Western Australia is one of two states that have defied the downward path of Australia's manufacturing activity, which sunk to a near three-year low as high interest rates slow the economy.
Uncertainty in global markets has prompted West Perth-based Zambezi Resources Ltd to suspend all but one drilling activities in Zambia in a bid to redirect its focus to its main copper discovery.
HBOS, the UK parent company of BankWest, has recorded a 56 per cent fall in net profits for the first half of 2008 due to credit crunch turbulence while earnings at its Australian arm dipped 12 per cent.
Just days after shareholders in Cape Lambert Iron Ore Ltd voted to sell the namesake iron ore project, new owner MCC has sold a majority stake in the project to Russian steel making giant Evraz Group S.A.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stepped up its calls for deregulated trading hours as Perth is revealed as the second most expensive capital for food and groceries.
The Real Estate Institute of WA has quashed claims by a leading property forecaster that Perth's house prices are set to fall 15 per cent over the coming year, saying past predictions have been proven wrong.
An air of uncertainty still surrounds the $2 billion Oakajee Port project, despite the state government selecting Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd as the preferred developer.
Although they are at the heart of Western Australia's resources boom, regional communities are only just starting to receive the downstream benefits from the state's strong economy.
THE Australian share market had its largest one-day fall in six months, closing more than three per cent weaker and wiping $38.5 billion from its value, on troubling news from National Australia Bank
Property developers in Western Australia are likely to face higher costs for water connections to projects in regional areas if changes to developer contributions, put to the state government by the Economic Regulation Authority, are adopted.
This week's landmark decision on the preferred developer for the Oakajee port project has reminded Western Australians that Japan still plays a very big role in the state's economy.
The important role of leadership in boosting the arts was strongly voiced at the boardroom forum, with some participants calling for the premier to take on the portfolio.
Bannerman Resources Ltd non-executive director Alastair Clayton has increased his stake in the company through the exercise of 4.8 million options at a total cost of $1.9 million.
Of Western Australia's 32 premiers, only two - Sir John Forrest and Sir Charles Court - are likely to ever get within cooee of challenging Brian Burke in the most-written-about stakes.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of Industry and Resour
WESTERN Australia has moved closer to full grain export deregulation with the Economic Regulation Authority recommending the deregulation of barley, canola and lupin exports.
The development of Coral Bay has been stalled for the past few decades, but the wheels of change have now started to turn, with site works for a village housing up to 400 people due to start in the near future.
As the slowdown in Western Australia's housing sector continues, the number of properties for sale in the South West is rising, along with lead times on sales.
Apex Minerals NL Todd Bennett has been appointed non-executive director to the board. Automotive Technology Group Ltd Jamie Scoringe has resigned as joint company secretary.
It's a matter of debate among those in the building industry as to how far construction costs will rise during the next year, but the consensus is that the double digit increases of the past few years will continue.
Western Australia's regional food producers will get improved access to the state's supermarket network as a trial promoting regional produce is rolled out across Perth IGA stores.
A draft policy to reform the way contributions for social infrastructure are sourced from residential property developers has generated mixed responses from the industry, with submissions from the Property Council of Australia (WA) and Satterley Property
While much of the state's focus has been on the Varanus Island gas crisis, operator Apache Energy is forging ahead with its Devil Creek gas development project, which is open for environmental submissions from the public.
