West Perth-based chartered accountancy firm Ord Group Ltd has sold a 50 per cent stake to Melbourne-based Prime Financial Group Ltd, after working with the company for the past three years.
Welshpool-based gold explorer Allied Gold Ltd has raised $13 million through a placement, to be used to purchase drill rigs and fast-track exploration at its Tabar Islands-based gold project, the company announced today.
Acting WA Auditor General Colin Murphy has called for a strengthening of the arrangements used in managing the performance of CEOs in the Western Australian public sector.
Health Minister Jim McGinty has introduced legislation which will allow for the creation of human embryos by methods other than fertilisation, such as somatic cell nuclear transfer, or therapeutic cloning.
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet Ltd has signed an agreement with Fairfax Media Ltd's online subsidiary and Singapore-based Anytime Ltd to act as the ISP partner for the company's video-on-demand service.
Bunbury-based commercial building, engineering and property group, Perkins (WA) Pty Ltd has announced it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in commercial swimming pool contractor AVP Constructions Pty Ltd.
Malaga-based scaffolding and form-work supplier PCH Group Ltd has announced plans to work with Singapore-based scaffolding company Presco Scaffolding and Services Ltd.
Professor Lyle Palmer, the head of the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research's Laboratory for Genetic Epidemiology, will become the first Western Australian to Chair a panel at the prestigious Bio 2007 annual biotechnology event.
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet will provide broadband for 3G mobile phone operator 3 Mobile's X-Series service, which will enable customers to make calls using voice over internet protocols through Skype.
West Perth-based exploration company Western Metals Ltd will raise $25 million through a placement and share purchase plan, the company announced today.
WA Treasurer Eric Ripper will push for the Federal Government to establish a $100 million-a-year infrastructure fund for Western Australia, matching a pre-election commitment from Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd.
Applecross-based engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd will acquire Hunter Valley-based coal services company Ellavale Engineering Ltd for $7.25 million, the company announced today.
Nedlands-based diesel maintenance company Coote Industrial Ltd has announced plans to acquire rail services provider South Spur Rail Services Group in a cash and scrip deal worth $25 million.
Perth-based property developer Aspen Group Ltd has raised $54.5 million through a securities issue, which closed today with 95 per cent of the issue accepted.
West Perth-based dry welding company Neptune Marine Services closed up 5 per cent today on news it had secured the largest sub-sea project in the company's history, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Subiaco-based Natural Fuels Ltd will raise up to $124.3 million through the issue of convertible bonds, raising money for three new biodiesel plants in Singapore, the company announced today.
Perth-based gold producer Crescent Gold Ltd has raised $120 million through a placement with Deutsche Bank AG, which will give the investment bank a majority stake in the company.
Australian rural confidence has rebounded dramatically as promising summer rainfall and a predicted return to normal seasonal conditions fuel farmer optimism, according to the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey.
West Perth-based geothermal energy exploration company Torrens Energy Ltd has closed its $6 million initial public offer oversubscribed, the company announced today.
South Perth-based gold explorer Mutiny Gold Ltd will raise $3 million through a placement with Hong Kong based Jinshu Investment Group in the first part of a $6 million capital raising, the company announced today.
West Perth-based gold explorer Jackson Gold Ltd has announced plans to sell some gold prospects to Saracen Gold Mines Ltd, renewing its focus on the Boolaloo copper-gold-uranium project, in a deal worth $7 million.
Uranium hopeful Uran Ltd says it remains in discussions with Czech authorities to acquire a stake in the Rozna mine, Europe's only operating uranium mine.
Perth-based gold explorer Mawson West Ltd has signed a a joint venture agreement to work with St Barbara Ltd on its Golden Mile South project, 4km south west of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit.
Multiplex Group's funds management business, Multiplex Capital, has launched two unlisted property funds, designed to grow the company's managed funds portfolio through trusts worth over $81 million.
An officer from the Department of Environment and Conservation will be present during a nickel loading process at the Esperance port next Monday, as concerns rise over dust emissions from the facility.
Henderson-based diversified engineering company Orontide Holdings Ltd has purchased Port Hedland mechanical engineering company Robil Engineering Ltd, with the north-west of WA being an integral part of the company's expansion plans.
The Director General of the Department for Planning and Infrastructure, Greg Martin, will be leaving his current post to become Executive Director of the Planning and Transport Research Centre in September.
Financial advisers are more optimistic about the growth prospects for their businesses in Western Australia than they were a year ago with most expecting to benefit from the investment boom in the golden west, according to an ING survey.
The State Government will spend an extra $11.9 million over five years on Western Australia's business tourism industry, Tourism Minister Sheila McHale announced today, to attract conferences and other business events.
