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It has been a challenging two years for UWA Business School dean Tracey Horton.

Family is such a high priority for the Perth partners of accounting and advisory firm, Pitcher Partners, that the partners included a room specially designed for their children, and the children of their employees, when they moved into their new St George

Since 2005, WA Business News’ Women in Business feature has profiled many high-profile decision-makers in the state’s business community.

Perth’s overdue residential property price correction, which promises to prune 20 per cent off the value of most homes, also promises to be memorable for two other reasons – it is

Perth’s commercial leasing agents are warning the city’s office space crisis will intensify this year, potentially leaving companies no choice but to pre-commit to proposed office projects or stay put and face expensive lease renewals.

After helping US investment giant GE Real Estate secure a large number of Australian properties last year, Savills has been awarded the lucrative management rights to 20 of GE’s new Western Australian assets, including Allendale Square.

Commercial players are not alone in facing a shortage of office space in the CBD as a result of the state’s economic boom, with the not-for-profit sector also struggling to deal with rising rental rates and the space squeeze.

It has been about a year since Joel Hubble convinced a friend to part with some hard-earned and back a new online venture focused on providing information on Western Australian restaurants and cafes.

While the retail trading hours debate has waned for the time being, I thought I’d throw a little bit of fresh light on the subject from a personal perspective.

Gusto sends a birthday greeting to La Vigna bottle shop proprietor, Michael Tamburi, who celebrated his 50th birthday at the weekend.

Whether they are a government minister or a laboratory scientist, women across WA are getting runs on the board. But there are added challenges as they juggle demanding careers with family responsibilities.

With Labor’s leadership change over made inside 11 months of a scheduled national election, it’s most unlikely John Howard can now stand down from the position of prime minister, even if he so wished.

Women remain significantly under-represented in the boardroom, with only marginal increases in the number of women directors and companies with at least one woman on their board during the past two years.

Alannah MacTiernan is no stranger to controversy.

A host of Western Australian companies received almost $32 million in federal government AusIndustry Commercial Ready grants last year, representing around 19 per cent of total approvals nationwide.

Occupying rare earth between the Swan River and the Indian Ocean, North Fremantle’s industrial precinct is the target of an urban rezoning push, which has local landowners calling in the architects.

Keeping up with Western Australia’s powerhouse economy is presenting a number of critical challenges for the building and construction industry, not limited to labour shortages, cost blow outs and planning delays.

Situated halfway between Geraldton and Kalbarri, the sleepy coastal hollow of Horrocks is waking up to new development opportunities as demand for coastal land intensifies.

Perth-based real estate entrepreneur Mark Woschnak is taking his first steps into the realm of online property marketing, launching a website dedicated entirely to the Australian rental property market under the domain rent.com.au.

Has Wesfarmers become just another tired, diversified industrial, destined for the knacker’s yard, or is it one of the best investments on the stock market, destined to disappear

The state government has effectively gifted a parcel of land valued at $2.2 million to the Alzheimer’s Association of WA to help the association generate cash flow for the establishment of a new research centre.

Ian Love has been a master of the hospitality game for the past 30 years, with much of that time spent at the iconic Coco’s Riverside Bar and Restaurant on the South Perth foreshore.

Elmar’s in the Valley plans to broaden its wine list after successfully convincing the Liquor Licensing Authority to change conditions on its liquor licence.

Last week, State Scene highlighted new Labor leader Kevin Rudd’s ploy of copying John Howard’s interview style and approach to campaigning.

The Alinta Ltd management buy out has resulted in a massive amount of commentary this past week, much of it unflattering to those behind the move.

THE Note can’t resist indulging in some low-key bragging when the occasion permits; particularly when a story is launched by this newspaper and goes on to make a splash elsewhere.

Concerns over the depletion of fossil fuels, climate change and air pollution have led to a heightened interest in renewable energy projects in Western Australia.

With the realisation that Western Australia’s current resources boom will eventually come to an end, the state government has placed considerable emphasis on developing WA as a hub for innovation and industrial development.

Business may not think investigating the eyesight of a parrot has much to offer them. But for Western Australia’s new chief scientist, Lyn Beazley, there are very real applications for industry.

Winning Western Australian Inventor of the Year appears to be paying dividends for Live Technologies Ltd.

Despite the high wealth levels currently being generated across a range of industries in Western Australia, many technology start-up firms are shutting up shop and looking elsewhere to secure funding.

Axiom Properties Ltd has announced two projects, including a child care centre in Brighton, as part of a strategic alliance with its major shareholder, Pivot Group.