Perth-based logistics and transport company Centurion has signed a binding agreement to purchase K&S Corporation's Regal General Freight arm, which is part of its broader Regal Transport business.
The philanthropically minded family behind education-focused Fogarty Foundation has made a $15 million funding commitment to back next-generation, technology focused enterprises driven by past and present students in its scholarship programs.
Dale Alcock and Dale Alcock Homes have been fined a total of $10,000 in relation to a defective concrete slab that ultimately led to a decision to demolish and rebuild a Woodvale house.
Virgin Australia says it will cut 750 corporate and head office positions as part of a restructure after posting a "disappointing" full-year loss of $349.1 million.
Oil prices rose in volatile trade overnight supported by expectations of a drawdown in US crude inventories, though gains were capped by worries about a recession and uncertainty over a China-US trade deal.
Gold rose more than 1.0 per cent overnight as fears of a possible recession gripped investors following disappointing US economic data and the ongoing US-China trade dispute while silver breached $US18 for the first time in nearly two years.
Franchisors in the food services sector have commonly provided inadequate information to potential buyers, while nearly half of prospective franchisees do not get any independent professional advice before buying, a new report has found.
Galaxy Resources has gained effective control of struggling lithium miner Alita Resources by purchasing a $US28.8 million ($A42 million) secured loan facility.
Strike Energy shares have surged 90 per cent and Warrego Energy's by 68 per cent after the joint venture partners announced a significant gas discovery as part of the West Erregulla-2 drilling campaign in the Perth Basin.
Bibra Lake-based Magellan Power has been hit by the insolvency of EC&M after supplying nearly $500,000 of equipment to a project, leading managing director Masoud Abshar to add his voice to calls for stronger laws around payment of subcontractors.
The company that manages the Galleria Shopping Centre has been fined $45,000 after it was found guilty of failing to ensure safe access and egress for persons who were not its employees, after an explosion at Galleria in 2015 killed two men and left two others with severe burns.
A Geraldton-based company has installed a roller safety barrier for a trial use, the first in Western Australia, on a ramp connecting Roe Highway to Kwinana Freeway.
Rottnest Island's quokkas have given SeaLink Travel Group a handy boost, with the company's ferry services producing a profit for the first time since the national operator launched them around 18 months ago.
Pilbara Minerals has halted an attempt to offload up to a 49 per cent stake in its Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project, but has executed a binding joint venture agreement with South Korean offtake partner POSCO.
The West Australian Ballet has appointed Woodside Petroleum chief financial officer and executive vice-president Sherry Duhe as chair, following the retirement of Robert Edwardes.
Premier Mark McGowan said he was very disappointed with outcome of the Labor state conference, and on the same day has flagged a removal of an allowance perk for MPs.
Northern Star Resources has announced a $193 million takeover offer to acquire Echo Resources, less than an hour after executive chairman Bill Beament said the company was exploring a range of growth options to take advantage of the high gold price.
Wesfarmers has more than quadrupled its full-year profit to a record $5.51 billion, on the back of post-tax gains of $3.17 billion on the demerger of Coles and other divestments during the year.
Western Australia's resources sector has evolved a long way from the perception, erroneous or otherwise, that its biggest and most profitable players are only interested in removing minerals from the ground and selling them to the highest bidder.
Main Roads Western Australia chief executive Peter Woronzow is embracing the unique opportunity for community development that comes with managing one of the world's biggest road networks.
All businesses have a purpose to grow and be profitable, but consumers are increasingly demanding companies commit to more than their bottom line for the benefit of society.
Oil prices fell 1.0 per cent overnight on the outlook for increased supply of Iranian crude after France's president lifted hopes for a deal between the US and Iranian governments but losses were limited by optimism surrounding a US-China trade deal.
Gold surged to a more than six-year peak overnight, surpassing $US1,550 in early trade as investors sought safety from a host of uncertainties including heightened US-China trade tensions and a fragile global economy.
Business people could face up to 20 years in prison and their company fined up to $10 million under industrial manslaughter laws to be introduced by the state government.
