News Articles for Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA

Belmont-based event production and management services provider Corporate Theatre Productions has been sold to Presentation Technology for an undisclosed amount.

The head of the Economic Regulation Authority Lyndon Rowe has been appointed full-time chairman of Synergy.

The Western Australian economy will return to average growth levels over the coming two financial years as the resources investment boom fades, according to Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief economist John Nicolau.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has launched a new website for businesses to air their issues with bureaucratic red tape.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced plans to educate new recruits from the indigenous community in a new federal government program based on the GenerationOne employment model.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has called on the government to take action to ease the burden on business, as confidence in the state continues its downward spiral.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is concerned the Maritime Union of Australia's planned strike action at Onslow will trigger a domino effect of disruptions at the state's ports, affecting crucial links in the resources supply chain.

Increasingly online-savvy customers have fuelled business and government demand for digital communications advice, which in turn has spurred public relations firms to increase their offering in this specialist area.

India presents an array of opportunities for WA businesses, however achieving success in the country can be harder than first thought.

SPECIAL REPORT: Power and influence in WA is adjusting to a new order after the boom.

The resources sector will struggle to find enough skilled workers to drive production on the LNG plants expected to come on-stream in the next few years.

The state and federal budgets have created new opportunities for the private sector, as governments seek to repair their strained finances.

Liberal governments in WA and Canberra are finding few friends in light of recent budget measures.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has described how the national carrier's $2 billion cost cutting program seeks to strike a balance with its premium airline image and capabilities.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Economic Regulation Authority has dismissed calls from several industry bodies for the creation of an independent infrastructure advisory body, saying it is an added cost unlikely to contribute much.

More small-to-medium Western Australian business owners are delaying plans to sell as market conditions convince them to hang in longer in the hope they can increase revenue.

Western Australia's peak business group has forecast an easing in economic growth in Western Australia in the current financial year to 4.5 per cent, a decline from five per cent previously tipped.

The Economic Regulation Authority has called for an end to the Royalties for Regions program and the abolishment of domestic gas reservation and the Keystart housing scheme, while also pushing for major payroll tax, land tax and stamp duty reforms.

Gender is a perennial issue because progress comes in fits and starts.

SPECIAL REPORT: A complementary skill set and vast experience put CCI's leadership team on the right track.

SPECIAL REPORT: CCI has a new president and chief executive, both with a long involvement in the lobby group's policies.

In this week's edition of Business News Background, news editor Mark Beyer and head of content Mark Pownall discuss with host James Lush the major stories of the week, including new hotel developments in Perth, slowing population growth, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's new leadership team and Perth's master entrepreneurs.

Business confidence remains weak but more Western Australian companies are looking to lift spending and expand their operations, a new survey has revealed.

Prominent Perth company director Tracey Horton is among a group of business leaders appointed to a new federal Treasury advisory council designed to replicate the discipline provided by a private sector governance board.

Gina Rinehart has virtually ensured her family's long-held dream of operating its own iron ore mine, securing final funding for her massive Roy Hill project.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief executive Deidre Willmott has urged the Abbott government to go harder on its proposed industrial relations reforms, arguing more needs to be done to tackle union militancy.

Three business lobby groups with large representation in Western Australia have presented a united front to urge the Senate to repeal both the mining and carbon taxes.

Rather than a disaster, Troy Buswell's political exit ought to be an opportunity.

Mike Nahan has been tasked with the difficult job of managing the state's finances ahead of May's budget, replacing Troy Buswell as treasurer in a cabinet reshuffle.

Consumer confidence within Western Australia has slumped to near record lows with the closure of high-profile businesses on the east coast and the prospect of higher interest rates rattling households.

Energy Minister Mike Nahan's launch today of the first review of the state electricity market since Western Power was disaggregated in 2006 has drawn a mixed response.

SPECIAL REPORT: Energy Minister Mike Nahan has told Business News a review of Western Australia's wholesale electricity market could open the door to some dramatic shakeups in the sector.

Industry groups have welcomed the federal government's announcement of an independent review into the 457 visa scheme.

SPECIAL REPORT: Former Verve Energy CEO Shirley In't Veld says when it comes to government-owned businesses, politics often wins out over commercial imperatives.

The state government is calling for extra private investment at the port of Dampier, following a major new development at the port by QUBE Holdings and a call for private development of new facilities at Fremantle.

CCIWA senior economic and policy advisor Matthew Sargeant has replaced Drew Pearman as a consumer representative on the Electricity Code Consultative Committee, which advises the Economic Regulatio

After a tough, confidence-sapping year, business is taking a more positive outlook to 2014, according to a Business News subscriber survey.

The state's peak business group has hired a former chief of staff to premier Colin Barnett as its new chief executive. Deidre Willmott will succeed James Pearson as CCI chief executive.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has forecast that the state's shoppers will spend $3.55 billion in December.

In a bid to spread the Christmas cheer, the state government has approved a special extension for Sunday shopping hours.