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PROMINENT disability employer Westcare has undergone a drastic 18-month overhaul of its plant and equipment and its management team, resulting in a $950,00 increase in company profits and a $5 mill

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Western Australian property industry bodies say the fourth consecutive month of building approval growth and a burgeoning first homebuyer market are promising signs for the future of the local sect

The state and federal governments have joined forces to make it easier for raw building materials suppliers south of Perth to access their product, which is increasing costs for developers in the a

THE commercial property market in Western Australia is in a strong position despite recent weakening in industry sentiment flowing from the pullback in resources sector investments.

FROM Subiaco in the west to Booragoon in the south and Innaloo in the north, more than a dozen mid-sized office developments are either under way or at an advanced stage of planning around Perth.

THE industrial land market in Western Australia has been characterised by consistently strong demand for most of the past decade, which has been good news for investors and developers who bought la

NICK Di Latte is under no illusions about where Diploma Group needs to focus its attention.

PERTH company Finbar has just 13 head office staff yet it is working on property developments worth nearly $1.5 billion.

Development of Australand's $2 billion Port Coogee development has been reinvigorated by increased sales, $40 million of infrastructure investment and two commercial buildings on the waterfront.

MOST apartment developers have experienced a lean period since the GFC, with investors and banks both wary of putting money into new projects.

A wide range of commercial property developers, from multinationals to church groups, are set to drive future activity in the sector.

A well-known WA wine-making family has rebranded its main company to better market its wine labels. Mitch Crowe-Hardy reports.

NEALE Fong has returned to health management in a major way, making it clear that his appointment to run the Peel Health Campus was not a stop-gap fix after recent turmoil.

Engineering firm Calibre Group has acquired Queensland's G&S Engineering Services in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $74 million, at today's share price.

FOGARTY Wine Group has embarked on a significant expansion into Asia's wine markets with its acquisition of the largest wine-processing facility in Margaret River.

A federal parliamentary committee has backed the passing of laws linking Australia's carbon market with Europe's emissions trading scheme from 2015.

Consumer sentiment has improved slightly, but Australians remain pessimistic about the national economy.

The Australian share market has opened lower after world markets fell on a downgrading of world economic growth forecasts and expectations of weak earnings from US companies.

Emirates and Tourism Australia have agreed to spend $14.3 million over the next three years to promote Australia overseas.

US stocks have skidded after the IMF cut its global economic growth forecasts and investors braced for the start of a poor third-quarter earnings season.

Mining equipment and services group ADG Global Supply has been appointed as the exclusive selling agent for Torch off-road tyres in Africa.

The Australian dollar is higher on movements in the European currency and commentary from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Troubled surfwear retailer Billabong has appointed actuary and Rhodes scholar Dr Ian Pollard as its chairman elect.

Explorer Victory Mines made a modest debut on the stock exchange but is hopeful of following in the footsteps of Australian rare earth trailblazer Lynas.

The struggling housing sector could have bottomed out as developers realise the need to build more homes, the Reserve Bank of Australia says.

The Australian share market has closed above the 4500 level for the first time in 14 months.Energy and Resources stocks drove the gains on the back of positive price action in Asia.

Terry Streeter's Fox Resources has entered an agreement to purchase a series of coal tenements in Queensland for $2.5 million in cash and shares.

Global miner BHP Billiton is continuing to slash costs in a subdued environment as it meets with workers in Perth this week about likely job cuts.

Striking Fremantle Port workers seeking roster changes to give them six days off after four days' work are being "frivolous" and should stop holding the state to ransom, Transport Minister Troy Bus

The Australian Securities Exchange has fixed a technical glitch and has resumed publishing company news.