Sydney's status as Australian finance capital has enjoyed a major boost with the unveiling of plans for the $6 billion harbourside Barangaroo precinct in the city's CBD.

The NSW Government plans to establish a Maritime Capability Hub in a bid to secure the lion’s share of more than $300 billion worth of Commonwealth investment in the nation’s defence industry.

The NSW Government has helped aerospace company BAE Systems win a major seven year contract to provide maintenance support for the Navy's Seahawk helicopters, supporting 130 jobs in Nowra.

Solar-Gem, a Sydney solar technology company that aims to provide affordable lighting for rural and remote communities, has won the 2010 Australian Innovation Shoot Out in San Francisco, a highlight event of G’day USA: Australia Week.

New York fashionistas had a glimpse of Sydney style at a fashion event during 2010 G’day USA: Australia Week.

Gunnedah will become a centre for pilot training in Australia with a $13.5 million commercial pilot training academy to be built at Gunnedah Airport by September 2010.

Industry & Investment NSW together with AusIndustry held a briefing on January 20 to explain newly-launched initiatives - the Federal Government’s Commercialisation Australia initiative and I&I’s Innovation Pathways Program.

Research organisations and small-to-medium businesses are being encouraged to work more closely together through a $1.4 million NSW Government initiative designed to strengthen both sectors.

In a win for Sydney's creative industries sector, Premier Kristina Keneally has announced the Australian Film Institute Awards (AFIs) will return to Sydney in 2011 after 10 years in Melbourne.

Industry & Investment NSW wants to hear from small to medium sized businesses in Western Sydney planning to create jobs by investing in expanding or diversifying their operations.