Start-up companies will have to repay financial support they receive from the federal government's Commercialisation Institute, which is being established as a replacement for the popular Commercial Ready grants scheme.
A shopping centre survey has identified 39 developments in Western Australia, with most of the future projects categorised as sub-regional and neighbourhood centres.
Buru Energy executive director Eric Streitberg has been elected chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association for 2009/10.
Patersons Securities director Michael Atkins has been appointed as non-executive chairman of West Perth-based gold explorer Azumah Resources, while Geoff Jones comes on board as a non-executive director.
Explorer Hazelwood Resources has revealed plans to raise up to $12.35 million to fund exploration works and a bankable feasibility at its Cookes Creek tungsten project in the east Pilbara.
The state government says it will introduce the strongest anti-skimming and identity crime legislation, following a recent scam that fleeced more than $2.5 million from Western Australians.
Territory Resources has reached an agreement with Noble Resources Limited for a 12-month extension to the loan facilities provided by Noble to the Company.
Lynas Corporation has selected United Group as its lead engineering contractor for its Mt Weld rare earths project in WA, after previous ongoing delays forced then contractor, Ranhill WorleyParsons, to demobilise its resources.
West Perth-based nickel producer Nickelore has signed an agreement to acquire up to a 51 per cent interest in a gold and copper project in Papua Province, Indonesia and appointed Ron Hicks to its board of directors.
Perth-based minerals explorer Korab Resources has received proposals and expressions of interest from China, India, Europe and the Middle East to develop or to finance development of its Melrose gold project located 160km north of Leonora.
BHP Billiton will contribute $5 million, matching the state government's commitment, towards a fund to help the towns of Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun, nine months after it shut down its nickel operation.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has elected Peter Hood as president at last night's annual general meeting, taking over from Warwick Hemsley, while Kate Lamont has been elected as vice president.
The state government will formalise its new lead agency framework and a string of legislative changes as part of its plan to overhaul Western Australia cumbersome approvals processes.
Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata has scrapped its plans to merge with rival group Anglo American, saying it had "no intention" of making a hostile offer and will seek growth elsewhere.
PTTEP Australasia, the company behind the Montara oil leak off the coast of Western Australia, has agreed to fund the federal government's environmental monitoring program for two years.
West Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas has raised $29.4 million through a share placement, with funds to be used for the Gladstone LNG project development in Queensland.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian companies has nearly doubled in value over the past eight months, with the latest Deloitte WA Index closing at nearly $145 billion at the end of September.
The vacancy rate for available rental properties in Perth has jumped significantly to 4.8 per cent, fresh figures from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia reveals.
CMA Corporation has raised $25 million through a share purchase plan (SPP) and a placement to institutional investors which the metal recycling group will use for working capital and to support the continued growth of its operations.
Shares in Fairstar Resources have surged after the explorer announced a new iron ore discovery within its Kurnalpi-Randalls project in the eastern Goldfields.
West Perth-based Green Rock Energy, in a joint venture with BHP Billiton Worsely Alumina Pty Ltd, has been granted three new geothermal exploration permits in the Collie Basin.
Perth-based energy specialist Enerji is set to establish an office in the United States after a number of the country's green investment funds indicated they will invest more than $11 million into the company.
Australia's largest provider of contracted air services, Cobham Aviation Services Australia will begin regular direct public flights between Kambalda and Perth next Monday.
Computer and office equipment financing company ThinkSmart has signed a three-year distribution agreement with a leading European electrical retailer that will see the company provide its B2B rental finance product in almost 20 locations across Spain.
