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CONSIDERED vital to the effective operations of most businesses, IT infrastructure would probably be way down on the shopping list for many in the not-for-profit sector.

For two years The George has offered style and class in the city. Emily Morgan reports.

The push for renewable energy could put nuclear power back in the frame.

Australia must support manufacturing to ensure the nation does not become overly reliant on the resources sector.

The Reserve Bank has offered borrowers a small reprieve from higher interest rates but there are bigger issues to worry about.

The MRRT will alter the face of the mining sector.

Having assumed a spoiler’s role in the economic debate, retailers act in no-one’s interests but their own.

The rising Australian dollar took the gloss off another strong performance by WA exporters in the 2009-10 financial year.

Colin Barnett has a job on his hands to balance public expectations with the realities of a growing economy, particularly with regard to household prices.

JUST as Australia overall once rode on the sheep’s back, the fate of Western Australia arguably now rides in the back of an iron ore haul truck.

REALMARK was last week named as the most successful real estate agency in Western Australia, when it received awards in four categories at the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia’s annual awards.

WEAK prices and lower volumes have eroded the value of Western Australia’s largest agricultural commodity, the wheat crop.

GOLD exports from Western Australia last year totalled $13.65 billion, down on the $16.5 billion a year earlier, as a rising Australian dollar wiped off some of the gains of higher production.

South Hedland's main street is set for a makeover as part of the state government's $23 million Royalties for Regions project to revitalise the town centre.

Melbourne-based business UXC has been selected to provide a lifestyle and entertainment system for workers on Chevron Australia's Gorgon gas project.

The competition watchdog has agreed to allow DP World Australia and Patrick Stevedores to give preferential treatment to trucks engaging in dual runs in an effort to improve efficiency at the Port of Fremantle.

Several national parks around the state are set to benefit from $20 million in funding from the Royalties for Regions program.

In order to effectively use social media to generate sales, it pays to start at the end.

The rising value of the Australian dollar is a game changer for many businesses in the west.

The protracted sell-off of Alinta may be a glimpse into the future for Telstra.

The common ties that bind Australia and India should be remembered as India suffers a Commonwealth Games PR nightmare.

Fourteen years after establishing ineedhits.com, and six years after becoming non-executive chairman, Clay Cook has returned as chief executive of the online marketing business.

Despite major hikes to household expenses, Colin Barnett’s first two years as premier of WA have put the government in a secure position.

CORPORATE reputations of mining companies have become increasingly important as society tries to grapple with costs and benefits of producing resources.

WA is having a gold renaissance, with exciting new areas in the far reaches of the state being opened up to exploration.

For whom the bell tolls

Few of the recent successes in the gold sector would be possible without a buoyant gold price to support them.

Australia’s first community wind farm is to be built in Mount Barker, providing enough energy for the town when it is completed

Port Bouvard has emerged from its financial strife and is now strongly positioned to commence work at its landmark project, Point Grey. Dan Wilkie reports.

Owner of fast food chain CHOOKS Fresh & Tasty, Steven Hansen, has sold the Perth-born franchise to Red Rooster and Chicken

THE Perth CBD office leasing market is heating up, with top-tier tenants beginning to hunt out new space and upgrade their premises after the recovery of business conditions.

AN industrial site in Canning Vale tenanted by supermarket giant Coles Group is set to become a record transaction for the Perth market, with an expected price tag upwards of $80 million.