Stockland has upgraded its full year earnings after doubling first half profit from the previous corresponding period because of a solid increase in commercial and residential property sales.
Perth-based resources sector services provider NRW Holdings has flagged a rise in first half net profit of about 30 per cent, compared to the previous corresponding period.
Rio Tinto has announced plans to extend its Marandoo iron ore mine, with the international miner committing $US933 million to stretch its life by 16 years.
Hang on to your hat and watch your savings because if last night's sharp rise in the price of gold is an accurate guide, a long-predicted wall of inflation is about to break over the world.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation has urged consumers to buy branded milk, butter and cream products in a campaign it says is vital to support the local dairy industry.
Two of Western Australia's top sharemarket performers of 2010, Doray Minerals and Hunnu Coal, have seen their share prices dip after announcing resource estimates.
The state's environmental watchdog has recommended the state government knock back a plan by Central West Coal to supply the proposed Coolimba Power Project in the Mid-West.
Westgold Resources has announced it seeks to snap up the remaining shares it does not already own in Aragon Resources, to create a mid-tier mining house with potential annual gold production of 200,000 ounces.
Online jobs advertisements in Western Australia grew the most in the nation in January, recording a 5.81 per cent increase driven by increased demand for skilled labour in the healthcare and engineering sectors.
Mining contractor MACA has won its first job outside Western Australia, after being appointed to provide mining services at WPG Resources' Peculiar Knob iron ore mine in South Australia for $285 million.
Western Australia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry says despite growth returning to pre-GFC levels, there are further signs that the state's economy is moving at two speeds.
Nomad Building Solutions has been slapped with a $4.25 million claim for damages, over delays in designing and building central facilities for Chevron's Gorgon liquefied natural gas project.
Skills shortages and strong employment growth are set to push up wages to boom levels in Western Australia, according to research by two different employment analysts.
Planning Minister John Day has put out the call for 45 town planning and building experts to make up 15 development assessment panels that will be established by July.
Catalpa Resources has reported its $23.4 million capital raising has been oversubscribed by strong demand from existing shareholders and new investors, just two days after it was announced.
Reed Resources and its joint venture partner, Mineral Resources, have received final approval to commence construction of the Mt Marion lithium project near Kalgoorlie.
Strategic Marine has cashed in on Chevron's Gorgon liquefied natural gas project, winning a contract to build four workboats for the consortium developing the gas jetty and other marine structures.
UNCERTAINTY in the Australian international education sector hasn't stopped provider Navitas from delivering a $32.6 million profit after tax for the half-year to December 31, up 18 per cent on the previous year.
WHILE the only way is up for developments in Scarborough – with at least five buildings above eight stories approved late last year – the beachside precinct still has some way to go before its transformation as modern tourism district is complete.
THE state government is moving to the next phase of its redevelopment of the Perth Cultural Centre, with six tenders currently being advertised from which a team of consultants will be selected to develop a master plan for the precinct.
INVESTORS will recover an additional $67.5 million from Westpoint Group after the nation's top corporate regulator agreed to settle litigation against Westpoint's directors and accounting firm KPMG.
STARTING out in 1991 as a remote area housing manufacturer, Lowrie Constructions has gone from strength to strength since refocusing its business to build electrical switch rooms for resources projects.
