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Perth's tight office market has acting Auditor General Colin Murphy concerned the government is wasting space.

The resolute determination in 2001 to build a world-class office furniture manufacturing facility in Perth has brought freestanding office furniture manufacturer Designtec substantial growth in the marketplace.

Every year, in the historic settlement of Cossack, about 1,600 kilometres from Perth, a major art exhibition draws national and international attention to Western Australia's remote north-west.

Perth-based professional services company, L7 Solutions, was established by Matt Sullivan and started trading in March 2004.

While walking down the high street of Fremantle in 2001, David Cooke came across a street performance by a local theatre company and was immediately inspired to investigate further.

Owned and managed by the Di Virgilio brothers, Maddington-based DVG Automotive sells new and used vehicles and related services to the general public and fleet customers.

A three-year partnership between Woodside Energy and the West Australian Music Industry Association (WAM) has provided students in regional and remote areas access to contemporary music.

The Steel Blue brand of industrial safety footwear was introduced into the Australian market in 1995 by Bassendean-based Footwear Industries Pty Ltd.

The role of theatre as a vehicle for education and communication is not a new one, but it's certainly something the Department of Environment and Conservation has utilised to its advantage.

Walking along Fremantle's Market Street in 2002, business manager Richard Poulson and his wife, designer Kylie Radford, had a clear vision of their future business, clothing and retail company Morrison International Pty Ltd.

A five-way partnership between the Art Gallery of WA, Curtin Uni-versity and three mining companies has been recognised for its contribution to arts development in WA.

Standing the test of time, TCC Group, formerly known as Total Corrosion Control, has grown to become the largest industrial painting facility in the Southern Hemisphere, with turnover increasing more than 150 per cent since 2000.

UK-based Renewable Energy Holdings' Perth-based subsidiary Seapower Pacific Ltd has taken a step towards full commercialisation of its CETO wave-power machine, announcing plans to install pre-copmmercialisation units today.

Changing social perceptions of corporate social responsibility and work/life balance are bringing about a shift in many businesses' approach towards volunteering.

Just when you had become used to screw caps on wine bottles, Margaret River winemaker Palandri this week unveiled the latest innovation in wine packaging.

There are only a few more days to catch the match of the month at Must Wine Bar.

Better late than never is all State Scene can say about the Carpenter government's moves to regulate Western Australia's tiny band of lobbyists.

THE federal member for Fremantle, Dr Carmen Lawrence, and Cottesloe MLA Colin Barnett plan to fire off a few volleys this Sunday to help launch the new tennis courts at the North Fremantle Bowling

Last week, we tried to look at the nuts and bolts of the taxi industry, which has been struggling under a yoke of over-regulation for at least a decade.

Million dollar salary packages are becoming increasingly common in Western Australia, WA Business News's fourth annual remuneration survey has found.

Aquila Resources and Paladin Resources provide stunning examples of the huge value that can flow from share options when companies achieve large and sustained increases in their share price.

Wesfarmers chairman Trevor Eastwood sits at the blue chip end of the business spectrum, while Reg Gillard is a veteran mining promoter at the more speculative end of the market. What they have in common, however, is a big income from their directors' fees

Perth companies Monadelphous and Macmahon have a lot in common. They both service the booming resources sector, have about 3,000 staff, reported similar profits in 2006, achieved strong shareholder returns over the past three years, and have a similar mar

As the world of academia has changed, so too have the remuneration packages of the state's public university vice-chancellors.

Western Australia's biggest industrial company, Wesfarmers, has become the place to work for ambitious young executives hoping to earn more than $1 million.

Health supremo Neale Fong has retained his status as Western Australia's highest-paid public sector employee, followed by the chief executives from a clutch of public trading enterprises.

The possibility of Broome becoming Western Australia's second international flight hub next year is helping drive a major development push in the town, leading to strong sales of existing hotel properties.

West Leederville will get its first shopping centre in August next year following moves by supermarket giant Coles to anchor a new $30 million retail and office complex under construction at 115 Cambridge Street.

The heirs and successors of the late Rene Rivkin are not alone in worrying about tax matters.

Almost half of Western Australian homebuyers will do so without a partner even though affordability remains low, according to a survey.

Hard on the heels of its impressive five-star rating in the 2007 edition of James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion, Millbrook Winery is celebrating again, with its Estate Shiraz Viognier receiving a top 100 award at the 2007 Sydney International Wine

There were several reasons State Scene attended day one of the Corruption and Crime Commission hearings focusing upon the behaviour of Claremont-based company, Canal Rocks Pty Ltd, owners of a 45.3 hectares tract adjacent Smith's Beach at Yallingup.