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WESTERN Australian architects and builders are set to cash in on the federal government's latest building industry stimulus package.

A PERTH company has developed materials conveying technology it says could mark the end of large haul and dump trucks in mining, and revolutionise the bulk materials handling industry at ports.

EVER since Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton announced plans to merge their Western Australian iron ore mining operations, Premier Colin Barnett has been issuing statements which make him sound more like Hugo Chavez, the radical socialist president of Venezuela

THE Perth-based chairman and managing director of UK-listed CustomVis plc have been challenged by a group of shareholders who want to gain control of the technology company.

A CAP on export volumes through Geraldton port is of little concern for Mid West iron ore hopefuls Gindalbie Metals and Asia Iron, which say the limit only comes into place once the nearby Oakajee port is ready.

Imminent changes to the nation’s IR landscape are causing some angst in the business community.

CLIVE Jones has boosted his shareholding in Bannerman Resources, exercising more than 4 million options at less than a fifth of the current share price.

The uranium industry is a notoriously tough nut to crack, but one local player is making its mark.

THE insurance industry is going through a "hard market" where rates are rising and insurers become more selective in the types of risks they are prepared to write.

PERTH Energy is seeking a trading licence to compete against industry heavyweight Alinta for the supply of gas to the state's residential market.

SUPPORTING Western Australia's arts sector is part and parcel of being a resources company, according to Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) chief executive Christopher Eves.

RECENTLY appointed Department of Mines and Petroleum director general Richard Sellers might be new to the job but he's already singing from the same song sheet as his minister, Norman Moore.

The decision to open a BYO restaurant has paid off for Clarke’s of North Beach. Adam Orlando reports.

Executive remuneration is slipping beyond the control of boards and even shareholders as new regulatory models emerge.

From a simple idea to a global business, Leanne Preston has made some good decisions during the past 12 years.

The name Laurie Potter still casts a shadow over the fitness industry, more than two decades after the chain of health clubs collapsed.

If Western Australians don’t like extended retail trading hours, why is my local IGA supermarket busy from 7am until 10pm, seven days a week?

Barnett backs 9pm retail trading

IT requires plenty of upfront capital, has high ongoing costs and, if it fails, the owner is almost certain to be forced into exile in a bid to escape out-of-pocket members.

Are governments flogging a dead horse by supporting the nuclear power sector?

THE federal Workplace Ombudsman has finalised the recovery almost $500,000 in back pay for hundreds of Western Australian workers during the past year.

IN 1975, Swedish-born Hakan Friberg opened his Perth fitness equipment store one month after Laurie Potter opened his Hay Street health club.

There are plenty of opportuities for companies with a good story to sell.

THE Shire of Busselton has approved residential and tourist development plans for Smiths Beach nine years after development was first proposed.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering will pay up to $5.1 million to acquire FMC Corpration, which operates Hindle Offshore Services and Hindle Electrics, as part of its strategy to re-enter the oil and gas sector.

Western Power is aiming to become the first WA government corporation to implement a collective agreement, and will do so by going straight to its workers after a breakdown in negotiations with the Australian Services Union.

The Karl Simich-chaired investment company GoldLink IncomePlus has proposed to buy 10 per cent of shares in Subiaco-based Indago Resources as part of a bid to replace the board with its own nominees.

Administrators of CopperCo say shareholders are not likely to receive any return in respect of their holdings in the collapsed mining company.

Premier Colin Barnett says no agreement has been reached with BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers on the issue of royalties post a proposed Pilbara iron ore merger with Rio Tinto following an hour-and-a-half long meeting today.

Coote Industrial plans to sell its subsidiary, South Spur Logistics, in a bid to simplify its business model following a number of acquisitions and efforts to reduce its debt burden.

Territory Resources' shares have been placed in a trading halt as the struggling miner finalises its debt restructuring and capital raising plans.

An estimated $800 million will be needed to eliminate overdue maintenance on the state's deteriorating road network, according to an auditor general's report tabled in parliament today.