Education services company IBT Education Ltd today won shareholder approval to change its name to navitas, through the proposal did attract a sizeable protest vote.
Subiaco-based Yilgarn Mining Ltd will change its name to Brockman Resources Ltd after securing shareholder approval at the company's annual general meeting yesterday.
The third quarter profits of West Perth-based Straits Resources Ltd subsidiary Straits Asia Resources Ltd have fallen to a third of 2006 levels after a force majeure and abnormal rainfall, the company has announced.
The State Government will introduce a bill establishing Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, where producers of consumer goods could be required to establish recycling programs for those goods, Environment Minister David Templeman has announced.
Perth-based exploration company United Minerals Corporation Ltd has signed a joint venture deal with Norsk Hydro subsidiary Hydro Aluminium AS to establish a bauxite reserve capable of supporting an alumina refinery.
State-owned electricity generator Verve Energy has been selected to supply electricity to Gindalbie Metals' Karara iron ore poject, making it the winner of Western Australia's biggest contested electricity contract in more than a year.
South Perth-based energy company Aviva Corporation Ltd has appointed Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd to advise on ongoing development of, and acquisitions for, its integrated energy projects, the company has announced.
One month ago, WA Business News published an in-depth report on Western Australia’s export boom, which highlighted the prominence of three giant resources sector producers.
Engineering and project delivery firm, Sinclair Knight Merz, will open a custom-designed safety training centre costing more than $1 million at the Perth domestic airport business precinct early next year
Fresh from its acquisition of Queensland-based transportable homes builder, Halley Homes in September this year, Nomad Building Solutions Ltd has another takeover target firmly in its sights.
Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest, despite their obvious differences, have two characteristics in common – they both enjoy taking BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to court over railway access and other matters.
State Scene remains apprehensive about the fact that Queensland’s multi-millionaire Rudd family is headed for Australia’s two most prestigious addresses – Kirribilli House overlooking Sydney Harbour and The Lodge in the heart of Canberra.
FAMILY-OWNED business, MG Kailis Holdings Pty Ltd, has returned to the black with a net profit after tax of $4.8 million in the year to June 2007, following an extensive restructuring during the previ
Prof Li Jinghai, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to speak at an Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Chinese innovation, November 16 a the Burswood Entertainment Complex
The State Government has fined exploration companies Golden West Resources and Hancock Prospecting after an industry review uncovered "widespread environmental and regulatory breaches".
West Perth-based uranium explorer Energy Metals Ltd aims to raise around $5 million through a non-renounceable rights issue to fund exploration of its tenements in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
West Perth-based energy company Wasabi Energy Ltd has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in geothermal energy company Greenearth Energy Ltd for $250,000 ahead of its initial public offer, the company has announced.
