FREE software that does the same job as Microsoft products but isn’t susceptible to the myriad security concerns of the software giant’s products sounds like a great move for business.
CITY of Wanneroo coordinator engineering operations, Harminder Singh, has been nominated for the 2003 StateWest Achievement Awards.
Mr Singh was nominated by the city’s technical services manager operations Phil Calley.
A FEDERAL parliamentary report has added its voice to calls for tangible action, including tax concessions, to arrest the slide in mineral exploration spending in Australia.
SOUTH West dairy player Challenge Dairy Co-operative is on the verge of launching a tilt at Perth’s cheese market, with the first products planned to hit shop shelves in November.
WA-PRODUCED DIY program Nuts and Bolts has taken the lead provided by other lifestyle series in its decision to renovate a house from scratch and auction the finished product.
FROM the serious business of medical communications to the almost frivolous concept of an electronic drink coaster, wireless communications has kept Nathan Buzza very busy.
IT was just five years ago when the small Victorian towns of Rupanyup and Minyip joined forces with Bendigo Bank to establish Australia’s first Community Bank.
THE Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched an application in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission to phase in the new award rate for adult apprentices.
XANADU Wines is seeking a new chief executive after Andrew Moore resigned from the company following last year’s unexpectedly large $6.2 million net loss.
WITH nickel prices at a three-year high of around $US4.50 a pound, it is all good news for Western Australia’s junior mining producers and explorers that are experiencing record revenues and a positiv
FORMER Brand Agency account director Tania Stakic (pictured) has left the security of a big organisation to set up niche marketing company Redbox Consulting.
AN expatriate Irish couple has laid out the welcome mat for those struggling to expand their social network or even get one started in the first place.
LESS than a month after Australia recorded its highest ever balance of trade deficit there was some good economic news for the Federal Government last week, with figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing unemployment at a near 13-year low.
THE South West Development Commission is in the midst of a push to promote the State’s South West region to overseas markets as a great place to live, work and invest.
DESPITE concerns over security and political instability in the troubled nation, Australian business should not disengage with Indonesia, according to a delegation of Jakarta-based Australian business leaders who visited Perth this week.
INVESTORS and property owners may be looking nervously in the direction of the Reserve Bank as pressure on interest rates builds, but their efforts to maintain strong returns on investments have an ally in the growing technology solutions provider sector.
While relocation can be a stressful business, in this week’s instalment of Outgrowing your Space Tracey Cook looks at ways to make the move as comfortable as possible.
AUSTRALIA’S publicly listed debt collection companies have improved their financial performance over the past year but the sector as a whole is characterised by weak earnings.
For the nation’s footballers and fans the business end of the season is fast approaching. It’s a similar story for those in the wine trade, with players this week limbering up at the Peel Estate shiraz tasting, as David Pike reports.
AT the end of June 2001 there were 3951 sporting organisations (not including recreation and leisure) that employed 43,154 people. If you include volunteers, this number increases by a further 170,329.
THE local cricket season officially gets under way in less than a fortnight yet the Western Australian Cricket Association is still seeking a sponsor at its top, platinum, level.
