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The state government has not ruled out taking office space in the historic Old Treasury Building, which is up for grabs following its decision last week to seek expressi

Software is the stuff that makes computers run smoothly. How ironic, then, that ‘soft options' cause business, and wider society, to run roughly.

Several not-for-profit organisations in Western Australia are undertaking major construction projects to expand their operations and improve service delivery.

Five years ago, Hans Lang and Marianne Kempf decided to quit the safety of their established careers as fine dining chefs at the Burswood Entertainment Complex to go it alone.

Allan Jefferies, the former state manager of the company behind well-known Perth pubs The Queens, The Brass Monkey and the Sail and Anchor, has been recruited by Empire Beer Group to manage the operations of its Colonial Brewing Company pubs.

For months there've been whispers that a well-heeled group inside Western Australia's Liberal Party has been head hunting Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA and former state treasury chief, John Langoulant.

NINE emails between disgraced lobbyist Brian Burke and Department of Health director-general Neale Fong concerning "health department related matters" will be the focus of a state parliamentary inq

SEARCHING for a local business on the internet is set to become much easier, with a new Google search engine purely for Western Australia.

It's not often that we bother our busy readership with self-congratulatory messages.

At a time when the state government is reviewing several contentious resource projects, one of its top business advisers has questioned whether the mining industry can be trusted.

The Office of Development Approvals Coordination is quietly but effectively helping dozens of Western Australian mining projects clear their way through the regulatory maze, according to its inaugural head.

Mining entrepreneur Michael Kiernan last week outlined to WA Business News his plan plan to bring together his non-gold companies under the joint ownership of iron ore miner, Territory Resources Ltd.

Fresh from its $6 million purchase of East Victoria Park's historic Balmoral Hotel, listed property trust and management operator, ALE Property Group Limited, is targeting other Western Australian pubs.

After six years at the helm of Perth architectural studio of Woods Bagot, Ross Donaldson has taken on the role as the group's global managing director.

Melbourne-based developer John Crane and venture capitalist Daniel Besen are on the lookout for new acquisitions in Western Australia, following their successful entry to the market last year.

South Australian company MGM Wireless has been named preferred tenderer for the Western Australian Department of Education and Training's planned school attendance management and communication service.

The Canberra controversies of broadband pork barrelling, poorly behaved unionists and the budget surplus were blown out of the water this week by a new policy on remote indigenous communities, while Neale Fong's email history had a similar effect in WA.

Malaga-based scaffolding and form-work supplier PCH Group Ltd has resumed discussions surrounding a potential takeover bid with UK-based industrial services company Cape PLC, two months after earlier talks faltered.

Anyone watching the Australian stock market for the past few weeks could not avoid the feeling that it's been bouncing across a ceiling, unable to get much higher, and looking ext

This is a bit of a ritual for me. Every year we have our Most Influential list, which follows a long period of discussion and consultation.

Western Australia's tight employment market, and an increased demand for counselling services, have created a staffing crisis in the state's not-for-profit alcohol and other drug agencies, according to the sector's peak body.

This year's most influential lists include some new faces and even more familiar names, but politics and the big end of town still dominate.

Behind the elegant façade of a 100-year-old building on Queen Street in the heart of Perth lies an exciting and exhaustive renovation that, when complete, will be home to a fine dining restaurant with all the trappings.

Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop has become the most influential Western Australian on the national political stage during the past year.

Carl and Jackie Lancaster have sold their café, situated in the foyer of the Allendale Square building, to one of its long-serving employees, Mario Lucia.

Former premier and political lobbyist Brian Burke heads the group of people who have fallen off the list of Western Australia's most influential in the past year.

State Scene remains bamboozled by the failure of successive state governments to tap the Wellington Dam's huge stock of water.

The Carpenter ministry has experienced extraordinary turnover in the past year with several ministers sacked or demoted, leaving the same handful of senior campaigners in charge.

PERTH-based parking and security group Wilson has further bolstered its operations by acquiring Sydney-based business, City Eastern Security.

The state government employs thousands of public servants, yet real influence on public policy in Western Australia rests just with a handful of key advisers working in ministerial offices.

Tony Howarth is one of Western Australia's most highly regarded company directors, yet he is becoming as well known for his philanthropic activities as his commercial achievements.

John Akehurst may not have rated a mention in WA Business News' annual ranking of WA's most influential people a year ago, but during the past six months he has played a central role in deciding the fate of Alinta.