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In a sign that Perth's commercial property market may be warming up, Wesfarmers House has sold to Jandakot-based Ascot Capital Ltd for almost $85 million, although the price represents a significant discount on the property's 2007 value.
Accounting firm Deloitte has bolstered its Perth practice with the appointment of four new partners, highlighting its growth in the mid-tier mining sector and insolvency.
A consortium headed by WorleyParsons is embarking on a major study to develop a series of 250-megawatt advanced solar thermal power stations across Australia.
Gondwana Resources Ltd managing director Warren Beckwith has increased his interest in the company through the acquisition of 1.5 million shares through the exercise of options and an off-market tran
This time last year, fund managers in Perth were talking bullishly about continued strong investment returns and plans to rapidly expand funds under management.
Three major developments in the gas, iron ore and power sectors this week have once again highlighted the ability of big projects to insulate the Western Australian economy from the global economic slowdown.
A series of market indicators for Perth's residential property sector have revealed the slowest June quarter in at least five years, but analysts are divided over whether the slowdown will continue.
A change of name for biodiesel player Missions Biofuels Ltd has signalled a new milestone for the company as it looks to broaden its scope beyond purely biodiesel production.
Wesfarmers and Rio Tinto have cemented their positions as corporate citizens in Western Australia after both companies last week revealed separate philanthropic partnerships totalling $15.
When 29-year-old Tanya Steinbeck started her home business in March this year, finding the time to care for daughter Ava and manage domestic chores was not an issue.
Western Australia's fledgling private equity market is gaining traction, with a growing number of transactions this calendar year coinciding with a downturn in stock market listings.
Hydrotech International Ltd director David Ledger has resigned from the company after a share purchase earlier today was found to be in breach of the company's trading policy.
The Brand Agency is likely to take over Curtin University of Technology's advertising account, which has been managed by Gatecrasher for the past five years.
Pay packets in resource rich Western Australia climbed 5.6 per cent over the year, the fastest in the country, while the mining industry was the top sector for annual wage growth.
Great Southern Ltd's 50 per cent owned Bunbury chip mill has entered into a $150 million, six-year purchase agreement to buy timber from Intergrated Tree Cropping Ltd.
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Golden West Resources Ltd has entered into a 15-year offtake agreement with a Chinese steelmaker, which will also subscribe to nearly $27 million worth of shares for an 11 per cent stake.
OM Holdings has launched a share buy-back for about five per cent of its issued capital, saying its current share price did not reflect the underlying value, strong earnings and future potential of its assets.
A consortium headed by WorleyParsons and including the state's biggest companies is embarking on a major study to develop a series of $1 billion, 250 megawatt solar thermal power stations across Australia.
Malaga-based Advanced Engine Components Ltd has secured a $2 million loan from a party related to a major shareholder to fund working capital requirements on the back of ongoing growth in sales demand.
Perth-based Jupiter Energy Ltd will pay up to $57 million to move to full ownership of an oil field in Kazakhstan, with Macquarie Bank to provide funding assistance.
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The surging iron ore industry delivered a big boost today for West Perth-based miner Mount Gibson Iron Ltd, which reported a doubling of profit, and engineering company WorleyParsons Ltd, which signed a $260 million contract with Fortescue Metals.
Subiaco-based Empire Beer Group Ltd has agreed to sell two of its pubs to a shareholder company controlled by Computershare Ltd executive chairman Christopher Morris for $4.5 million.
Perth-based coal miner Handini Resources Ltd has revised its initial public offer, this time doubling the amount of funds to be raised to $10 million as it pins its hopes on a major company to take the majority of shares.
West Perth-based ipernica Ltd will lend its knowledge to a Melbourne company caught in legal proceedings in the United States over its intellectual property rights.
Nedlands-based waste management company Tox Free Ltd has reported a 56 per cent jump in earnings for fiscal 2008 as it opens its first waste facility in New South Wales.
