Shanna worked as a reporter at Business News from early 2012 to late 2014. As a journalist for Business News Shanna covered the community and arts, not-for-profit, health, technology, innovation and hospitality sectors.
Main Roads WA has reverted to using limestone for road base after asbestos fears prompted Transport Minister Troy Buswell to stop it using crushed construction and demolition waste.
Property developers are unhappy with how the National Broadband Network is being rolled out in Western Australia, complaining they are not receiving enough guidance and support from NBN Co.
THE organisers of Western Australia’s third CEO Sleepout have appealed for continued support from business leaders amid concerns of increasing homelessness throughout the state.
The Southern Regional Metropolitan Council has won a bid to reopen its waste management facility, one of the largest in Perth, after odour issues had prompted the Department of Environment and Conserv
Oil and gas producers’ reluctance to buy expensive equipment is providing a lucrative niche for a Perth-based engineer, which hopes its new initiative will be even more successful than its original bu
A DROP in demand is rarely considered a blessing in business, but for Western Australia-based Land Surveys a post-GFC lull has enabled it to become more sustainable and prepare for the growing resourc
A congestion charge proposed for Perth’s CBD would be ineffective because Western Australia’s affluence meant motorists were unlikely to change their driving habits, according to the RAC.
An array of short-term fixes to Perth’s traffic congestion woes are under development while the state government works on a strategy for the longer term.
A TRANSPORT analyst has proposed the state government consider using a ‘value capture’ funding model and increases in council rates to help pay for almost $3 billion of proposed public transport infra
The operators of Perth’s largest waste facility have appealed to the state government to let it resume treating waste despite not having implemented odour-controlling equipment.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has fired back at union claims that the resources sector does nothing to train the state’s workforce, but relies on migrants and poaching workers from other industri
BUSINESSES in Western Australia are demanding more guidance from the federal government on proposed changes to employee living-away-from-home benefits.
Growing demand for quality apartments and resort-style living in Karratha is providing an increasingly lucrative niche for property developers and investors.
A Perth company that has become a global leader in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main rival Blackboard takes over two of its biggest partners.
Perth boatbuilder Strategic Marine, which is battling a global slump in demand, has found its most beneficial market tied up at home after chasing orders offshore during its 10-year history.
High accommodation costs in regional Western Australia have made it unviable for resources companies and small businesses to establish or maintain local workforces, an inquiry into fly-in, fly-out wor