Staff Reporters

Long-serving Wesfarmers non-executive director David White has announced his resignation from the company's board.

Technology brands are the big winners in the latest Interbrand 2010 Best Global Brands report, taking six of the top 20 spots.

More than a thousand different community groups and charities have benefited from $113 million in Lotterywest grants during the 2010 financial year.

RCR Tomlinson has announced plans to return $3 million to shareholders through an on-market share buy-back and has suspended its dividend reinvestment plan.

South African-focused Continental Coal is set to acquire unlisted South African thermal coal mining and export coal producing company Mashala Resources.

The City of Perth has made more than $400,000 in additional funding available to speed up roadworks in Wellington Street as part of the Forrest Place redevelopment.

Emergent Resources has scrapped its planned $200 million joint venture with Beijing China Metallurgical Investment for the Beyondie iron project in the mid-west.

CGA Mining has recorded a significant increase in revenue for the 2010 financial year.

Internet service provider iiNet has signed a three-year deal as the naming rights partner for the National Basketball League which will see the competition officially known as the iiNet NBL Championship when the season tips-off on October 15.

Shares in Malaga-based Kresta have recorded a modest drop after the company announced it would need to write down the carrying value of its inventory by up to $6 million.

Melbourne-based NewSat has announced a million-dollar deal with Osborne Park-based Amstar Communications, to provide satellite communications to the Gorgon LNG project.

Quality Builders has been appointed to build a new work camp in the Goldfields-Ngaanyatjarra region.

Focus Minerals has posted a record annual net profit of $10.9 million for the 2010 financial year, up from $3.1 million in 2009.

Perth-based EcoQuest's biodegradable disposable nappies and wipes will be available in more than 100 supermarkets in three states from October.

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has reached its sixth Westpoint settlement for $1 million.

Paladin Energy's $27 million off-market scrip offer for Niger-focused uranium explorer NGM Resources is a step closer after Deutsche Securities Australia agreed to sell its stake in NGM.

Mermaid Marine has been awarded a three year, $80 million shipping contract by Chevron for the Gorgon LNG project in the state's north-west.

Sundance Resources has taken another step towards developing the Mbalam Project in Cameroon and Congo, signing another agreement to investigate infrastructure for the project.

The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says a new study suggests the state's economic recovery is still patchy.

Alinta Energy has received a number of trade bids for its whole business and individual assets as part of the company's debt reduction process.

Just over two months after being appointed to the board of Swan Gold Mining, Marty Adams has resigned as a non-executive director.

The average national price of petrol fell by 2.2 cents last week but rose slightly in Perth, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum.

The chairman of Troy Resources John Dow is to step down in November and be replaced by David Dix.

Renaissance Minerals has entered into a deal to acquire Newmont Mining's interest in the Pinjin gold project in the Eastern Goldfields.

Subiaco-based Syndicated Metals has signed an agreement with ASARCO Exploration to acquire two per cent of net smelter royalties from five tenements in Queensland and one near Exmouth.

Bauxite Resources has announced the company's plans for a mining operation near Bindoon needs to undergo a Public Environmental Review.

Deloitte has appointed its WA managing partner Keith Jones to lead its Energy & Resources group.

Federal Independent MP Rob Oakeshott says he couldn't take a position in the Gillard ministry because it would have caused problems for the regional package he negotiated.

One of the dominant players in the state's commercial fishing industry for the past half a century Theo Kailis has died.

Automotive Holdings Group has signed a $12 million agreement to acquire a Toyota dealership 30 kilometres from Melbourne's CBD.

Shares in Avoca Resources slipped a further 9 per cent today after the company yesterday revealed plans to merge with US-based Anatolia Minerals Development.

Two WA companies are looking to develop projects in Greenland after the government lifted its decades-old ban on uranium exploration.