Deterioration of market conditions has forced Osborne Park-based Anvil Mining Ltd to lower the price of its share placement to Israeli mining investor Dan Gertler by nearly 20 per cent.
With the state set to go to the polls on September 6, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA has issued an election policy blueprint it wants the elected government to take on board "to secure WA's long-term prosperity".
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The corporate watchdog is requesting prosecutors consider an appeal following today's 12-month suspended prison sentence handed down to former Westpoint promoter Neil Burnard.
Malaga-based windows covering company Kresta Holdings Ltd plans to roll-out a further 12 stores during this financial year after today reporting a five per cent increase in full-year net profit.
Shares in Golden West Resources Ltd have jumped 30 per cent on an unusual heavy day of trade as Portman Ltd's shareholding grip on the company loosens due to dilution.
Liver cancer treatment company Sirtex Medical Ltd has applied for an injunction against former chairman Bruce Gray to stop him from competing with the firm after he backed down from an earlier commitment.
The state Liberal Party will commit $648 million towards Western Australia's health system if elected and said it will retain the Princess Margaret Hospital as a government run entity.
Mining services company Imdex Ltd has entered into an agreement to fully acquire Queensland drilling services Wildcat Chemicals Australia Pty Ltd for nearly $2 million.
East Perth-based engineering company Lycopodium Ltd believes the buoyant minerals sector outlook will offset challenging conditions in the biodiesel and manufacturing sectors, as it today announced a 40 per cent increase in full-year net profit.
The short-term outlook for state energy retailer Synergy appears robust with Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigning an A-1+ corporate credit rating.
Takeover target Ausdrill Ltd has posted a 28 per cent increase in its full year net profit on the back of a six per cent increase in revenue to $391 million.
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Mining services company Mineral Resources Ltd has reported a net profit of $47 million for the 2008 financial year, up 134 per cent from the previous year.
West Perth-based mining company Sphere Investments Ltd is looking for a new partner for its Mauritanian iron ore project, after Qatar Steel walked away from acquiring a 15 per cent interest worth $130 million.
The mining boom has fed into mining services company Brandrill Ltd's full year net profit, which has increased 36 per cent to $11 million in fiscal 2008.
Is it a sign of the times? St George Bank has moved to take control of Warren Mead’s restaurant empire, appointing Shaun Fraser and Simon Read from McGrathNicol as receivers this morning.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to take a tougher stance on accepting undertakings during mergers following examples of businesses acting in bad faith, ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said today.
Small-medium enterprise investor Greencap Ltd has acquired two businesses in a scrip and cash deal worth $19 million while it plans to raise over $7 million through a share placement.
Civil construction company Brierty Ltd has posted a full-year net loss of $1.3 million after downgrading its profit twice in its first year of listing on the stock market.
The Carpenter government is working on a rescue package to stop the closure of some of the state's rural rail network, owned by embattled Babcock & Brown, but will not bail out the entire network.
Balcatta-based clean energy technology group Orbital Corporation Ltd has confirmed plans to continue to expand in aligned business sectors after today announcing a $500,000 net annual profit.
Miner Mincor Resources Ltd has reported a 36 per cent fall in net profit for the 2008 financial year to $64 million on the back of lower nickel prices.
Wesfarmers Ltd's share price slumped today after it announced a 33 per cent increase in net profit for the year ending June 2008 of just over $1 billion but a fall in earnings per share.
Engineering company Clough Ltd has turned around its 2007 financial year loss into a net profit of $67 million while its order book stands at $1.2 billion.
Falling commodity prices have hit Perth-based miner Perilya Ltd which will halve ore production at its Broken Hill operation in South Australia and cut 440 jobs.
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Mining hospitality and accommodation provider Auzcorp will develop a $45 million, 136-room hotel in Tom Price after being selected as the preferred bidder under the government's Landbank program.
