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Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group says it has received $200 million worth of work on the east coast, including two major contracts in the water infrastructure market.

Quest Minerals has appointed Paul Piercy non-executive chair and Dennis Gee non-executive director to fill the casual vacancies created by the failures of Mr Piercy and Mr Gee to be re-elected at t

WACA appoints first female deputy chair

Dacian Gold says it will cost $220 million to bring its Mt Morgans gold project near Laverton into production, which it hopes to do by early 2018.

Aspiring gold miner Gold Road Resources has received the Environmental Protection Authority’s nod of approval for its proposed development of its $507 million Gruyere project near Laverton.

Perth-based OTOC has further expanded its operations with the acquisition of Tasmanian business Lester Franks Survey & Geographic for up to $5 million in cash and shares.

Subiaco contractor SRG has won a $24.4 million contract from WaterNSW as part of works on a dam near Tamworth.

Unemployment in Western Australia surged last month, placing it ahead of South Australia as the worst-performing state in October.

Local companies have shared in $35.6 million worth of construction and building contracts for work around the state, including the Perth-based civil and mining division of Watpac Group, which has won a $7.1 million contract for road upgrades at Kalbarri National Park.

Technology company DTI Group has announced plans to raise $11.6 million from investors to bolster its balance sheet and fund development of its products.

Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering says its joint venture with Kentech has grown its order book at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project near Onslow to $60 million.

Professional services firm Deloitte has snared its second senior recruit from Accenture's Perth office, hiring Bernadette Cullinane as its national oil and gas practice leader.

Artificial intelligence company OpenDNA has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX after completing an $8 million initial public offering.

The recently appointed Australian small business and family enterprise ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the payment practices of big businesses and governments across Australia.

MACA has won a contract to provide its services to Main Roads WA in the Kimberley region, with the work valued at up to $18.4 million.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned a Perth man from providing financial services after finding he had redirected $254,000 worth of clients’ funds into his own accounts.

Belmont-based GR Engineering Services has been contracted to undertake a scoping study at Primary Gold’s Mount Bundy project in the Northern Territory.

The mining and civil arm of BGC will add 500 employees to its team of 1,220 after acquiring Geraldton-based DIAB Engineering for an undisclosed sum.

Private companies Wilson Parking and Calibre Group have posted solid results for the 2016 financial year, with one returning to the black and the other nearly doubling its profit.

Former federal trade and investment minister Andrew Robb has joined Perth-based aquaculture firm Seafarms Group as it progresses its $1.45 billion Sea Dragon prawn project in the Northern Territory.

Rural house prices in Western Australia were stable in the three months to September, however Karratha and Broome had little to celebrate.

The wealth management division of HLB Mann Judd’s Perth office has expanded with the acquisition of local financial advisory firm Sovereign Plus for an undisclosed sum.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it won’t be probing Emeco Holdings’ three-way tie-up with Orionstone and Andy’s Earthmovers.

The first contribution of the Roy Hill project has failed to balance the impact of falling iron prices on the accounts of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting which recorded a one third drop in net profit from operations to $443 million.

Swick Mining Services shares closed 14 per cent higher on the ASX today after the company announced it had been named the preferred proponent for underground drilling work for Newmarket Gold.

Freedom and flexibility are in high demand for Western Australians when it comes to working from home, according to new research from telco giant Telstra.

Perth-based copper explorer Finders Mines has tapped investors for $12 million to fund ongoing work at its Wetar project in Indonesia.

Shares in Pilbara Minerals have surged on news the company has locked in a second offtake agreement for its Pilgangoora lithium project.

Perth-based Cash Converters International has agreed to refund $10.8 million to customers and pay a $1.3 million fine after enforceable undertakings were accepted by the corporate watchdog.

Perth-based Decmil Group has won a $22.1 million contract for road work in Victoria through a subsidiary it acquired earlier this year.

Resolute Mining’s long-serving chairman Peter Huston has announced plans to retire as the gold miner seeks to refresh its board.

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has won a $17 million extension to its contract with QGC for work at the Queensland Curtis LNG project in Gladstone.