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PS Structures has been awarded an $8.8 million contract for work on stage two of the Australian Centre for Energy Process Training (ACEPT) in the Munster campus of South Metropolitan Tafe.  AC

Programmed Maintenance Services is among five companies to be added to the S&P/ASX200 in changes to the market indices set to occur after market close on December 18.

Graphite-vanadium explorer Triton Minerals has announced an $11.3 million partially-underwritten entitlement offer at 15 cents a share.

Regis Resources has announced a significant board restructure under which Nick Giorgetta will step down as chair and a new executive director will be appointed.

St John of God Subiaco chief executive Lachlan Henderson has been appointed chair of the Western Australian Cricket Association.

Transerv Energy shares were up 23.5 per cent this morning after promising results from its Warro-5ST well, which showed deeper gas than had previously been found in the Warro onshore tight gas field.

Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy co-director Steven Tingay has been seconded to the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics to serve as the founding director of its new radio astronomy observ

Media sales firm Multi Channel Network has appointed Paul Townsend as sales director and head of its newly opened Perth office.

Perth-based mining services company Imdex today announced two capital raisings with a $28 million placement and $7 million share purchase plan.

Emeco Holdings managing director Ken Lewsey has resigned as the company continues to push towards profitability.

Malaga-based curtains and blinds company Kresta Holdings has announced a half-yearly after-tax loss of $1.98 million for the six months to June 30.

Welshpool-based logistics company Jolly & Sons has sold its John Deere dealerships in Dalwallinu and Wongan Hills to AFGRI Equipment Australia, the Midland-based subsidiary of South African agricultural services company AFGRI.

Perth-based Viburnum Funds looks set to receive roughly $31.4 million for its shares in Australian ophthalmology company Vision Eye Institute after Vision announced an agreed takeover bid by Chinese firm Jangho.

Perth-based precious metals companies Black Mountain Resources and Torian Resources both announced capital raisings today.

Perth-based gold miner Renaissance Minerals has announced a revised royalty deal with OZ Minerals that will remove the requirement for Renaissance to pay $22.5 million in milestone payments associated with its Cambodian gold project.

Indonesia has doubled its import permits for Australian cattle in the September quarter, after last month cutting such permits by 80 per cent.

Paladin Energy founder John Borshoff has resigned from his role as managing director of the Perth-based uranium miner.

The state government has continued its investigation into moving one of its departments to Fremantle, but has not committed to the shift.

The government today announced EduWest, a consortium of Macquarie Capital, Badge Constructions, Perkins Builders and Spotless Facility Services, as its preferred tenderer for its eight-school public private partnership (PPP).

Chinese company Zijin Mining Group has pressed ahead with its unsolicited takeover bid for Phoenix Gold, despite Evolution Mining’s recent on-market acquisitions at a price 20 per cent above that which Zijin is offering.

Shares in Perth tech company Ziptel were up more than 19 per cent at close of trade today after news that the company has set a global launch date for the iOS version of its Zipt app.

Fair Work Building & Construction has brought Federal Court action against CFMEU WA assistant state secretary Joe McDonald and 49 construction workers.

WorleyParsons has sold subsidiary company Exmouth Power Station to Canadian asset management company Fengate Capital Management in a $19.6 million deal.

ASG Group has announced a new $40 million contract with Western Power, joining Zetta Group and Nextgen Group in winning new information and communications technology contracts with the utility.

Western Australian automotive sales have gone against the national trend for the month of July, down nearly 13 per cent on those of July 2014, despite a national increase in sales.

The state government has awarded Brookfield Multiplex the design and construction contract for the $207 million Karratha Health Campus.

The federal government has awarded $57 million in defence contracts to Perth-based company Decmil Group.

Australian data centre provider Metronode has announced a $20 million expansion to triple the size of its Shenton Park facility.

Perth-based company Brierty has received a $13.5 million contract from the state government to widen the southbound section of the Kwinana Freeway from Armadale Road to Russell Road.

Perth-based software firm APE Mobile has raised $2 million through private equity fund managers Jolimont Global and Viburnum Funds.

Perth-based Indian sandalwood company TFS Corporation has completed its purchase of US-based pharmaceutical companies Viroxis Corporation and Santalis Pharmaceuticals.

Welshpool-based Perth Petroleum Services has struck a merger deal with Melbourne-based Global Spill Control, creating Australia’s largest retailer and manufacturer of spill equipment.