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Probuild's redevelopment at Cloisters on Hay has been named the state’s best construction project for 2015, ahead of 68 other entries at the Master Builders-Bankwest annual awards.

The benefits of modular construction are starting to be known, but significant hurdles remain for it to become an industry standard.

The end of the resources boom has resulted in a bleak prognosis for Pilbara property, but not all players think the region is on its last legs.

Brisbane-based law firm Shine Corporate has made its second acquisition in Western Australia, paying $13.3 million for personal injury specialist Bradley Bayly Legal, after paying a higher price last year for Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

While it’s a close call, chances are the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut rates again before year end reflecting the poor business investment outlook, greater than expected weakness in commodity prices, and the $A remaining too high.

US stocks have finished lower following a mixed batch of earnings reports and another big decline by technology giant Apple.

Oil prices have risen modestly snapping a three-day skid as traders await key data on US petroleum supplies and employment levels.

The Australian dollar is virtually unchanged, with a push for a US rate hike from a Fed boss offsetting favourable comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Gold has retreated from intraday highs as the US dollar moved higher and a voting member of the Federal Reserve said he's ready to support an interest rate increase in September.

Western Australian merchandise exports in the year to June were down more than 15 per cent on the previous financial year, according to the latest trade balance update from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Cedar Woods Properties has increased its presence in the southern suburb of Baldivis, buying a 50.7-hectare plot for $26.2 million.

The share market closed higher as biotechnology giant CSL broke a milestone and retailers surged on good sales numbers.

Australian data centre provider Metronode has announced a $20 million expansion to triple the size of its Shenton Park facility.

Perth-based company Brierty has received a $13.5 million contract from the state government to widen the southbound section of the Kwinana Freeway from Armadale Road to Russell Road.

Gold miner Regis Resources is looking for acquisitions as a weak gold price opens up opportunities.

A scaling back of penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers on Sundays was among the major recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s draft workplace relations framework released today.

Northern Star Resources has reported big growth in its resource and reserve base on the back of increased exploration activity, but the market seemed to focus instead on a relatively small downgrade in its production guidance, with the gold miner's shares closing 5.6 per cent lower today.

The Reserve Bank appears unlikely to cut rates any time soon after leaving the cash rate at a record low of 2 per cent for a third straight month.

The value of your business is highly dependent on the quality of your relationships.

Richard Jonathon Sheridan, the director of One Emperor Pty Ltd (deregistered – ASIC) trading as WOW Makeovers, has been successfully prosecuted by the Building Commissioner for registration and contractual offences he committed in relation to a $250,000 renovation of a Scarborough house between May and November 2011.

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.

Perth-based software firm APE Mobile has raised $2 million through private equity fund managers Jolimont Global and Viburnum Funds.

Western Australian Nobel prize winner Barry Marshall has called on the state government to kick-start a $100 million angel investment fund.

Australians splashing out on household goods have delivered a boost to retail spending in June.

Perth-based Indian sandalwood company TFS Corporation has completed its purchase of US-based pharmaceutical companies Viroxis Corporation and Santalis Pharmaceuticals.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

US stocks have fallen with petroleum-linked equities retreating on a big drop in oil prices as Wall Street girds for a busy week of economic reports.

As companies seek growth outside of WA, the reasons to remain domiciled here diminish.

Oil prices have dived, with Brent crude tumbling about five per cent, after new data showed weakening US and Chinese manufacturing and amid worries about the global supply glut.

The Australian dollar has dipped against the greenback, as investors remain cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision.

Gold has dropped, after falling by the most in two years in July, as the dollar rose and investors monitored US economic indicators for clues on the timing of a hike in US interest rates.