Great Southern Ltd founder John Young remains as private and modest in retirement as he was during his 20-year reign as head of Australia's most successful agribusiness investment company.
Developers looking to build eco-friendly commercial offices may soon receive an incentive in the form of a plot ratio bonus, with the City of Perth set to draft an amendment to its planning laws.
Investors who have backed Paul van Saarloos over the past two decades have been on a rocky ride, but the Perth medical entrepreneur is increasingly confident that his current company is on the verge of success.
More than 20 Western Australian companies involved in the mining and mineral services sectors will be participating in one of the world's largest mining conferences this week.
Perth company McRobert Aquaculture Group is planning to substantially expand its fish farming operation at Gingin, taking the company towards its five year goal of becoming a major aquaculture producer in Australia and internationally.
A trip to Las Vegas by one of its directors in 1998 was the catalyst for Malaga-based Tieline Technology's growth from a technology and service supplier to becoming the manufacturer of broadcast audio products.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
