Aquila Resources has partly resolved a dispute with its joint venture partner AMCI after both agreed on Anketell Point as the preferred port site for the West Pilbara iron ore project.
PRIVATE port consortium James Point is growing in confidence that its plans for an expanded outer harbour at Cockburn Sound will win government support.
IT might be just a small tweak to the left, but the state government's decision to go ahead with an extension to the northern rail line is likely to change the face of future suburbs all the way to Two Rocks.
THERE'S not much talk of the global economic downturn or falling commodity prices when you listen to companies with an interest in iron ore mining and infrastructure projects in the Mid West region.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia today called for economic reform that will support local firms, encourage new investment and create jobs during the deepening global financial crisis.
The value of projects in Australia has declined by $37.2 billion since the September 2008 quarter, with new projects failing to replenish those being completed.
The Office of Energy has recommended a 55 per cent increase in small business electricity prices, even higher than the increase it proposed in a draft report released last year.
Treasurer Troy Buswell has flagged further cuts in government spending as ratings agency Moody's warns the state's AAA credit rating will be at risk should the budget slide into deficit.
CONSULTING engineers have joined the Western Australian business community in calling on the state government to implement a long-term strategic infrastructure plan.
LOCAL engineering firms were bombarded with calls from underprepared local councils at the end of last year seeking assistance in applying for the federal government's infrastructure handouts.
Aquila Resources and its joint venture partner AMCI have ended up in a legal dispute after failing to reach agreement on plans for a new port in the Pilbara for their proposed iron ore project.
A WESTERN Australian geospatial software developer has won an Asia Pacific award for its software warning system, which helps protect infrastructure during major emergencies and natural disasters.
IN a bid to bring extra hotel rooms onto the market, a new study has highlighted investment opportunities in Perth's CBD by compiling a short list of commercial buildings suitable for conversion.
A WESTERN Australian geospatial software developer has won an Asia Pacific award for its software warning system, which helps protect infrastructure during major emergencies and natural disasters.
The $4 billion price tag for the Oakajee port and rail project is expected to come down as the global economic downturn lowers the price of iron ore and mining project deferrals free up contractors.
PERTH-BASED IT company L7 Solutions has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Western Power, the latest in a string of lucrative deals for the growing organisation.
A WESTERN Australian geospatial software developer has won an Asia Pacific award for its software warning system, which helps protect infrastructure during major emergencies and natural disasters.
REPRESENTATIVES from equipment manufacturer Sensear are in California this week aiming to enhance the company's global presence and increase its market share in the US's $3 billion safety and protective devices market.
AS the state government conducts an audit on capital works projects worth more than $20 million in an effort to contain spending, a number of affected design firms have already started to count the financial costs, including redundancies.
The state opposition is calling on the government to be open and honest about its 3 per cent budget cuts as the planned $93 million Northbridge-based police complex is delayed.
Sundance Resources is part of a consortium selected to construct and operate an iron ore export terminal in Cameroon which is expected to become a major shipping hub that will service the company's Mbalam iron ore project.
Western Power has been ordered to get its act together by October this year by the independent regulator or face fines of up to $100,000 after it was found to have breached its transmission and distribution licences.
Minemakers expects to substantially lower operating costs and increase planned production for its Wonarah phosphate project in the Northern Territory after it entered into a study deal over a rail link to the tenement.
Fortescue Metals Group has reached its targeted 15 million tonne shipment for 2008 while it was 1 per cent shy of its mining goal at its Cloudbreak mine in the Pilbara.
