The federal government is expected to complete its review of the franchising sector by the end of the year, following a state government inquiry into the sector handing in its final report in April.
Malaga-based Cool Clear Water Beverages Ltd said it has "no intention to imminently list" on the stockmarket, despite reports at the weekend that a successful capital raising had paved the way for an IPO.
West Perth-based Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd is the latest in a series of casualties in the gold sector as the historically lucrative industry continues its fall from grace.
A wages stoush with the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has shone the spotlight on the operations of the not-for-profit St John Ambulance Australia WA.
Carbon trading is still inconvenient and opponents, including many export industries, want no inconvenience, according to West Perth-based lobby WA Sustainable Energy Association.
Managed investment scheme provider Great Southern Ltd has begun cutting its workforce across Australia after producing a poor sales result for the year.
The rapid increase in membership at the not-for-profit WA Sustainable Energy Association is evidence of the growing acceptance by industry of a carbon-restrained future, according to chief executive Ray Wills.
Perth-based barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture has started stocking its Vietnam production operations with 230,000 barramundi fingerlings, just weeks after securing approvals to operate in the region.
Research and treatment of Alzheimer's disease is due to get a boost on two fronts, with a new charitable foundation to be launched this month and a second foundation commencing a $10 million fund raising campaign.
A Perth sustainability expert believes the potential business opportunities created under an emissions trading scheme (ETS) would outweigh the risk of crippling Australia's economy.
Organisations willing to tackle disadvantage and display their social conscience will reap positive long-term benefits across many layers of their operations, according to Workability's Keith Bales.
A $5 million grant from the AusIndustry Commercial Ready program will fuel what Perth-based mining software provider Micromine says will be the largest mining software project ever undertaken.
The state's resources boom has created a platform to launch many local specialist software companies into the international marketplace, creating a wealth of opportunities and demand for mining services technology.
Young workers in today's mining services and resources industry are indolent and arrogant, according to some participants at the WA Business News mining services forum.
The Perth, Melbourne and Sydney practices of PPB will merge with the Brisbane and Sydney practices of SimsPartners on July 1 to form the new accounting firm, the PPB Group.
"We've had no vision since Charlie Court ruled here."
That was the message one representative of Perth's mining and resources sector gave to WA Business News' recent mining services and mining technology forum.
When the resources boom hit its straps four or five years ago, many profitable mining services and mining technology organisations emerged in Western Australia with a renewed focus.
Western Australia is renowned as one of the world's great mining provinces, but less well known is the emergence of Perth as a global centre for mining services.
Western Australia is set to become a world leader in hearing loss research with the construction of a $16 million flagship audiology facility on Salvado Road in Subiaco.
A commitment this week by Perth-based superannuation fund Westscheme to invest $30 million over five years to commercialise research from universities has been applauded by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
Specialist treasury systems provider CCK Financial Solutions Ltd, headquartered in Perth, has signed up two major banks in the Philippines to subscribe to its Guava Suite treasury management system.
The Western Australian Department of Education and Training has been recognised as a global leader in the information communications technology industry.
A no-frills, pyramid-style charity started by a couple of Perth businessmen four years ago is providing flexible, targetted solutions for disadvantaged Western Australians.
Investment and advisory firm Lehman Brothers Australia is negotiating a settlement deal with the 30-plus Australian councils it sold sub-prime investment securities to last year.
