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The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has approved a $450 million loan facility for BCI Minerals’ Mardie Salt & Potash project.

Today's board moves wrap includes Kenneth Banks, Brian Thomas, Jeff Armstrong, Ian Middlemas, Simon Gerard, and Jordan Tentori.

Nickel miner IGO has completed an equity raising associated with its 49 per cent acquisition of Tianqi Lithium, giving it a stake in the Greenbushes lithium mine and Kwinana refinery.

There have been 16 insolvency appointments to Western-Australian-incorporated companies in the last two weeks.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Jessica Machin, Clint Bracknell, Mimi Packer, James Williams, Peter Cook, Marianne Dravnieks, Andrew Kennedy, Fiona Murfitt and Giulia Savior.

Today's board moves wrap includes Cliff Lawrenson, David Netherway, Emmanuel Correia, Sahm Nasseri, Kaggen Ausma, Andrew Barclay, Raymond Parry, and Emma Stein.

CZR Resources has delivered a positive pre-feasibility study for its Robe Mesa iron ore deposit in the Pilbara, sending its shares up 15 per cent.

Emerging gold producer Calidus Resources has launched a $32 million share placement to fund the development of its Warrawoona project in WA.

Perth-based Veris has been subcontracted for works at the Royal Australian Navy’s military base in Western Australia, while also winning projects in Victoria and NSW.

Syrah Resources is raising funds from a $56 million placement and convertible notes deal with major shareholder AustralianSuper to progress its US and Mozambique graphite operations.

Today's board moves wrap includes Gordon Toll, Athan Lekkas, and John Ciganek.

The board of The Agency Group has urged shareholders to ignore a proposal by an entity associated with the real estate company's ex-director and major shareholder.

ASX-listed Macmahon Holdings has secured a $250 million mining contract in Queensland and gained a $20 million extension in works in WA.

Today's board moves wrap includes Alexander Sundich, Chris Sutherland, Brenda Berlin, and Peter Coleman.

Andrew Forrest's Tattarang is set to invest more than $15 million in Toronto-listed Noront Resources.

Jetstar will restart direct flights between Melbourne and Margaret River in March, one year after the COVID-19 pandemic had iced the route.

Today's board moves wrap includes Peter Kane, Valentine Chitalu, Paul McKenzie, Graeme Robertson, Damian Black, and Bill Oliver.

Brett Cohen has been appointed partner-in-charge at Clayton Utz’s Perth office, while Justin Audcent has been promoted to partner Perth corporate finance at RSM.

KalNorth Gold Mines has agreed to sell its Lindsays project in Western Australia for $5 million, following a strategic review.

Today's board moves wrap includes Justine Passaportis, Strati Gregoriadis, and Stephen Hewitt-Dutton.

Today's board moves wrap includes Avi Sthapak, Stefanie Wilkinson, Caroline Cox, Geof Stapledon, and Bill Hobba.

SWAN Systems has taken out a top prize at Rabobank’s 2020 startup awards, which recognises the achievements of global food and agriculture entrepreneurs.

Matrix Composites & Engineering was trading 20 per cent higher this morning after announcing a new technology agreement with oil and gas major Woodside Petroleum.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Jeff Burch, Dixie Marshall, Paul Coghlan, Kylie Judd, Tony Goodsell, Ashleigh D'Alessandro and Sarah Russell.

A new study has found 97 per cent of Australian employers believe there are major benefits in hiring people living with disability.

It's been less than three years since Suzanne Dodds launched Complete Home Filtration, which allows customers to access filtered water from every tap on their property.

Integrated energy company UON has taken out the top prize at Business News's inaugural RISE Business Awards as the Western Australian Business of the Year.

Today's board moves wrap include James Wilson, Yakov Temov, Simon Whybrow, Nicki Farley, Robin Romero, Joseph Caruso, and Anastasios Arima.

Subiaco-based New World Resources has secured $10 million from a share placement to fast-track a drilling program at the company’s high-grade copper project in the US.

Woodside has hailed the benefits of Amazon Web Services computing infrastructure on the same day the state government signed a deal with AWS.

Multiplex boss Chris Palandri will be chair of Scitech, following Tony Joyner's announcement he would step down after serving in the role for eight years.

Household spending rocketed up 11.7 per cent in WA in the September quarter, while national GDP grew 3.3 per cent.