Mark Beyer

Fortescue Metals Group has attracted an investment of up to $US1.15 billion ($A1.27 billion) fom Taiwan's largest private company, Formosa Plastics Group, to underpin the development of a new iron

Adapting to change is often considered one of the keys to business success, and yacht maker turned sculptor and builder, Glenn Swarbrick, has it in spades.

Ten years ago this month, one of the state’s most debated infrastructure projects opened at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson. Business News analyses its impact.

Events of the past week have shown that governments in Perth and Canberra face an enormous task getting their budgets under control, no matter which party is in power.

The Reserve Bank and currency markets are helping business, but what about Canberra?

Paladin Energy has completed a heavily discounted capital raising after scrapping the sale of a stake in its flagship African uranium mine after it failed to attract a high enough bid.

Office vacancy rates in Perth’s central business district have edged higher while the West Perth rate has jumped sharply, and both sectors face the prospect of even higher vacancy rates as demand r

South African engineering and construction group Murray & Roberts has made a $430 million offer to win full control of Perth-based Clough, in which it already holds more than 60 per cent of the

The radical reshaping of Western Australia's local councils has begun, with the state government announcing on Sunday that the City of Perth will more than double in size to include Crown casino, t

Three fleet leasing companies in Perth are seeking an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd when he visits Western Australia on Friday, as the share price of the country’s largest salary pa

Shares in oil and gas exploration company WHL Energy plunged in value today after a prospective partner pulled out of a $50 million-plus farm-in deal.

Investors who kept their money in Australia's top blue chip stocks enjoyed great returns in the 2012-13 financial year.

Canning Vale contractor Hagstrom Drilling has expanded its east-coast presence with the acquisition of Sydney-based Australian Barge Hire.

THIRTY years ago, I started my working life as a graduate economist in the Commonwealth Treasury.

The onus is on the Barnett government to find a way out of its tight budget predicament.

Wolf Minerals is planning to mine an obscure commodity in an unusual location, but has still been able to raise $212 million by tapping just about every funding source available.

Annual growth in China could be as low as 6 per cent as Australia’s largest export market focuses on internal issues such as environmental standards and air pollution, Premier Colin Barnett said to

Perth technology boffins tinkering away in their parents' garages had a good year in 1993, if iiNet and Immersive Technologies are any guide.

Two years ago, Viento Group was a battling property investment company treading water.

New growth opportunities will be few and far between for mining contractors, who are under pressure to trim their rates.The irony was inescapable.

The two big mining contractors that dominate the underground sector have very different recent histories, but face similar challenges.

The banking needs of the small business sector need more attention.

Engineering contractor Calibre Group announced late today the resignation of managing director Rod Baxter, following a series of damaging profit downgrades that have shattered its stock price.

Verve Energy has been paid full 'capacity credits' for power stations that are only available half the time, a report by the state government's economic regulator has found.

Bhagwan Marine has been named the 2013 Business News Rising Stars award winner, capping off more than a decade of strong growth for the Geraldton-based company.

The capital strike hitting the resources sector risks doing long-term damage to the industry’s growth prospects.

The Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review has highlighted the limitations of centralised wage fixing.

The operator of one of China's largest ports has signed up as a potential investor in new rail and port infrastructure to service iron ore miners in the Pilbara.

Atlas Iron plans to make a decision on building its fifth mine by the end of this financial year after reiterating its overall production guidance.

Car manufacturers and LNG producers have a lot more in common that may first appear to be the case.

Peet chairman Tony Lennon has lifted his interest in the land development company to 21.4 per cent after participating in a special placement tied to its takeover of east coast property company CIC