Construction is set to start on a boutique property development in Craigie that will deliver independent, accessible accommodation villas to people with disabilities.
Fortescue Metals Group reduced cash production costs around 45 per cent in the 12 months to the December quarter and has plans to further buy back debt in the months ahead, chief executive Nev Power said today.
Retail giant Woolworths has been ordered to pay more than $11 million to a Victorian property developer for breaking a contract for the construction of a Masters hardware store.
The new chief executive of Western Australia’s oldest company, and one of the state’s biggest trucking and logistics operators, believes there are growth opportunities across most parts of the business despite the downturn in mining and resources.
A collaboration between Victor Goh’s AAIG and Adrian Fini’s private development firm, Fini Group, plans to develop apartments and a hotel at Elizabeth Quay, after offering $85 million for two lots.
Perth-based international recruitment agency Tecside Group has acquired health and resources-focused Subiaco recruitment firm SeaStone Group for an undisclosed amount.
A joint venture between mining services companies Ausdrill and Barminco has been named the preferred contractor for work at AngloGold Ashanti’s Geita gold mine in Tanzania, with the deal worth about $US70 million ($A99.5 million).
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has flagged its return to the black, saying it expects to report a $3.5 million first-half profit and remain profitable throughout the financial year.
The Samarco mine in the southeastern city of Mariana, where last November a huge toxic waste spill caused Brazil's worst environmental disaster, has had a new spill although no victims have been reported, the company says.
Carnarvon Petroleum has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Quadrant Energy’s Barrow sub-basin oil project, and has committed $10 million towards a drilling program scheduled for June.
A consortium led by logistics group QUBE Holdings has made a binding takeover proposal for rail and ports operator Asciano, hoping to trump a rival offer from a group led by Canadian predator Brookfield Infrastructure.
Wall Street dropped sharply after the US Federal Reserve frustrated stock investors hoping for a strong sign it might scale back future interest rate hikes because of recent financial and economic turmoil.
Gold has turned positive and has risen to a 12-week high, after the US Federal Reserve said it was "closely monitoring" global economic and financial developments, and held interest rates steady as expected.
Perth-based Excalibur Mining Corporation’s shares closed over 150 per cent higher on news it was considering an acquisition of Singapore-based tech company Dropmysite for an undisclosed sum.
Feral Brewing Company has been knocked off the top spot of a poll of Australia’s 100 best craft beers for the first time in five years, with the Swan Valley-based brewery’s Hop Hog named by punters
VDM Group has finalised terms for an $18 million loan facility with its largest shareholder to fund an investment in a copper project located in the Republic of Angola.
