Angie Paskevicius, the chief executive of non-for-profit drug and alcohol support service Holyoake, has been named the 2015 Telstra Western Australia business woman of the year.
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has selected its Perth office to trial an ‘insourcing' centre that will recruit up to 30 graduates to work in tandem with a similar centre in Dublin.
A Perth lawyer has come up with a novel approach that addresses two issues facing the law community – a lack of job opportunities for recent graduates and a funding shortfall for community legal centres.
Accounting, consulting and insurance broking firm Carbon Business Group is continuing its expansion with the acquisition of Swan Valley Tax Accountants and Paperchase Bookkeeping's Midland division for a combined $1.28 million.
ANZ Banking Group insists chief executive Mike Smith is stepping down on schedule after fulfilling a pledge to help David Gonski settle as chairman and give the bank time to identify his successor.
ONE of Perth's newest, and smallest, law firms is working with some of the world's biggest companies, capitalising on a niche area in which few other businesses in the Asia Pacific region have expe
Programmed Maintenance Services' $424 million takeover of its larger competitor Skilled Group is a step closer to fruition, after Skilled shareholders voted in favour of the scheme of arrangement today.
Top Western Australian publicly listed companies with fewer women on boards than the national average may get the boost they need following the launch of a new club.
Struggling miner Mirabela Nickel has been placed in the hands of administrators, 15 months after the company completed an innovative restructuring to emerge from its first stint in administration.
The slowdown in mining project work has resulted in a 26 per cent fall in the number of environmental professionals employed at the state's biggest consulting firms over the past year.
Two prominent Perth businesswomen have moved on to new government roles, with Heather Zampatti named the new chair for Lotterywest, while Libby Lyons has become a director of the national Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
The Australian Institute of Geoscientists has appealed to the federal government for the inclusion of the geoscientist profession on the list of jobs to which labour market testing applies under the 457 visa program.
The slowing economy has hit smaller accounting firms harder than the big players, judging by revenue data released over the past month, with practices in Western Australia affected more than those in other states.
Accounting firm KPMG has followed rivals EY and PwC into the real estate arena, setting up a property advisory division to service its existing clients and provide advice to other corporates and go
Surveying group MNG has acquired Giudice Surveys, with the tie-up the next step in MNG's growth strategy following a comprehensive rebrand earlier this year.
Brisbane-based law firm Shine Corporate has made its second acquisition in Western Australia, paying $13.3 million for personal injury specialist Bradley Bayly Legal, after paying a higher price last year for Stephen Browne Personal Injury Lawyers.
Boutique law firms Borrello Legal and Graham & Associates have joined forces, with principal partner Mark Borrello saying the merger would provide a solid platform to establish the company as a leader in property, commercial law, and dispute resolution.
KPMG has named the eight businesses it has selected to participate in its recently announced technology accelerator Energise, which will be held in Perth.
Company director and accountant Graham Anderson, who held positions with about 10 listed companies, has passed away after suffering a heart attack yesterday.
HHG Legal Group has expanded its regional network, acquiring a practice in Mandurah to add to its offices in Albany and Mt Barker, and its main operation in West Perth.
The Fiona Stanley Hospital has won the top prize at this year's WA Architecture Awards, with Hassell, Hames Sharley and Silver Thomas Hanley commended for their design efforts.
DLA Piper has entrenched its positon as one of Western Australia's top 10 law firms after confirming today it would absorb boutique corporate practice Hardy Bowen, with one notable exception.
Accounting firm RSM Bird Cameron will be taking part in the re-branding of the business by its international parent company, which plans to rename all factions of the global firm to a single entity, RSM.
Three consortia comprising local and international design firms will compete for the design and construction contract for the new $430 million WA Museum, set to be built at the Perth Cultural Centre.
