The legacy of one of Western Australia's environmental pioneers has been recognised with the launch of the Harry Butler Institute – an initiative set up through a partnership between Murdoch University and energy giant Chevron.
RCR Tomlinson has won two contracts worth a combined $315 million for the construction and maintenance of two solar farms in Queensland for Edify Energy.
Orbital Corporation's long-serving managing director and chief executive, Terry Stinson, has stepped aside with CFO Todd Alder appointed as his successor with immediate effect.
Local telecommunications company ZipTel has entered into an agreement with London-based Space Digital Media for the provision of its intellectual property (IP) in exchange for a slice of revenues.
Local IT firm Empired has grown its revenue for the 2017 financial year on the back of a surge in earnings from its operations on the east coast and in New Zealand.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reported an increase in cash profit to $9.8 billion for the 2017 financial year, while its Perth-based subsidiary, Bankwest, delivered a fall in profit as a result of increased home loan impairments.
Northbridge-based Matsa Resources has locked in a $4 million loan facility agreement to fund ongoing exploration work at its Lake Carey gold project near Laverton.
Travel time estimates on Perth's freeways will be displayed on electronic signs in real-time from today, as the state government puts the wheels in motion for about $140 million of freeway upgrades.
Wayne Reid has resigned as non-executive deputy chair, and Tim Slate has resigned as non-executive director and company secretary of Premiere Eastern Energy.
Perth businessman Craig Coleman has been chosen to lead the board of biotech company Universal Biosensors Inc, as part of a board and management shake-up.
Northern Minerals has received backing from the federal government for an $8.1 million Aboriginal training-to-work program at its Browns Range project in the Kimberley.
Casinos operator Crown Resorts will not reveal its plans for lifting its ailing VIP high-roller business, after reporting a 15.5 per cent fall in normalised net profit for the 2017 financial year.
The state's fire and emergency services department will receive a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system under a $7 million deal with Motorola, bringing it in line with technology used by WA Police.
A scholarship fund established in honour of late Western Australian corporate leader Geoff Rasmussen has named its inaugural prize recipient, a chemistry and psychology student at the University of Western Australia.
Local tech company Family Zone Cyber Safety has raised $5.2 million from investors to fund growth opportunities in new markets and bolster its balance sheet.
Nicholas Clark has retired as executive director, strategy at Alexium International Group to focus on his young family in the US following the unexpected loss of his wife last year.
Telstra says its 4G coverage is now within reach of 99 per cent of the national population, following the recent completion of a mobile site in regional Western Australia and other upgrades around the country.
