Aquila Resources executive chairman Tony Poli says a new major deepwater port in the Pilbara could be operational in 2013, two years ahead of the state government's timetable.
The competition watchdog has granted a group of iron ore juniors in the Pilbara the right to collectively bargain with major iron ore miners over rail haulage and access.
The value of houses in Albany and Mandurah were among the top three coastal locations in the country to experience growth over the past 10 years, according to new analysis from RP Data.
Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has reclaimed the title of the nation's richest person from gaming tycoon James Packer while the fortunes of Perth businessmen Stan Perron and Kerry Stokes slipped, according to Forbes Asia.
More than 500 investors in failed property group Westpoint are set to receive a total of $13.5 million after the Federal Court today approved the settlement.
Detached new home sales in WA surged 12.2 per cent in January in a sign that upgrading owner occupiers and investors may be coming back in to the market, a leading industry body says.
ASG Group has been awarded a $13 million contract to provide IT services to the federal Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Extract Resources has today appointed former Rio Tinto board member Jonathan Leslie as its new chief executive, some nine months after managing director Peter McIntyre announced his resignation.
Bunnings Warehouse Property Trust has booked an 11 per cent increase in first-half income on the back of acquisitions and improvements to investment properties.
Aquaculture company Marine Produce Australia plans to raise $13.5 million to fund an expansion of its barramundi operations in the Kimberley and delist from the local stock exchange.
Panoramic Resources has recorded a profit turnaround to $23.1 million on the back of improving nickel prices and the inclusion of all nickel production from the Lanfranchi mine in Western Australia.
Subiaco-based Mission NewEnergy has raised $9 million, which will be used to plant additional Jatropha trees that will be used for biodisel production.
Danny Green is bringing his world boxing title defence against Manny Siaca from Sydney to his hometown of Perth after the Western Australian government agreed to provide backing to the tune of $185,000.
Woodside Petroleum has posted a rise in annual net profit and says sales revenue was down on lower commodity prices despite a positive boost from foreign exchange movements.
The central bank says Australia is experiencing a surge in mining activity driven by commodities demand from China and India that could last more than 15 years and expects the mining industry to double in size over the next few years.
News that workers on Chevron's Gorgon gas project will be the highest paid in Australia is set to disadvantage other sectors in Western Australia, a business lobby group has warned today.
Engineering company Lycopodium says its full-year profit guidance remains unchanged after it today booked a 48 per cent slump in its first-half net profit.
Skywest Airlines says it is well-placed to capture more fly-in, fly-out contracts in Western Australia as it reported a profit turnaround to $S7 million ($A5.8 million).
A bounce in house prices and interest rates has seen housing affordability in Western Australia drop in the December quarter, but not as much as other states and territories.
The cost of integrating three business acquisitions has helped shave $3.9 million off the interim net profit result for Southern Cross Electrical Engineering.
Civil and mining contractor NRW Holdings has won a $120 million contract from Gindalbie Metals for staged earthworks and concrete construction at the Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
Property developer Cedar Woods Properties has reiterated its full-year profit guidance of $15 million after it today reported a profit turnaround to $9.9 million.
Microsoft and Yahoo have won clearance from the US Department of Justice and the European Commission to implement their internet search alliance, which the companies hope will be a challenger to market leader Google.
