Post-election indications that Julia Gillard is prepared to look at population needs on a state-by-state basis are good news for WA, where skilled workers are needed.
THE state government's plans to consolidate its office space and create a justice precinct at St Georges Terrace will underpin the redevelopment of the heritage-listed Old Treasury Building into a boutique hotel, according to Premier Colin Barnett.
Quickstep has signed an agreement to allow US-based Vector Resources to use the company's patented Quickstep Process for advanced composites manufacturing.
Westgold Resources has completed a scoping study at its Rover 1 gold tenement in the Northern Territory saying it has yielded strong results with net cash flow estimated to be $118 million.
Forty per cent of WA businesses are looking to employ inexperienced workers over the next 12 months as they move to implement measures to grow and retain their workforce.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank says there's "nothing new" in a statement of claim against it lodged in the Federal Court by Sydney law firm DC Legal on behalf of investors in the Great Southern managed investment schemes.
Venture Minerals has announced plans for a $20 million capital raising to fund ongoing exploration and feasibility studies at the Mt Lindsay tin/tungsten project in northwest Tasmania.
Chinese-controlled Perth miner Perilya has unveiled a friendly $186 million takeover of Canadian copper miner GlobeStar Mining Corporation that will see the base metals producer spread its wings to the Caribbean and Canada.
GOLD exports from Western Australia last year totalled $13.65 billion, down on the $16.5 billion a year earlier, as a rising Australian dollar wiped off some of the gains of higher production.
TUMBLING Australian-dollar oil and gas prices took the wind out of the sails of Western Australia's petroleum producers last financial year, despite the state further cementing its title as the nation's premier petroleum exporter.
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INDUSTRY has called for the creation of an industrial lands redevelopment authority and a $2-3 billion infrastructure fund to facilitate the planning and delivery of industrial land in the metropolitan area.
BANKWEST is looking for a new sub-tenant for the top three floors of city office tower, Raine Square, with international gold miner Barrick Gold understood to have cancelled its sub-lease agreement to take up the space.
NEW population growth statistics have bolstered calls from the Urban Development Institute of Australia for the state government's planning framework, Directions 2031 and Beyond, to have an infrastructure investment plan in place to avoid a looming land s
CONSIDERED vital to the effective operations of most businesses, IT infrastructure would probably be way down on the shopping list for many in the not-for-profit sector.
Colin Barnett has a job on his hands to balance public expectations with the realities of a growing economy, particularly with regard to household prices.
REALMARK was last week named as the most successful real estate agency in Western Australia, when it received awards in four categories at the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia's annual awards.
South Hedland's main street is set for a makeover as part of the state government's $23 million Royalties for Regions project to revitalise the town centre.
