Decmil Group has won about $40 million worth of work at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara, building on its portfolio of port, rail and fuel infrastructure work already under way at the site.
Demand for Western Australian agricultural property assets is expected to run hot throughout 2015, with offshore buyers not expected to be deterred by new rules for foreign investment in farmland.
Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart has agreed to invest in WA business Bannister Downs Dairy, to support a planned $20 million-plus expansion of the niche dairy producer.
The international stage has helped this year's local business and political leaders stand out from the pack – including our Person of the Year, Richard Goyder.
Australia's free trade agreement with China is likely to deliver significant benefits to agricultural exporters but the gains will be mainly indirect and apparent over the longer term, a report by Rabobank has concluded.
Founding director of Perth-based global mining software developer Micromine, Graeme Tuder, has joined the ranks of some of Australia's biggest names in exporting after being named an Australian Export Hero.
A senior figure in Western Australia's construction and mining industry, Sharon Warburton, has won this year's Telstra Business Woman of the year award for the state.
The appointment of investment banker Michael Ashforth as manager of the Bennett family's $1.5 billion fortune highlights the maturing of Western Australia's private wealth market.
Property transactions in the agribusiness sector are heating up, with considerable activity in the first six months of 2014, according to Colliers International.
Gina Rinehart has followed fellow iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest's lead and expanded her interests to include cattle farming, reportedly spending $40 million on a half-stake in two cattle stations
Giving managers responsibility for making decisions relevant to their sections is crucial at marine services business TAMS Group, which has steadily added new capabilities and staff to differentiate itself as a full service provider in a market full of specialists.
Engineering contractor Thiess has been awarded a $330 million contract to construct the process plant facilities for the Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara (with updated list of 36 major engineering construction contracts awarded in past year).
The Gina Rinehart-backed Sun Resources has purchased a stake in oil and gas leases in the prospective Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk shale formations in the American state of Texas.
Civil construction activity in Western Australia is set to fall by about 25 per cent over the next five years as a number of major resources projects are completed, according to a new report by forecaster BIS Shrapnel.
Gina Rinehart has virtually ensured her family's long-held dream of operating its own iron ore mine, securing final funding for her massive Roy Hill project.
A three-month battle to keep Forge Group afloat has come to a sudden end, with administrators and receivers called in to manage the company's assets after financier ANZ Banking Group withdrew support for the engineering contractor.
The $10 billion Roy Hill project has received a funding boost, with the Export-Import Bank of the United States approving a $US694 million loan to purchase American-made mining equipment.
Is the world about to become a better place? That's not a philosophical question, it's simply an observation that economic conditions might be better than we realise, as shown by recent developments in China, the US and the UK.
The developer of the $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project has secured a unique insurance scheme which safeguards the project against construction delays and wage blowouts caused by cyclones on the volatile Pilbara coastline.
A slowdown in mining investment has many companies cutting costs, but this hasn't stopped WA Skills Training owner Bob Butson from making a $5 million investment in new premises in Welshpool.
Decmil has been awarded a $37.5 million contract for the design and construction of diesel fuel infrastructure at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill project in the Pilbara.
Brookfield Multiplex has completed construction of a $200 million accommodation village at Hancock Prospecting's $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Queensland's Bond University in recognition of her contribution to the Australian economy.
Downer EDI is the latest contractor to be awarded work at Hancock Prospecting's $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore project, as new reports suggest the project is close to securing its long-awaited debt financing.
For the second consecutive year, Gina Rinehart has been named as a Visionary CEO at an awards ceremony run by consulting group McMillan Woods in Kuala Lumpur.
It will probably take Gina Rinehart a few years to catch Bill Gates in the race to be the world's richest person, but it is easy to see how she might overhaul the Microsoft founder's swag of $75 billion.
Property executives were the big movers in this year's Wealth Creators list, while the resources slowdown put the hurt on mining services directors' fortunes.
