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Managed investment scheme project managers are confident investors will support their 2008 capital raising programs, despite uncertainty surrounding the future of non-forestry projects beyond this financial year.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Resources.

A joint venture between the state government and Artsupport Australia is one of two initiatives offering extra philanthropic support for arts organisations in Western Australia.

After almost four years as one of Western Australian business’s most recognisable faces, John Langoulant last week stepped off the public stage.

While many think the government of Kevin Rudd won a mandate for a change in industrial relations following its recent election win, there’s a good chance that very little will alter any time soon.

Chamber of Minerals & Energy president David Smith has resigned from the role after taking a new position with Rio Tinto Iron Ore in Africa.

The federal government will save $642 million over four years by scrapping many of the Howard government's last-minute announcements, finance minister Lindsay Tanner says.

The Federal Court in Perth has imposed penalties totalling $125,000 on a number of educational services agents for fixing the price of placement services provided to students of Korean origin.

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia said today's lift in the official cash rate by the Reserve Bank was disappointing but not surprising.

Funds management group Ray White Invest and private property developer Blair Group have acquired the Currambine Marketplace from Woolworths Ltd for more than $50 million with plans to expand the property.

New figures compiled by the Retail Traders' Association of Western Australia show shoppers across the state spent a record $2.75 billion last December.

Premier Alan Carpenter and his cabinet are heading to Albany to meet members of the community, local governments and business representatives on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5.

Grange Resources Ltd has appointed Russel Clark as the company's managing director and CEO, effective March 6 2008.

Chinalco: one bite's enough; Surging inflation set to push up rates; Fortescue share surge on talk of stake sale; Mitsubishi weighs up plant closure; Tricom eyes closure of troubled $900m margoin loan book

The state's peak business lobby group has called for more than $500 million in tax cuts as part of reforms it says are needed after releasing research showing Western Australia has the highest per capita tax take.

A five-point plan to battle inflation and a "very big" budget surplus will help ease the stress of struggling home-loan borrowers, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Chinalco races to secure Rio stake; Martino brothers link up on corporate advice; $400m to come off loan book; Homebuyers wait on RBA rate decision; Jittery investors await half-year reports

Property developer Ascot Capital, Clive Palmer's mining group Mineralogy and conglomerate Wesfarmers were the biggest donors to political parties in Western Australia in 2006-07, data released by the Australian Electoral Commission has shown.

Almost 10 years have passed since the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research was founded with just a handful of staff and some foundation funding.

Mr McGinty went out on a limb when he recruited Dr Fong to head up the state’s ambitious health reform plans, following the Reid Review

The creation of more diversity in Perth is essential to retaining talent and ensuring long-term economic growth, according to Planning Minister Alannah MacTiernan.

Exciting times are likely to continue for the state’s film and television industry, according to ScreenWest CEO Ian Booth, following last week’s announcement of the beneficiary of the 2008 West Coast Visions initiative.

‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ might be a cliché, but the history of Western Australia’s Argyle mine in the Kimberley reflects something of a deeper truth in that saying.

The Western Australian wine industry appears to have entered the 2008 vintage with a positive outlook, amid signs the wine glut that has plagued the sector for a number of years is coming to an end.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Resources

Many readers will know that, when reference is made to the world’s second oldest profession, it’s spying that’s being discussed.

Trade workers in Western Australia’s housing industry remained in short supply during the final quarter of 2007, placing more upward pressure on house prices, according to the latest HIA-Austral Bricks Trades Report.

With Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group set to become the Pilbara’s third iron ore exporter this year, many other companies are racing to join the ranks of iron ore producers in the resource-rich region.

The City of Nedlands is proposing to re-zone an area of land in the heart of Dalkeith to allow for a mixed-use retail, commercial and residential development of up to five storeys.

Retailers that pay rent based on their turnover may be required to submit to an annual audit at their landlord’s discretion, according to a recent judgement by the Supreme Court of WA

There’s progress and there’s progress. The opportunities for women in business have grown significantly during the past 30 years, aided by laws, societal changes and individuals who broke through barriers.

Curtin University of Technology is preparing to launch its own sustainability research group, after recruiting a number of staff from Murdoch University.