Fruit and vegetable wholesaling is widely seen as an old-fashioned, low-tech industry, but businesses in that sector are increasingly adopting the latest communications technology to help them operate efficiently.
Embattled petroleum company Baraka Petroleum Ltd has withdrawn from the Mali and La Punta projects, following its path into voluntary administration last month.
Australia's export earnings from mineral resources were largely unchanged over the March quarter, with a strong Australian dollar and lower export volumes offsetting stronger commodity prices.
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The Varanus Island gas plant explosion is having a big impact on the WA economy with 14 per cent of the respondents to an industry survey saying they will have to shut down, while 64 per cent expect a production decline.
Aspiring power generation company Aviva Corporation and ARC Energy have agreed to partner up to study the potential for sequestration of carbon dioxide in depleted oil and gas reservoirs in the North Perth Basin.
Chinese steel making giant Sinosteel has indicated it may not support the proposed merger between takeover target Midwest Corporation Ltd and Murchison Metals Ltd as questions are raised over the latter's asset quality.
Perth-based global drug delivery company, pSivida Ltd has received approval from the Federal Court of Australia for its reincorporation in the United States.
The state's current gas crisis is proving to be a boon for West Perth-based biodiesel company Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd, which today received a purchase order for the immediate supply of 500,000 litres of biodiesel.
Perth-based engineering company Neptune Marine Services Ltd's subsidiary, Tri-Surv Geomatics, has been awarded an offshore hydrographic survey contract worth more than $8 million.
Minara Resources Ltd today confirmed that it has secured temporary gas supply and delivery arrangements for its Murrin Murrin operation following the fire which has disrupted gas supply from Apache Energy's Varanus facility.
West Perth-based miner Kagara Ltd has expanded its resource portfolio after agreeing to pay $6.5 million plus royalties to Glengarry Resources Ltd for the Maitland copper deposit in Queensland.
Subiaco-based exploration company Crescent Gold Ltd has avoided heading to court following a $1.9 million settlement with contractor Bemex Corporation Pty Ltd.
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The Carpenter government's newly formed energy working group will be seeking more details tonight on the impact of the state's gas crisis on local industries, as it continues to develop its contigency plans.
There was strong support from existing shareholders for West Perth-based iron ore explorer Polaris Metals rights issue which raised $11.6 million from a rights issue.
Perth-based directors of Gemcom Software International Inc, Tim Moore and Tony Packer, will pocket a combined $14.6 million from the sale of their interest in the company, after two US-based equity firms increased their takeover offer.
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Ausdrill Ltd today reaffirmed its opposition to Macmahon Holdings Ltd's takeover offer, saying directors and other shareholders with 39.1 per cent of its stock would not accept the offer.
West Perth-based metals explorer Reed Resources Ltd has received confirmed commitments to a capital raising that will fast track its Barrambie vanadium project.
Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel has laid out a further threat to Midwest Corporation Ltd's proposed merger with Murchison Metals Ltd, extending its takeover deadline by over a month.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will begin its review of BHP Billiton Ltd's proposed $200 billion acquisition of Rio Tinto Ltd after paperwork for the takeover was filed today.
West Perth-based nickel producer Nickelore Ltd has opted for a 25,000-tonne heap leach demonstration plant at its Canegrass nickel-cobalt Project in the state's Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields.
West Perth-based nickel miner Mincor Resources NL has moved to accelerate one of its key exploration ventures in the zinc-lead industry after securing a joint venture with major Japanese Government entity, JOGMEC.
Perth oil and gas explorer Nuenco NL has executed a gas sales agreement for all production from the Southeast Lost Hills projects with a major Californian oil and gas company.
