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Shares in Carnegie Corporation have risen as much as 27 per cent in trade today on the back of the state government investing $12.5 million in the company's new low-emissions power station off the coast of Albany.

Unions demand export licences; Austal chief confident of US Navy ship deal; British mutiny at Rio sell-out; Moody's review blues; Gillard pays employers to save jobs

Premier Colin Barnett remains optimistic that Inpex may change its mind over the location of its $15 billion liquefied natural gas project after meeting with the company's senior executives.

Global Construction Services says it will take a more conservative approach to acquisitions as it delivers a 15 per cent increase in its interim net profit of $5.4 million.

The state government has named Mirvac/Cbus Property as the preferred proponent for the redevelopment of Perth's Old Treasury Buildings following an extensive evaluation process.

Labor's state election loss last year may have changed the way the party works in WA forever.

AS Local Government Minister John Castrilli continues to advocate mergers of local councils, some councils that have already undergone amalgamation say local communities feared the loss of a town's cultural identity.

Globally, high-capacity broadband is the infrastructure on which 21st century business will be built.

THE slowdown in new project and construction activity is starting to flow through to engineering and consulting firms, with GHD shedding at least 60 staff from its Perth office.

Nick Catania is passionate about his current role as mayor of the Town on Vincent.

THREE Western Australian companies servicing the resource sector have managed to defy the economic downturn to report record sales and profits in the half-year to December 2008.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resources.

Congratulation to WA's Top Young Acheivers.

Recent deals by Patersons draw parallels with Hartley Poynton 10 years ago. Mark Pownall looks at how the market has changed since then.

Major players face off in north-west access stoush.

BUSINESS owners in Perth are increasingly seeking professional advice on how to deal with the federal government's industrial relations reforms and the implications for their future staffing needs amid a worsening global economic climate.

Record sales and revenue figures seem out of step with all the doom and gloom.

BUSINESS owners could save millions of dollars updating plant and equipment through legislation being drafted by the federal government.

ast year, the world changed in a meaningful and substantial way, but most of us have not yet begun to grasp the nature of changes now in store.

UNIONS and employer groups have become unlikely allies in jointly resisting the federal government's proposed model for occupational health and safety reform.

HAPPY employees who create positive end results and, in turn, yield contented clients are always at the top of mind for Complete Fire Design managing director, Richard Welsh.

DESPITE the downturn in the economy, fitness enthusiasts will still pay extra for personal training, according to industry experts.

An impairment charge to its New Zealand business and reduced levels in funds under management, administration or advice has impacted Plan B Group's earnings, which fell 52 per cent.

The falling Australian dollar has impacted Schaffer Corporation's bottom line with the industrial company today reporting a 42 per cent drop in its interim net profit.

Shares in Mincor Resources have risen as the nickel miner commits to a dividend payout despite posting its first ever loss in eight years.

Shares in Aspen Group have climbed higher as the property developer reveals a slight downward adjustment to the value of its investment portfolio.

China's next targets: rail, roads, ports; Receivers poised as lender moves on vanadium miner; Rio to Rudd: jobs in danger; $646m loss changes landscape for Mirvac; Aboriginal jobs scheme mired in bureaucracy: Forrest

Western Australia will not be immune from Japan's worst economic slump since World War II, however demand will continue for key commodities iron ore and liquefied natural gas, an economist said.

Atlas Iron says it has the opportunity to defer $20 million in mine establishment costs after it entered into a deal to access infrastructure that can support its Abydos iron ore project in the Pilbara.

Mining lobby groups have today welcomed the state government's plan to introduce an $80 million, four-year exploration incentive program.

OZ Minerals agrees $2.6bn Chinese bid; Watchdog slams power merger; Wary Wesfarmers sees glimmer of hope for Coles; Windimurra on the brink as directors quit; Tax hike to fund dental care plan

Crane supplier Boom Logistics has put WA's economic performance in perspective, announcing that it will slash the number of cranes it has in Victoria while increasing the number in WA by one.