AMID the surprise management buyout proposal at one of Australia's major infrastructure asset managers, Alinta Ltd, the official announcement of the IPO for Perth-based rival PearlStreet Ltd was so
A broad cross-section of Western Australian companies were recognised for their innovative work in the fields of medical research, technology design and environmental sustainability science, information technology and the environment last year.
The WA Association for the Blind is approaching the final stages of building a new $15.4 million facility for the blind or vision impaired, to be located on the organisation's existing land in Victoria Park.
With the population of Margaret River estimated to almost triple by 2031, the Shire of Augusta Margaret River has embarked on an ambitious town planning strategy to ensure its village charm is not blighted by future urban growth.
The South West village of Cowaramup is gearing up for a spate of residential development activity as a handful of long-term land owners in the area prepare to subdivide their properties.
Margaret River has lived up to its reputation as Western Australia's summer holiday boom town, with the 2006-07 tourist pilgrimage easily soaking up the additional beds and dining tables that popped up during a flurry of accommodation and restaurant openi
The past year was a boom time for many businesses and investors, yet ironically it was characterised as much by failed deals and lost opportunities as it was by successful transactions.
About 20 stockbrokers turned their backs on their big-name employers last year to establish new firms in a bid to capitalise on WA's booming resources sector.
The owners of The Mill Bakehouse on Fremantle's cappuccino strip have set up a bigger sister operation on Norfolk Street offering a similar menu to the popular cafe on South Terrace.
Euroz Securities has for the first time knocked Patersons Securities off its position as the top stockbroking firm in Perth for equity capital raisings.
Major players making major deals was the dominant feature of Perth's commercial office market in 2006, as yields and office vacancies tightened and rents skyrocketed.
While the state's residential and commercial markets were strong performers in 2006, positive sales results were also emerging in the industrial and retail sectors.
Perth-based asset management company PearlStreet Ltd has announced plans for an $8 million initial public offering and listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.
The market may be getting the jitters over commodity prices but there are still a host of resources-related floats seeking to make the most of the buoyant capital markets.
Rockingham-based veterinary pharmaceuticals manufacturer Chemeq Ltd has seen a 50 per cent jump in its share price following the announcement today that founder Graham Melrose had quit his stake in the company.
It has been a big year for real estate agent principal and Force First National director Paul Tonich, who has made the most of Western Australia's record breaking property boom by posting some records of his own.
An $11 million central services facility will be built at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson to act as a meeting, shopping and entertainment hub for tenants and visitors from early 2008.
Northbridge will undergo a new phase of development activity next year as investors increasingly turn their attention to the area and a number of planned mixed-use developments get under way.
Albany's first master planned community, Oyster Harbour, has attracted considerable buyer interest with the majority of lots in its first release selling out last week.
Premier Alan Carpenter has finished the year sounding upbeat, despite all of the ministerial and corruption crises gripping his government. Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall report.
It may be a challenging time to release a new cabernet, but a gold trophy win at the prestigious National Wine Show of Australia, held in Canberra recently, has provided Capel Vale chief executive Peter Pratten with confidence in his decision to release a
Western Australia's resources sector continued to grow during 2006, with record production and export figures. A declining share of national exploration spending, however, remains a key issue.
