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Tributes have poured in for the founder of national construction company Georgiou Group, who has died aged 88.

Frank Marra has pocketed more than $1.5 million from the state government land developer.

Frank Marra will step down as chief executive of the state's land development agency, with tomorrow his last day on the job.

The developer has delivered Australia's first two-storey nine-plus star NatHERS rated home at its Brabham estate.

Supply constraints are putting pressure on an increasingly active WA industrial property market.

A new report suggests Perth's capacity to meet housing demand is diminishing, as stock of readily developable land runs low.

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has hinted he believes Yagan Square has design flaws, after the precinct suffered a wave of closures.

DevelopmentWA claims its mission to draw major industry to Avon's Industrial Park has been boosted by growing business confidence in WA.

Work to improve access for vendors at Yagan Square will get under way within weeks, new Lands Minister Tony Buti says, after the precinct suffered a wave of closures.

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

ANALYSIS: About 110 shops in central Perth sit empty after challenging years in retail, but some in the sector believe now is the time to make their move.

A further two businesses have exited Yagan Square, taking the number of departures to 10 since the precinct opened in 2018, as retailers face pressure.

Five outlets at Yagan Square have shut their doors in recent months as the COVID-19 recession takes its toll on the precinct.

Perth-based developer OP Properties has partnered with energy technology company Power Ledger in plans to create a carbon-neutral apartment complex in Fremantle.

This year's Most Influential feature has been narrowed down to the 50 people in WA making the biggest impact in business and politics.

An emerging battle for the future of WA's energy industry and efforts to revive Perth's street precincts have been among the defining themes of 2019.

WA's newest government agency has a clear mandate to deliver maximum community benefit through urban and regional regeneration.

SPECIAL REPORT: LandCorp has a busy 2019 ahead of it as it pursues precinct development in some of Perth's most desirable suburbs.

LandCorp and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority have combined to release more than 150 lots of commercial, residential and industrial land across Perth and regional Western Australia, which could generate up to $1.3 billion in development opportunities.

LandCorp has challenged local builders to develop solutions to difficult site conditions and to showcase high-tech, innovative medium-density construction capability through two separate expressions of interest campaigns.

SPECIAL REPORT: Confidence is returning to the state's apartment market, with developers seeking to boost their project pipelines. Click through to see our map with 30 apartments projects across Perth and our updated ranking of Property Developers.

Alkimos Beach and Elizabeth Quay have won top honours at the Urban Development Institute of Australia's national awards for excellence, presented in Melbourne last night.

Sustainability-driven land developments are taking shape across Western Australia, but only five projects have achieved the top six-leaf EnviroDevelopment certification.

SPECIAL REPORT: LandCorp is boosting land supply across Perth's established suburbs, but it's just a small step towards achieving long-standing goals for urban infill.

Local developer TRG Properties has secured the largest development site at LandCorp's urban infill project in Jolimont, with plans to build 46 luxury apartments already under way.

LandCorp has outlined a proposal to develop precincts in Claremont, Jolimont and North Coogee with the private sector, amid a portfolio of more than 30 commercial, residential and industrial land opportunities across Western Australia.

Innovative affordable housing models have emerged in Fremantle, with three developers pushing the envelope of sustainability and lifestyle.

TRG Properties will develop 170 apartments at Claremont Oval, after becoming LandCorp's fourth private sector partner at its Claremont on the Park renewal project.

Prominent Western Australian business and government leaders, including Nev Power and Dale Alcock, will hit the streets this week to sell The Big Issue magazine as part of the not-for-profit organisation's annual awareness campaign.

LandCorp is offering to pay stamp duty of up to $100,000 to purchasers of land at 23 of its industrial estates across Western Australia, in its latest effort to stoke sales.

LandCorp is seeking a development partner for its latest urban infill project, Parkside Walk in Jolimont.

One of Perth's oldest railway station buildings has been revamped as a pit stop of creative exchange.

LandCorp has released design guidelines for the redevelopment of Bassendean Oval, flagging development of up to eight storeys around the Swan Districts Football Club home ground.

SPECIAL REPORT: The planned redevelopment of the Shenton Park hospital site will add to a string of LandCorp projects boosting residential land supply in the western suburbs.

WA chief executives are hoping a federal election year and a new direction from Malcolm Turnbull will ignite reforms needed to get the state moving again, according to the latest CEO survey by Business News.

LandCorp is close to releasing prime land in the inner western suburbs, with its Shenton Park Hospital site one of 30 redevelopment opportunities across the state expected to deliver more than 14,000 homes.

The last lot at The Springs in Rivervale has hit the market, with LandCorp releasing a 4,069-square metre riverfront plot for sale today.

LandCorp has released the fourth major development plot at its Claremont on the Park urban infill project, with the site to yield a building of up to six storeys with a minimum of 119 apartments.

LandCorp is set to release four new lots in The Quadrangle business estate in Joondalup, with the plots earmarked for retail, showroom, service industry or office uses.

The Wheatbelt region faces significant growth challenges, but it's home to a surprising mix of old and new businesses. Click through to see more on our business in the Wheatbelt feature.