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JBWERE has moved its offices into the BankWest tower after 28 years next door in the AMP building BankWest secured the wealth management firm on an eight-year lease on level 44 of the office tower and JBWere relocated this week.

THE re-emergence of former WA Governor Major-General Michael Jeffery as Australia’s top vice-regal promptly raised the question of public

SHAREHOLDERS have approved the settlement terms of two Supreme Court of Western Australia actions taken against companies related to Aquacarotene directors Don Smith and Milton Cooper.

WHEN Stan Watt imported American printing technology to WA in the late 1960s he revolutionised Australia’s printing industry, at the same time establishing a competitive advantage for his printing sto

A WARNING from the Economist magazine and the International Monetary Fund about an imminent end to the housing boom in OECD countries is bad news for many low-growth economies.

THE administrator of Ian Diffen World of Tyres & Mufflers has closed its Spearwood store as he moves toward a sale or capital injection for the business.

UNIVERSITY funding cutbacks dating back to the mid-1990s are denying WA students the option of studying some clinical health degree courses at home, a high-profile health sciences professor said this

MESSAGES On Hold is on the move, relocating from its Beaufort Street offices in Perth to newly acquired premises in East Perth.

COMMERCIAL law partners Godfrey Taylor and Andrew Linfoot this week advanced the growth prospects of their firm with the addition of former Deacons native title specialist Marcus Holmes.

PERTH software developer Functional Software is set to take on European markets with the signing of a three-year distribution agreement with UK firm XuiS.

THE economic development of Western Australia will be curtailed over the next few years through nothing more than the lack of skilled labour.

THERE are two weeks left for engineers to nominate their colleagues for Engineering Elite – a joint venture between WA Business News and Engineers Australia to find the State’s top professionals in th

PERTH fashion designer Robert Pierucci’s plans to develop his Murray Street building, home of the international label’s headquarters, will ensure the business will remain based in WA for several years

SINCE first establishing their joint venture partnership five years ago, Home Building Society and Satterley Property Group have been developing some of the largest and most successful residential est

AFTER 31 years of operation on the corner of Selby Street and Scarborough Beach Road, the redevelopment of its Osborne-Park premises has forced Selby Health and Fitness to relocate dozens of cardiovas

SKYWEST Limited’s plans for an ASX-listing have been buoyed by interest in the regional airline’s $2.67 million convertible note issue.

In the final instalment of a three-part series on computer hardware, Alison Birrane looks at the uptake of cutting edge equipment and technology.

THE senate has voted to establish an inquiry into the pricing and competition regime of broadband following an initial rejection of the proposal.

THE Allphones Group and Hutchison have joined forces to deliver their third generation technology into the Australian market.

MICROSOFT has released fixes for Windows 2000 Server and Windows Media Player 9 for security holes that could allow an attacker to release a malicious program onto a server running Windows Server 2000

THE architects mentioned in last week’s WestNet article were incorrectly named. The article should have referred to Smith & Hooke Architects.

IMMERSIVE Technologies, a Perth-based developer of simulator technology for mining, has announced its production of the world’s first commercial dozer simulator for training operators.

CIO Focus Name: Mavis Miller Title: Chief Information Officer Company : Curtin University of Technology Time in position: Since April 2003 (previously ITS head Curtin Business School, 15 years)

Western Australia’s five universities have always faced unique challenges.

THE role of a university vice-chancellor is that of chief executive officer, ultimately responsible for university activities, affecting the quality of life of future generations as well as the immediate prospects of clients.

THE chancellor’s position is an honorary one, but university business expenses are reimbursed. A chancellor confers degrees and diplomas, chairs senate, council or board of governors meetings, and consults and advises the vice-chancellor.

Dome Coffees Australia has grown from a small, specialist coffee roaster to a multi-million dollar international franchise operation.

THE introduction by a major supermarket chain of new packaging for its fruit products has been claimed as the main driver of a doubling in sales.

BRISBANE-BASED Media Dynamics will open an office in WA to provide editorial and sales support for its online publishing news services.

MINISTER for Culture and the Arts, Sheila McHale, has announced a $130,000 television funding program, LINK.