Foodservice distributor Bidfood has lodged plans to build a new $16.5 million warehouse in Malaga to support its growing operations in the Perth metropolitan area.
After selling seafood in the state for more than half a century, Catalano’s is looking to use capital from a planned ASX listing to fund an expansion into the east coast.
Andrew Forrest-backed Swoop Holdings is completing its first acquisition of the year, having agreed to buy South Australian network provider iFibre for $1.5 million in cash.
Swedish company Hexagon has expanded its WA presence with a second local acquisition, buying drilling technology business Minnovare in a deal potentially worth in excess of $100 million.
WA has recorded four new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, with the health minister warning that it was likely there had been community spread of the virus.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has become the latest high-profile businessperson used to market an alleged crypto scam, with photos and fake quotes appearing online.
Rio Tinto has joined fellow Pilbara miners Fortescue Metals Group and Roy Hill Holdings in acquiring battery-electric locomotives as part of plans to curb carbon emissions.
Retail sales soared by 7.3 per cent in November after last year's easing of COVID-19 restrictions, but there are signs the subsequent emergence of the Omicron variant has since curbed spending.
Consumer confidence has fallen across Australia as a result of the rapid spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19, potentially dampening the outlook for retail spending.
Making headlines, WA records three new local cases, Premier Mark McGowan's warning for the unvaccinated, a $22 million development in Dunsborough shot down and Woodside's long-term hopes for solar generation.
Jason Waters will be chief executive at The Perth Mint after the departure of Richard Hayes, while Ralph Addis will leave his role at a government department to lead Lotterywest.
Woodside has long-term hopes to install up to 500 megawatts of solar generation and 2 gigawatt hours of batteries near Karratha, environmental documents show.
The developer behind the shelved Puma Petrol Station in Dunsborough has had its $22 million replacement proposal shot down, despite lodging revised plans in an 11th-hour bid to gain approval.
The state government has awarded $58 million worth of COVID-19 management contracts ahead of next month's border reopening, including to Calvary, Medibank and Western Pathology.
Established WA funeral services provider Bowra & O’Dea has been fined by the ACCC for allegedly failing to disclose hidden cremation and burial fees to customers.
The state government is progressing the development of a $32.5 million football centre at Queens Park, having awarded its build to local business Broad Construction.
Perth business Kinetic IT has scored another major contract from the state government, involving ICT services at Department of Communities sites across Western Australia.
Western Australia has recorded three new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as Premier Mark McGowan warns those not yet vaccinated that life is about to get “very difficult”.
East Perth-based Lycopodium has won a $36 million contract to oversee construction and engineering at one of the largest copper-gold mines in Indonesia.
