Mark Beyer

Three years after being named WA’s Innovator of the Year, crane technology company Roborigger is getting commercial traction.

UPDATE: Administrators for Clough have found a new buyer in Webuild, the company that pulled out of a lifeline deal to save the Perth engineer just over a week ago.

Shares in St Barbara and Genesis Minerals have both risen strongly today in a rare example of both parties to a takeover deal gaining from the transaction.

Australia’s corporate regulator has launched legal proceedings against 11 directors and officers of The Star Entertainment Group and again defended not taking similar action against Crown Resorts.

Mineral Resources has recruited Professor Colleen Hayward as a non-executive director, making it one of the few major ASX companies to have an Aboriginal person on its board.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses some of the highlights from his recent conversation with Nearmap's Rob Newman.

Fresh from the $1 billion sale of Perth-founded Nearmap, Rob Newman has mused on what makes a successful tech hub.

The turnaround time for ships using Fremantle harbour has more than doubled in recent years, adding to pressure for major infrastructure upgrades additional to the planned Westport project.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Clough, cost pressures, Urbis' apartment report, interest rates, federal EPA, Harry Hoffman, Dave Kelly and preview the next edition of Business News.

The federal government is adopting a swathe of reforms recommended by Infrastructure WA chair Nicole Lockwood but the local body will not be directly affected.

Mitsui & Co says it is confident of finding a workable solution for its Waitsia gas project as the share price of its joint venture partner Beach Energy continues to slide.

Clough’s collapse into voluntary administration could set back a planned $6.4 billion urea project in the Pilbara by months, Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan has said.

Italy's Webuild has backed out of a conditional deal to buy struggling engineer Clough, plunging the 102-year old Perth-based company into administration.

Company director John Poynton has quietly added to his board portfolio, joining Perth Airport two months ago as a representative of the Australian government’s Future Fund.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Fiona Hick, RISE Awards, Ron Packer, Warrego, Water Corporation and Kate Jenkins' recent report on harassment.

Corporate adviser John Poynton and lawyers Aaron McDonald and Tim Hammond have teamed up to establish a dispute funding business targeting the Perth market.

A comprehensive national survey has found one third of Australians have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, with the IT, media and arts sectors the worst offenders.

Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about some of the innovative ways that WA's biggest businesses are retaining employees.

A small Perth company is taking on a big US business as it vies to become a major supplier of hydration products for the sports and industry markets.

Big employers are adopting innovative approaches to staff recruitment and retention.

Gina Rinehart has continued to reap big gains from the iron ore sector, with Roy Hill Holdings declaring another large dividend despite a fall in annual profit.

Senior editor Mark Beyer covers highlights from a recent boardroom forum, which brought together industry figures to discuss issues facing the state's infrastructure pipeline.

Fortescue Metals Group has poached one of Woodside Energy’s top executives, Fiona Hick, as the new chief executive of its mining business.

Moody’s Investors Service has lifted its credit rating outlook for Western Australia from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ but has not reinstated the coveted triple-A rating.

Business groups are calling for a more holistic response across all tiers of government to infrastructure and supply chain pressures.

Hancock Prospecting subsidiary Atlas Iron has paid a maiden dividend of $225 million despite a big fall in annual profit and plans to invest $700 million in new iron ore projects.

State-owned Water Corporation has made a major strategic shift after striking a deal to buy one of Western Australia’s largest wind farm projects.

Mark Beyer and Jordan Murray discuss FIRM Construction, Perth Airport, BCI, Qantas, Mark McGowan, CCC, John Holland and a preview of the next edition of Business News.

Shareholders in Perth-founded aerial mapping company Nearmap have narrowly approved a takeover by US private equity group Thomas Bravo.

Former AFL player Des Headland has teamed up with lawyer Wayne Nannup to buy a majority stake in Pilbara-focused business IronMerge Group.

Woodside Energy has announced a big increase in its planned community investment in the Pilbara as it expands operations in the region.

BCI Minerals has confirmed it will need additional money to complete its $1 billion-plus Mardie project after revealing key contracts had blown out by 45 per cent.