James Moses

The WA government has awarded the contract for the $17 million extension of the eastern wharf at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson to engineering and construction major John Holland.

A Pilbara native title claim group has completed the signing of three mining agreements in one day, a landmark achievement in native title negotiations.

Western Australia's booming economy has seen demand for land skyrocket, creating problems for people wanting to buy land to build new homes, leading Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan to arrange an urgent meeting on the issue.

Listed Perth-based eyewear products marketer C@ Ltd has finalised a deal with a major un-named health care company and is also progressing plans to establish business relationships with 25 independent optometrist practices by July.

The flow-on effects of the imminent merger of Home Building Society Ltd and StateWest Credit Union Ltd have started to ripple through the service side of the state’s small financial services sector with the consolidation of two advertising accounts into o

ING Australia’s Western Australian business, including its real estate division, will move St Georges Terrace locations from its prime Central Park premises to take up new offices in the Forrest Centre when its lease expires on August 1.

Failed collections operator Receivables Management Group emerged from 13 months in administration last week, resuming trade on the Australian Stock Exchange last Friday.

The growing awareness of the need for alternative fuel sources has focused attention on a wide range of options.

The federal government’s Fuel Tax Bill 2006 provides one of the most pressing issues currently facing the biodiesel industry.

The move to biofuels may not be the silver bullet resolution to our energy problems, but WA is in the thick of research, development and increasing production of these new greenhouse neutral options.

The latest chapter in the continuing saga over Western Australia’s sports stadium needs played out recently with the Western Australian Football Commission outlining its $235 million vision for a re-developed Subiaco Oval.

Perth-based water heater pioneer Edwards Hot Water is continuing to expand its export business, which has grown from four markets in 1990 to 60 countries today.

The biofuels sector’s growing mainstream attraction may be a relatively recent phenomenon, but local company Blue Diesel’s involvement in the business can be traced back to well before the current debate over alternative fuels began.

Amidst environmental concerns, increasing petrol prices, and predictions by some industry experts that Australia’s oil reserves will be near exhaustion by 2012, biofuels have emerged from relative obscurity to take centre stage on the renewable energy age

The $15 million legal battle between the Albany Port Authority and the federal government over the removal of unexploded bombs remains in limbo after the case’s latest appearance in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

New Perth private wealth management player, Stripe Capital, has opened its St Georges Terrace office amid plans for a new model to provide top-end financial advice.

Western Australia has overtaken India as the world’s leading supplier of sandalwood, with 2,000 tonnes of native sandalwood harvested in the state each year.

The mercantile industry in Western Australia has emerged from a period of rationalisation and consolidation, and insiders predict there’s more to come.

South Australian-based credit union Australian Central is to expand into Western Australia, with a financial panning business formed by the merger of Australian Central-owned Perth firms, Financial Solutions and Framework Financial Planning.

The harvest of plantation Australian eucalypt hardwood rose significantly in 2004-05 according to ABARE's new Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics report.

Subiaco-based olive oil marketer Piquant Blue Ltd has announced its first major US supermarket account, with leading US retail chain Albertson's Inc.

Fleetwood Corporation Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary Fleetwood Pty Ltd, has been awarded a $12 million contract for 100 park homes for Fourmi Pty Ltd's Riverside Gardens Estate park-home estate at Gosnells.

Credit union Australian Central will use its brand here for the first time following the merger of its Western Australian financial services firm Financial Solutions with Perth-based Framework Financial Planning to form a sizeable local player.

Perth-based health care equipment company Medec Ltd has inked a $5 million deal to take a controlling interest in Singapore health and wellness group,Body Contours Pty Ltd.

iiNet has confirmed to the market its continued suspension from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange, now into its fourth week, with no immediate knowledge of when it will resume trading.

iiNet today confirmed to the market its continued suspension from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange - now into week four - with no immediate knowledge of when trading will resume. It also made some executive and consulting appointments.

Continuing on the state government's theme of spending Western Australia's wealth wisely today to safeguard the future, the Treasurer Eric Ripper today delivered a 'steady as she goes' state budget.

Perth-headquartered US-focused aquaculture company Australis Ltd has announced the resumption of the expansion of its $2.6 million North American barramundi hatchery in Massachusetts.

The number of passengers flying on Western Australian regional airline Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd in April rose by more than nine per cent over the previous year.

Canning Vale-based composites manufacturer Quickstep Holdings Ltd has entered into two key agreements that will help consolidate its position a player on the international stage.

The Grain Pool has expressed its concern over the Grain Licensing Authority's decision to grant two malt barley licences for China, and 50,000 tonnes of feed barley per year, for three years, to the Middle East.

John D'Orazio today ended speculation over his immediate future by resigning from the state cabinet, after yesterday being stripped of his ministerial Police portfolio.