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THE Peet Yanchep Land syndicate has settled the $62 million purchase of its development site after Peet Limited bought the majority of syndicate shares.

WESTERN Australia's commercial construction sector is reaping the benefits of the state government's commitment to the upgrade of the state's medical infrastructure and facilities.

WESTERN Australia is widely perceived as a state of opportunity, where mineral wealth offers almost unlimited potential for a range of business sectors.

Receivers for troubled office development Raine Square say project financiers gave the developer, Westgem Investments, ample opportunity to meet its debt obligations, but Westgem chief Luke Saraceni says Bankwest would not discuss refinancing options.

The director of beleaguered office development Raine Square has labelled its receivership unnecessary, saying the project still has "strong financial metrics".

Pilbara-focused iron ore junior FerrAus has appointed former GRD chief executive Cliff Lawrenson as chief executive officer and managing director, subject to shareholder approval.

Burrup Fertilisers' creditors meeting tomorrow will be without its star attraction, after Pankaj and Radhika Oswal said they would not return, and added that Perth may not be part of their future plans.

The rumblings around Opposition leader Eric Ripper continue to get louder, with the party's youth division calling for a fresh face to lead Labor.

The Satterley Property Group and 17 of the state's leading builders are set to combine resources in a partnering arrangement to deliver more affordable housing.

A one-time labour recruitment company chaired by Lyndon Rowe is being used by Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris for a back-door listing of his new venture on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Atlas Iron will take control of all Giralia Resources shares in an exclusive off-market takeover bid announced today, valuing the junior miner at $828 million.

It remains to be seen if the nation's mining leaders retain their high-visibility profiles on the next stage.

THE specialist group set up to negotiate with miners the fine print of the revamped mining tax probably has just one job – to keep the industry from again uniting behind a major political campaign like it did for six weeks in the middle of this year.

The mining tax and the accompanying political shenanigans were not the only events of 2010, even though it might have felt like that for many business leaders in Western Australia.

WHEN Colin Barnett chose to play the states' rights card just before Christmas 2009 it seemed like a strategy with a hint of desperation.

OFFICE leasing is the CBD has become increasingly competitive as growing firms absorb record levels of office space, and owners of older buildings mobilise plans to reposition their stock to compete with a raft of new offerings to the market.

Building products manufacturer Wesbeam posted an improved result in financial year 2009-10, but remains short of being profitable, according to its latest accounts.

A PROMINENT Perth-based lawyer has questioned the need for local governments to remain involved in town planning, after Planning Minister John Day last week moved to smooth the way for mid-rise development on Cottesloe's beachfront.

HOW would you respond if faced with the prospect of losing access to half your business's potential market?

CONSIDERING one in 150 children are on the autism spectrum, there are plenty of parents in Western Australia experiencing the challenges that come with the condition.

The newest venture from WA food doyenne Kate Lamont offers a quiet hideaway in the heart of Perth's CBD. Natalie Gerritsen reports.

Warnings on the negative effects of ever-increasing taxation have been ignored by our nation's politicians.

Australia and China are developing investment opportunities in Africa.

After two years in power and a major ministerial reshuffle, it's time for Colin Barnett's government to deliver.

Politics and business are closely linked, but sometimes the connection can get too close for comfort.

Government interference in the taxi industry doesn't seem to be helping things.

Labor's hoping to open a few cracks in the government's defences and zero in on problem areas for the premier and his team.

Global education provider Navitas has completed a $100 million placement to fund the $289 million acquisition of media technology institute SAE Group.

Indian infrastructure group Lanco Infratech has emerged as the winning bidder for the Collie coal business of Ric Stowe's failed Griffin coal and power empire.

An eight-month review of the state's Regional Development Commissions has recommended a major overhaul of the current structure and the establishment of a single statutory authority to oversee regional issues.

Galaxy Resources has signed a sales agreement with Global Advanced Metals for tantalum concentrate produced at its Mt Cattlin operation near Ravensthorpe.

Global education service provider Navitas has reached an agreement to purchase media technology training institute SAE for $289 million.