Engineering company Monadelphous Group Ltd appears to have snared its biggest contract to date, a $290 million contract for structural, mechanical and piping works at BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Newman Hub.
Polaris Metals NL spin-off Southern Cross Goldfields Ltd has closed its initial public offer after raising $8 million, ahead of listing on the Australian Securities Exchange on March 20.
People wanting to have a baby at the state government's new flagship Fiona Stanley Hospital in Murdoch may have to re-think their plans, according to the state opposition.
Universal Resources Ltd has placed 33.8 million shares at 65 cents each with New South Wales-based Tulla Resources Group Ltd to raise about $2.2 million
Perth-based IronClad Mining Ltd and three other mining companies have established a lobby group to expedite the development of a dry bulk common user port facility in South Australia's Spencer Gulf.
The long-running legal stoush between West Perth-based intellectual property company ipernica Ltd and Sweden-based Ericsson Inc has settled in the Federal Court on a no liabaility basis, with Ericsson agreeing to pay $30 million in cash to ipernica.
Kalgoorlie Boulder Resources Ltd has commissioned engineering group Downer EDI , Element CMC and J Macintyre and Associates to conduct a number of additional technical studies for incorporation into its Norseman Gold Project scoping study.
Planning and Infrastructure minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced the appointment of Alan Birchmore as the new chairman of the board of the Fremantle Port Authority.
Uranium explorer Bannerman Resources Ltd plans to accelerate development of its Goanikontes uranium project in Namibia, following confirmation it is to raise C$21 million ($22.8 million) through a fully underwritten capital raising to Canadian investors.
West Perth-based Coote Industrial Ltd has agreed to purchase the assets of Bucks Rail Welding, a New South Wales based specialist rail track welding business for $4.25 million.
North West Shelf Australia Pty Ltd has confirmed the signing of a heads of agreement with Japan's Chubu Electric for the supply of around 500,000 tonnes of LNG per year, over the next seven years.
The Perth-based diamond explorer Paramount Mining Corporation Ltd is set to launch a $40 million capital raising ahead of a new exploration float on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in September this year.
West Perth-based oil and gas player Golden Gate Petroleum Ltd has agreed to place 24.7 million shares at 21 cents each to raise $5.2 million to advance its Bullseye and Wilcox projects in the United States.
South Perth-based Dragon Mountain Gold Ltd has raised $6.32 million via the placement of 13.45 million shares at 47 cents each with a range of select institutional groups and sophisticated investors in Australia and the UK.
Housing and Works Minister Michelle Roberts has announced the sale of the first six of 187 homes to be sold under the South Hedland New Living project.
Teaching and research activities in Western Australia have received a boost with the announcement of a $150,000 donation from Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd and Mitsui Iron Ore Development Pty Ltd to The University of Western Australia.
Perth-based internet service provider EFTel Ltd has reported a new half-year revenue record of $18.14 million for the six months to December 2007, 6 per cent higher than the previous corresponding period.
Neuroscience services and drug development company NeuroDiscovery Ltd has announced that its 100 per cent owned subsidiary, NeuroSolutions Ltd, has struck a $1 million deal with a US pharmaceutical company.
West Perth-based Coote Industrial Ltd has announced a net profit after tax of $7.3 million for the half year to December 2007 on sales of $143.8 million.
Lower than expected trade at its flagship Mad Monk brewery in Fremantle has seen Oz Brewing Ltd post a net loss after tax for the half-year to December 2007 of $702,923, up from a $154,054 loss in the previous half year.
Compensation for commercial fishermen affected by new laws was back on track following the withdrawal of a disallowance motion in Parliament this week, Fisheries minister Jon Ford has announced.
A joint venture between Pacific Ore Ltd and the Shanghai-listed, Western Mining Joint Stock Company, is set to commission a full scale feasibility study into the development of a commercial scale Bioheap operation in Inner Mongolia.
Local Government minister Ljiljanna Ravlich and Regional Development minister Jon Ford have announced the appointment of Jennifer Mathews as the Director General of Department of Local Government and Regional Development.
Peet Ltd has announced an after tax profit of $15.3 million for the half year ended December 2007, down 21.4 per cent on the previous half-year result.
The state government's discussion paper outlining the first comprehensive approach to the long-term development of the Western Australian food industry has been released today for public and industry comment.
Premier Alan Carpenter has announced a $20 million state government investment in the establishment of an International Radio Astronomy Research Centre in Western Australia.
Windimurra Vanadium announces that Chairman Michael Kiernan and non-executive director Andrew Simpson have resigned from the Board, effective from 5pm Friday 29th February 2008.
Redcliffe-based Global Construction Services Ltd has announced a net profit after tax of $4.7 million for the half year to December 2007, the group's first reporting period as a listed entity.
