Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is in discussion with Clive Palmer's Mineralogy Pty Ltd about the potential of blending low-grade iron ore to supply the Chinese market.
Equinox Minerals Limited shares surged more than 10 per cent during trade today, following the announcement that Canadian investor First Quantum Minerals Ltd had acquired a 17 per cent stake in the company.
Australand Ltd is set to release another 12 premium marina lots with ocean views at its $900 million Port Coogee development, following the sell-out success of "The Peninsula" land release last month.
Shares in Brierty Ltd have debuted at a 75 per cent premium to its $1 issue price as it revealed it was in exclusive negotiations to buy WA civil contractor Wormall Pty Ltd for between $55 million and $60 million.
Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel is proposing a cash takeover offer for iron ore miner Midwest Corporation Ltd that values the target at $5.60 per share, well above Murchison Metals Ltd's floundering scrip offer.
Creditors of failed biotechnology company Chemeq Ltd are facing losses approaching $40 million after its receivers failed to sell its land and buildings in Rockingham, which are its main asset.
Bentley-based alternative waste technology company AnaeCo has reduced the minimum subscription level of its initial public offer from $5 million to $3 million, and extended the offer closing date to January 11.
Perth-based Capitol Health Ltd has emerged as Melbourne's third largest private radiology clinic owner following the addition of the established Bell Imaging and South East Medical Imaging groups to its Victorian portfolio.
Western Australian canola growers are reaping early benefits of the Victorian and New South Wales Governments' decision to lift their moratorium on the commercial production of genetically modified crops, WA agriculture and food minister Kim Chance said.
Australian commodity export earning are forecast to increase by 1 per cent to more than $140 billion in 2007-08, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economic's Australian Commodities publication.
Major printing franchise Worldwide Online Printing has diversified its operations by acquiring professional writing firm Wordplay Media for an undisclosed sum.
West Perth-based resource investment and exploration company Artemis Resources Ltd has raised $4 million to grow its diversified portfolio of prospects in Western Australia and Africa.
Shares in takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd rocketed 12 per cent higher today after the company disclosed that it was in discussions with "parties interested in pursuing corporate transactions".
The Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls says regional WA has been well-served by Agricultural Region MLC Murray Criddle who today announced his intention to retire from the WA Parliament early in the New Year.
Australian stockbroker Patersons Securities Ltd is launching a significant expansion of its national network with the opening of an office in Brisbane.
Western Metals Ltd has struck an agreement with BHP Billiton for the option to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the highly prospective Snowbird nickel and base metals project in Canada for $US1.5 million ($1.7 million).
Fremantle’s Fly By Night Musicians Club has become an institution for musicians and music lovers over its 21-year history, growing into one of Western Austra-lia’s most iconic performing arts venues.
Prominent restaurateur Nic Trimboli has previously told Gusto he is a big believer in retaining talented staff by providing them with opportunities at new venues.
Ernst & Young is prioritising staff retention as an area of focus for its business advisory services in WA, having recently transferred senior partner and head of the company’s national people advisory business, Bill Farrell, to the Perth office.
Former police officer and coffee aficionado, Leigh Schultz, has ambitious plans for his newly opened Urbanistar Café in Northbridge, with an expansion into West Perth on the cards.
Playing an Xbox computer game at work in the middle of the day may sound like some university students’ fantasy job, but for employees at Como-based online flower company, Ready Flowers, it’s all part of the culture.
Cedar Woods Properties Ltd and St Ives Group are busy planning their first joint-venture development, which could transform the former Carine TAFE site into an integrated residential, commercial, resort-style retirement and aged-care village.
The resources sector is again at the forefront of community initiatives, with BHP Billiton Ltd committing $5 million to fund resources research and education at the University of Western Australia Business School.
State opposition leader Paul Omodei has proposed the development of “major sustainable cities” at Karratha and Derby as part of a long-term plan to foster development in the north of Western Australia.
