Diggers & Dealers chairman Nick Giorgetta says the forum has been assured by the state government that its August event in Kalgoorlie will go ahead, despite the venue's sudden closure by the state.
Aquacuture firm Atlas Pearls and Perfumes has locked in two debt facility agreements for a total of $3 million, one of which is with its director, Tim Martin.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA chief executive Deidre Willmott has been chosen to join the board of Australia Post, following the recruitment of Blackmores boss Christine Holgate as CEO yesterday.
Alison Kitchen will become the first woman in Australia to chair a big four professional services firm when she takes on the role at KPMG Australia later this year.
The environmental watchdog has recommended rejection of two proposals to mine iron ore in Western Australia because they would cause irreversible damage to the land.
Pitcher Partners managing director Bryan Hughes has announced he will move on to chair the Perth-headquartered firm, with executive director Leon Mok to step into his role.
Blackmores has confirmed the departure of chief executive Christine Holgate to Australia Post, and has drafted in former head Marcus Blackmore to temporarily fill the gap.
About 18,000 local businesses and key leaders have backed the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA's GST reform submissions, which were put forward to the Productivity Commission today.
Engineering firm Monadelphous Group has won two new contracts totalling $170 million, one of which is for further work on the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin.
Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has recruited former Deloitte chairman Keith Jones to succeed Norman Moore when he steps down as chair next month.
Silver Lake Resources has announced the sale of its remaining interests in the Murchison region to Metals X spin-out Westgold Resources in a cash-and-shares deal worth $10 million.
Pilbara Minerals will soon begin constructing its Pilgangoora lithium project after its board this morning gave the green light for the $214 million development.
Shares in GR Engineering Services took a hit this morning after the company lowered its revenue and earnings outlook for FY17 after expected income from some projects were deferred until next year.
Gruden Group has announced several changes to it board and management. Warren Barry will step down as executive director but remains in an executive sales position.
Aqua Technics has installed a free-standing composite pool on the roof of the Park Regis Hotel in Subiaco, saying this technique delivered big time savings for Cooper & Oxley Builders.
The founder of Perth-based lobbying firm GRA Everingham has been named the next chief executive of Marketforce, succeeding John Driscoll, who has announced his retirement today.
Gold-focused Calidus Resources has begun trading on the ASX after raising $7.8 million from investors and completing a reverse takeover of biotech company Pharmanet Group.
ASX-listed tech firm Dreamscape Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire a Singapore-based hosting and domain services business for about $30 million in cash and scrip.
Marine services business Bhagwan Marine is shifting its base of operations from Geraldton to Perth as part of cost-saving initiatives in light of continued tough conditions in the offshore oil and gas market.
Embattled sandalwood producer Quintis has once again requested its share trade suspension be extended while it continues to negotiate transactions it says are critical to its solvency.
Alliance Airlines has extended its provision of air charter services for Citic Pacific Mining in the Pilbara region, having signed a new five-year contract.
The state government has slashed the number of occupations on the skilled migration list from 178 to just 18 in a bid to promote more local jobs and prevent an oversupply of overseas workers.
Atlas Iron has put plans to develop its Corunna Downs iron ore project on ice, but will maintain production for FY18 by increasing output at its Mt Webber operation.
