Shares in engineering outfit VDM moved up slightly after announcing it had won a $79 million contract with a Rio Tinto subsidiary to refurbish the Pannawonica township in the Pilbara.
The stock price of Murchison Metals climbed this morning after announcing an upgrade for its 50 per cent-owned Jack Hills project to three billion tonnes with work underway exploring further potential at the site.
Shares in iron ore explorer Aurox Resources closed slightly higher today after the company announced a 15 per cent upgrade at its Balla Balla project in the Pilbara to 238 million tonnes.
West Perth-based resources development outfit Atlantic Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a state-owned corporation to develop a new bauxite project in Vietnam.
Western Australia has joined the rest of the nation, excluding Tasmania, in posting a significant jump in new motor vehicle sales in November compared to the previous month, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data has showed.
Shares in Perth-based gold explorer Adamus Resources dropped today after announcing it had secured a credit facility for the development of its Southern Ashanti Gold Project in Ghana, enabling it to become a mid-tier gold producer by early 2011.
Shares in mining contractor NRW Holdings were up slightly following the announcement of a $200 million contract for the design, development and operation of an iron ore mine at Rio Tinto's Western Turner Syncline Section 10 deposit in the Pilbara.
A survey commissioned by the Australian Medical Association has found that doctors and nurses are rated as the country's most trusted professions respectively, with Western Australians also having a soft spot for teachers, engineers, accountants and trade
As planning for various new hotels across Perth’s city surrounds forges ahead, the consortium involved with the state government’s redevelopment of the Old Treasury Buildings has grown increasingly confident of a positive outcome.
The parent company of Red Rooster and Chicken Treat has its sights set on becoming one of the state’s largest franchise operations after consolidated annual losses doubled this financial year to $14 million.
WITH more than half a dozen new conference facilities and function venues opening in regional Western Australia during the past year, businesses planning their next corporate getaway are spoilt for choice.
The head of Western Australia's real estate institute was unsurprised to learn of the massive price paid out for the purchase of iron ore heiress, Angela Bennett's Mosman Park mansion, reportedly a national record at $57.5 million.
Shares in Avita Medical were unchanged today despite receiving approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical trials of its ReCell Spray-On Skin device early next year, after the company suspended initial trials in 2008.
The state government has secured popular international event, Ironman WA Triathlon at Busselton for a further five years, potentially delivering more than $33 million to the state's economy.
Three Western Australian boutique hotels have been named among Australia's and New Zealand's top 33 properties in an international travel guide from boutique and luxury hotel specialists, Mr & Mrs Smith.
BUSINESS is booming in the rustic mining town of Boddington, 90 minutes south-east of Perth, as both new and more established businesses exude a quiet confidence about future opportunities.
Following the global financial crisis, Western Australia's confidence in property investment, as opposed to investing the stock market, is greater than all other states, a survey has found.
THE boss of one of the nation’s largest internet service providers has welcomed a new telecommunications system from Perth aimed at reducing costs for small to medium enterprises, despite warning that smaller businesses may not adopt the new system.
Western Australia’s IT consultants are preparing for a significant jump in salaries and a shortage of IT specialists early next year as the local industry reacts to recent ownership changes and new trends in awarding contracts.
Perth-based Advanced Well Technologies and Brisbane-based MBA Petroleum Consultants have merged to create a company that services the energy and gas sectors.
Shares in local brewer Gage Roads have jumped more than 10 per cent after announcing it had secured a $4.2 million credit facility and kicked off previously announced expansion plans which will raise its annual brewing capacity.
A DECADE ago when Georgiana Lenzo bought a small commercial laundry service, she never envisaged that the state’s mining boom would cause her so much distress while simultaneously bringing business success.
