Dan Wilkie

Forge Group subsidiary Cimeco has received a notice of award for a $70 million engineering and procurement contract at Rio Tinto’s West Angelas and Brockman iron ore mines in the Pilbara.

Engineering and construction group Clough has won a key contract at Tap Oil’s Manora oil development in the Gulf of Thailand, adding a $US60 million package of works with Pearl Oil to its growing o

Western Australia’s peak business representative body has joined the Labor opposition in urging the state government to deregulate the retail electricity market, calling for an independent regulato

The City of Fremantle says Myer’s announcement that it will close its port city store early next year provides clarity for the proposed redevelopment of King’s Square.

The state government has moved to re-zone more than 100 hectares of land near Mandurah for future residential development, but industry has given the plan a mixed reaction, saying there are already

LinQ Resources Fund has accepted an off-market takeover bid from Singapore-based investment house IMC Resources that values the target at around $80 million.

Western Australian shopping centre managers are the most optimistic in the country, tipping sales growth over the next year thanks to relaxed Sunday trading laws and continuing strong economic cond

Information technology juniors Fortix and Echidna Web Design have responded to rising demand for cloud computing services by announcing a merger plan to expand their offering.

Beadell Resources has secured an additional $10 million in financing from Macquarie Bank as the company nears completion of construction of the processing plant at its Tucano gold mine in Brazil.

Wah Nam International is shrugging off the gloomy outlook for iron ore and pressing ahead with planning for development at its Marillana project in the Pilbara, targeting first production in 2016.

Consumer confidence in Western Australia has fallen to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, with only 37 per cent of respondents to a survey released today saying they expect improve

Online streaming entertainment provider Quickflix has secured new pay-per-view content deals with Walt Disney, Warner Brothers Entertainment and a host of independent studios, including cult film s

Shares in coal miner ZYL have jumped after it announced an $18 million financing arrangement for its Mbila and Kangwane Central projects in South Africa.

Iron ore and coal miner Aquila Resources has reported a net loss of $238,000 for the year ended June 30, down from a $3.1 million profit in financial year 2011.

Days after installing a new board of directors, battling scaffolding firm IFS Construction Services has been placed into the hands of administrators from WA Insolvency Solutions.

Iron Road's cornerstone shareholder, The Sentient Group, has had to take up the lion’s share of the company's $40 million entitlement issue, after existing retail shareholders subscribed for just 8

The value of Western Australia’s listed companies was largely flat in August, despite growing concerns regarding the health of the energy and resources sector, new research says.

Gold miner Regis Resources is looking to consolidate on a solid financial 2012, after recording a $68 million net profit on the back of a 58 per cent spike in revenue from gold sales.

Property developer Diploma Group has been asked to explain the circumstances surrounding its $25.5 million net loss for the 12 months ending June 30, which was announced late last week.

Global Construction Services is assessing its options after pulling a $32 million capital raising, after failing to attract the support of investors.

Fleetwood Corporation has announced it is shifting its Windsor caravans manufacturing facilities to its Western Australian base.

NRW Holdings says Fortescue Metals Group's decision to defer $1.6 billion of capital expenditure in the Pilbara will result in a $100 million hit to its revenue.

TFS Corporation shares have jumped after the sandalwood plantation manager announced global investment bank Moelis & Company had been appointed to assist in a strategic review of operations.

Medical research firm Avita Medical has announced a proposal to raise up to $10 million, with Octa Phillip Bioscience Managers committing to tip in $3 million.

The development industry has welcomed new guidelines released by the state government today for the preparation of structure plans.

Macmahon Holdings has become the latest WA-based engineering and construction contractor to say Fortescue Metals Group's deferall of expansion plans will have little to no effect on its bottom line

Chalice Gold Mines is cashed up and on the lookout for acquisitions after completing the sale of its Zara gold project in Eritrea to China’s SFECO Group and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation

Chinese visitors spent more than $150 million in Western Australia over the last 12 months, after visitor numbers surged by 43.3 per cent over the previous year.

Police & Nurses Mutual Banking says it is confident of growth in 2013 despite lodging a dip in profit in difficult trading conditions over the 2012 financial yaer.

Perth hotel rooms experienced the largest jump in occupancy and room rates in Australia in the first half of 2012, with lodging prices rising to 21 per cent above the national average, new research

Breakaway Resources has signed a joint venture agreement worth $8 million with Sandfire Resources, to explore the Altia base metals project in north-west Queensland.

Construction group Global Construction Services has announced a $32.1 million capital raising plan to reduce its debts and provide additional capital to achieve a 20 per cent growth target over the