EXCLUSIVE: Construction giant Brookfield Multiplex has taken the inside rail from rival Probuild to win the main construction contract for Woodside Petroleum's new headquarters at the Old Emu Brewery site on Mounts Bay Road.
Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.
Some of the biggest names in WA business will help nurture the next wave of philanthropists in the state as part of an innovative program to raise money for the children's hospital.
Law firm Ashurst will vacate its Exchange Plaza home once Brookfield Place Tower 2 is completed, signing 12-year deal to take up floors 11 and 12 of the new 16-storey office tower.
Three major builders have been shortlisted to construct the $100 million train station for the new Perth Stadium on the Burswood Peninsula, part of the state government's $300 million transport pla
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.
Brookfield Multiplex has been given the inside run on two development sites at Elizabeth Quay, after the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority selected the building giant from a large field of developers for exclusive negotiations over the sites.
The state government says there are more than $140 million worth of subcontracting opportunities available for the new Perth Stadium, with a tenders process launched today for a wide range of works.
Global Construction Services says its 2014 financial year earnings were hit by delays in major projects in the Perth CBD moving from approval to construction and a slowdown in resources-sector demand in the Pilbara, leading to a near-50 per cent fall in net profit.
The builder for the 60,000 seat Perth Stadium says its cost will come in around $40 million under its $902 million budget, after officially inking the construction contract with the state governmen
Channel Nine's wide-ranging search for a new home has speculatively linked the station with a variety of developments, including the state government's Elizabeth Quay project.
The look of the new 60,000-seat Perth stadium to be built in Burswood was unveiled today by Premier Colin Barnett, who guaranteed it would be open in time for the 2018 AFL season.
Perth's hotel development boom is continuing to gather steam, with plans submitted for a $30 million, 15-storey hotel to be built at 100 James Street in Northbridge.
Woodside Petroleum has confirmed it will be the anchor tenant at Capital Square, signing a memorandum of understanding with the site's developer, AAIG.
Midland's goal to become a commercial hub is quietly being realised, 14 years after the state government put the wheels in motion on one of Perth's largest urban redevelopment projects.
SPECIAL REPORT: International contractor Kentz and local companies Monadelphous and NRW Holdings were the big winners among civil and engineering construction contractors over the past 12 months, research by Business News has found.
SPECIAL REPORT: With new project work from the resources and government sectors slowing down, contractors will need to look harder for work opportunities.
A consortium led by international investment groups Brookfield Financial and John Laing has been named as preferred proponent to build Perth's new sporting stadium at an estimated cost of about $900 million.
SPECIAL REPORT: The state's mid-tier builders are sharpening their focus on specialised areas to ensure they fend off growing interest in local construction projects from eastern states-based companies.
SPECIAL REPORT: The state's major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what's considered among Western Australia's most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.
Burswood residents who objected to Crown Resorts' planned new hotel have failed in their attempt to overturn the state government's special approval process.
