Shares in West Perth-based Kilgore Oil and Gas were higher today after the explorer announced plans to buy a majority share in a coal seam gas company through a share sale deal valued at nearly $13 million.
Colouful Perth businessman Bob Roget has succeeded in ousting three out of four directors at IT specialist firm Datamotion Asia Pacific, a day before shareholders were due to vote on their removal.
The WA division of engineering group O'Donnell Griffin has won two solar generation contracts for the Perth Solar City project, which is part of the federal government's $94 million Solar Cities program.
Brazilian company Vale is the latest mining giant to become a core industry participant at Bentley-based Parker Centre, which specialises in hydrometallurgical processing research for miners.
Western Australia needs to brace itself for a housing shortfall of more than 72,500 by 2020 with Wanneroo and Rockingham to suffer the greatest shortages, according to a new report.
JUPITER Mines non-executive director Priyank Thapliyal has started to take a direct interest in the West Perth-based company, which recently announced a transformational deal.
Elph has ramped up its all-cash proportional takeover bid for Coote Industrial with the removal of two key conditions which it says will provide greater certainty to the offer.
Health Minister Kim Hames has confirmed that the new $360 million Midland Health Campus will be a private public partnership, similar to the model at Joondalup hospital.
CBH Group, one of Western Australia's largest businesses, is likely to remain a cooperative after WA farmers elected directors who are in favour of keeping its current structure.
Rio Tinto will shortly start a review of its HIsmelt pig iron plant, which is on care and maintenance, as the leasehold on the land is set to expire this year.
CBH Resources has revealed that major shareholder, Japan's Toho Zinc, has proposed a proportional takeover offer in response to the $213 million offer from Belgium's refining major, Nyrstar.
The state government has selected a joint venture between Leighton and Indigenous Business Australia as its preferred proponent for a $50 million, construction contract at the Ord-East Kimberley expansion project.
Belmont-based ORH has terminated its proposed acquisition of private mining services company Resco, which it flagged last month along with a $23.5 million capital raising.
Perth businessman Bruce Drummond has lodged an appeal over a Federal Court decision that cleared Euroz Securities from allegations the broker did not advise of risks associated with Opes Prime.
The Department of Treasury and Finance has admitted to an embarrassing blunder in Treasurer Troy Buswell's request for a $1.15 billion advance for the state's bills that left an unexplained $210 million hole.
The outer suburbs of Perth have dominated a top 20 list of the nation's best performing property areas over the past decade with Herne Hill, near Midland, leading the Perth charge.
CBH Resources confirmed today it has received a sweetened takeover offer from Belgium's Nyrstar NV, which has increased its previous offer by $65 million.
The controversial Smiths Beach development has been given the go ahead by the state environment minister, however plans will have to be scaled back to accommodate for an extension of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.
Perth Airport has maintained its third place ranking in the competition watchdog's annual airport monitoring report, which found the performance of Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport to be of most concern.
Shares in the Tony Sage-led Cape Lambert Resources have been placed in a trading halt as it prepares to offload its Lady Annie copper mine to a potential Asian buyer.
IT specialist firm Datamotion Asia Pacific is preparing for a boardroom battle with shareholder Bob Roget, a Perth businessman with a colourful corporate history.
State Auditor General Colin Murphy has given a scathing review of the Perth Arena development, saying there were significant failings in the planning and management of the $483 million indoor stadium.
Redcliffe-based Global Construction Services says it has submitted a non-binding bid for an unnamed hire business in Western Australia, which generates $9 million in revenue a year.
A survey canvassing consumer thoughts on the state economy has shown that Western Australians are a positive bunch with most predicting the housing market to rebound next year and higher optimism over personal finances and job prospects.
The total number of home loans in Western Australia dropped more than the national average as lending for construction of new dwellings point to a rough road ahead, new figures show.
The state opposition has today announced additional roles for some members of the shadow cabinet following Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan's departure to federal politics.
Unlisted public company Cashmere Iron is expecting to play a key role in the growing Mid West iron ore province after it today unveiled an iron ore resource of more than 1 billion tonnes.
Former Sino Gold chief Jake Klein has been appointed executive chairman of struggling explorer Conquest Mining, a month after a study found a gold-copper-silver project was not commercially viable.
