Drought in much of the country and rising commodity prices will ratchet up the pressure on the state's food manufacturing industry, the WA Business News forum heard.
Research and treatment of Alzheimer's disease is due to get a boost on two fronts, with a new charitable foundation to be launched this month and a second foundation commencing a $10 million fund raising campaign.
Changing diets in the world's emerging economies and global food security issues could potentially present the local food industry with a wealth of opportunities.
Taking over one of Perth's most popular eateries in the middle of the economic boom is among the biggest challenges Albasio La Pegna, the man who brought Funtastico to Subiaco, can recall during his 25-year career.
The food industry has questioned the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture and Food's latest marketing campaign to encourage consumers to buy locally made products.
The availability of high-quality black truffles so close to Perth has led many Perth chefs to include the black fungi in their menus, while the season is on.
A Perth sustainability expert believes the potential business opportunities created under an emissions trading scheme (ETS) would outweigh the risk of crippling Australia's economy.
While indigenous artworks represent a small, but growing, part of the overall Australian art scene, an international tour planned for works by a group of Western Australian artists further cements the strong demand from overseas galleries and investors.
Working in the legal profession can be an unforgiving lifestyle for those at the top, especially when it comes to spending time with family, but it's a reality Ken Jagger has turned into a business opportunity.
Counting her father, WorleyParsons Australian managing director Peter Meurs, as one of her mentors, it's little wonder 24-year-old Lisa Grinceri has achieved business success at such a young age.
As much as $440 million in surpluses generated by member contributions to the Gold State Super pension fund could have been moved out of government reach under a $9 billion mutualisation plan halted by treasurer Eric Ripper last week.
One of Perth's better-known faces of venture capital, Mark Dutton, has moved to establish his own firm with private equity backing pitched at funding the smaller end of the market.
Quintessentially, one of the world's most renowned private members' club and concierge services, is planning to open an office in Perth later this year.
The ability of local IT players to win work against larger multinational competitors will become clearer over the coming weeks, as two major contracts from government departments are set to be awarded.
FORMER technology company, Wavenet International Ltd, has joined the rush by local investors seeking to exploit booming coal prices, agreeing to buy a stake in four coal tenements in Queensland.
Engineering company Ausenco Ltd will provide West Perth-based Equinox Minerals Ltd with $8 million in additional costs following a fire at the Lumwana copper project in Zambia.
Western Areas NL said it is on track to produce more than 14,000 tonnes of nickel next year at low cash costs after posting a positive June quarterly report.
Construction industry hopes have suffered a blow, with Master Builders Australia's national survey revealing the fourth consecutive fall in builder sentiment in the June quarter.
Perth engineering company Macmahon Holdings Ltd has formed a new Aboriginal contracting business as it decides whether to extend its takeover offer period for Ausdrill Ltd.
Sinosteel is within reach of taking out a controlling stake in takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd, increasing its interest today to 47.14 per cent after some Midwest directors decided to sell their stake to the steelmaker.
Balkans Gold Ltd plans to raise $3.2 million via a non-renounceable pro rata rights issue to help fund its acquisition of West African Resources Ltd and ongoing exploration programs.
West Perth-based African Energy Resources (Guernsey) Ltd and partner Albidon Ltd have elected to proceed with a bankable feasibility study over an African uranium project after a previous analysis pegged total capital costs at $93 million.
The Liberal party has today released a blueprint for a state energy policy focusing on the gas sector while the Chamber of Commerce and Industry said any such policy needed to be fully costed to ensure the best outcome is achieved.
Richfield Group Ltd and PharmAust Ltd have become the latest Western Australian companies to reveal their exposure to the affairs of besieged financial services provider Chimaera Capital Ltd.
