FEATURE: Industrial uncertainty and an urgent need for more infrastructure are putting the squeeze on iron ore exports through Port Hedland, while productivity increases and transshipment options are also being mulled over statewide.
Aspen Group's Aspen Parks Property Fund has unveiled plans to tap the market for nearly $40 million, in the wake of the developer and funds manager lodging a statutory loss of $81.8 million.
FEATURE: Mining sector players are creating innovative solutions – particularly in the iron ore, uranium, and base metals areas, and the graduate labour market – to deal with the changing economic environment.
Welshpool-based contractor MACA has raised its full-year net profit by 12 per cent to $55.4 million despite weather setbacks during the year, and increased revenue by 25.2 per cent to $595.4 million.
Roleystone woman Hayley Goad has been selected by the Cattle Council of Australia as WA Beef Industry Rising Champion, and will head to Canberra for the NAB Agribusiness Beef Industry Rising Champions Initiative national final.
Kibaran Resources-backed 3D Graphtech Industries has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to research the effectiveness of graphite and graphene inks in 3D printing.
It's been two years since the introduction of Sunday trading in the state and positive survey results from Curtin Business School found almost 60 per cent of Western Australians support the deregulation of retail trading hours.
Perth nickel miner Western Areas has returned to the black with a full-year net profit of $25.5 million, on the back of an improvement in the price of nickel and lower production costs.
Tony Abbott has called a special cabinet meeting ahead of the resumption of parliament in a bid to reboot the government's floundering budget sales pitch.
The Australian dollar is lower against the strengthened greenback after a neutral speech by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen surprised the market.
US stocks enjoyed a week of solid gains following a batch of good economic data and mostly strong corporate earnings as concerns about geopolitical hotspots ebbed somewhat.
Waste management company Tox Free Solutions has announced a 60 per cent increase in net profit to 21.7 million on the back of a 30 per cent rise in revenue to $369.9 million.
Perth-based trucking firm CTI Logistics held its profit largely steady over financial year 2013-14, even as the company lodged an 11 per cent uptick in revenue.
New small bar openings, strong demand for alternative corporate events, and a partnership with the state's peak wine organisation has provided a fledgling Perth business with the springboard it needed to grow.
Eighteen months on from its acquisition of Perth-based law firm Middletons, US-based law practice K&L Gates says its expectations for the tie-up have been exceeded.
Iron ore exporter Atlas Iron has taken a $25 million hit to earnings as a result of restructuring and valuation changes to its Centaurus Metals investment.
Investment company Katana Capital has raised $7.8 million through the issue of 8.4 million shares to sophisticated and professional investors at an issue price of 93 cents per share.
In this week's edition of Business News Background, head of content Mark Pownall is joined by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's John Nicolaou to discuss the split up of BHP, the latest public
The builder for the 60,000 seat Perth Stadium says its cost will come in around $40 million under its $902 million budget, after officially inking the construction contract with the state governmen
The state government has today unveiled the Northern Beef Futures project, a $15 million investment in supply chain and trade development that it says will have a flow on benefit of half a billion dollars across the community.
Carnegie Wave Energy chief executive officer Michael Ottaviano and Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament were among the winners of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year western region awards.
Iluka Resources says it will continue cutting production until conditions improve and blamed lower prices for a fall in first half net profit by two thirds.
