SPECIAL REPORT: A flurry of deals over the past fortnight, including four acquisitions by international companies expanding in Western Australia and the year's largest capital raising, has added life to a flat corporate finance market.
Local explorer Gascoyne Resources has tapped investors for a $15 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at two of its gold projects in Western Australia.
An influx of owner-occupiers is changing Perth’s multi-residential development market offering, with an increased focus on design and amenity providing significant opportunities for architects.
Opposition leader Mark McGowan has committed a future state Labor government to aggressively seek more defence related work for Western Australia to help compensate for the loss of construction job
Wesfarmers has announced the resignation of Target managing director Stuart Machin, just days after it confirmed an investigation into accusations that supplier rebates may have artificially inflat
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Suppliers to Rio Tinto face more financial pain after the global mining giant said it would double its standard payment terms to 90 days – twice as long as the average Australian business takes to pay its bills.
Perth-based law firm Jackson McDonald has honoured a former partner by funding an emerging cancer researcher as part of a record $4 million in grants announced by the Cancer Council WA today.
Educating the community on the benefits of higher-density development is looming as one of the big challenges for Lino Iacomella, who has taken the helm at the Western Australian division of the Property Council of Australia.
A group of 30 Western Australian stocks selected by Business News has significantly outperformed the ASX200 in the March quarter, indicating stock investors are optimistic about the state’s economic future.
Fittingly for a restaurant he has named Odyssea, owner Fabio Hupfer undertook a lengthy journey before he could open the doors at his City Beach eatery.
Treasurer Mike Nahan has called on the federal government to test a variation of its state income tax plan in Western Australia, after saying WA was again ripped off in the latest Commonwealth Grants Commission distribution.
ANALYSIS: WA potash hopefuls may have the backing of some high-profile local mining entrepreneurs, but startup costs and a worldwide product glut are major barriers.
Federal Labor has pledged to hold a royal commission into misconduct in the banking and financial services sectors if the government ignores its call for an inquiry.
Gold has jumped almost two per cent as the dollar fell to a 17-month low against the Japanese yen following minutes from the US Federal Reserve's latest meeting and falling global shares fell rekindled investor appetite for safer assets.
US stocks have dropped as oil prices slid and worries about the global economy resurfaced, dragging down the US dollar against the Japanese yen and causing investors to flee riskier assets.
