While the state's residential and commercial markets were strong performers in 2006, positive sales results were also emerging in the industrial and retail sectors.
AMID the surprise management buyout proposal at one of Australia's major infrastructure asset managers, Alinta Ltd, the official announcement of the IPO for Perth-based rival PearlStreet Ltd was so
A broad cross-section of Western Australian companies were recognised for their innovative work in the fields of medical research, technology design and environmental sustainability science, information technology and the environment last year.
Perth-based asset management company PearlStreet Ltd has announced plans for an $8 million initial public offering and listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.
The market may be getting the jitters over commodity prices but there are still a host of resources-related floats seeking to make the most of the buoyant capital markets.
Rockingham-based veterinary pharmaceuticals manufacturer Chemeq Ltd has seen a 50 per cent jump in its share price following the announcement today that founder Graham Melrose had quit his stake in the company.
Premier Alan Carpenter has finished the year sounding upbeat, despite all of the ministerial and corruption crises gripping his government. Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall report.
It may be a challenging time to release a new cabernet, but a gold trophy win at the prestigious National Wine Show of Australia, held in Canberra recently, has provided Capel Vale chief executive Peter Pratten with confidence in his decision to release a
Western Australia's resources sector continued to grow during 2006, with record production and export figures. A declining share of national exploration spending, however, remains a key issue.
FANS of the popular Subiaco restaurant Yahachi, which was forced to close due to redevelopment of The Colonnade, will be able to experience a similar Japanese experience whe
There has been a considerable amount of activity in the state's innovation sector during the past 12 months, with more WA companies investing in innovation than anywhere else in Australia, in per capita terms.
It was a year of highs and lows in Western Australia's property game, with a record 46 per cent surge in Perth's housing prices in the year to September and stellar commercial gains.
Daniel Chick's smother, followed by the shepherd that paved the way for Adam Hunter to kick a goal and seal the nail biting grand final for the West Coast Eagles was but one of many spectacular moments on the Western Australian sporting calendar in 2006.
Ngala is a name that resonates with parents around Western Australia, having a brand recognition quality that many corporate organisations can only aspire to.
It has been a big year for real estate agent principal and Force First National director Paul Tonich, who has made the most of Western Australia's record breaking property boom by posting some records of his own.
An $11 million central services facility will be built at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson to act as a meeting, shopping and entertainment hub for tenants and visitors from early 2008.
Northbridge will undergo a new phase of development activity next year as investors increasingly turn their attention to the area and a number of planned mixed-use developments get under way.
Albany's first master planned community, Oyster Harbour, has attracted considerable buyer interest with the majority of lots in its first release selling out last week.
With local government coming under close scrutiny, WA Business News invited some of the leading figures in the sector to discuss key challenges and propose solutions.
A review of the local government sector has called on the state government to provide $25 million in new funding to help the sector boost its services and capabilities.
