Latest Headlines

A START-UP Perth business has unveiled an innovative plan to enter the data centre market, in which heavyweight IT and telecommunications players like Fujitsu and Leighton have recently made multi-million dollar investments.

The Pilbara is vulnerable to a range of security, economic and ecological threats.

Perth architecture firms are still waiting for the post-GFC recovery to lure private sector developers back into the market.

WA has been shaped by 120 years of boom-bust history, and that mindset still prevails, in damaging ways.

What if a building could improve your attention span, help you heal and save taxpayers' dollars?

It looks like a case of ‘owners sit tight, buyers get ready' in local property for the next two years.

THE Barnett government's blueprint to transform Perth into a vibrant, contemporary city could prove to be the saviour of the local architecture sector, but the true potential of these once-in-a-generation projects reaches far beyond their financial impact

Is public transport a victim of its own success or a wasteful rort?

COMMUTERS and shoppers passing through the Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge have seen big changes over the past year, and they are a pointer to even larger changes afoot.

It will be a major boost for attorney-general Christian Porter if he can get his draft prostitution Bill across the line.

RECENTLY completed office tower one40william has become the first new central city development in Perth to win the architecture profession's top prize in more than a decade.

LIFELINE WA and Perth based internet service provider iiNet have joined forces to raise awareness and vital funds for Western A

KERRY Hill Architects has grown in recent years to have a substantial practice in Fremantle, but it would not have been that way if the firm had not won the design competition for the State Theatre Centre.

East Perth's Restaurant Amuse has taken out the coveted Restaurant of the Year prize at the 2011 Western Australian Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence.

The state government has snubbed private Kwinana port developer James Point Pty Ltd with a new plan to significantly expand Fremantle harbour's container capacity and start another review of the 'outer harbour' options at Cockburn Sound.

Gina Rinehart hates the label "Australia's richest person". How will she, and the rest of the country react when (not if) she ranks as the "world's richest"- as can be forecast using the latest research.

Kambalda nickel miner Mincor Resources has launched an on-market share buy-back to re-acquire approximately 10 per cent of its issued capital.

Western Australian gold miners Focus Minerals and Crescent Gold have announced a merger plan that will result in the formation of one of Australia's top five gold producers with a market capitalisation of around $323 million.

Last night's Vinnies' CEO Sleepout saw 107 chief executives sleeping rough in the name of charity, and none did it tougher than Mermaid Marine boss Jeff Weber.

Public transport users ought to be wary of complaining too loudly about squeezing onto packed trains during increasingly busy peak travel times because history has a habit of repeating itself.

Chalice Gold Mines has announced a joint ownership agreement with the Eritrean National Mining Corporation that it says will underpin funding for the development of the Zara gold project in Eritrea.

Much has been written about leadership, yet it remains elusive to many in business.

BURGER entrepreneur and chef Justin Bell has taken a sizable bite out of the Perth market and is aiming to serve up his unique fare in Melbourne by spring.

You won't see many sights stranger than thousands of people rallying in support of a tax.

FINANCIAL planner and funds manager Addwealth is riding high after a stellar 12 months to April 30 – and revenue is poised to surge again in the next year.

The northern cattle industry has been hit hard by the suspension of the cattle trade with Indonesia.

PAST winners of the Rising Stars award could never be accused of standing still.

A return to robust internal debate and a party-first mentality would be a good start for a Labor Party in decline.

WA Business News' annual Rising Stars awards highlight the entrepreneurial flair in the state's business community.

The winners of the 2011 Rising Stars awards illustrate the diversity and enormous opportunity for private businesses in WA.

THE common perception of the resources sector may be one of hum drum processes such as digging and drilling, but Belmont oil and gas services business Velocious proves that there are plenty of intellectual challenges in this sector for local players who p

PRIVATE equity group Archer Capital has emerged rapidly this year to become one of the largest investors in Western Australia, following its purchase of the company behind the Chicken Treat and Red Rooster fast food chains.