Fraser Beattie

Belmont-based Swift Networks is seeking an ASX listing by entering into a heads of agreement with Stanfield Funds Management, while Stanfield has dropped plans to acquire Singapore-based tech firm Sprooki.

A proposed acquisition of tech entrepreneur Justin Miller’s company, Nuheara, by Wild Acre Metals has hit a major roadblock after concerns were raised by the corporate watchdog.

Mining equipment supplier Emeco Holdings says its improved quarterly revenue and cash flow came in spite of operating difficulties in Western Australia.

Crescent Capital Investments has sweetened its takeover offer for infrastructure services group Cardno, boosting the deal to $3.45 per share, one week after competitor Coffey announced a friendly takeover deal with global player Tetra Tech.

Former Sirius Resources boss Mark Bennett’s new gold company, S2 Resources, has made a mediocre debut on the ASX with shares closing at 17 cents.

Former Gindalbie Metals boss Tim Netscher has joined the board of uranium miner Toro Energy as a non-executive director, replacing chair Fiona Harris, who is retiring for personal reasons.

A new $32.1 million bus-only bridge will be built in the CBD to ease congestion and get buses out of the city faster, with construction set to begin early next year.

Sheffield Resources has entered into an access agreement for the use of the bulk handling facility at the Derby Wharf as an export hub for mineral sands mined from its $271 million Thunderbird project.

Phoenix Gold has reiterated shareholders should reject a cash and scrip takeover offer from Evolution Mining, even though a rise in Evolution’s share price has boosted the value of the deal.

Consumer Protection is investigating a ‘bogus’ investment company which is believed to have taken nearly $700,000 from Australians through its fake website.

Australia’s largest telco Telstra has announced the upcoming launch of its new television streaming device, which will offer its customers access to services including Netflix and Presto.

Oliver Wood, the director of three Perth-based web development and digital marketing companies, has been handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence for using his position dishonestly to gain an advantage.

Perth company Metals X has made a surprise takeover offer for embattled copper miner Aditya Birla Minerals, in a bid which values the target at about $86 million.

Curtin University has launched its annual Curtin Accelerate program to help first-time entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses.

Geospatial company Spookfish has raised $6 million from investors to fund development of its next generation technology.

Perth-based vehicle retailer Automotive Holdings Group has announced plans to acquire distribution rights for Higer buses in Australia off the current distributor, which is in administration.

The unemployment rate in Western Australia was unchanged at 6.1 per cent in September, however it disguised a fall in employment as the number of people working fell by over 9,000 during the month.

Grain handler CBH Group has welcomed a report from the competition watchdog, which has expressed concern about the impact of the proposed $12 billion takeover of freight logistics company Asciano by Brookfield Infrastructure.

Copper miner Metallum is selling its Chilean assets and restructuring its board, after determining that it wouldn’t be viable to restart operations at the El Roble project in the short or medium term.

Mining services company Ausdrill has been named the preferred contractor for a $US300 million ($A415 million) contract at Kefi Minerals’ Tulu Kapi gold project in Ethiopia.

Construction of new houses in Western Australia fell 10.5 per cent in the June quarter, but the state has maintained a higher rate in the year to June than the decade average.

Local technology company DTI Group has won a $5.3 million contract to supply its video surveillance systems to the manufacturer building trains for Sydney’s Metro Northwest project.

Millennium Minerals has kicked off a $21 million capital raising to pay off its debt and fund an ‘aggressive’ exploration campaign at its Nullagine gold project in the Pilbara.

MZI Resources is set to begin operating its $70 million Keysbrook mineral sands project near Serpentine, with development work due to wrap up next week.

Corporate lawyer Derek La Ferla has been nominated for a position on the board of Kalgoorlie-based Goldfields Money, while chairman Allan Pendal has stepped down as chairman.

Excelsior Gold says a revised ore treatment agreement with Norton Gold Fields will remove an upfront $12.5 million payment for a milling allocation, with the savings to provide flexibility to further develop its Kalgoorlie North gold project.

Former Sirius Resources boss Mark Bennett and director Neil Warburton have joined the board of Independence Group, which acquired Sirius in a $1.8 billion takeover last month.

General Mining Corporation has confirmed the viability of earning a 50 per cent stake in Galaxy Resources’ Mt Cattlin tantalum project, after an independent review found it would cost $14.7 million to bring the project back into operation.

Shares in Antipa Minerals have soared on news it has attracted backing from mining giant Rio Tinto, which plans to invest up to $60 million in the local explorer’s Citadel gold-copper project.

Jose Martins has resigned from his position as chief financial officer at Ausdrill to take on the same role at Macmahon Holdings.

Local engineering services company Clough is boosting its North American presence with the acquisition of Canada-based Enercore Projects for $C10 million ($A10.5 million).

Angie Paskevicius, the chief executive of non-for-profit drug and alcohol support service Holyoake, has been named the 2015 Telstra Western Australia business woman of the year.