Updated 31 August 2010
Sage lands first defence contract with Navantia
Sage Automation has begun building the first of 500 control panels for the Air Warfare Destroyers project in Adelaide under a new $2.6 million, four-year contract with Spanish naval defence company Navantia... Read story
Internode to let early adopters access FetchTV IPTV service
Broadband trailblazer Internode will launch an Early Adopter program offering access to its FetchTV IPTV service by the end of September... Read story
Skycity $250m to extend Casino in Riverfront redevelopment
Skycity Entertainment Group has announced plans to invest up to $250 million to expand and enhance Adelaide Casino and hospitality facilities in support of the South Australian Government program to convert Adelaide's Torrens Riverfront into a world-class entertainment precinct... Read story
Greater profit margin good news for SA business
Business Indicator figures for the June quarter released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics offer positive news, according to Business SA... Read story
Kelly & Co adds 16 weeks parental leave to Federal plan
Partners in the Adelaide-based commercial law firm, Kelly & Co have approved an a parental leave policy for its partners and staff which is effectively 16 weeks fully paid in addition to the Federal Government's new plan... Read story
NECA Awards of Excellence highlight nine SA electrical marvels
Adelaide Zoo's Panda enclosure was one of nine projects by South Australian electrical and communications contractors whose achievements were recognised at the National Electrical and Communications Associations Awards of Excellence, at the Adelaide Convention Centre last week... Read story
MIMP performs success hat trick at SA NECA Awards
Australia’s first Internet-enabled bus and a wireless network that’s making Darwin streets safer have delivered a hat trick of awards to Adelaide-based networking innovator, MIMP in the annual NECA Awards of Excellence for SA... Read story
Exec pay rises may trigger 'golden handshake' provisions - Minter Ellison
Employers who are finalising executive remuneration details for the 2011 financial year may unintentionally trigger new and far more restrictive 'golden handshake' provisions, Adelaide law firm Minter Ellison has warned... Read story
Entertainment Centre park/ride tram trip to be free 'permanently'
Tram travel on the service between the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and Adelaide CBD will be free of charge permanently, the SA Government has announced... Read story
Santos-Apache collaboration to deliver new gas supply to WA
SA-based energy giant, Santos has announced plans to develop new gas supplies for the WA domestic market by developing and producing gas from the Halyard field, which it owns with Apache Energy Limited... Read story
Hansen Yuncken posts record $1.2bn turnover for 09-10
National commercial construction company, Hansen Yuncken, has posted record turnover of $1.2 billion for the 2009-10 financial year as a result of significant project wins and completions across a wide range of commercial sectors... Read story
Convention Centre to host global spinal injury conference
Overcoming barriers experienced by people with physical disabilities, including enjoying healthy sexuality, will be addressed by leading international experts at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 1 to 3 September... Read story
Governor's Leadership Foundation 2011 deadline looms
Applications for the 2011 Governor’s Leadership Foundation program close in just two weeks... Read story
Jetstar to increase flights to Adelaide
Quantas stablemate Jetstar has announced it will increase the number of flights out of Melbourne and Sydney in a 30 per cent boost to capacity in 2010-11, the Sydney Morning Herald reports... Read story
Leggett sets fashionable pace at Fuller
Adelaide PR agency, Fuller has appointed high fashion expert Heather Leggett as Senior Consultant... Read story
Ambilogic forced departure breaks world-leading partnership
A potentially world-beating marine engineering collaboration is likely to end due to inflexible Australian migration policy, with South Australia to lose an innovative success, the Advertiser reports... Read story
Winning franchise, ActionCoach offers motivation tips
ActionCOACH, Mark Carn, is the winner of the 2010 Franchise Council of Australia’s Award for Franchisee of the Year for South Australia... Read story
Sluggish SA retail figures offset building approvals rise - Business SA
Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveal a rise in South Australia's retail trade which falls short of the national lift, according to business membership organisation, Business SA... Read story
July retail bump not enough to offset spending cut plans - ARA
The Australian Retailers Association says the Australian Bureau of Statistics July Retail Trade figures showing 0.7% growth in July retail trade are "encouraging but not good enough to mean retailers were out of the woods just yet"... Read story
SANFL, SACA commit to Adelaide Oval redevelopment - Conlon
SA Infrastructure Minister Patrick Conlon reports the SANFL and SACA have signed letters of intent to push ahead with plans to redevelop Adelaide Oval... Read story
Centrex-Wisco JV begins drilling on Carrow iron-ore prospect
Centrex Metals Limited has announced Eyre Iron Pty Ltd, the JV management company of the $261 million Eyre Peninsula Joint Venture deal between Centrex and Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Co, has begun diamond drilling at the Carrow Magnetite Project near Port Neill on the Eyre Peninsula... Read story
State seeks business investment in Arid Lands board
The SA Government is inviting major SA businesses to engage with the South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resource Management Board to increase productive partnerships in regional South Australia... Read story
Amanda Gore makes return date with Adelaide
It has been 10 years since Amanda Gore, one of Australia’s top speakers was last in Adelaide... Read story
Ark energy saving system cuts Centennial Park power use by 25%
South Australia’s largest cemetery, Centennial Park, is reducing electricity consumption by up to 25% in its chapels and administration areas using new energy saving technology... Read story
Philmac appoints Summons to manage marketing communications
Adelaide-based innovator and manufacturer of premium plastic fittings and valves, Philmac, has appointed Tom Summons as Marketing Communications and Product Manager... Read story
Bendigo and Adelaide philanthropic arm marks $30m in donations
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise Foundation, has distributed its 30 millionth dollar to support communities in Australia and abroad... Read story
Tasman Resources plans new 2D survey at Vulcan prospect
Tasman Resources plans new drilling programs to prove resources at its Vulcan prospect near Olympic Dam in SA... Read story
Farmer sentiment lifts on rain, commodity prices - Rabobank
Australian farmers are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for agriculture with winter rainfall and firm commodity prices fuelling sentiment, according to the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey... Read story
Way clear for City of Adelaide clipper to return to SA
The Scottish Government has approved a City of Adelaide Preservation Trust bid to have the historic clipper brought to Port Adelaide, to be preserved and put on display... Read story
Paddy's Market suffers severe fire damage
Paddy's Market complex at Pooraka has been badly damaged by fire with about 40% of the shops in the retail complex gutted, Adelaide media reports... Read story
