East Perth-based engineering consultancy Lycopodium Ltd has announced a net profit after tax of $4.8 million for the half year, on revenue of $55.9 million.
The WA Local Government Association today released its draft plan for restructuring of the sector, with a focus on a regional system of service delivery but no forced amalgamations of local councils.
West Perth-based Brumby Resources Ltd has launched an underwritten 1-for-2 pro-rata non-renounceable entitlements issue, to raise a total of $2.57 million for exploration at its Pilbara iron ore projects.
Perth-based asset management firm PearlStreet Ltd has reported a net profit after tax of $821,000 from ordinary activities for the half year ended December 2007, down 26.9 per cent on the 2006 corresponding period result.
The three directors of West Perth-based Trafford Resources Ltd have injected a total of $1.8 million into the company's exploration efforts after each exercised 4.5 million options at 25 cents a share and over 2 million options at 35 cents today.
GRD Ltd has confirmed that it is looking at new ownership arrangements for its Global Renewables infrastructure arm, as its Minproc engineering business reported a strong rise in profits.
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The race is on to find ways to store carbon dioxide emissions, but some in the sector argue the legal framework has to be put in place to deal with this new issue and the business opportunities it creates
While many outsiders perceive Papua New Guinea as politically and socially unstable, the country continues to attract interest from mining companies keen to develop major resource projects.
The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government’s Department of Industry and Resources.
The long-awaited move by Kerry Stokes’ Seven Network Ltd on West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd started this week, offering all the hallmarks of a long and protracted fight.
The state’s property market is likely to experience continued growth in 2008, although performance in the residential sector is likely to be mixed, according to the Hegney Property Group’s outlook report.
With the first of the new breed of Perth office towers at least 12 months away from completion, developers are transforming small city sites into boutique office blocks and reaping the rewards in the interim.
Figures released last week by the Housing Industry Association indicate the residential market in Western Australia will continue to face challenges in 2008.
Goyder already hands-on at Coles It might have looked a bit small town, but when Wesfarmers Ltd boss Richard Goyder talked about how he’d sorted out the management of his local Mosman Park Coles store
Increasing wages may seem a strange way to cut costs and lift business efficiency, but that is one option proposed by visiting management expert, Verne Harnish.
As the first stages of the Northbridge Link project get under way, a number of developments in the East Perth Redevelopment Authority’s New Northbridge precinct and surrounds are due for completion in the next 12 months.
Deep Yellow Ltd managing director Leon Pretorius has increased his direct and indirect interest in the company through the on-market acquisition of 4.3 million shares at a total cost of $1.3 million.
West Perth-based Carnegie Corporation has bought two new technologies, further strengthening its position as a diversified clean technology developer and operator.
A series of developments planned for Lord Street in Perth, near Members Equity Stadium, are the first steps towards what developers and the Town of Vincent hope will be a renewal of the area.
A company that has applied aerospace-grade composite materials to the rehabilitation and strengthening of concrete and steel structures and equipment is preparing to launch a public offer to raise funds to commercialise the technology.
THE $21 million Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training, established to address the chronic shortage of skilled workers within the oil and gas industry, has welcomed its first intake of stud
Initial public offer activity for the non-mining sector in Western Australia appears to have come off last year’s highs, with the lack of growth in the small- to mid-cap floats suggesting some companies are looking elsewhere for funding sources.
Western Australians are earning more than workers in any other state and the gap between the states is getting larger, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
