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A largely overlooked public address by University of WA emeritus professor of geography, Martyn Webb, delivered earlier this month focused upon a rarely considered aspect of one of Western Australia's most historic urban or man-made precincts – Fremantle.

Australian Mine Services managing director Ian Massara has clear memories of winning his first job with BHP Billiton.

Extreme capitalists argue that private equity is the bee's knees because it proves that markets can sometimes be wrong in valuing assets, such as Qantas.

The growth of niche marketing opportunities in the financial services market has been a vital part of ThinkSmart's growth in Australia and Europe, and targeting of other overseas markets.

Private developers may soon be required to spend up to 1 per cent of their city project budgets on providing public art, following a City of Perth review of its arts policy.

The average age of the residents in standard retirement villages in Australia is 79 years, but at National Lifestyle Villages the residents' average age is 59 years.

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.