COMPANIES

Finance recruitment firm Robert Half International found a significantly high number of employers complaining about job applicants who have exaggerated their work experience during the recruitment process.

Australia's Myer (ASX: MYR) is putting an end to continuous discounting and begins a customer service improvement campaign.

Aviation giant Boeing Company said on Thursday that the international airline industry would be requiring the services of a combined million aviators and maintenance crews for the next 20 years, with the bulk of the demand coming from Asia.

The Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU) insists on a reasonable pay increase in order to end the work-to-rule ban in hospitals across Western Australia.

Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) subsidiary Coles Supermarket said on Thursday that it is set to open some 100 new format stores within the current financial year, with about 60 new format supermarkets already operating in the whole of Australia, which the company said was integral to the fiver-year recovery blueprint for Coles.

Budding Australian businesses are tapping the largest consumer market in Asia by taking part in the China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair (CISMEF).

Consumers seem to enjoy the thought of continuous discounts, and still keep their belts tight.

Budget carrier Jetstar announced on Thursday that it would add 39 daily flights in the New Zealand domestic routes starting February next year, further boosting talks of impending service rivalry between the Qantas subsidiary and Air New Zealand.

The Queensland Government will be resuming properties to build a new train station at Yeerongpilly on Brisbane's southside.

Australian airline company Virgin Blue requested the U.S. Department of Transportation for a three-week extension for submitting its argument.

Retail firm Myer Holdings Ltd reported on Thursday that its full-year net profit plunged by almost 40 percent for fiscal 2010 as the after-effects of the global financial crisis wreaked havoc on consumer confidence, further deteriorating the already difficult business environment the company had faced on the past financial year.

Mineral resource firm Reed Resources Ltd (ASX: RDR) said on Thursday that it may be spinning off some of its various project portfolios in Western Australia though the company said that it is holding on to the Barrambie vanadium project while plans are underway to reactivate the Comet gold project in Kalgoorlie by June 2011.

Origin Energy Limited (ASX: ORG) and PNG Energy Developments will undertake an 18-month feasibility study for building an 1800 megawatt power plant on the Purari River in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) highlands.

Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser proudly announced that the multi-billion-dollar float of Queensland Rail is rolling according to plans.

Control over time-billing practices should be in place before external controls and greater regulation will be imposed on the entire legal profession.

Origin Energy (ASX: ORG) announced today it will sign an agreement with the governments of Papua New Guinea and Queensland to support the potential development of a renewable hydroelectricity project.

BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP) chief executive Marius Kloppers said on Wednesday that the federal government should start treating carbon price as revenue neutral since effective measures on carbon emission reduction would mostly lead to considerable cost impact on consumers.

Gold mining firm Focus Minerals Ltd said on Wednesday that the company’s annual profit for fiscal 2010 soared by more than 300 percent as its newly-refurbished treatment plant paved the way for better-than-expected output that led to a 50 percent increase on its production rate.

Analysts from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said on Wednesday that giant mining firms BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd could soon be eclipsed by the soaring iron ore production of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

Mark McInnes, former chief executive of Australian department store David Jones Ltd (ASX:DJS), has disposed about a fifth of his shares in the company since his departure in June, in order to raise $1.2 million to settle a tax obligation linked to his hasty exit.

Australian conglomerate Woolworths Ltd (ASX: WOW) announced on Wednesday its issuance of up to $US1.25 billion ($A1.33 billion) worth of US bonds that the company said would be utilised to refinance its existing debt facilities.

The mines have been an attraction even for those who glitter in the corporate world.

The Challenger Financial Services Group will be reopening its Howard Mortgage Trust and “recommence commercial lending” through a restructuring scheme.

Stockland Corporation Limited (ASX: SGP) could launch another takeover attempt for Aevum Limited (ASX: AVE) in six months.

Australian gold company Cleveland Mining today announced it has secured mining heavy-weight Donald Bailey as a non-executive director.

Food and retail franchisor Allied Brands (ASX:ABQ) said today it still has the rights to distribute Baskin Robbins products in Australia.

The kingmaker Greens are beginning to use their influence on the prime minister and her court.

Future Fund's Board of Guardians is searching for a new general manager after current GM Paul Costello announced his intention of leaving the $87 billion organization.

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has given private equity firms The Carlyle Group and TPG Capital the green light to takeover health provider Healthscope Ltd (ASX:HSP).