Fraser Beattie

A local company which usually services the offshore oil and gas sector has won a contract to supply its technology to the Columbia Power Corporation for construction work on a dam in Canada.

Shares in oil and gas explorer 88 Energy have surged after the company completed an oversubscribed $25 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Icewine project in Alaska.

BHP Billiton spinoff South 32 has cut third quarter production at several businesses but remains on track to meet its full-year guidance across all its units.

Mortgage broking wholesaler Australian Finance Group has upgraded its profit outlook for the 2016 financial year on the back of continued growth.

Atlas Iron has reported record shipments and lower costs ahead of creditor and shareholder meetings that will vote on a crucial debt-for-equity swap.

Property developer Peet has entered into an agreement for a $1.7 billion development in the Australian Capital Territory to construct up to 3,300 units and townhouses on the campus of the University of Canberra.

Precast concrete manufacturer PERMAcast has recruited former Bis Industries boss Chris Berkefeld as its new chairman, following the retirement of founding director Grey Egerton-Warburton.

State politicians will get a 1.5 per cent rise in their base salaries, with Premier Colin Barnett’s paycheque to rise to $355,681 per annum.

Perth will host the opening Commonwealth Bank Test in November, with Australia to take on South Africa at the WACA Ground - the first time Perth has had the opening Test of the summer since it hosted Zimbabwe in 2003.

Perth-based junior miners MOD Resources, Primary Gold and Alloy Resources have announced plans to raise a combined $10.4 million to fund ongoing work at their respective projects

Cradle Resources says it will cost $US196 million ($A252 million) to bring its half-owned Panda Hill niobium project in Tanzania into production.

Medical technology company ResApp Health has tapped investors for a $12.5 million capital raising to help push its technology into the US market.

BHP Billiton has cut its iron ore production target for the second time this year, on account of lower expected output at its operations in the Pilbara.

One in four Australian business leaders is concerned about bribery and corruption in their own workplaces, an EY report has found.

Justin Miller’s wearable technology company Nuheara has received over $500,000 in pre-orders for its IQbuds product, which is expected to hit the market before the end of the year.

Local company FIRM Construction has won a $15.1 million contract for work on the second stage of Joseph Banks Secondary College in Banksia Grove.

Perth-based technology company DTI Group has won a contract to supply its CCTV surveillance systems on light rail vehicles in the US city of Dallas, Texas, with the value of the deal worth up to $11.6 million.

Chevron has signed a domestic gas sales deal with energy retailer Alinta Energy for the supply of about a quarter of planned production from its Wheatstone project near Onslow.

The founder of GR Engineering Services and long-serving director of Mineral Resources, Joe Ricciardo, has retired for undisclosed personal reasons.

Fortescue Metals Group’s development director has resigned to take up an international full-time role with the Mormon church.

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned two local brokers from providing financial services for misconduct, while winding-up three abandoned companies based in Western Australia.

The developer of a gun safety device has become the fifth Israeli company in the technology or medical cannabis sectors to pursue a listing on the ASX through either an IPO or a reverse takeover of a moribund WA mining company.

Shares in Brierty have tumbled on news the civil and construction contractor stands to lose $15 million on a deal with Main Roads Western Australia.

Creative agency RARE and media buying business Carat have won major contracts with Seven West Media, ending Marketforce’s 40-year run as the go-to marketing communications agency for SWM's The West Australian.

Rio Tinto will supply China's Sinosteel with 70 million tonnes of iron ore over the next five years after extending the companies' joint venture in Western Australia.

The gold sector has continued to be positive for investors and stockbrokers, with a $12.5 million capital raising announced today by West African Resources adding to more than $150 million worth of deals launched by Western Australian companies this year.

ICT company Zetta Group has acquired Sydney-based cloud infrastructure services provider Conexim for an undisclosed sum.

Innovative concrete manufacturer Eden Energy has received a $US25 million ($A32 million) incentive package to progress construction of a production facility in the US state of Georgia.

Gold miner Northern Star Resources has boasted a 5 per cent fall in costs while reporting an increase in sales for the March quarter.

A medical research company linked to Curtin University is seeking an ASX listing through the reverse takeover of Minquest in a deal worth nearly $5 million.

Specialist materials technology company Alexium International Group has raised $6 million from investors to fund ongoing development of its flame retardant products.

Perth-based ASG Group has won a $10 million contract to provide IT services to the Australian Bureau of Statistics over a two-year term.