South Korea's GS Engineering and Construction says it has won a $2.96 billion order to build Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Collie urea fertiliser plant.
BHP Billiton has approved a further $US635 million of capital spending for two expansion projects it is proceeding with at its Pilbara iron ore operations.
West Australian Newspapers has announced an after tax trading profit of $23.5 million for the first quarter of 2011, up 2.6 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
Centro Properties Group, which owns 19 shopping centres in WA, says the competitive market process it's initiated to determine the group's future might result in any of a range of results, ranging from asset sales to change of control of the group.
Perth has the most expensive office space in the Pacific region, despite a fall in office rentals, according to the CB Richard Ellis' semi-annual Global Office Rents survey.
Como-based Medusa Mining is set to spend $80 million on the construction of a new treatment plant and associated infrastructure at its Co-O project in the Philippines.
The chairman of Peet, Tony Lennon, has told shareholders at the company's annual general meeting the developer remains confident about the fundamentals of the Australian residential property market.
The state government has approved an extra $94.8 million funding to help Western Power to deliver several key customer driven works, including the Oakajee development in the state's Mid-West.
Little World Beverages expansion in the eastern states is beginning to take shape after the company announced it has reached a conditional agreement to purchase a heritage property on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula for $6.38 million.
West Perth-based Minemakers has given BCD Resources, the owners of Tasmania's Beaconsfield Gold Mine, an extra 48 hours to find new funding so it can continue to operate.
Sandfire Resources has announced plans to raise $102 million via a rights issue and an institutional placement to underpin development and exploration of its DeGrussa copper-gold project near Meekatharra.
The state government has committed to a major upgrade of roads and rail links in the wheatbelt, taking total state and federal spending on the run-down grain freight network to more than $350 million.
Marilynne Paspaley's Pinctada Hotels and Resorts has been named the preferred proponent to build a new hotel on Rottnest Island, beating a rival proposal from Karma Resorts.
West Leederville-based St George Mining has completed a $4 million Initial Public Offering and expects to list on the Australian Securities Exchange later this week.
VDM Group has become the fourth engineering contractor in recent weeks to significantly downgrade its forecast operating profit for the 2011 financial year.
Scandinavian Resources has reached a $7 million cash and scrip deal with Anglo American and Rio Tinto to acquire 100 per cent of the Rakkuri Project in Sweden.
Junior explorer Sheffield Resources has opened its Initial Public Offer to raise $7 million with a view to listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in mid December.
Helix Resources hopes to raise $2.28 million via a placement to advance exploration and evaluation at the company's minerals project in Australia and overseas.
