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Shares in Amcom Telecommunications have risen 4 per cent following the announcement of the company's largest-ever unified communications contract.

Sundance Resources has taken a step toward production at its Nabeba iron ore project after signing an agreement with the government of the Republic of Congo and Congo Iron.

There's plenty of industry confidence in the growth in apartment living, despite some concerns about the short-term outlook.

Despite fresh conflict in the Middle East, Woodside Petroleum would love to have been involved in the Leviathan project off Israel.

Australian goldminer Kingsgate Consolidated has notched up a record annual production result as it adapts to volatile operating conditions.

The final piece of the Beaufort Street bus priority plan has been put in place with the opening of a $1 million peak-period bus-only lane between Walcott and Bulwer streets.

Fremantle-based Carnegie Wave Energy has partnered with the University of Adelaide on a $1.8 million project to research and develop control strategies for wave energy converters.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat following a mixed session on Wall Street.

Pressure is mounting for WA Liberals to lead the way on GST reform.

Former Newmont Mining Australian exploration director Lynda Daley has been appointed managing director of gold, base metals and nickel explorer Sipa Resources.

Wall Street stocks have finished little changed with the S&P 500 inching to a new record following mixed US economic data and a flood of corporate earnings.

Gold futures have fallen to a five-week low after data showed Chinese demand for physical gold fell during the first half of 2014.

The Australian dollar has drifted lower following positive US unemployment data.

The Packer family and Crown Resorts have committed $1 million to secure a key act for the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival.

More than 850 small businesses across Western Australia have been surveyed to gauge the current state of small businesses, with positive statistics showing that 55 per cent have plans to grow and improve in the future.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has settled class actions brought by investors in managed investment schemes operated by plantation group Great Southern, two days out from a court decision on the matter.

The iron ore and gold mining industries have served Western Australia well during the past decade, but that does not mean they will do the same job over the next decade, especially if the switch to other minerals evident on world markets gathers pace.

The share market has closed higher for the seventh session in a row, boosted by Chinese manufacturing data and US company earnings.

Shares in Mungana Gold Mines rose by more than 25 per cent after the company announced it would move ahead with its North Queensland zinc strategy, following shareholder support for the $15 million acquisition of the Chilagoe base metal assets from the liquidators of Kagara, originally announced in December last year.

Subiaco-based Greenland Minerals and Energy has awarded a competitive tender to a North American-based firm with a Perth office, for detailed engineering design aspects of a feasibility study for its Kvanefjeld rare earth elements project in Greenland.

Economic recovery in the United Kingdom and the United States has helped drive a surge in overseas' travellers to Australia.

Coogee Chemicals has partnered with Mitsubishi Corporation to establish a new fuel terminal in South Australia.

Perth company Digital CC has revealed its first sales results for investment in the virtual bitcoin industry with revenue reaching $US2.1 million to the end of June 2014.

Perth-based Paladin Energy has settled the sale of a 25 per cent stake in its flagship Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Nambia, under a deal originally announced to the market in January this year.

Aspen Group has taken a $14 million hit to the value of its assets, writing down its Spearwood Industrial Estate as part of its annual portfolio review.

The Australian stock market has opened flat despite another strong session on Wall Street led by corporate giants Apple and Facebook.

Macquarie Group is sticking with its full year profit guidance, despite a disappointing first quarter.

Newcrest Mining has beaten its annual gold and copper production targets, but warns it is facing a hit of up to $2.5 billion after reviewing its mining assets.

Atlas Iron is cutting costs and ramping up production as it offers discounts of up to 10 per cent to Chinese customers.

Gold prices have edged lower, as negotiators work to end fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The Australian dollar is at a three-week high following higher-than-expected inflation figures.

The first two weeks of sittings by the new Senate have only added to the uncertainty surrounding the government's legislative agenda.