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Highway Construction Pty Ltd has won a $58 million state government contract to widen Kwinana Freeway between Leach Highway and Roe Highway to three lanes.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a joint venture between Downer EDI Works and Mouchel International will take on a long-term road maintenance contract in the Mid West and Gascoyne.

The Environmental Protection Authority has given its conditional approval to two major infrastructure proposals for the Oakajee deepwater port project.

Perth-based Galaxy Resources has postponed its initial public offering in Hong Kong until further notice due to unfavourable market conditions.

Nextgen Networks has completed a 426-kilometre fibre optic cable link from Perth to Geraldton, built as part of the $250 million National Broadband Network Regional Backbone Blackspots Program.

Sheffield Resources has completed the purchase of the rights to three heavy mineral sands mining leases and a retention license from Iluka Resources.

Perth-based NRW Holdings has announced it will expand its exposure in Queensland, after entering an $84 million deal with Comiskey Earthmoving.

Cape Lambert Resources has slipped to a $17.5 million loss in the half-year to December 31, after a busy period of asset acquisitions.

The state government has announced it will increase fines to a maximum of $1 million for illegally demolishing or damaging a state-registered place without appropriate approval.

Training and Workforce Development minister Peter Collier says a new $23 million trades training centre in Clarkson will fill a significant gap in training opportunities in the northern corridor.

The state government has released a new planning and infrastructure framework to guide urban development in the Pilbara for the next 25 years.

IF a Geraldton-based business can win the backing of James Packer's Consolidated Press, it must be doing something right.

FREMANTLE Ports says it still wants a commercial development at Victoria Quay, after ING Real Estate abandoned its contentious $350 million redevelopment plans.

BUILDING approvals fell in Western Australia over January, but WA fared better than most of the rest of the nation, according to the Housing Industry Association.

SUBIACO-BASED engineering and construction contractor Doric has won a contract to build a new medical research facility in Nedlands, which will have a completed cost of more than $100 million.

THE skincare business may seem all lavender oil and roses to some, but developing a product range and forging a path in a saturated market has been full of challenges for Megan Larsen, founder of Sodashi.

TIM Kenworthy is what one would typically refer to as a ‘doer'.

The Village Bar in Subiaco has been created by a close-knit trio, who are hoping to bring locals back to their pub. Emily Morgan reports.

Eric Ripper may not know it, but he has an opportunity to make a profound, long-lasting impact on the national political scene.

WA should hasten down the path taken by New Zealand and free-up its taxi industry.

The state government is to be commended for preparing an energy strategy but the hard work lies ahead.

More than 40 WA businesses have partnered with private equity funds in recent years.

Asset correlation has already produced some unintended consequences – and there will be more.

JAMES McClements and his colleagues at Resource Capital Funds are at the peak of their game.

Planning ahead is one thing, making sure everyone knows about it is another.

CROISSANT Express chairman Jonathan Huston is no stranger to the wheeling and dealing required to succeed in business.

The government is hoping to hose down expectations that the state is awash with money.

PRIVATE equity backing has enabled Vesco Foods to make the transition from a locally focused family business to a national player in the food services manufacturing sector.

SIX years ago, AMP Capital Investors started implementing an ambitious strategy to build a major national player in the industrial supplies market.

Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation says it will be debt free once it completes a $37.9 million share placement and rights issue.

Perth-based Hunnu Coal has continued its stunning run with the announcement of a strategic partnership with Singapore-based Banpu Minerals to develop its Mongolian coal tenements.

Gold miner Catalpa Resources has posted a maiden first half profit on the back of record production of the precious metal from its two Australian mines.