Mark Beyer

The Gallop government has agreed to spend $22 million over the next two years upgrading roads between Kewdale and Henderson to accommodate large transport loads.

The top management ranks at Western Power are set for big changes, with expectations Energy Minister Alan Carpenter will soon announce the chief executives of its four successor companies.

Plantation forestry has contributed to the decline in Western Australia’s farming population but overall has provided an economic and population boost to affected regions, a new report has found.

Working directors of public companies will no longer be able to obtain workers’ compensation insurance under reforms implemented this week by the Gallop government.

Special Report in WA Business News this week Monadelphous Group is looking to spend up to $100 million on an acquisition to strengthen its maintenance and services business.

Property investment and property development have been the main commercial pursuits of John Trettel, Sam Castelli and Charlie Bontempo since they left United Group.

Monadelphous Group is looking to spend up to $100 million on an acquisition to strengthen its maintenance and services business.

Curtin and Murdoch universities are aiming to increase collaborative activities after deciding to not proceed with their proposed merger.

The year 1991 was a bad time to be in business. It was the year Australia had “the recession we had to have”, to quote the immortal words of then Prime Minister Paul Keating.

Monadelphous Group is one of Western Australia’s biggest and most successful engineering construction companies, but it wouldn’t be running today if it hadn’t been rescued by the co-founders of United Construction.

In 1969, John (Giovanni) Rubino, John (Giancarlo) Trettel, Sam (Santino) Castelli and Charlie (Carmelo) Bontempo were among the thousands of young migrants toiling in workshops and construction sites across Australia.

Private Welshpool company NRW has emerged as the surprise second bidder for Henry Walker Eltin’s contract mining business, after teaming up with HWE’s senior management team.

Perth companies Total Eden Watering Systems and Emeco Holdings aim to crank up their growth via new acquisitions after completing multi-million dollar deals with private equity funds.

The resources sector has welcomed reform of Western Australia’s project approvals process, under which former Argyle Diamonds managing director Brendan Hammond will head a new unit that will report directly to Premier Geoff Gallop.

The Len Buckeridge-backed James Point Pty Ltd has upped the ante in its long-running battle with the Gallop government by developing plans for a container port at Cockburn Sound to compete directly with the Fremantle Port Authority.

The Gallop government has heeded long-running calls from the business community by agreeing to develop a state infrastructure strategy.

Production trials of genetically modified cotton undertaken near Kununurra have highlighted its potential as a commercial crop in the Ord River irrigation area.

The state government is seeking to coordinate an ambitious plan for the Kimberley region that would link a proposed $1 billion expansion of the Argyle diamond mine with $100 million worth of investments in the nearby Ord River irrigation area.

Case study: Roof insulation producer ThermoSealed Batts has faced a problem common to most fast-growing start-up businesses – finding enough capital to support its rapid expansion.

The building industry has welcomed proposed changes to the apprenticeship system that will reduce and in some cases halve the period of time spent in training.

TheChamber of Commerce & Industry has criticised plans by the State Government to introduce a levy on major electricity producers and gas distributors to fund EnergySafety, a division of the Department of Con-sumer and Employment Protection.

Foundation Capital has completed a major restructuring that will narrow the Western Australian venture capital pioneer’s focus onto early-stage technology investments.

Pooled development fund euromicrocaps has joined AMP Capital Investors and the ANZ Bank’s private equity arm among the state’s active equity investors.

The administrators of EG Green Group are expected to receive up to four bids for the beef processor when final bids are lodged this Friday.

The number of Small Business Enterprise Centres in Western Australia has been cut from 35 to 26 and renamed the Small Business Centre Network, following a review and restructure by the State Government.

Spiralling construction costs have taken a mounting toll on planned resource projects in Western Australia. but the deferral of major projects could produce a good result by extending the state’s economic boom.

Perth's suburban dental laboratories have joined GPs, physiotherapy clinics and pathology labs as healthcare sectors to experience a major shake-up courtesy of a loss-making listed company.

Law firm Phillips Fox plans to fully integrate its Perth office into the national practice following the departure of about two thirds of its Perth staff.

A $5 million super computer established by Bentley company ISA Technologies will help a new research centre at Curtin University develop seismic technologies for mineral exploration.

Accountants, lawyers, real estate agents and jewellers will be among the many business groups affected by reporting and compliance obligations under planned anti-money laundering laws.

The shortage of skilled labour has affected most industries in Western Australia, and universities are no exception.

The planned merger of Curtin and Murdoch universities highlights the major changes facing Western Australia’s higher education sector. WA Business News convened a boardroom forum to discuss the current issues and future outlook for the state’s public universities.