Five architectural consortia have been short-listed to design Western Australia’s $42 million performing arts venue from 137 international and Australian registrations received.
Western Australian company Wesbeam has officially launched its laminated veneer lumber product range onto the market with the opening of its $85 million operation at Neerabup Industrial Estate.
The Accor Hotel Group is continuing its expansion into the Western Australian market with the four-star Sanctuary Golf Resort in Bunbury joining Accor’s All Seasons brand.
Albany's plantation timber industry has sparked a surge of investment and opportunity. A balance of traditional and emerging industries is creating a strong foundation for growth in the Great Southern centre.
While the plantation timber industry is still in its early stages in Albany, existing infrastructure is already under pressure to deal with the volume of timber making its way to the port.
In its first year after listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, Western Australian-based developer Peet & Company has announced a profit of $31.6 million for the year to June 30.
Perth office users are squeezing the most out of their tenancies in a contracting office-leasing market, decreasing the average amount of space used per employee.
A shift in focus to resort-style developments was a major factor behind the decision to sell the Acacia Hotel in Robinson Avenue, Northbridge, announced last week.
Perth has experienced a record take up of office space in the last six months, with vacancy rates in the CBD plummeting to 9.5 per cent, giving it the strongest vacancy decrease of any Australian CBD office market.
Former Multiplex deputy chairman and managing director, Geoff Allen, has been appointed to the board of Western Australian-based Jaxon Construction as a non-executive director
Pro Property has become the first Western Australian representative of the world’s eight largest franchise company, global real estate firm Coldwell Banker.
Developers in Western Australia have been warned that a High Court decision late last year, which calls into question the status of planning approvals as a right that attaches to land, has the potential to affect development approvals.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore has won the Caliburn Corporate Strategy Award at the national Australia Business Arts Foundation Awards, making it the third year running a Western Australian-based company has won.
