West Perth-based Emerald Oil & Gas NL has reached an in principle agreement with Capital Investment Partners Pty Ltd to raise up to $2.025 million for exploration and production activities in the United States and Western Australia's Canning Basin.
Paladio Group Ltd has announced that two of its subsidiaries have won a further $7 million in new orders, taking the total value of its new orders in January 2008 to $30 million.
Almost 99% of Western Australian employers intend to maintain or increase their current staff number during the first three months of 2008 according to the latest Hudson Report Employment Expectations survey released today.
West Perth-based Transit Holdings Ltd has completed a placement to raise $2 million to sophisticated investors for exploration for haematite mineralisation and working capital.
Large employers are finding it increasingly tough to find suitable workers in the tight labour market, and in some cases are being forced to retrain staff, a survey has found.
Wesfarmers Premier Coal Ltd and Blackham Resources Ltd have ended their dispute over the Scaddan Energy Project tenements near Esperance, by signing a joint venture agreement to develop the project.
Perth-based Montezuma Mining Company Ltd is seeking to raise up to $3 million to fund an accelerated exploration program at its Peak Hill gold mine near Meekatharra.
VDM Group Ltd subsidiary, Wylie & Skene Pty Ltd, has won new contracts with Rio Tinto Ltd and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd in the Pilbara totalling $14.5 million.
The volume of owner occupier home loans in Western Australia jumped by 4 per cent in November, despite coinciding with the Reserve Bank of Australia's most recent interest rate hike.
Belmont-based Paladio Group Ltd has continued its strong start to the year after subsidiaries, McFee and Novacoat (WA), secured a total of $10 million in new orders.
Cooper Energy Ltd has been formally advised by the Tunisian Department of Energy that the Bargou prospecting permit has been converted to an exploration licence for a five year term.
VDM Group Ltd subsidiary Civmec Construction & Engineering Pty Ltd together with its joint venture partner UK-based Laing O'Rourke have been awarded a $146 million project by Argyle Diamonds.
Henderson-based Nomad building Solutions Ltd has announced today the $40 million acquisition of the construction, property management and modular building business units of Rapley Wilkinson.
Geraldton marketing and web development agency Market Creations Pty Ltd has announced the acquisition of IT support company, Mitchell and Brown Corporate, strengthening the end to end business solutions provided by the firm in the Mid West town.
Avalon Minerals Ltd has announced today that it was granted Lake Barlee exploration licence, which is the first application to be granted within the portfolio of 13 Western Australian uranium exploration licences acquired by Avalon last year.
Dragon Mining Ltd wholly owned subsidiary, Polar Mining Oly, was granted an Environmental Permit by the Supreme Court of Finland for mining operations at the Jokisivu Gold Project in southern Finland.
Internet service provider iiNet Ltd announced today that it entered a 15 year international capacity agreement with Pipe International Pty Ltd as a foundation customer of the PPC-1, an undersea cable linking Australia to Guam's communications hub.
Perth-based scooter manufacturing and distribution group Vmoto Ltd announced today an annual revenue target of over $100 million a year by 2011 with the Stage 1 of the company's China plant expected to be operationnal by mid year.
Mount Magnet South NL has acquired the Curara Well gold mine and other tenements in the Mt Magnet region of Western Australia for $5 million from Equigold NL.
North Perth-based Revere Mining Ltd has appointed chemical engineer Bruce Hawley as its new managing director, following the resignation of Tony Burns.
Perth-based iron ore exploration and development company Australasian Resources Ltd has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Stephen Abbott to the newly created position of general manager.
Charter Hall Group Ltd has acquired a landmark site in Pier Street Northbridge for $31 million, with plans to develop a 25,000 square metre campus-style office park.
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has again called on the state government to reign in the state's runaway stamp duty, after new estimates reveal stamp duty on residential homes has blown out by 31 per cent this financial year.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies included in the Deloitte WA Index ended 2007 at a record $179.3 billion, gaining 7.9 per cent in the month of December.
The Subiaco Redevelopment Authority has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle as the new sales agent for the Subi Centro urban renewal project, after a competitive public tender process.
