Mark Beyer

Diversified industrial services company UGL has reported a solid rise in annual profit and said it is well placed for continued growth in the 2012 financial year, with the only weak spot being its

Plunging financial markets are sure to dent WA’s economic prospects, but the positive factors driving strong growth have not suddenly evaporated.

FRESH from completing the acquisition of gas utility WA Gas Networks, Canada’s ATCO Group has outlined growth plans for the expansion of its energy infrastructure and power businesses nationally an

HAVING completed 40 acquisitions since founding his business, iiNet managing director Michael Malone has developed some very clear rules for the game.

Engineering company Clough has announced the sale of its marine construction business to Malaysia's SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad, for gross proceeds of $127 million in cash.

In an update on the trouble-plagued Perth Arena, the state government said today the project faced a “slight” cost blowout, confirmed that AEG Ogden would manage the venue, and unveiled details of

Figures giving the ‘value’ of investment in major projects are misleading, given the amount of ‘offshoring’ under way.

SANDFIRE Resources has been one of the outstanding success stories in the Western Australian resources sector in recent years, and its story has added to interest in a commodity that traditionally

WHEN WA Business News started its total shareholder return survey nearly a decade ago, the world was just emerging from the dot.com boom.

WA’s emerging mining companies delivered spectacular gains last financial year, for the astute investors who picked the right stocks.

Property developer Port Bouvard has announced an unusual set of agreements with its former chief executive Ross Neumann, who has defaulted on the purchase of one of the company's Oceanique apartmen

Panoramic Resources has announced plans to expand its nickel output while also bringing the Gidgee gold mine back to production with targeted output of 100,000 ounces per year.

Mermaid Marine’s supply base in Dampier faces industrial disruption over the next ten days after a group of workers rejected a pay offer that would have lifted their total remuneration to $191,000

The state’s largest grains handler has hit out at the state government’s decision to proceed with major changes to Western Australia’s grain freight network, despite appeals from farm groups and ru

The state’s largest grains handler has hit out at the state government’s decision to proceed with major changes to Western Australia’s grain freight network, despite appeals from farm groups and ru

There has been encouraging policy progress on dealing with labour shortages but there’s still work to be done.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has taken court action against Perth company Inner Strength Steel Fixing and its director, Vishuddha Shane Sacha, over allegations they engaged i

The business community needs to assemble more evidence to get industrial relations reform back on the political agenda.

Last Sunday's launch of the federal government's carbon pricing scheme has had remarkably little effect on the debate.

One day after abandoning planned industrial relations reforms, premier Colin Barnett today explained his decision, saying he had no desire for Work Choices-style reforms.

The state government has decided to write off a $440 million investment in its Office of Shared Services, announcing today that it is abandoning the plan to centralise finance, payroll and procurement functions in one agency.

IF you have an established business with a good track record of sales and profit, how much can you expect from a sale?

As each week passes, the federal government’s incompetence over live cattle exports gets more and more staggering.

This year’s survey of mergers and acquisitions activity in WA reveals a new ranking among corporate advisory firms in Perth.

A mining industry leader in Perth this week highlighted the key issues facing the sector, and by extension WA.

WESTERN Australia needs more people, and needs a vision to support its long-term growth and economic diversification.

CUTS to payroll tax and stamp duty sit at the top of the business sector’s tax reform agenda for Western Australia.

WHEN a group of industry leaders gathered at WA Business News this month to discuss the cost of doing business, they raised plenty of worrying issues, but also found one good news story in a most unlikely place.

The ownership of two of Western Australia's major gas infrastructure assets looks set to change hands, with Canada's ATCO Group and ASX-listed investment company DUET Group closing on a deal.

State treasurer Christian Porter showed today that the dull science of economics can be a lot of fun, by employing a surprisingly in-depth knowledge of the Jackson 5 to illustrate WA's place in the national economy.

Privately owned contracting group Tenix has made a big push into the Western Australian resources sector, winning a $174 million contract on Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine development.