The recovering local economy has prompted recruitment firm Hays to urge employers to review their recruitment processes as Western Australia's list of skills in demand grows.
West Perth-based Navigator Resources has today stepped into the producer ring with the pouring of the first gold bars at both its Bronzewing and Leonora operations on the same day.
Bibra Lake-based Mineral Resources says it is finalising the largest build, own, operate (BOO) crushing contract ever awarded in Australia for Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Engineering and construction company Decmil Group has won an $82.4 million contract to design and build a new 800-person accommodation village at Fortescue Metals Group's Christmas Creek operation in the Pilbara.
Western Australia's economic comeback is taking place faster than first predicted with growth expected to rise steadily over the next few years, reaching 6.25 per cent in 2012-13, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
Two Western Australian innovators have been awarded a combined $131,257 in the first round of federal government grants under the Commercialisation Australia scheme.
Trustees of self-managed superannuation funds are at risk of paying excessive tax if they inadvertently breach the current super caps, according to Perth-based Opez.
West Perth-based Liontown Resources has struck a $7 million farm-in arrangement with Ramelius Resources for its Mt Windsor gold project in north Queensland.
Five months after it floated on the local bourse, Matrix Composites and Engineering has tapped the equity markets to raise $13.5 million, which will be applied to the development of its Henderson facility.
Po Valley Energy says it will bring its Bezzacca gas field in northern Italy on line in 2012, making it the Perth-based company's fourth production field in the country.
Darwin-based regional airline operator Airnorth has announced it will launch two new services to Port Hedland and Karratha via Broome with the first flight scheduled for June 1.
The Barnett government has joined forces with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy to develop a WA skilled migration strategy which will help address the state's looming skills shortage.
Landlords are more prepared to pass rising costs from interest rate rises on to renters after the average rental growth across capital cities in the March quarter rebounded to 1.5 per cent, according to Australian Property Monitors.
Malaga-based Automotive Technology Group has entered into an agreement with US automotive technology company PlasmaDrive Inc to supply ATG's patented supercharger for PlasmaDrive's fuel saving engine systems.
More than 80 per cent of chief executives in Western Australia have rated the burgeoning labour shortage as a priority issue faced by companies, a new survey shows.
Grange Resources has today appointed AMEC Minproc to carry out a review of the Southdown magnetite project near Albany, which will lay down the foundation for a prefeasibility study later this year.
The Kimberley will be the state's first region to be included in Tourism Australia's national landscapes program, which will market the region along with other Australian destinations to the world.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies continued their strong growth in March, with the Deloitte WA Index increasing 7 per cent during the month to $170.3 billion.
Gindalbie Metals is poised to secure national transport providers QR to exclusively provide long-term bulk rail haulage services for its Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
The former managing director of Chameleon Mining, Gregory Barnes, has today been sentenced to nine months jail for permitting false and misleading information to the Australian Securities Exchange.
Perth-based office equipment financing company ThinkSmart is set to bolster its Italian operation, signing a two-year distribution deal with retailer Computer Discount.
BC Iron says it is set to start production at the Nullagine iron ore project in the second half of this year, after striking a deal with the Palyku Native Title Claim Group.
The corporate watchdog has released a consultation paper aimed at improving disclosure to retail investors by responsible entities of agribusiness schemes.
Commerce Minister Troy Buswell today announced a cut in recommended insurance rates for workers' compensation and a raft of improvements to the system, including the removal of provisions discriminating against older employees.
Gindalbie Metals has finalised its second long-term offtake contract with joint venture partner Ansteel, this time covering the hematite production from the Karara iron ore project in the Mid West.
The state's first early phase clinical trials facility opened today paving the way for Western Australia to play a bigger role in delivering new treatments for potentially life-threatening diseases.
