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The share market closed higher as biotechnology giant CSL broke a milestone and retailers surged on good sales numbers.

Australian data centre provider Metronode has announced a $20 million expansion to triple the size of its Shenton Park facility.

Perth-based company Brierty has received a $13.5 million contract from the state government to widen the southbound section of the Kwinana Freeway from Armadale Road to Russell Road.

Gold miner Regis Resources is looking for acquisitions as a weak gold price opens up opportunities.

A scaling back of penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers on Sundays was among the major recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s draft workplace relations framework released today.

Northern Star Resources has reported big growth in its resource and reserve base on the back of increased exploration activity, but the market seemed to focus instead on a relatively small downgrade in its production guidance, with the gold miner's shares closing 5.6 per cent lower today.

The Reserve Bank appears unlikely to cut rates any time soon after leaving the cash rate at a record low of 2 per cent for a third straight month.

The value of your business is highly dependent on the quality of your relationships.

Richard Jonathon Sheridan, the director of One Emperor Pty Ltd (deregistered – ASIC) trading as WOW Makeovers, has been successfully prosecuted by the Building Commissioner for registration and contractual offences he committed in relation to a $250,000 renovation of a Scarborough house between May and November 2011.

LandCorp is set to release four new lots in The Quadrangle business estate in Joondalup, with the plots earmarked for retail, showroom, service industry or office uses.

Perth-based software firm APE Mobile has raised $2 million through private equity fund managers Jolimont Global and Viburnum Funds.

Western Australian Nobel prize winner Barry Marshall has called on the state government to kick-start a $100 million angel investment fund.

Australians splashing out on household goods have delivered a boost to retail spending in June.

Perth-based Indian sandalwood company TFS Corporation has completed its purchase of US-based pharmaceutical companies Viroxis Corporation and Santalis Pharmaceuticals.

The Australian share market has opened lower.

US stocks have fallen with petroleum-linked equities retreating on a big drop in oil prices as Wall Street girds for a busy week of economic reports.

As companies seek growth outside of WA, the reasons to remain domiciled here diminish.

Oil prices have dived, with Brent crude tumbling about five per cent, after new data showed weakening US and Chinese manufacturing and amid worries about the global supply glut.

The Australian dollar has dipped against the greenback, as investors remain cautious ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision.

Gold has dropped, after falling by the most in two years in July, as the dollar rose and investors monitored US economic indicators for clues on the timing of a hike in US interest rates.

Perth-based NWQ Capital Management has been selected by Yellow Brick Road to manage a new protected equities fund that it will seek to operate as a ‘hedge fund for retail investors’.

Western Australia has an opportunity to break the Chinese stranglehold on the rare earths industry, but the state needs a success story to build investor confidence.

Cleaning up after a big night is always the ultimate downside to any party, but fortunately for those who might be a little under the weather, help is at hand.

A new leadership team has taken the helm at the Potato Marketing Corporation as the industry moves towards deregulation.

The opening of Fiona Stanley Hospital has enabled two suburban hospitals within five kilometres of one another to completely change their services, dropping gynaecological and maternity offerings to focus separately on aged care and rehabilitation.

SPECIAL REPORT: A small but growing Perth-based health insurance fund believes the market dominance of HBF is an unnatural position that can’t last in an increasingly competitive market.

SPECIAL REPORT: Hospital and aged care industry professionals have given WA’s health care system a mixed review, with some aspects applauded and others in need of improvement.

Singapore’s GIC Real Estate has sold the Four Points by Sheraton Perth to another Singaporean firm, Bonvests Holdings, in a deal worth $91.5 million.

China has long been identified as one of Western Australia’s most important tourism markets, but the state could be just as important to the People’s Republic as it seeks to establish itself as a premier holiday destination and international travel hub.

The Australian share market has closed lower amid weak prices for commodities, such as oil, and weak manufacturing data from China.

Welshpool-based Perth Petroleum Services has struck a merger deal with Melbourne-based Global Spill Control, creating Australia’s largest retailer and manufacturer of spill equipment.

Banks and their customers are eagerly awaiting the next move on official interest rates in the US.