Rick Stowe's The Griffin Group is facing the risk of industrial action as it seeks to complete the negotiation of new work agreements for its Collie coal workers.
Kwinana-based Baileys Fertilisers prides itself on being a leader in the development of specialist products for the turf industry, and the supply of potting soils for the domestic market.
Just a year ago, property owners with commercial office stock in Perth were basking in a sellers' market, as investors clambered to take advantage of strong capital growth and rising rents.
The move towards a carbon-constrained future for Western Australin industry is fast approaching, and with it comes costs and opportunities. Janelle Macri reports.
Those who think the proliferation of funky new cafes with their trendy interiors and furnishings means the end of any role for classic, Italian style-cafe furniture may wish to reconsider.
The worsening labour shortage crisis in the food processing industry could be the ultimate hurdle to Craig Mostyn Group's new $50 million abattoir in the Linley Valley.
Renewable energy may have been touted as one of the key solutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but the development of renewable energy projects in Western Australia has stalled, with no major facilities coming online since 2006.
The solar industry is pushing the state government to introduce feed-in tariffs to encourage the installation of solar panels, after the federal government's decision to means test the solar PV rebate program.
State employer organisations and unions have voiced concerns over the federal government's overhaul of more than 4,000 industrial awards, to be completed in less than two years.
Rising fuel prices have failed to re-ignite the state's fledgling biofuels sector, with producers looking to side businesses, such as glycerine production and feedstock, to generate revenue.
The market may be tired of hearing about Andrew Forrest's ever-growing paper fortune, but the continuing rise of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is astounding.
Exploration into second-generation technologies and feedstocks is gathering pace as rising feedstock prices significantly affect the viability of the biofuel industry.
LIONS Eye Institute founder Ian Constable and Wesfarmers managing director Richard Goyder were among the winners at the 36th Annual Western Australian Citizen of the Year Awards, announced last weeken
Premier Alan Carpenter has left many people confused and frustrated by his blanket rejection of the ambitious island development proposal announced last week for North Fremantle.
Western Australia could be recycling 30 per cent of its wastewater by 2030, with the state government making water recycling a key focus of its water plan.
Ongoing disputation over government-provided education, including the so-called Outcomes Based Education (OBE) imbroglio, hasn't electorally harmed Premier Alan Carpenter who was, for several years, Labor's education spokesman and then education minister.
Businesses could be faced with an added layer of environmental assessment when planning new developments and projects to take into consideration the effects of climate change.
A FEDERAL government-funded parental leave scheme should not be committed to without first undertaking a comprehensive investigation into the impact on business, according to the Chamber of Commerce a
Some of Western Australia's largest mining companies are bracing for production disruptions after yesterday's explosion at the Varanus Island gas plant, which could force its operator Apache Energy Ltd to pay compensation to its customers.
Plantation manager Great Southern Ltd has marked its entrance into the bioenergy market, signing an exclusive agreement to supply harvest residues to Pacific Energy's Great Southern Biomass project.
The approval rating of the state government by small and medium enterprises has fallen, making it the second lowest ranked state or territory government across Australia, a business survey has revealed today.
Subiaco-based Capital Intelligence Ltd plans to raise $2 million through a share placement, with funds to be used for working capital and expansion strategies.
Neptune Marine Services Ltd has downgraded its net profit after tax expectations to between $10 and $12 million before non-cash adjustments, for the year ended June 30, 2008.
The state government will increase funding to the private sector for apprenticeship training to $57 million, on top of the existing $20 million already available to private providers of traineeships.
