RIO Tinto Iron Ore has announced an investigation into the viability of introducing automated train operations at its Pilbara iron ore mining operations.
THE Note was at a gathering of Perth property types at the Hyatt Hotel last week to hear the Lord Mayoral candidates spruik their wares and outdo each other in the quest to be the more accessible lord
Lorraine Fisher has joined Allen Arthur Robinson’s Perth office as a senior associate in the firm’s mergers and acquisitions and capital markets practice.
THE James Packer-backed Ellerston GEMS Fund has acquired a 50 per cent stake in the commercial and mining construction business of Subiaco-based Arccon (WA) Pty Ltd, an affiliate of building company Z
Ian Purdy has been appointed managing director of Norilsk Nickel Australia. Mr Purdy was previously director of finance and strategy for LionOre Australia, which was recently acquired by Norilsk.
COLLIERS International Perth office associate director David Cresp is leaving the company after 14 years to take the role of research manager at Stockland in October.
Synergy chairman and former West Coast Eagles chairman, Michael Smith (above), will take over from Peter Harley as chair of Perth-based internet services provider, iiNet Ltd.
PearlStreet Ltd has appointed Kristen Walsh as general manager growth programs, initially responsible for the integration of the company’s newly acquired businesses, Metlabs and ITS.
PERTH company directors Desmond Patrick Blechynden and Luke Ronald Blechynden have been banned from managing corporations for three years and one year respectively by the Australian Securities and Inv
THE iconic Cottesloe Beach Hotel on Marine Parade has more than doubled in value in just three years, following the sale of the property by Multiplex Developments Australia last week to a Perth-based
Anthony Warman has joined West Coast Group as executive for new business. Mr Warman is a former state manager for AMP and has also worked for GIO, ANZ and Buck.
THE state government has allocated an additional $4 million for the second stage of development at the Avon Industrial Park, located in the Shire of Northam, with new lots to be available by early 200
WEST Perth-based mineral sands producer, Matilda Minerals Ltd, has announced a restructuring of its board and a capital raising through Michael Kiernan’s Territory Resources Ltd.
EXPORT earnings from Australian commodities are expected to jump by four per cent this financial year, to $144.7 billion, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Ec
WA Newspapers Ltd’s $210 million printing press upgrade has caused its fair share of headaches for management, as teething problems surfaced and caused delivery delays.
