Fraser Beattie

Programmed managing director Chris Sutherland says the group's annual results show the benefits of its diversification, with its government and property contracts largely offsetting a decline in resource sector work.

Perth-based potash exploration company Reward Minerals has been served a $33,000 penalty by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and has complied with the infringement notice.

Engineering and consulting services company Logicamms has signed contracts with Samsung C&T Corporation, Chevron Australia and Oil Search for a combined contract value of about $15 million.

Gold miner Regis Resources has taken a hit on the ASX after it announced significantly lower production forecasts on the back of flooding at two of its mines.

Perth-based mining explorer MZI Resources says development and operational costs at its Keysbrook mineral sands project will be higher than initially expected.

Health directory and booking service HealthEngine has announced plans to add Telstra executive Mark Buckman to the board and raise capital imminently.

Western Australia’s unemployment rate has remained at 4.9 per cent in April, in line with the national rate which has held steady at 5.8 per cent.

The Asciano-led Yilgarn Esperance Solution consortium has won the bid to design, build and operate a new multi-user iron ore facility at Esperance Port, understood to be worth about $200 million.

Melbourne company Vocation has acquired Perth-based Australian College of Applied Education and 50 per cent ownership of the Australian School of Management for $2.125m.

Public transport users will be able to use their smartphones or tablets to track the exact location of Transperth buses in real time by 2016.

Roy Hill Holdings has selected construction project management software firm Aconex to provide its services to the company’s iron ore mining project in the Pilbara.

Resonance Health intends to raise up to $5.1 million with a placement and entitlement offer, pitched at 5 cents per share.

Small business owners are more satisfied with the federal government than they have been in recent years, but a new survey has found there are still a lot of changes the sector would like to see implemented to help run their businesses efficiently.

Engineering and consulting group GHD has announced it will acquire specialist architecture and design firm Woodhead.