Fremantle Ports has embarked on its biggest infrastructure project for decades with the $250 million deepening of the inner habour to cater for bigger ships.
Former University of Western Australia researcher Dr Bruce Gray will be able to keep his $75 million stake in Sirtex Medical after the Federal Court today dismissed the university's appeal over ownership of the biotech's intellectual property.
Iluka Resources has cut a further 54 jobs at its Western Australian operations as the company moves to focus on its Victorian and South Australian projects.
West Perth-based Shaw River Resources plans to raise up to $5 million through a placement with its largest shareholder, Atlas Iron, backing the raising.
The two companies that manage Great Southern's olive groves in Western Australia have joined forces to develop proposals for the collapsed company's olive managed investment schemes.
Navigator Resources will press ahead with its acquisition of the Bronzewing gold operation after securing a $16 million debt facility and revealing plans for a $24 million capital raising.
Shares in Murchison Metals have surged as the company flags the potential to increase the scope of its Mid West iron ore operation after setting an additional exploration target of up to 1 billion tonnes.
Cash-rich Vulcan Resources and Universal Resources have announced a friendly merger, brining together copper projects in Finland and Queensland into the combined group.
Uranium explorer WildHorse Energy is diversifying into the coal sector through a deal that will see Mark Hohnen and Ian Middlemas join its board of directors.
TWO prominent directors of Western Areas have pocketed more than $11 million from the sale of shares as unrelated company Western Areas Exploration makes its way on to the share register after a lengthy court battle.
MOLY Mines has revealed plans to raise at least $30 million as part of debt restructure plans and to fund the $10 million development of its iron ore deposit while it progresses its Spinifex Ridge
LOCAL industry is demanding a say on the state government's next move on energy policy, after it finally scrapped unwelcome plans to merge electricity generator Verve with retailer Synergy.
HAVE you ever wondered about the value of the formal performance appraisal system? Is it something you enjoy doing as either the appraiser or the appraised?
AN ice rink next to the art gallery, a helipad by the river and new farmers' and artists' markets in the Cultural Centre are some of the innovative ideas being evaluated to enliven central Perth.
PHILANTHROPIST John Corbett, whose son was born with a disability, was one of the founding members of Jolimont-based Activ in 1951, known then as the Slow Learning Children's Group.
SMALL to medium-sized enterprises are revealing a resilient attitude and determination in the face of economic uncertainty, with many employing strategies to ensure they remain competitive for the
OIL and gas contracting specialist Clough remains in the running for a $200 million contract for the offshore production facilities at Apache Energy's Reindeer gas field following John Holland Group's successful tender for onshore plant construction.
THE lure of generous tax deductions has taken more casualties in Western Australia, with investors fleeced of almost $100,000 in a scam disguised as a film industry investment.
Short and sweet
Rebranding is all the go these days, even for industry bodies.
It seems it's out with the acronyms and in with easy words that people can remember.
SMALL businesses are turning to Australia's largest barter exchange as a way of preserving cash flow, selling excess stock and increasing revenue through times of economic uncertainty.
AS Baosteel seeks to get the latest big decision across the line at the Foreign Investment Review Board, many share market investors may not realise what legally occurs with a transaction of this nature.
