The state government has announced the first public private partnership in Western Australia's water industry, with Helena Water to fund, build and operate the new Mundaring Water Treatment Plant.
Neptune Marine says it recorded a break-even result in the December quarter,bouncing back from a $6 million loss in the September quarter, as it prepares to release its half-year results next week.
Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Andrew Forrest's tenure is under a cloud after the corporate regulator won the latest leg in its battle with him over his duties as a director.
Energy distributor Duet Group's first half profit declined 51 per cent as it continues to focus on improving the operational performance of its assets.
BHP Billiton is budgeting to spend at least $US80 billion to expand its business over the next five years, after its booming WA iron ore business fuelled the biggest interim net profit ever delivered in Australia.
Developer Aspen Group says it is ready to commence development of its latest residential land syndicate, the Enclave at St Leonards, after it received bank approval for borrowing facilities.
Rio Tinto has announced plans to extend its Marandoo iron ore mine, with the international miner committing $US933 million to stretch its life by 16 years.
Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal has signed an $8 million deal to construct and deliver a high-speed passenger ferry for New Caledonia-based transport group Mary D Enterprises.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation has urged consumers to buy branded milk, butter and cream products in a campaign it says is vital to support the local dairy industry.
Engineer UGL says it has won $225 million worth of new business building and maintaining rail locomotives and railcars, including the supply of 9 locomotives to be used by Rio Tinto in Western Australia.
Perth-based CGA Mining says its first half net profit has leapt 400 per cent, on the back of seven consecutive quarters of record production at its Masbate gold project in the Philippines.
Two of Western Australia's top sharemarket performers of 2010, Doray Minerals and Hunnu Coal, have seen their share prices dip after announcing resource estimates.
The state's environmental watchdog has recommended the state government knock back a plan by Central West Coal to supply the proposed Coolimba Power Project in the Mid-West.
Westgold Resources has announced it seeks to snap up the remaining shares it does not already own in Aragon Resources, to create a mid-tier mining house with potential annual gold production of 200,000 ounces.
Online jobs advertisements in Western Australia grew the most in the nation in January, recording a 5.81 per cent increase driven by increased demand for skilled labour in the healthcare and engineering sectors.
Mining contractor MACA has won its first job outside Western Australia, after being appointed to provide mining services at WPG Resources' Peculiar Knob iron ore mine in South Australia for $285 million.
Western Australia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry says despite growth returning to pre-GFC levels, there are further signs that the state's economy is moving at two speeds.
Nomad Building Solutions has been slapped with a $4.25 million claim for damages, over delays in designing and building central facilities for Chevron's Gorgon liquefied natural gas project.
Skills shortages and strong employment growth are set to push up wages to boom levels in Western Australia, according to research by two different employment analysts.
Planning Minister John Day has put out the call for 45 town planning and building experts to make up 15 development assessment panels that will be established by July.
