Gindalbie Metals has awarded a $70 million contract for construction of the main camp and accommodation village for the Karara iron ore joint venture in the Mid West region to Doric Constructions, part of the DORIC Group.
Perth-based unlisted public company Kerman Contracting has been awarded two contracts for BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Rapid Growth Project 5 in the Pilbara, valued at $58 million.
Neptune Marine Services today announced that its Aberdeen-based division has been awarded new multi-million dollar contracts from Shell UK and GE Oil and Gas.
The state government has instructed Main Roads to change its contracting policy so that smaller companies have more opportunity to bid for roadworks contracts.
Shares in Brockman Resources have climbed higher after it signed the final native title agreement covering its $1.35 billion Marillana iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Malaysian company Wah Seong Corporation Berhad has been awarded a $US163 million ($A178 million) contract to provide pipeline coatings for the massive Gorgon project.
Oil and gas services company Mermaid Marine Australia has been awarded a $30 million, five-year contract by BHP Billiton Petroleum for work at its $2 billion Pyrenees project off the WA coast.
Shares in Subiaco-based IMX Resources climbed higher today after it signed a binding deal with OZ Minerals to jointly explore and develop copper-gold projects in South Australia.
Shares in Blackham Resources surged as much as 83 per cent today after it signed an agreement with Synfuels China Co for the joint development of a coal-to-liquid facility near Esperance.
Construction is officially underway at Gindalbie Metal's $1.8 billion Karara iron ore project in the Mid West following an official ground-breaking ceremony held on site this morning attended by Premier Colin Barnett.
The state government has recorded a $778 million operating deficit for the September quarter, a turnaround on the $220 million surplus result for the same time last year.
The corporate watchdog has reached an agreement to settle class actions against two Melbourne-based financial services firms, which had allegedly recommended to clients to invest in a company within the failed Westpoint Group.
Bauxite Resources' plans to ramp-up its North Bindoon operation have been dealt a blow after the Shire of Chittering declined the company's planning approval.
Planning Minister John Day today released an industrial land strategy for public comment to ensure the necessary planning was in place to meet the industrial land needs of the Perth and Peel regions for the next 20 years.
The state government has today moved forward with its $240 million plan to extend the Joondlaup railway line to the suburb of Butler with the introduction of a bill into parliament today.
The state government will integrate the Sustainable Energy Development Office into thte Office of Energy as part of plans to meet the national 20 per cent renewable energy target by 2020.
Brockman Resources has today appointed Ausenco as its lead study manager for the definitive feasibility study for its Marillan iron ore project in the Pilbara.
East Perth-based Salinas Energy has raised $5.7 million through a heavily oversubscribed share placement, with part of the funds to be applied towards new venture opportunities in South East Asia.
Neptune Marine Services has been awarded a new round of international contracts in the oil and gas sector, including work for Apache Energy and at the North West Shelf, valued at more than $20 million.
In a strategic move to boost its presence in the commercial real estate sector, Realmark Commercial has announced it has finalised a merger with Ray White Commercial.
Perth-based Silver Swan Group says it has received firm commitments to raise $5.1 million, which will be applied towards explroation activities across its Western Australian projects.
Subiaco-based Ampella Mining has raised $4.5 million more than the targeted amount in its recent share placement, bringing the total amount raised in the past 12 months to $25 million.
Land Minister Brendon Grylls has called for expressions of interest from potential redevelopment partners to be part of the revitalisation of the disused Knutsford industrial site near Fremantle, that would create 450 dwellings across 11 hectares.
Seville Grove apprentice Blake McCarthy has been named Australian apprentice of the year at this year's National Training Awards in Canberra, as six other WA employers and apprentices were also recognised for their achievements.
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse manager Paul Sofilas and the Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association were some of the winners at the weekend's 2009 Western Australian tourism awards.
An Australian business lobby group has called for a study into financing for small businesses, suggesting SMEs are taking an unfair hit on restricted access to finance, and the growing relative cost of small business finance.
Gold hopeful Integra Mining has accepted a $55 million offer of project finance from BNP Paribas and Westpac Banking Corporation for its Randalls project in the Goldfields.
Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore is poised to contribute almost $2.5 million to projects in the Goldfields in a three-year joint land management agreement with the Department of Environment and Conservation.
