Civmec Construction and Engineering has started construction of its $24 million fabrication facility at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, aimed at lifting the state's chances of winning larger contracts.
The Urban Development Institute of Australia has welcomed the federal government's move to provide infrastructure funding based on 30-year strategic plans suggesting it's a critical step required to meet growing demand for land.
Property developer Cedar Woods Properties has bought a 2.55 hectare residential development site in a Melbourne suburb for $22.5 million with plans to build 70 new homes and townhouses.
A carbon capture and storage project in the state's South West has been selected by the federal government to share in $120 million in initial funding for prefeasibility work.
Civil contractor Brierty has secured a new $13.4 million civil works contract with BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina in the South West of Western Australia.
The federal government's Global CCS Institute has today announced a $50 million program to accelerate the development of carbon capture and storage projects worldwide.
Engineering and construction company Clough, in joint venture with UK-based AMEC, has been awarded a new contract by Woodside Energy to provide offshore maintenance services for the Australian oil and gas assets.
Nedlands-based Tox Free Solutions has been named as the preferred vendor to supply industrial and waste management services for all of Rio Tinto Iron Ore's operations in the Pilbara.
Chevron has again claimed the country's largest ever resource deal with a gas sales deal over the Wheatstone project with Tokyo Electric Power Company, estimated at $90 billion.
Galaxy Resources says it $130 million project and plant loan has now been approved after China Development Bank Corporation joined the project finance syndicate led by Austrian bank, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG.
Leighton-owned carrier Nextgen Networks has today been announced as the successful tenderer for the federal government's $250 million regional blackspots program, part of the roll-out of the national broadband network.
Mirabela Nickel has today appointed Craig Burton as the miner's new chairman, taking over from Bill Clough who remains on the boad as a non-executive director.
A 10-year blueprint for the state's public health system has been released today with hospital beds to increase by 30 per cent by 2020 and specialised services to be split between the three main tertiary hospitals for the first time.
Businesses that specifically hire people with a disability will no longer have to compete in the competitive government tender process with policy now in place to exempt some registered employers.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has today officially opened the Geothermal Cetnre for Excellence, which takes the state a step closer to an energy-secure future.
Gindalbie Metals has awarded a $70 million contract for construction of the main camp and accommodation village for the Karara iron ore joint venture in the Mid West region to Doric Constructions, part of the DORIC Group.
Perth-based unlisted public company Kerman Contracting has been awarded two contracts for BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Rapid Growth Project 5 in the Pilbara, valued at $58 million.
Neptune Marine Services today announced that its Aberdeen-based division has been awarded new multi-million dollar contracts from Shell UK and GE Oil and Gas.
The state government has instructed Main Roads to change its contracting policy so that smaller companies have more opportunity to bid for roadworks contracts.
Shares in Brockman Resources have climbed higher after it signed the final native title agreement covering its $1.35 billion Marillana iron ore project in the Pilbara.
Malaysian company Wah Seong Corporation Berhad has been awarded a $US163 million ($A178 million) contract to provide pipeline coatings for the massive Gorgon project.
Oil and gas services company Mermaid Marine Australia has been awarded a $30 million, five-year contract by BHP Billiton Petroleum for work at its $2 billion Pyrenees project off the WA coast.
Shares in Subiaco-based IMX Resources climbed higher today after it signed a binding deal with OZ Minerals to jointly explore and develop copper-gold projects in South Australia.
Shares in Blackham Resources surged as much as 83 per cent today after it signed an agreement with Synfuels China Co for the joint development of a coal-to-liquid facility near Esperance.
Construction is officially underway at Gindalbie Metal's $1.8 billion Karara iron ore project in the Mid West following an official ground-breaking ceremony held on site this morning attended by Premier Colin Barnett.
The state government has recorded a $778 million operating deficit for the September quarter, a turnaround on the $220 million surplus result for the same time last year.
The corporate watchdog has reached an agreement to settle class actions against two Melbourne-based financial services firms, which had allegedly recommended to clients to invest in a company within the failed Westpoint Group.
Bauxite Resources' plans to ramp-up its North Bindoon operation have been dealt a blow after the Shire of Chittering declined the company's planning approval.
Planning Minister John Day today released an industrial land strategy for public comment to ensure the necessary planning was in place to meet the industrial land needs of the Perth and Peel regions for the next 20 years.
The state government has today moved forward with its $240 million plan to extend the Joondlaup railway line to the suburb of Butler with the introduction of a bill into parliament today.
The state government will integrate the Sustainable Energy Development Office into thte Office of Energy as part of plans to meet the national 20 per cent renewable energy target by 2020.
