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The state government is calling on potential water service providers to tender for the $391 million expansion of the Ord River irrigation scheme.

Industrial software developer ISS Group has warned of continued subdued demand for its products for the rest of the calendar year as it forecasts an underlying loss of $2.1 million for this fiscal year.

Aviva Corporation and AES Corporation have submitted their wholesale power proposal in the tender phase of Synergy's 2009 energy supply procurement contract for the Mid West region.

Plans for a major resdential development at Belmont Park racecourse have moved a step closer after Planning Minister John Day today tabled amendments to the metropolitan region scheme.

Composites technology developer Quickstep Holdings has been awarded a $2.6 million grant under the federal government's $75 million climate ready program for the development and commercialisation of light-weight, low-emission vehicles.

Support for the state government's policies has risen in the past quarter, making WA the most supported government in Australia, according to the Sensis Business Index released today.

CBA admits Storm Financial 'shortcomings'; Bank chiefs warn on funding gap; Corporate lawyers join forces; Another blow for investors in agri-schemes; Iron ore joint venture under fire for monopolisation

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.

ON October 16 1997, the selling techniques of the fitness industry received unprecedented attention.

Politicians should look a bit closer to home when apportioning blame for the GFC.

EMPLOYERS are showing a reluctance to shed staff, despite the economic downturn, a leading business lobby group says.

WESTERN Australian companies servicing the oil and gas sector have returned from a recent trade mission to the US with diaries full of new contacts and a fresh perspective on the value of organised business trips.

THE proposed Western Australian iron ore joint venture between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto has reignited passions around a long-running issue between the state government and miners - land-rich tax provisions.

LOCAL business and industry groups have rejected calls for a ban on the export of live sheep from Fremantle Port.

AS the post-state budget debate over critical electricity supply to the growth region of the Mid West continues, the state government's backing of the Oakajee port is attracting new interest in power generation investment in the resurgent minerals provinc

The Western Australian Trade Opportunities Service is operated by the International Trade Centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.

CONTRACT miner Byrnecut Group has joined a host of industry and finance groups calling for the federal government to rethink budget reforms that will increase tax paid by Australians working overseas.

THE decision by Planning Minister John Day to approve a major residential development south of Moore River has sparked outcry among opponents and applause from property developers.

THE bidding started at $17 million at 2pm on Tuesday in Darwin, with three interested parties.

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