More than 10,000 businesses in Western Australia are at a higher risk of experiencing financial distress within the next 12 months, a Dun & Bradstreet report shows.
The long wait for environmental approvals for the $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has prompted Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones to call the situation "embarrassing".
Science and Innovation Minister Troy Buswell has urged the federal government to upgrade the broadband link between Perth and Geraldton to enhance the state's chances of winning the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project.
The federal government's business investment stimulus is finally paying dividends with sales of new commercial vehicles in Western Australia rising 6 per cent in March, new figures show.
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LEGAL firms are amending their staff management and recruitment plans in light of the economic downturn with confirmation that the true worth of a practice can be found in the quality of its legal professionals.
THE state government has launched two initiatives to boost apprenticeships and training, but the opposition says the government's plans are short-sighted and inadequate.
AUSTRALIA'S major banks have sought to reassure the business sector they are willing and able to lend, despite a record decline in commercial lending over the past year.
The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
THE size of Western Australia's legal practices has fluctuated only mildly during the past 12 months despite the sector's changing dynamics as a result of the economic slowdown.
ONLY 55 per cent of directors agree that their chief executive officer's remuneration package is appropriate, according to an Insync Surveys and Board Benchmarking study on remuneration.
THE computer games industry is burgeoning, with recent figures from market analysts in the US quoting double-digit year-on-year growth, while a similar trend in Europe has continued developments that have been ongoing for several years.
THE property industry has called on the government to offer further tax relief to stimulate the market, despite forecasts of a decline in property tax revenue as a result of the housing market downturn.
Chamber of Minerals and Energy president Kim Horne has supported the concept of a national amalgamation of mining industry bodies but has not accepted the detail of current proposals.
Bunnings Warehouse has outlined its growth plans for the state, with two new stores set to open this year and development approval being sought for another store in Forrestdale.
The state Governor has today approved the appointment of former Northern Territory bureaucrat Richard Sellers to the role of Director General at the Department of Mines and Petroleum.
Shares in Port Bouvard have jumped as much as 20 per cent today as the property developer cleared a major hurdle for the its proposed Point Grey development near Mandurah.
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Minerals testing company Essa Australia has dramatically revised down its second half revenue and profit outlook, and anticipates that its full-year result will be around breakeven.
The development timeline for Gindalbie Metals' $1.8 billion Karara iron ore joint venture has been pushed back after delays in gaining foreign investment and environmental approvals.
