australia including an airline agreement, a nature-based safari camp and an updated events calendar, but has refused to divulge how much it will cost.
THE boss of Vegas Enterprises, the operating name of international surfwear brand Rusty, planned to kick back and enjoy a well-earned beer after a positive judgment in an 18-month court battle with a former friend and employee.
A former investor in international surfwear brand Rusty has failed in his bid to recoup more than $2 million he sunk into the company in 2006 when employed as Rusty's in-house legal adviser.
IT service company ASG Group expects revenue growth of at least 40 per cent next financial year despite turnover falling 5 per cent in FY10 and today posting a record full year net profit after tax of $12.3 million.
A PROCESS for converting biomass into clean, combustible gaseous fuels that can generate continuous electricity has won the 2010 Curtin Commercial Innovation Award.
The family behind some of Perth’s best Indian restaurants are moving on ... from one successful venture to another, and another. Russell Quinn reports.
Western Australia’s business events marketing body believes its $93 million injection into the state economy this year could be even larger if the state had better infrastructure to support big conferences.
The complexities involved in operating one of the nation’s two million family businesses have been compounded by the effects of the global financial crisis, recent surveys suggest.
At a recent WA Business News boardroom lunch, the heads of some of Australia’s oldest and most successful private owned and operated companies discussed issues and opportunities facing their business on local, state and federal government levels.
FORMER Victorian premier Jeff Kennett believes it would be a waste of time and money for the Western Australian government to chase major events, following last week’s cancellation of the Red Bull Air Race.
