Data recovery and storage company, SpectrumData Ltd, has accepted a request by US space agency NASA to retrieve data from 200 magnetic reel tapes broadcast more than 35 years ago.
Diversified non-bank lender Financial Resources Ltd has recouped an 8.2 per cent share holding in the company from one of its substantial shareholders, Michael van Rens, after he defaulted on several loans from the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, FRL (
Water access and usage is fast becoming a major infrastructure issue Australia wide, with supply and demand inequities prompting business and government to develop innovative strategies and solutions.
Another step towards the establishment of the Pilbara’s long-awaited Australian Technical College was taken last week, with the signing of a $23.5 million funding commitment by the federal government.
Commercial players are not alone in facing a shortage of office space in the CBD as a result of the state’s economic boom, with the not-for-profit sector also struggling to deal with rising rental rates and the space squeeze.
The federal government has enacted another element of its industrial relations reform package, with the passage last month of new legislation governing independent contractors.
Western Australia’s retail trade sector continues to outperform those in other states due to its strong domestic economy, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week.
The state government has effectively gifted a parcel of land valued at $2.2 million to the Alzheimer’s Association of WA to help the association generate cash flow for the establishment of a new research centre.
The state’s booming residential property market brought widespread recognition for those at the helm of the industry, with several receiving state and even national awards.
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.
With the resources industry providing the foundation for WA’s booming economy in 2006, accolades for companies associated with the industry were plentiful.
Western Australia’s labour market remains tight, with the highest employment participation rate and the lowest unemployment level of all the states, according to recent data from the Department of Treasury and Finance.
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.
While the current skills shortage in the mining and manufacturing industries has been well-documented, labour shortages in the rural sector are reaching crisis point.
