AFTER consecutive years of financial losses and a team that's struggling on the pitch, Western Force chief executive Vern Reid is concerned Perth's rugby community may be losing patience.
WITH a move to a funky new venue just around the corner, and the team firmly entrenched as a perennial finals contender, it's hard to wipe the smile from Perth Wildcats chief executive Nick Marvin's face.
THE on-field (and off-field) dramas of the high-profile football codes may dominate the mainstream media's attention, but there continues to be community and business support for mass-participation sports such as netball, surfing and tennis.
Property developer Luke Saraceni and his business partner Hossean Pourzand have struck a funding deal with IMF (Australia) to support their legal action over the Raine Square development.
Rio Tinto has struck an agreement over its giant Simandou iron ore project in Africa that will see the company pay US$700 million to the government of Guinea and hand 15 per cent of the project to the government at no cost.
IF you took away the names of the leading law firms in Perth and focused on the numbers of lawyers, it would be hard to believe that the legal sector has participated in the dramatic changes in the Western Australian economy during the past decade.
The growing number of high-net-worth individuals in Perth has attracted one of the more exclusive players providing advice in that realm – The Myer Family Company.
Women lawyers in Western Australia are calling for employers to put an end to the inflexible work hours, lack of promotion and recognition and pay inequalities that cause many women to exit the legal profession.
INVESTORS bought-up a parcel of apartments in Perth's highest residential tower this week as they sought to capitalise on the city's ailing apartment market.
GEOFF and Wendy Watters have taken a measured approach to growing Southside Mechanical Services over the past decade, allowing time to find the right quality driven process at each stage of development.
The state's largest renewable energy project, located near Merredin, has passed a major milestone with Western Power completing a $20 million project to connect the wind farm to the grid.
Consolidated Minerals has urged shareholders of OM Holdings to reject its proposed dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and has flagged major changes to the OM Holdings board.