The parent company of WA-based Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd - owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands - has added to its franchising empire with the $60 million acquisition of NSW-based fast food chicken chain, Oporto.
The newly established not-for-profit group, POWA Institute, is making headway in its efforts to educate the Western Australian business community in the use of lateral thinking skills pioneered by Maltese psychologist, Edward de Bono.
The buy-up of firms with a strong exposure to the mining sector continues, with the venture capital-funded merger of two national hire groups this week, and the private equity buyout of another.
Perth-based medical device company, bioMD Ltd, is one step closer to commercialising its acquired cardiovascular patch technology, after years developing its other medical devices.
Lower labour costs and strong growing conditions have attracted several Western Australian barramundi producers to South-East Asia during the past few months.
Small business exporters in Western Australia are entitled to apply for a federal government grant worth up to $70,000 this financial year, under a scheme administered by export agency Austrade.
Western Australian businesses that have introduced Australian Workplace Agreements during the past two months are now operating under a new fairness test governing the removal of protected conditions.
Financial support from the corporate sector is becoming increasingly important for many organisations in Western Australia as government funding to the not-for-profit sector tightens.
As Western Australia enjoys one of the most prosperous economic periods in its history, some in the advertising industry are paying close attention to the perceptions being created by the boom.
Following years of strategic market development in the Arabian Gulf, a number of Western Australian companies in the building and construction sector are preparing to capitalise on their groundwork in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Volunteers may be the backbone of many Western Australian not-for-profit groups, but according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the state has the lowest volunteering participation rate in the nation.
The state’s peak film industry body, ScreenWest, has made a number of recent management changes on the back of a string of successes in the local film industry.
Commercial television stations may pay close attention to ratings data, but according to year-to-date figures for Perth from monitoring agency OzTAM, the contest is a one-horse race.
West Perth-based private health care group, St John of God Health Care, has merged its health services operations with those of NSW-based Catholic brotherhood, Hospitaller Order of St John of God, creating a trans-Tasman operation employing 8,000.
With the new financial year commencing this week, a number of Western Australia’s lawyers and accountants will be celebrating the fact as new partners of their respective firms.
Western Australian biotechnology companies are capitalising on growth in the sector in North Asia, particularly Japan and China, through collaborations and distribution agreements.
West Perth-based CT Engineering and Construction Pte Ltd (CTec) has signed a contract with Federal International Ltd subsidiary, Banyan Utilities, to assist with the construction of its co-generation facility at Natural Fuels Ltd’s Singapore-based biodies
Twelve months after the consolidation of its various agencies, community services provider UnitingCare West is entering a new phase of development, with the release last week of its strategic business plan.
