Mark Beyer

Low-profile Kardinya business Innovaero has become a partner of choice for major defence contractors.

BGC chairman Neil Hamilton has stepped down after more than five years in the role, with Jennifer Seabrook taking his place as the board continues to pursue a sale of the business.

CIMIC Group subsidiary Sedgman has expanded its service offering in the critical minerals sector by purchasing Minsol Engineering just four years after the West Perth business was established.

Canadian company North American Construction Group has appointed prominent director Vanessa Guthrie to its board, months after expanding into Western Australia and Queensland through a major acquisiti

Mining services company Tasmea has forecast an increase in revenue to $435 million and net profit to $34 million as it prepares for a listing on the ASX.

Jointly run government agencies Lotterywest and Healthway will be hoping for leadership stability after Colin Smith was given a five-year contract as chief executive.

A surge in overseas migration and continued strong interstate migration has resulted in Western Australia’s population growing at its fastest rate in 14 years.

A dispute over a $54 million contract to build two conveyor belt systems for Roy Hill’s mine expansion has broken out between private companies Nepean Conveyors and Linkforce.

Accounting giant PwC has announced hundreds of redundancies and the accelerated retirement of partners, with its national headcount to be cut by about 5 per cent.