Catie Low

GLOBAL energy behemoth Shell plans to more than double its office footprint in the city as it ramps up its operation to support projects such as the $12.5 billion Prelude floating LNG plant.

THE heritage buildings at the base of Brookfield Multiplex’s imposing City Square office development are set to bustle with new life as work begins on transforming the long-neglected properties int

ANAECO chief Patrick Kedemos believes the waste industry is set to undergo a profound, technological shift in the next 20 years comparable to the rapid advances in telecommunications since the adve

WHILE the Barnett government deliberates over its waste policy, Phoenix Energy and local company New Energy are pushing ahead with plans to invest close to $1 billion in waste-to-energy plants in t

The waste sector is hopeful the state government will release a waste policy next year ending a policy vacuum in this essential service sector.

THE East Perth Redevelopment Authority’s veteran chief executive, Tony Morgan, is expected to lead the state government’s newly formed Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) in the new year.

Helen Fitzroy this week earned official recognition for her work to ensure families that lose loved ones on mine sites are not abandoned to their grief.

John Bond says Primewest is targeting redevelopments in the city centre and Peppermint Grove.

GREENGROCER and gourmet providore The Herdsman has shut the doors of its city store just 14 months after launching the CBD outlet at the base of the one40william building.

Dian Aristia wanted a job with plenty of human interaction ... and found it with her sister at Infusion Coffee & Tea. Catie Low reports.

The imminent retirement of Lester Group founder Richard Lester will formally install a new generation of Lester men at the helm of the business but the brothers have already set a new course for th

NICK Bath can trace his enthusiasm for cheese back to the busy cheese counter at iconic department store Harrods in London’s upmarket Knightsbridge.

BIS Shrapnel provided some rare good news for the residential property sector this week when it forecast a rise in Perth housing prices and demand for new homes.

QUEENSLAND-BASED Breez Finance is targeting Western Australia’s fast-growing regional centres as it finalises plans to launch a new cooperative lender early next year.

LONG-TIME business partners Con Berbatis and George Atzemis are best known in property circles for their retail investments, but sluggish consumer spending has sharpened the pair’s focus on Perth’s

A RESURGENT Marketforce has prised the sought-after HBF account from rival agency Meerkats as the state’s biggest health insurer charts a new course for its business.

WHEN billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey launched a bid to get GST imposed on online purchases less than $1,000, he unwittingly provided a major publicity boost for internet shopping in Australia.&nb

WHEN the water-cooler talk turns to shopping, there are two big topics that no-one ever seems to tire of – online bargains and bad service.

WESTERN Australia’s super-charged resources sector has provided little protection for retailers battling to overcome sagging consumer sentiment and a shift from spending to saving.

Investment worth tens of millions of dollars has been slated for a number of Perth’s shopping centres as owners bank on a retail revival.

LINLEY Valley abattoir has shelved a $50 million expansion plan for its Wooroloo operation after failing in its Supreme Court bid to overturn an approval for a permanent park home on its boundary.

A FEDERAL government employee superannuation fund is understood to be circling SAS Trustee Corporation’s half share in the blue-chip QV1 office tower in Perth’s sought-after CBD.

A FEDERAL government employee superannuation fund is understood to be circling SAS Trustee Corporation’s half share in the blue-chip QV1 office tower in Perth’s sought-after CBD.

National retail chain Baby Bunting has set its sights on Perth’s competitive baby-wear sector after revealing plans to open its first two Western Australian stores before Christmas.

An Aboriginal perspective of the Canning Stock Route drawn from art centres along the remote desert track has been recognised in this year’s national Australia Business Arts Foundation awards.

FOR the first time in eight years, homebuilder BGC has lost its grasp on the top ranking in the Housing Industry Association’s annual homebuilders report.

Luke Saraceni is understood to be finalising a proposal whereby he could take over the beleaguered Port Geographe development in Busselton, amid talk the state government is close to committing fun

THE Barnett government this week broke free of a punitive, 25-year lease contract, closing the chapter on a business deal that dates back to the wheeling and dealing of Bond Corp and the WA Inc era

Western Australia’s homebuilders are urging the state government to speed up the approvals process for new public housing and provide much-needed work for the residential construction sector.

FLEDGLING advisory and investment outfit Sirona Capital has forged a partnership with embattled property developer Luke Saraceni after buying two of his properties for its real estate investment bu

ALTERNATIVE building material business MasterWall is tackling Western Australian’s preference for brick and tile homes with its polystyrene cladding technology.

WESTERN Australia’s homebuilders are urging the state government to speed up the approvals process for new public housing and provide much-needed work for the residential construction sector.