The energy and education sectors are going through a paradigm shift and businesses must adapt if they want to survive, let alone prosper, some of WA's most successful entrepreneurs told Business News.
Founder and minority shareholder of iiNet, Michael Malone, has emerged as another critic of the $1.4 billion agreed takeover of his former company, as chairman Michael Smith sought to defend the deal with rival TPG Telecom.
The Australian dollar is one US cent firmer after a voting member of the US Federal Reserve argued that American interest rates should stay near zero for quite a bit longer.
Gold prices have hit two-week highs and are poised for their biggest weekly jump since mid-January, after the US Federal Reserve's cautious note on interest rates arrested a US dollar rally and sparked broad-based buying of commodities.
Shares in explorer Triton Minerals skyrocketed today on the back of a discovery its graphite resources can be converted into a wider range of more valuable products.
Perth franchise group Quick Colour Print has gone into liquidation, adding to a string of Western Australian business collapses this month, including two substantial construction contractors and a
Gulf Minerals Corporation has appointed Perth-based Como Engineers as manager for the construction of its $52 million Kupang smelter project in West Timor.
‘What is the difference between a steel wheel and a rubber wheel?' That has been one of the responses offered to (over)simplify the debate over light rail and bus rapid transit in Perth.
Construction will begin shortly on a new 67-room hotel at the Melbourne Hotel in Perth's CBD, while international hotels and resorts chain Marriott will bring one of its branded hotels to Wellington Street, with both proposals being backed by Singapore-based developers.
Perth's status as a significant outpost in the national information and communications technology sector could be threatened by the likely loss of key major local headquarters following recent mergers and acquisitions activity.
It may seem like an entirely offshore deal, but Japanese tech giant Panasonic's purchase of US satellite communications provider ITC Global has a strong Western Australian flavour.
Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum has successfully restarted production at its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in north Western Australia.
The crude oil market has given back much of its Federal Reserve-sparked rally, with prices sinking back on the reality of continued high supplies and a strong dollar.
Gold has pared gains from a two-week high, clinging to short-covering gains despite the US dollar's recovery after a more-cautious-than-expected interest rate statement from the US Federal Reserve.
Construction contractors Laing O'Rourke and AECOM have been selected to build the train station and associated railway infrastructure at the new Perth Stadium, in a deal worth $100 million.
It might be bold to suggest that Andrew Forrest consider a career change, but as his fortune shrinks and as his iron ore business struggles in a flooded market, there is a nickel deal to be done that could be a lot more fun than playing the role of fading star.
The Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute in Nedlands has moved a step closer towards development, with a construction contractor appointed to build the facility.
