Subiaco-based software company K2fly has made its first acquisition since listing on the ASX last year, announcing today the purchase of a local specialist data collaboration company that counts the state's three biggest iron ore miners as its clients.
The South Australian government has awarded Elon Musk's Tesla the contract to build the world's largest lithium ion battery to supply the state with renewable energy, outbidding local company Carnegie Clean Energy.
Swift Networks has announced the acquisition of a Sydney-based company for $6 million, tapping investors and entering into a debt facility with Bankwest to fund the deal.
Cockburn-based security surveillance technology company Spectur is seeking to raise up to $4.5 million by way of an initial public offering, and list on the ASX.
The founder of ASX-listed IT company Cirrus Networks has stepped down from the company's board after undergoing heart surgery and forming plans to move overseas.
A series of cancer research projects led by the University of Western Australia has been awarded $18 million from the Cancer Research Trust and other partner organisations.
Competition among developers of renewable energy projects in WA's South West is hotting up, with two solar farms starting construction this year and a further eight major projects hoping to join them.
Billed as a world first e-commerce platform for builders, users can enter their address on the website, zoom in to the property and drop a scaled new structure (such as an extension or pool or granny flat) onto the site.
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Fifty years after Ronald and Valerie Frank started a camera repair business from their home, their two sons oversee a fast-growing business that combines a new bricks-and-mortar store with an expanding online presence.
As the only Australian-owned manufacturer of pipeline spacers, and with just four full-time employees, Bunbury-based kwik-ZIP is the embodiment of a small business punching above its weight.
The auditor general has reiterated his disappointment with state government agencies consistently not taking appropriate steps to protect and manage their IT systems despite the recent global malware attacks.
Fujitsu has committed to spend up to $17 million upgrading its Malaga data centre, where it is aiming to gain a competitive edge by securing the highest level of industry certification.
Fortescue Metals Group will deploy a further 112 autonomous trucks across its Pilbara hubs during the next three years as part of its ongoing innovation plans.
Global business Siemens is expanding its footprint in the rail infrastructure sector with the acquisition of Perth-headquartered MRX Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
ASX-listed tech firm Dreamscape Networks has entered into an agreement to acquire a Singapore-based hosting and domain services business for about $30 million in cash and scrip.
Perth business executive Stephanie Unwin is moving from chairman to chief executive of listed biotech company Phylogica, while one of its non-executive directors has been promoted to the role of chief scientific officer.
The chief executive of medical cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings has received a boost to her salary package, which will net her about $360,000 in cash for FY17.
An Osborne Park-based recruitment technology company focused on the education sector has announced plans to list on the ASX through the reverse takeover of Aquaint Capital Holdings.
Prominent local businesswoman Samantha Tough has been named chair of ASX-listed 3D printing firm Aurora Labs, adding to her long list of board positions.
