Welshpool-based engineering services firm RCR Tomlinson Ltd will acquire Queensland-based Eagle Engineering Pty Ltd for $21 million, the company announced today.
The former Perth Dental Hospital and Harold Boas Gardens have been granted permanent listing in the State Register of Heritage places, Heritage Council Director Ian Baxter announced today.
Intellectual property consultancy ipernica Ltd, formerly QSPX Ltd, has initiated a lawsuit in the United States against a series of telecommunications companies, accusing them of infringement of the company's Statistical Multiplexing program patent.
Environment Minister David Templeman today announced plans to include all of the Barrow Island Marine Park and about 49 per cent of the Montebello Islands Marine Park in sanctuary zones by the end of 2007.
Over 40 Western Australian biotechnology companies will attend the Biotechnology Industry Organization conference in Boston this year, the state's largest ever contingent at the event.
Sydney-based recruitment firm Chandler McLeod has expanded its operations in the Pilbara region by acquiring Karratha-based labour hire firm, Mangrove Personnel, for in excess of $2 million.
A roadblock exercise surveying drivers of commercial vehicles held last month saw three out of 221 drivers issued with prohibition notices for not taking a mandatory seven-hour rest period, according to Employment Protection Minister Michelle Roberts.
West Perth-based nickel explorer Australian Mines Ltd has acquired a nickel project less than 50km from Kalgoorlie for around $100,000 from Boyer Exploration & Resource Management Ltd.
Perth-based biotechnology company pSivida Ltd will raise around $11 million through a placement to pay off a convertible note debt, one day after receiving a promise from collaborative partner Pfizer Inc for a further $6.1 million share purchase.
Aspiring nickel miner Heron Resources Ltd, which counts global mining giants CVRD Inco and BHP Billiton Ltd among its major shareholders, has completed a $27.8 million capital raising.
The State Government has approved the appointment of corporate executive Shirley In't Veld as the new chief executive officer of Verve Energy, the State's biggest electricity generator.
Tourism Industry bodies have partnered with the State Government to fund four new projects to tackle the skills shortage in the WA tourism and hospitality industries.
Subaico-based Niagara Mining Ltd has announced the appointment of Andrew Forrest as non-executive chairman and a share consolidation as part of a company reorganisation it says will help it become a strong industrial nickel producer.
Perth-based biotechnology company pSivida Ltd has signed a collaborative research and license agreement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc worth $203 million for its drug delivery technologies.
Shares in North Perth-based fashion design company Costarella Design Ltd fell 11.7 per cent today after the company entered into a strategic alliance with Singapore-based cosmetics company I Nuovi Ltd.
Department of Environment and Conservation director-general Kieran McNamara will commission an independent auditor to review the Department's audit and inspection processes for the Esperance port, the department announced today.
Alinta Ltd has moved to douse continuing conjecture regarding its decision to favour a bid from the Babcock & Brown/Singapore Power syndicate, going to the market with a comprehensive outline of the decision to reject the Macquarie-led offer.
Health Department director-general Neale Fong has announced he will not accept an increase in his salary, saying he felt the health system would need to improve before a pay rise was appropriate.
US-based iron ore pellet producer Cleveland Cliffs Inc will invest in a Queensland coal project, to be administered from its Perth office, after investing $109 million for the construction of a washplant and 8.3 per cent of the mining leases.
Perth-based engineering company GRD Minproc has been awarded construction management contract for an $800.7 million copper and cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In late-breaking news, Wesfarmers Ltd has revealed full-blown plans to buy Coles for $20 billion through a consortium which would carve up the empire - leaving the Perth company with a half stake in the group and full ownership of Officeworks and Target.
Hamilton Hill-based Cell Aquaculture Ltd has received its first payment for equipment for its joint venture project with the Terengganu State Government of Malaysia, to develop a 700 tonne per annum finfish production facility.
Disability Services Minister Sheila McHale has called on the Federal Government to support a joint state and territory agreement on the provision of disability services, rather than signing individual agreements with each party.
Fremantle-based Deep Sea Fisheries Ltd has made $1.65 million for the sale of fishing licences, vessels, its product brand and equipment to various buyers.
Henderson-based ship-builder Austal Ltd has signed a $223 million contract for the construction of four vehicle-passenger ferries, which the company says is its largest individual contract to date.
The state's lottery operator Lotterywest is to implement a new gaming systems with a five-year, $18 million-deal with Greece-based Intralot Australia Pty Ltd which will see hardware changed across the state's retail network over the next 12 months.
Welshpool-based contracting group Macmahon Holdings Ltd has been awarded a $98 million contract in conjunction with SMEC Australia and Hydro Tasmania to commence construction works on several major water infrastructure projects in Queensland.
West Perth-based agribusiness manager Great Southern Ltd has announced a 30 per cent increase in sales of its managed investment scheme projects for the half year ended March 31.
Osborne Park-based internet kiosk company pieNetworks Ltd has raised $1.3 million through a placement and plans to raise more through a share purchase plan to fund development for its Hotspot Webphones, currently being trialled in New Zealand.
West Perth-based resource development company Australian Mineral Fields Inc has raised $5.9 million through a placement to Canadian investors, raising funds for exploration activities on the company's projects.
