40under40 News

Positive and timely decisions helped Business News manage the journey through the challenges of 2020.

In their weekly podcast, Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss the Liberal Party WA's costings, the federal tourism package, WA's rich listers, 40under40, people moves, Labor squeeze, Northern Infrastructure loans, arts funding, and land developers.

40under40: Paul Claxton was just 24 and newly married when he founded his own business, with $5,000 of the startup capital part of a wedding gift.

40under40: Gina Ravenscroft's medical research has improved the lives of many families who have lost children to genetic diseases.

40under40: Good customer service and a rock-solid work ethic have helped deliver Damion Verhoogt the First Amongst Equals award.

40under40: In 2013 at the age of just 28, Joe Oliver co-founded what has become Delorean Corporation, an integrated group of companies advancing Australia's emerging renewable bioenergy market.

Bruce Rock Engineering managing director Damion Verhoogt was named First Amongst Equals at the 2021 40under40 Awards, which were announced at a gala event in Perth on Wednesday night.

WA's political landscape could be radically altered this month as the state government appears primed for an unprecedented win.

Greenbatch Foundation is in voluntary administration after losing income due to events cancelled in Perth's recent COVID-19 lockdown.

Aurizon manager Anna Dartnell talks about growing demand for rail freight and her leadership journey.

Toilet paper, long-life milk and pet food have been among the most highly sought-after goods for Perth shoppers in the past 48 hours.

Having overcome a range of her own personal challenges, Renée Gardiner is taking her holistic approach to mental health care to the corporate sector.

With the financial planning sector going through a historic shake-up, Business News looks at how four Perth groups are positioning themselves.

A VR movie about the Square Kilometre Array and a series featuring Tim Winton called Ningaloo, have been awarded a share of $2.5 million in funding from Screen Australia.

Unios has reimagined the industrial workspace at its new two-storey headquarters in Gnangara.

Lisa Halton's determination to intertwine architecture with wellbeing outcomes has shaped her housing designs.

A local startup is helping universities overcome the challenge of providing positive student outcomes during the pandemic.

In this week's podcast Mark Pownall and Matt Mckenzie discuss unemployment falls, 40under40, Yagan Square, China files, hydrogen plan, senate bid, quarantine row, and our special reports on defence and resources.

Perth podiatrist turned entrepreneur Rachael Ferguson has been named the 2020 First Amongst Equals winner, the highest honour at the Business News 40under40 Awards.

Inglewood-based startup uDrew is touting its potential for national expansion after receiving $500,000 in funding from the federal government's Accelerating Commercialisation program earlier this month.

Alan Carpenter has been appointed to the board of DevelopmentWA, while Chris Leatt-Hayter will retire from Fremantle Ports.

Too many startups and established businesses forget the importance of the customer.

Appetite for childcare centre properties is increasing in WA, but some players warn sector maturity won't come without growing pains.

Spacecubed founder and managing director Brodie McCulloch has become the fifth major candidate to declare their candidacy in the City of Perth's upcoming mayoral election.

A technology startup, cofounded by previous 40under40 award winner Tim Brewer, has received a $598,000 commercialisation grant from the federal government.

Nick Stamatiou and Russell Scott were among a small cohort of businesspeople in Western Australia to back the potential of augmented and virtual reality technology in 2017, the year they founded Cognetic Technologies.

Department of Finance director general Jodi Cant has been recognised for her work in government, winning the Telstra Business Woman of the Year award for WA.

Despite tough market conditions, two experienced Perth-based lawyers have today launched Mason Ledger, a full-service commercial law firm touting several major recruits from across the legal spectrum.

Leederville-based jeweller Rohan Milne is championing affordability, accessibility and availability with his latest venture.

Concerns over coronavirus have led to the cancellation of several sporting, cultural and business events but most organisations are planning to proceed with scheduled activities.

The difficulties facing Australia's tertiary education sector as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus demonstrate a great deal about the industry and how it is struggling to cope with change.

Incumbent 40under40 First Amongst Equals, Hannah Mann, says the award a year ago provided much-needed validation for her pharmacy business model.

The late Eric Lumsden, Jahna Cedar and Christine Simpson Stokes are among 76 prominent Western Australians to be awarded Australia Day honours this year.

East Perth-based startup Uno Group has announced a collaborative partnership with global research and analytics firm Nielsen, a major boost for a company that just two years ago worked its way thro

A private business has lodged documents with the environmental regulator for a new bauxite mine in the Kimberley, a project estimated to be worth around $35 million.

Technology company Track'em has secured a 12-month contract with Downer, which will use its cloud-based software for operations on an LNG asset in Western Australia.