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Terrain Minerals has secured $5 million in equity funding from Fortrend Securities under an innovative Standby Subscription Facility.

Attorney General Christian Porter today announced the appointment of Stephen Hall SC to the Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Mega Uranium has finalised a deal to sell a 35 per cent stake in its Lake Maitland uranium project in Western Australia to three Japanese electricity utilities and Japanese trading house ITOCHU Corporation for US$49 million.

Subiaco-based Chrome Corporation will move into the gold sector after it struck a deal to acquire Papua New Guinea explorer Pacific Nuigini Minerals.

Former Water Corporation chief executive Jim Gill will take over the chancellor position at Curtin University early next year from Coogee Chemicals executive chairman Gordon Martin.

Shares in Atlas Iron-backed Warwick Resources have closed 17 per cent higher on a $10 million deal with Hannans Reward to acquire the iron ore rights from the latter's east Pilbara Jigalong project.

BC Iron plans to raise $22 million from a sale of new shares, as it welcomes a new cornerstone investor, Regent Pacific Group, to its share register.

Extract Resources has bowed to requests from several major shareholders to add representatives to the board.

East Perth-based explorer Metals X has announced a restructuring of its board, with founding chairman Peter Newton to retire and managing director Peter Cook to step up to the chairman role.

The state government plans major refoms that will give greater protection and power to retail tenants in their leasing negotiations with landlords.

Nick Perrignon will part ways with Stockland to join prominent Western Australian developer, Satterley Property Group, in September.

South Perth-based explorer Central Petroleum has raised $31 million through a rights issue and placement which will fund a hydrocarbon exploration program in prospective basins in the middle of Australia.

Construction company Forge Group has upgraded its full-year earnings guidance by 54 per cent following revised forecasts to its projects and the inclusion of a tax credit.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has tabled a report in Parliament today dealing with bribery issues at government agency Landgate.

The state government is calling on potential water service providers to tender for the $391 million expansion of the Ord River irrigation scheme.

Industrial software developer ISS Group has warned of continued subdued demand for its products for the rest of the calendar year as it forecasts an underlying loss of $2.1 million for this fiscal year.

Aviva Corporation and AES Corporation have submitted their wholesale power proposal in the tender phase of Synergy's 2009 energy supply procurement contract for the Mid West region.

Plans for a major resdential development at Belmont Park racecourse have moved a step closer after Planning Minister John Day today tabled amendments to the metropolitan region scheme.

Composites technology developer Quickstep Holdings has been awarded a $2.6 million grant under the federal government's $75 million climate ready program for the development and commercialisation of light-weight, low-emission vehicles.

Support for the state government's policies has risen in the past quarter, making WA the most supported government in Australia, according to the Sensis Business Index released today.

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IN 1975, Swedish-born Hakan Friberg opened his Perth fitness equipment store one month after Laurie Potter opened his Hay Street health club.

There are plenty of opportuities for companies with a good story to sell.

THE Shire of Busselton has approved residential and tourist development plans for Smiths Beach nine years after development was first proposed.

ON October 16 1997, the selling techniques of the fitness industry received unprecedented attention.

Politicians should look a bit closer to home when apportioning blame for the GFC.

EMPLOYERS are showing a reluctance to shed staff, despite the economic downturn, a leading business lobby group says.

WESTERN Australian companies servicing the oil and gas sector have returned from a recent trade mission to the US with diaries full of new contacts and a fresh perspective on the value of organised business trips.

THE proposed Western Australian iron ore joint venture between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto has reignited passions around a long-running issue between the state government and miners - land-rich tax provisions.

LOCAL business and industry groups have rejected calls for a ban on the export of live sheep from Fremantle Port.

AS the post-state budget debate over critical electricity supply to the growth region of the Mid West continues, the state government's backing of the Oakajee port is attracting new interest in power generation investment in the resurgent minerals provinc

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