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Kewdale-based mine dewatering pump manufacturer Challenge Pumps has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Franklin Electric Co.

Australia's peak data centre body says energy regulators should introduce enforceable delivery deadlines and penalties for network service providers, warning data centre operators were shouldering all the risk for connection delays.

Perth-based Minderoo and three other philanthropic foundations across the country have formed a consortium to increase investments in social and environmental initiatives in Australia.

REVIEW: There's something mighty interesting happening at Brookland Valley in Wilyabrup.

NRW Holdings has added east coast-based work to its growing workbook, after securing two key contracts.

More than $7 million has been committed to protecting and restoring the Swan and Canning rivers amid concerns about water quality and habitat loss.

Creditors have backed a $13 million deal to rescue Betts Group out of administration and keep the 134-year-old business in the founding family's control.

The federal government has refused to rule out nationalising rare earths company Northern Minerals in face of the refusal of foreign shareholders to comply with divestment orders.

The state government says it will approve Alcoa's 2025-2029 mine plan for its South West operations, subject to “significantly strengthened” regulatory requirements.

Perth drone propulsion system developer Aurora Labs will issue 109 million new shares to secure $6 million in funding, while also bringing renowned Melbourne-based engineering firm and V8 Supercars royalty Walkinshaw Group into its fold.

The federal government has called on the Senate to approve its national gas reservation scheme without delay after securing its passage through the House of Representatives.

Wesfarmers, Super Retail Group and JB Hi-Fi have all reported challenging trading conditions in their retail businesses, including at Bunnings and BCF, as high interest rates hit consumer sentiment.

The land lease communities company and Peet suitor says it is not facing a takeover bid from a third company.

US stock indexes have closed higher after the US Federal Reserve left its key policy rate unchanged, as widely expected, shifting the probability of a rate hike to ‌its next monetary policy meeting in December.

Alternative building methods are on the rise in WA as brick shortages bite.

Dodgy data centres to have power switched off

OPINION: A major initiative to improve the university system in Western Australia is long overdue.

Claire Tyrrell speaks to Ella Loneragan about why WA's residential builders are facing challenges which could impact the industry's growth.

Analysis: If it wasn't already clear, Fortescue shiny new product won't be mined from the ground but generated above it.

Australia's share market has thrown away an early lead after an upside inflation surprise had markets betting on a Melbourne Cup interest rate hike.

The City of South Perth council voted to sack chief executive Liz Ledger retrospectively, after she resigned from the role earlier this week.

In an extremely rare move, the state government is negotiating a possible increase of the 1.65 per cent alumina royalty rate currently paid by Alcoa.

The property fund, established in Sydney, has opened its WA office and purchased a Canning Vale industrial asset for $16.15 million.

It is unclear how much of WA taxpayers' money has been used to successfully bid for next season's “Dreamtime at Maali” AFL fixture between Essendon and Richmond on July 4.

The federal government will unveil a package of savings in its mid-year budget update as it grapples with conflicting forces buffeting the economy.

The Subiaco-based property group has acquired more than 16 hectares of land in Kenwick this year for $38 million, quietly growing its second industrial park in the area.

Research collaborations between universities in Perth and South-East Asia could help businesses.

OPINION: Managers and academics have an uneasy relationship.

The Canning Highway office, which is about 50 per cent occupied, has sold for $4 million.

The City of Armadale has provided a small but telling example of how shared services in the local government sector can not only save money but boost income.

Fortescue chair Andrew Forrest has pushed for more energy generation in Australia so the country can stop relying on certain world leaders, naming US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Expectations have swung firmly in favour of a Melbourne Cup Day rate rise after annual inflation jumped to 4.3 per cent in September.