The state government will work with Black and Veatch Australia, Sinclair Knight Merz, and Thiess in an engineering consortium to upgrade three metropolitan wastewater treatment plants at a cost of $352 million.
Water Corporation chief executive Jim Gill was honoured for his contribution to civil engineering in Western Australia yesterday, winning the 2006 Civil Engineer of the Year award from peak body Engineers Australia.
Perth-based biotechnology comapny pSivida Ltd has signed a $33.7 million agreement with an unnamed investment fund to finance development of the company's diabetic macular edema treatment.
The North West Shelf Venture participant companies and Kansai Electric of Japan have signed a Heads of Agreement for the ongoing supply of liquefied natural gas from Australia's largest resources project.
The chairman of Perth-based gold explorer Sub-Sahara Resources NL, David Kennedy, will stand down on November 30, to be replaced by Grange Consulting Group director David Riekie.
The state government will allocate $130 million to upgrade four wastewater treatement plants in Mandurah and Kwinana, Water Resources Minister John Kobelke announced today.
Bibra Lake-based and Michael Kiernan-chaired mining services provider Mineral Resources Ltd announced a forecast 55 per cent profit upgrade at its first Annual General Meeting, held in Perth today.
Perth-based gold and base metals mining company Mantle Mining Corporation has closed its initial placement offer early and fully subscribed, the company announced today.
Embattled Chemeq Ltd has announced that it will shortly be lodging an application with the Supreme Court of Western Australia for a declaration that it has met the revenue covenant set out in the Convertible Bond Deed Poll for the 2006 financial year.
Western Australian headquartered materials handling company, United Equipment, has captured a substantial section of the Victorian market with the acquisition of the Westerns Forklift Service.
Perth-based base metals explorer Perilya Ltd will join illustrious company when it commences listing on the Standard and Poor's/ASX 200 list on November 15.
O'Connor-based insulation manufacturer Cool or Cosy Ltd announced plans to sell its transportable business subsidiary, Blue Ridge WA Pty Ltd, its former owner and current chief executive Alan Mackenzie.
Arafura Resources Ltd has been awarded a $3.3 million federal government grant for its NT rare earths-uranium project while biotechnology company Imugene Ltd has secured an $880,000 grant to produce and test bird flu vaccines on chickens.
West Perth-based junior miner Montezuma Mining Company has closed its initial public offering having raised $3.6 million to fund eight gold and base metal projects in the Pilbara and Yilgarn regions.
The Federal Government will extend exceptional circumstances funding to small businesses in Western Australia, to help them recover from the impact of the drought.
Perth-based burns treatment developer Clinical Cell Culture Ltd, or C3, has won approval for the sale of its CellSpray treatment in Greece, with shares rising on the news.
The value of investment projects being built in Western Australia has jumped 66.1 per cent in a year to be worth $31.2billion in the September quarter.
A company restructure and the future resignation of two executive directors were flagged by Churchlands-based education provider IBT Education Ltd at the company's annual general meeting today.
Perth-based Entrust Funds Management has announced its Esplanade Property Fund has agreed, subject to due diligence, to purchase an industrial property in Dandenong South, Victoria for $4.7 million.
Subiaco-based technology company Norwood Systems Ltd has announced plans to sell the assets of its telephony business to NSW-based Jtech Australia Ltd.
Perth-based gold explorer Gindalbie Metals Ltd has appointed former Mitchell Corp Australia managing director Garret Dixon as managing director, following the resignation of David McSweeney from the company after 10 years of service.
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane announced $128,000 in AusIndustry's Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) grants would be given to two WA companies this week.
Como-based land development company Port Bouvard Ltd has announced plans to develop approximately 600 residential lots on 57 hectares in Furnissdale, near Mandurah.
Western Australian grain handler CBH has launched a new challenge against AWB's export monopoly, announcing a five-year supply deal with its flour mills in South East Asia.
Subiaco-based tungsten company Vital Metals Ltd has raised $4.4 million to fund a feasibility study of its Watershed Tungsten project, through a share placement to Melbourne Capital Ltd and its clients.
Perth-based gold and base metals miner and explorer Alkane Exploration Ltd has closed its non-renounceable rights offer undersubscribed, having raised $1.1 million of the $1.4 it aimed for.
Perth-based resources industry publisher Aspermont Ltd has announced its acquisition of 18.9 per cent of South Perth-based mineral explorer Excalibur Mining Corporation Ltd, a part of the settlement of legal proceedings between the two.
Perth-based engineering and development company GRD Ltd gold spinoff OceanaGold Ltd has successfully completed its merger with NSW-based Climax Mining Ltd.
