FRESH from the completion of the state's largest road project last September, the $705 million Perth-Bunbury Highway, the state government is in the early stages of planning another major road project with a similar cost.
THE 2010 vintage is well and truly under way and it looks like we're in for another stellar year, meaning this will be the fourth successive year the South West has produced a stunning crop of exciting wines.
THE private owner of Western Australia's freight rail network has budgeted to spend $918 million over the next five years expanding its rail infrastructure.
ASK almost anyone in industry or government about the key bottlenecks hampering Western Australia's ability to make the most of the growth opportunities presented by the resurgent resources sector and the answer invariably includes energy.
INVESTMENT in new port capacity is a top priority for private industry and government if Western Australia is to avoid the bottlenecks restricting east coast exporters.
MOTORISTS heading south down the Kwinana Freeway would have noticed five cranes looming over a busy construction site. On the corner of Murdoch Drive and South Street, the $1.76 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital (pictured right) is the biggest show in Perth
INCREASED use of public private partnerships has become a defining feature of the state government's infrastructure program, but behind that label sits a wide range of procurement models.
WA is on the cusp of another boom, making investment in infrastructure vital if the state is to take full advantage. But with the state's finances increasingly tight, federal-state cooperation has never been more important.
THE destruction of wealth wrought by the global financial crisis has focused many private business people back to their core operation, and given them cause to think about strategies for preserving what they have in case of another big bust.
Perron Group chairman Stan Perron is a survivor, having ridden out the tough times and prospered in the good over several decades. Examining his business philosophy reveals the art of wealth preservation ... starting with an early shift into property.
ASKING guests to enter a black-tie dinner function through the loading dock was a sure sign the 2010 WA Business News 40under40 awards would continue a tradition of innovation.
AN influx of new feature film and television productions in Western Australia has prompted one local producer to claim that Perth could become the next Hollywood.
WHEN the global financial crisis hit less than a year after listed property developer Peet had paid $300 million for a 243-hectare land parcel at the northern fringe of Perth, many questioned the wisdom of that purchase.
WITH talk of a national economic recovery thanks largely to Western Australia's resources industry, it is perhaps to be expected that those in the state's fashion business are seeing the benefits on their own spreadsheets.
Kerry Stokes' planned merger of the Seven Network with his giant WesTrac mining services arm is designed to make it the first choice of investors wanting low-risk direct exposure to the China story.
APPROVALS for property developments remain a major issue to the sector, which believes the delays caused by bureaucracy and regulatory hurdles are a huge financial burden.
ANYONE who has started a business knows how tough it can be, even when the product sells itself and people are queuing around the block to become clients.
WHEN I first chaired the judging for the WA Business News 40under40 Awards in its inaugural year, 2002, the prevailing view was that we would struggle to find a constant supply of talent to match the nominees and winners of that first year.
IN 2005, recognising a gap in the worldwide market for safety gloves, 1st Amongst Equals finalist Damione Wright established Ironclad gloves through his Carlisle-based business, Wrights HardWear.
