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Como-based Aquila Resources says it is seeking potential co-developers for a port at Anketell Point, which has been selected as the preferred port site for the $4.1 billion West Pilbara iron ore project.

Gas reserve 'puts off explorers'; Call for Canberra to steer energy projects; Banks will take control of B&B; Senate resists Rudd's $26bn building plan; Rio dives 11pc on growing debt fears

Business confidence in Western Australia has hit record lows as the global economic uncertainty starts to impact owners, two separate surveys have found.

Almost one third of Western Australians will buy a property before 2009 is over despite the current financial conditions prompting many people to revisit their financial plans, a survey has found.

Perth-based Pacific Energy will pay $77 million in cash and scrip to acquire Kalgoorlie Power Systems, which owns a suite of power stations in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Western Australia has suffered the nation's biggest drop in confidence among small and medium enterprises, according to the Sensis Business Index for November.

Engineering and infrastructure firm GRD will be hit by a significant one-off charge after agreeing to sell its loss-making Australian waste treatment facility in a bid to boost its financial position.

Recession looms as growth drops close to zero; Listed WA companies drop $17bn; Hostile opposition to Qantas changes; Rudd plots bankroll plan; Varanus gas explosion rocks national accounts

TWO separate reports on the state's housing sector have painted another soft year as rate cuts and stimulus packages fail to resurrect the weakening industry.

KEITH Spence has been awarded the North West Shelf Gas and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia WA Gas Industry Development Award for 2008.

THE global credit crunch has made a significant dent in Perth's commercial and retail sales for the year to November, with total sales value down 26 per cent on last year.

WESTERN Australia's training system is about to go through a facelift in response to the current industry needs.

SOME time during our schooling we learned how the six British colonies on the island continent Matthew Flinders named Australia formed a federated Commonwealth.

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.

WORKERS have been given greater flexibility to resolve workplace disputes through mediation with new legislation proclaimed this week by the state government.

We're really excited. There is so much on offer in Melbourne. You've got the spring racing carnival, F1 racing, the Australian Open, not to mention all the bands and live music.

THE state government says it will wait for an indication of federal funding for the $1.

KEITH Spence has been awarded the North West Shelf Gas and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia WA Gas Industry Development Award for 2008.

FORMER IT executive and one-time cheese maker, Mark Lane, was named Australian Winemaker of the Year at the recent Winestate annual wine awards.

THREE major national retailers have announced the opening of new Western Australian stores in the face of a downturn in the retail market.

Public private partnerships aren't as prevalent in Western Australia as in other states.

THE ASX 200 Index is currently trading with a trailing price to earnings ratio of less than eight times historical earnings, while consensus estimates for the 2009 financial year earnings place the index on a forward multiple of 10.

THE $174 million infrastructure upgrade at the Australian Marine Complex has passed a major milestone with the arrival of a $60 million floating dock at the Henderson shipbuilding precinct on schedule.

WESFARMERS has announced that finance director Gene Tilbrook will retire in the first half of 2009 after 23 years of service with the company.

THE chief executives of many of Western Australia's largest companies enjoyed substantial increases in guaranteed base income during the past financial year.

Australasian Property Investments is going ahead with the development of Scarborough's first high-rise development after an amendment removing height restrictions received ministerial approval, while plans for high-rise apartments are underway in Cotteslo

HOW much is too much when it comes to executive remuneration, especially bonuses and termination payments? This is the vexing question that's challenging the investment community more than ever before, as the market slide makes it a widespread issue rathe

WESTERN Australia's food producers have a long-held reputation for disease-free quality that has ensured ongoing demand from overseas.

Public private partnerships aren't as prevalent in Western Australia as in other states.

ENVIRONMENTAL performance bonds may be emerging as the latest source of angst for junior explorers and local miners, as tougher banking regimes and rising costs create a new hurdle to business in the minerals sector.

THE controversy over the federal government's proposed industrial relations reforms made me think back to the mid 1980s when people like Charles Copeman led a bruising battle to free up Australian workplaces.

IT was quite fitting that the chairman of state tourism body Australia's North West, Ian Laurance, was awarded the industry's top individual honour last week, an award named after one of his earliest mentors.