Decmil Group has won three contracts worth about $34 million, with two of the contracts awarded to a joint venture established with a local engineering business owned by former Horizon Power boss Rod Hayes.
Struggling retailer Woolworths is considering offloading its petrol stations, not long after striking deals to rid itself of its loss-making hardware business.
ASG Group's board has recommended its shareholders approve a takeover offer from a Japan-based consulting and IT services firm, which values the business at more than double that of a previous bid three years ago.
WTI oil has jumped more than one per cent and Brent has neared $US50 a barrel on optimism over OPEC's first planned output cut in eight years, although gains were limited by doubts the reduction would make a substantial dent in the global crude glut.
Gold is up a shade after the US dollar flip-flopped in the wake of mixed US data and as scepticism grew over whether OPEC members would be able to implement production cuts that could fuel inflation.
The Australian dollar has fallen against its US counterpart after global risk appetite took a hit on news hedge funds have concerns about Deutsche Bank.
Tourism, farming sectors informed lower backpacker taxThe new 19 per cent backpacker tax rate was based on recommendations from stakeholders including the tourism and agri
Western Australia's largest indigenous contractor has parted ways with chief executive Jeff McGlinn, less than a year after the former NRW Holdings boss was lured out of retirement.
South32 Australian chief operating officer Ricus Grimbeek has pointed to the company's share price performance against BHP Billiton to show that its assets shouldn't be considered poorer quality, speaking at a WA Mining Club lunch today.
The share market has closed at its highest level in a month after major oil producers surprisingly agreed to cut production, giving energy and resource stocks a boost.
Falling private sector investment in heavy industry and electricity generation were major contributors to a big drop-off in total construction and engineering work in Western Australia in June, down 21.7 per cent quarter on quarter to $6.75 billion.
Clive Palmer has lost a bid to sue the liquidators of Queensland Nickel for not returning assets to his possession when the company collapsed, with a judge saying the proposed lawsuit would be a "startling affront to justice".
Perth-based gold explorer Breaker Resources has confirmed a $12.4 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Lake Roe project near Kalgoorlie.
Perth-based Avita Medical has struck a distribution deal in Iran for its spray on skin products for the treatment of burns, wounds and skin defects, potentially paving the way for a new market for the the group.
The state government will establish a rural fire service in response to January's deadly bushfires at Yarloop, but it won't be ready in time for this summer.
Gold Road Resources has been given the green light to build an accommodation village and an access road at its Gruyere gold project, which it says will cost about $18 million.
A public art gallery and viewing platform 45 storeys above the ground will create a new tourist drawcard at Elizabeth Quay, with the latest development at the state government's flagship redevelopment project unveiled today.
Shares in Programmed Maintenance Services have slid more than 20 per cent after the labour hire and maintenance group slashed its earnings guidance for the current financial year.
The Australian share market has jumped nearly one per cent in early trade on the back of positive news for the energy sector after OPEC struck a deal to limit crude output.
Wall Street ended higher after an OPEC agreement to limit crude output fuelled a rally in oil and more than offset nervousness about a tight race for the US presidency.
Oil prices have settled up nearly six per cent after OPEC struck a deal to limit crude output at its policy meeting in November, its first agreement to cut production since 2008 and after the market crashed on oversupply.
Gold prices have fallen for the second straight day and hit a one-week low, pressured by earlier strength in the US dollar and as investors assessed Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony before a congressional committee.
Extra tax perks to boost R&DBigger businesses will be eligible for millions in extra tax incentives under a plan that would extend the government's innovation agenda w
Perth-based renewable energy technology developer Carnegie Wave Energy has won a $2.5 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency for a wave and solar power microgrid it aims to develop on Garden Island.
Former footballer and insurance broker Andrew Donnelly has failed to overturn freezing orders that were imposed in January in relation to the alleged misuse of $5.1 million of trust funds from his old business.
The state's biggest health insurer, HBF, has shrugged off a challenging market to grow revenue and break the 1 million mark for membership, as it continues to push outside its Western Australian home base.
