Perth-based green energy firm Eden Energy Ltd has established a new US subsidiary to lead the production and promotion of its 20/80 hydrogen/natural gas fuel blend.
Strategic Marine chairman Mark Newbold has won his second major award for the year, joining five others as winners of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year western region 2008 awards.
When prominent Perth accountant Frank Cooper was asked to join the WA Opera board, his initial reaction was: "The fat lady with horns? Not my cup of tea".
Despite record prices, the gold sector has failed to glitter like other commodities, with the failure of marginal producers having a knock-on effect in the service sector.
The concerns of one of Australia's leading actuaries regarding the transfer from the state of about $330 million in assets may have stopped the mutualisation of $9 billion fund manager GESB, which claims about one quarter of Western Australia's workforce
The state's aged care sector has echoed calls by the Australian Council of Trade Unions for urgent action to avoid a work-care collision as the nation's population ages.
Iconic Perth music store 78 Records is about to undergo a major overhaul, and get some unlikely neighbours, as its home of 12 years undergoes extensive renovations.
Ensuring the ongoing strength of the arts sector in Western Australia beyond the boom will only be achieved by building relevance of the arts in the community, according to participants at the WA Business News forum.
Players in Australia's uranium industry have renewed calls for the federal government to take control of the future of the country's rich uranium deposits.
Perth's planned new sporting stadium at Subiaco could include innovative venues for the presentation of theatre and music to sports fans attending big games.
JEFF Burch, who owns Howard Park and Mad Fish wines, has launched a new boutique brand this week developed in partnership with renowned Burgundian winemaker, Pascal Marchand.
Belmont-based solar panel distributor Solar Sales has been bought by US company SunPower Corporation, marking the Silicon Valley-based company's first entry into the Australian solar market.
Mining engineers, scientists and technology entrepreneurs should collaborate with innovators in the arts sector to produce outcomes that benefit all sectors, the WA Business News boardroom forum was told.
In a move that reflects its growing presence in the international mining industry, Perth-based CSA Australia Pty Ltd has changed its name to CSA Global Pty Ltd.
Shares in Subiaco-based Sam's Seafood Holdings Ltd will start trading on the local stock market later this week after a three year administration hiatus.
BHP Billiton Ltd is expected to restart rail and port activities at its Nelson Point operation shortly after a 52 year old employee was killed on site yesterday.
Developers of the Gorgon gas project are looking to invest more than $1 billion on carbon capture and storage designed to reduce the project's emissions by up to 40 per cent.
Murchison Metals Ltd's equal joint venture partner for the Oakajee port development and Jack Hills iron ore mine in Western Australia, Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation, says it could be interested in taking a controlling stake in the ventures.
Takeover target Ausdrill Ltd has forecast earnings growth in the 2009 financial year of at least 20 per cent after posting a 31 per cent increase in net profit after tax for fiscal 2008.
Western Australia has recorded a 6.5 per cent drop in building approvals for the month of June as approvals across the country slump to their weakest reading in over two years.
West Perth-based Mirabela Nickel Ltd will spend a further $68 million on its Santa Rita nickel project in Brazil to increase the production rate by 40 per cent.
Less than a week before shareholders are due to meet, West Australian Metals Ltd has sought legal advice to clear up claims that dissident shareholder Vladimir Nikolaenko could control more than 40 per cent of the company.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has cautioned that the development of the $2 billion Oakajee port and associated rail infrastructure is some time away, after today selecting Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd as the preferred bidder.
BHP Billiton Ltd has appeared in the High Court today over rail access issues in the Pilbara while rail and port activities at its Nelson Point operation were suspended after a man was killed this morning.
Embattled Structural Monitoring Systems plc said it is in ongoing talks with two global companies over a potential deal for its patented aircraft fuselage technology, two weeks after sacking staff and executives.
The Murchison Metals Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation backed Oakajee Port and Rail Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred developer of the $2 billion Oakajee Port in the state's Mid West region.
