The environmental approvals process remains problematic for industry in Western Australia, with the increasing regulatory standards likely to present a growing challenge for the state's miners.
Although still primarily a niche market segment, indigenous tourism has grown in popularity of late, particularly among international visitors seeking a more unique Australian cultural experience.
Motor scooters seem to provide a credible alternative to a lot of the transport issues facing modern cities and motorists – they're cheap to run, they're more environmentally friendly than cars, and they take up less space on our crowded roads.
If it wasn't for a girlfriend in Melbourne I probably wouldn't have come across one of the most outrageous bars I've had the pleasure of enjoying a glass of wine in.
Ernst & Young is prioritising staff retention as an area of focus for its business advisory services in WA, having recently transferred senior partner and head of the company's national people advisory business, Bill Farrell, to the Perth office.
One striking example of how local councils are interfering with the intent of Western Australia's new liquor licensing laws is found on the sleeve of the wine list and menu at the state's first approved small bar, the Essex St Organic Wine Bar in Fremantl
Gordon Martin has built two major Western Australian companies without having to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, and he has no intention of changing that.
The former directors of uranium explorer Summit Resources reaped multi million dollar windfalls from share options earlier this year, highlighting just how lucrative options can be.
Skills shortages may have beset the corporate sector in Western Australia for several years, but not-for-profit organisations, some argue, have had to cope with added pressures.
There are several ways to define the organisations whose primary objectives do not include making a profit – ‘third' sector, non-government, community profit, and public benefit are among these descriptions.
By most people's reckoning, 89 kilograms of paperwork is a lot; yet that's how much a recent tender put together by community services agency, Anglicare, weighed.
Their clients have been enjoying the share market spoils for a few years now, but Alan and Kylie Brierty's decision to float the mining and civil contracting business they founded 26 years ago happened more by chance.
Two men who have been quietly working away on an iron ore explorer in Western Australia's Mid West must have some empathy for tech sector businesses seeking to raise money.
Beldon Shopping Centre may appear to be an unremarkable neighbourhood shopping centre in the northern suburbs, but a major refurbishment during the next 12 months aims to transform it into one of Australia's first six-star Green Star centres.
Retailers may be enjoying some of the strongest market conditions on record in Western Australia, but their landlords are making sure the good times are shared around.
With Western Australia's new housing market continuing to boom and cashed-up consumers upgrading to better fridges and lounge suites, the state's bulky goods retailing sector is basking in the state's prosperity.
Retail property owners and developers may be keen to build new shopping centres and expand existing assets amid WA's booming population and prosperity, but they face a number of planning challenges at a state and local level to achieve their goals.
With hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on the development of new shopping centres in Western Australia, the design of the centre can make or break it.
Their stores occupy some of the most exclusive real estate in the world, but with retail spending at an all-time high in Western Australia, luxury brands such as Versace, Tiffany & Co, Chanel and La Perla are suddenly taking notice of Perth.
Western Australia's tourism market picked up strongly in 2006 with an overall increase in visitors numbers and a combined spending surge of $5 billion breaking the all-time record.
The state's buoyant economic conditions have resulted in increases in consumer spending, with low unemployment and rising personal incomes leading to strong consumer confidence.
The state government posted another record budget surplus in 2006-07, of $2.3 billion, fuelled by strong growth in mining royalties and taxation revenues.
The Western Australian grain industry had its worst season since the 2002-03 drought, with poor conditions in most parts of the state forcing harvest receivals down.
WA Business News' third annual State Economic Review comes during a continuing period of prosperity for Western Australia, courtesy to a large extent of China's accelerating economic growth.
The skills shortage continues to affect the Western Australian workforce, with an all-time low unemployment rate and strong wage growth recorded for the past year.
