The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has elected Peter Hood as president at last night's annual general meeting, taking over from Warwick Hemsley, while Kate Lamont has been elected as vice president.
The state government will formalise its new lead agency framework and a string of legislative changes as part of its plan to overhaul Western Australia cumbersome approvals processes.
Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata has scrapped its plans to merge with rival group Anglo American, saying it had "no intention" of making a hostile offer and will seek growth elsewhere.
PTTEP Australasia, the company behind the Montara oil leak off the coast of Western Australia, has agreed to fund the federal government's environmental monitoring program for two years.
West Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas has raised $29.4 million through a share placement, with funds to be used for the Gladstone LNG project development in Queensland.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian companies has nearly doubled in value over the past eight months, with the latest Deloitte WA Index closing at nearly $145 billion at the end of September.
The vacancy rate for available rental properties in Perth has jumped significantly to 4.8 per cent, fresh figures from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia reveals.
CMA Corporation has raised $25 million through a share purchase plan (SPP) and a placement to institutional investors which the metal recycling group will use for working capital and to support the continued growth of its operations.
Shares in Fairstar Resources have surged after the explorer announced a new iron ore discovery within its Kurnalpi-Randalls project in the eastern Goldfields.
West Perth-based Green Rock Energy, in a joint venture with BHP Billiton Worsely Alumina Pty Ltd, has been granted three new geothermal exploration permits in the Collie Basin.
Perth-based energy specialist Enerji is set to establish an office in the United States after a number of the country's green investment funds indicated they will invest more than $11 million into the company.
Australia's largest provider of contracted air services, Cobham Aviation Services Australia will begin regular direct public flights between Kambalda and Perth next Monday.
Computer and office equipment financing company ThinkSmart has signed a three-year distribution agreement with a leading European electrical retailer that will see the company provide its B2B rental finance product in almost 20 locations across Spain.
West Perth-based New World Energy plans to raise $10 million through an initial public offer to explore and develop its geothermal permits, and expects to list on the local stock exchange by the end of the year.
Adultshop.com has indicated it is unlikely to recommend a hostile takeover offer from Melbourne group Sexyland, saying its directors will not accept the offer on its current terms.
A regulatory framework for back-up plans and a wider variety of gas market arrangements are some of the recommendations to help the state avert future gas shortages, in a report to be tabled in parliament today.
The general improvement in investment markets has lifted Perth-based Plan B Group Holdings' funds under management, administration or advice by 12.5 per cent in the September quarter.
Troy Resources' dissident director John Jones has returned fire in an increasingly heated boardroom battle as the company sets a date for the shareholders to decide which directors stay or go.
Marine safety company Mobilarm has joined the growing list of companies seeking to list on the stock exchange, today unveiling plans to raise up to $6 million in its initial public offer.
The Australian Securities Exchange has knocked back an application by PearlStreet to extend the expiry date of its listed options, as it proceeds with a conditional recapitalisation proposal by private equity firm Catalyst Investment Managers.
The Foreign Investment Review Board has given the greenlight to a $10.5 million investment by a Chinese company into Meridian Minerals, which will apply the funds to its Lennard Shelf zinc project in the Kimberley.
Mining services company Mineral Resources has reached an agreement with Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting for the start of operations at the Nicholas Downs manganese mine from March next year.
The founder of Carnegie Wave Energy, chairman Alan Burns, has decided to step down, ending his Australian public company career, as the acquisition of Renewable Energy Holdings is formalised.
GRD Minproc, a subsidiary of Perth-based engineering company GRD, has been awarded the definitive feasibility study contract by Kentor Gold for its Andash gold-copper project in the Kyrgyz Replublic.
The reduced workload at the state's Industrial Relations Commission has prompted the government to reduce the number of serving commissioners from seven to six.
A petroleum industry body has accused Alcoa of confusing energy security with the supply of natural gas into their commercial activities, after comments the company made at an event today.
Grain handling and marketing company CBH Group plans to simplify its zone system for electing directors after shareholders supported a resolution put forward by the board.
