Mark Beyer

Engineering and construction group Marine & Civil has gone into administration after incurring losses on the Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island.

Business groups are divided over the merits of a private members bill introduced to the WA parliament, designed to protect the interests of franchise operators from rogue franchisors.

Sphere Minerals has reiterated its support for Xstrata's $3.00 per share takeover offer, after disclosing that Chinese group Sin-Tang Development is believed to be pursuing an alternative $130 million capital raising pitched at $3.25 per share.

Imdex Ltd subsidiary AMC has won the top prize at the state government's Innovator of the Year Awards, with other winners including Firstphysio, Metro Power Company,Flexipole Industries and engineering group JP Kenny.

Interest rate increases are never welcome but the Reserve Bank’s track record needs to be respected.

MAIN Roads has awarded the first of seven new-style maintenance contracts as industry players finalise their pitch to win the remaining multi-million dollar deals.

Investment bank UBS has stepped up its presence in WA with the appointment of experienced company director Neil Hamlton as a senior adviser and Tim Day as co-head of its Perth office.

WESTERN Australia’s public universities have secured 7.8 per cent of the Australian Research Council’s latest round of grants, continuing the long-running pattern whereby WA is underweight on a per capita basis.

The planned merger of the Australian and Singapore stock exchanges highlights a global trend to which Perth businesses need to adapt.

THREE Perth technology companies involved in drug development, secure data storage and education software have shared in $760,000 worth of grants under the federal government’s Commercialisation Australia scheme.

The real gem in the prime minister’s economic reform speech was her commentary on social media.

A likely ministerial reshuffle later this year would enable the state government to lift its focus on infrastructure.

THE Commonwealth’s history may lie in politics but its future lies in business, Commonwealth Business Council director general Mohan Kaul has told local industry leaders.

The Reserve Bank has offered borrowers a small reprieve from higher interest rates but there are bigger issues to worry about.

The rising value of the Australian dollar is a game changer for many businesses in the west.

BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has stirred debate with his forthright advocacy of action on climate change.

The newly formed federal government needs to be tested on policy scrutiny and accountability.

Proposed resource projects will test the state government’s decision-making prowess.

Surging resources sector investment is great for WA, but local industry could be doing better.

UGL Limited, formerly United Group, has announced that deputy chairman Bruno Camarri will be retiring at the company's next annual meeting.

The federal election outcome could improve the quality of government in Australia.

DELOITTE has overtaken KPMG as the third largest accounting practice in Western Australia, research for WA Business News Book of Lists has found.

Private businesses in WA are selling again after last year’s slump, but the valuations are short of the boom time levels.

For WA businesses, the key issues heading into the election are mining taxes and broadband.

West Perth financial advisory group Oakvale Capital has settled a dispute with former client Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd, which will see Ceramic and its litigation funder IMF Australia receive $6.8 million.

PKF has suffered a massive blow in Western Australia with the dissolution of its Perth partnership over the past month, but it’s not the first time a mid-tier accounting group has lost its Perth presence and it’s unlikely to be the last.

The federal election is looming closer yet voters still hanker for policy clarity from the major parties.

Dexus Property Group has confirmed plans to start marketing its half-share in the QV1 office building later this year through agent CB Richard Ellis.

The new owners of loss-making print franchise Worldwide Online aim to revive a battered brand to take on market leader Snap Printing.

The two-speed economy is alive and well in Australia but the concept is far more complex than traditionally depicted.

WESTERN Australia’s two peak farming organisations have taken opposing sides in the debate over the governance of grain handling and marketing cooperative CBH Group.

Superannuation funds are playing a pivotal role in some of the most interesting infrastructure developments in WA.