Small and medium scale building product manufacturers will be the hardest hit by the carbon tax, one of the nation's peak building industry bodies has warned.
Construction services firm Global Construction Services has announced the purchase of specialised labour hire company Global Industrial Services, for approximately $42 million.
Japanese oil and gas giant Inpex says it no longer plans to use marine blasting to create a shipping channel in Darwin Harbour for its proposed Ichthys liquefied natural gas processing plant.
BHP Billiton's Pilbara expansion plans have taken a major step forward, with the release of environmental reports required to obtain government approvals for its proposed Port Hedland outer harbour expansion.
Norseman Gold has forecast a loss of between $5 million and $8 million after production from its North Royal gold project failed to reach anticipated levels.
Perth-based diversified explorer Alara Resources has completed a $30.4 million capital raising through a 36 cents per share placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.
St John of God Health Care has announced Western Australia's largest ever private health sector investment, with a $234 million expansion of facilities at its hospital in Murdoch.
Perth-based engineering services group LogiCamms has won contracts collectively worth $4.5 million from multi-national equipment and engineering group Sandvik.
Edith Cowan University Professor Craig Valli has received the top accolade at the Western Australian Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards.
West Australian Newspapers shareholders have voted to approve the proposed $4.1 billion takeover of Seven Media Group, to form Australia's biggest media outlet.
The country's biggest grain exporter, CBH Group, has awarded a United States-based corporation an $80 million contract to build a new locomotive fleet.
UPDATE: Woodside Petroluem chief executive Don Voelte has echoed BHP Billiton in hosing down speculation that the multinational mining giant was about to embark on a takeover bid for the oil and gas producer.
A Japanese consortium has picked up the final assets of failed tycoon Ric Stowe's Griffin Coal, with the purchase of the Bluewaters power stations near Collie.
Perth-based WHL Energy says its heavily oversubscribed $10 million share placement will provide the funds to progress its Seychelles oil and gas project towards farm-out and drilling.
Magellan Metals is preparing to cut its 235-strong workforce down to 40 after it placed its Wiluna lead mine into care and maintenance following the discovery of lead-contaminated mud stuck to a shipping container at Fremantle Port.
The strength of Western Australia's resources sector has been underlined by investors, with the total market capitalisation of the state's resources companies increasing by 40 per cent over the six months to February.
GINDALBIE Metals and its Chinese joint venture partner Ansteel have awarded two significant contracts collectively worth over $63 million for its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
