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Mermaid Marine has continued its run of strong earnings growth, lodging a near-20 per cent increase in net profit for the 12 months to June 30.

Contractor Decmil Group says its strategy of seeking work outside its key markets has propelled it to its sixth consecutive year of record profits.

Power generator Pacific Energy has reported record earnings for FY2013 but revised down its earnings guidance for the current financial year after being hit by project closures and the general slow

RCR Tomlinson and GR Engineering have reported contrasting fortunes in the resources engineering sector, with RCR booking a record profit result and GR's earnings slipping due to tightening market conditions.

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group says it remains focused on debt reduction, despite playing hardball on a proposed asset sale and lifting its annual dividend following a strong surge in profit

Perth-based information technology company ASG Group has reported a significant financial loss for the 2013 financial year as it struggles to come to terms with the changing sector.

Atlas Iron has reported a significant improvement in earnings in the second half of the financial year, but it was not sufficient to offset big write-downs and weak operating profits carried over f

A host of new names has emerged as Aboriginal business grows in the state's north.

The Matera brothers are quietly going about their business, building partnerships and mentoring indigenous youth.

The Australian share market has opened more than one per cent lower.

Indigenous business is thriving and growing in the north-west, but it was not an overnight success.

Seven West Media made a loss of $70 million last financial year due to writedowns of its publishing assets.

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Global accounting giant Ernst & Young is running the numbers on a new CBD address amid the growing likelihood it will quit its Mounts Bay Road address in favour of a new office tower.

The Australian dollar is at a three-year low after some US Federal Reserve policy-makers said tapering should start soon, the minutes of their July meeting reveal.

US stocks have finished a choppy day lower after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting gave no more clarity on the central bank's plans for its stimulus program.

Business should look a little closer to home before expecting the government to decree how it deals with staff.

Outlet shopping centre Harbour Town has been put up for sale, with the campaign to be managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.

The Australian dollar is slightly lower as investors wait on the release of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July policy meeting.

Energy Minister Mike Nahan is positive the remerging of energy retailer Synergy and generator Verve will lead to increased competition in the marketplace, but acknowledges the details of how the ‘r

Canadian resources giant Teck has exercised its right to earn an additional interest in Rox Resources' Reward zinc project and will spend an additional $10 million on exploring the tenements.

Doric chief executive Peter Iancov has resigned after the diversified contractor decided to defer some of its growth strategies.

The Australian share market is higher as strong gains among the major banks offset falls by several major resources companies.

A plywood train is sitting in the Hay Street Mall, part of a council protest against government plans to run the real thing down the middle of the city's shopping malls.

Point-of-sale financing group ThinkSmart has beaten its guidance for the six months to June 30, rebounding from a $1.5 million loss in the previous half year to lodge a net profit of $700,000.

Economic growth is expected to remain below trend well into the new year as Australia struggles to transition away from being a mining focused economy.

A leading business group is unimpressed at how the federal election campaign has shaped up after what had been a promising start.

Property development group Cedar Woods says it expects to grow its profits further in 2014, after recording a record net profit for the year to June 30.

Cleveland Mining Company has announced former Fortescue Metals Group director Russell Scrimshaw as its new chairman, while Iluka Resources has appointed former Murchison Metals managing director Gr

Clough has confirmed it achieved a record profit in the 2013 financial year, with the result meeting guidance the engineering and project services group released in June.

Contracting group Brierty's shares have jumped after it booked a record net profit for financial year 2013, a result it says was driven by its diversity of operations.

Australia's second-largest internet provider iiNet is proving there's nothing wrong with being number two, after posting a 64 per cent rise in profit.