LANDCORP believes it has a handle on the housing shortage in the Pilbara, despite negotiations being terminated on a significant residential development in Karratha.
MANY of the misconceptions about e-commerce technology and the potential benefits to the corporate world have been re-evaluated since the dot.com crash of 2000.
NOBODY should be too concerned about the differences between partners in the $30 billion Browse LNG project over how the venture should be developed, according to Woodside Petroleum chief executive Don Voelte.
WESTERN Australian regional powerbroker Brendon Grylls said he would not prop up the Muresk agricultural college with funding unless it had a long-term future.
LOCAL firm Kellabox has released a portable, self-contained data centre that effectively eliminates the need for a server room to house a business's networking equipment.
IF deteriorating income streams and skyrocketing costs weren't enough, charities are now bracing for a tougher year ahead with an expected surge in demand for services through 2010.
Heavy equipment sales and rental company, Emeco Holdings has posted a net profit after tax of $13.3 million for the year to June 30, a fall of 14.5 per cent, which included significant one-off impairment and restructuring charges.
Cash Converters has posted a record profit of $16.2 million for the year to June 30, a gain of 6.5 per cent, on the back of healthy revenue growth driven by increased personal loans, financial services commission and corporate store revenue.
Tap Oil has posted a loss of $4.9 million in its half year results to June 30 after the explosion at Varanus Island impacted upon production levels and, in turn, affected sales.
Uranium exploration company, Extract Resources has launched a $91 million capital raising via a non-renounceable rights issue and private placement to institutional investors to accelerate exploration activities at its Rossing South project in Namibia.
The state government has announced that publicly-owned generator Verve Energy and electricity retailer Synergy would not be re-amalgamated, as part of a strategy to secure Western Australia's future energy needs.
Automobile components and building materials manufacturer, Schaffer Corporation has posted a profit of $10.5 million for the year to June 30, down 4 per cent on last year's results against a 13 per cent fall in group revenue.
The peak body for the nation's construction industry believes a dip in constrution work in the June quarter is only the tip of the iceberg, predicting a sharp decline to unfold as the effects of credit crunch and economic downturn begin to show through.
Dramatic drops in key commodity prices, and the effect of the economic downturn, have impacted heavily upon the bottom line of exploration and mining outift, Kagara.
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has cleared the last regulatory hurdle for the $50 billion Gorgon LNG project, leaving its joint venture owners free to make their final investment decision.
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Reed Resources has raised $6.4 million and will raise a further $4.5 million in a share purchase plan to step up exploration and development activities on three separate projects.
Perth-based property fund manager Aspen Group has secured an investor to underwrite at least $5 million needed to meet loan requirements for its troubled Diversified Property Fund.
The West Australian Meat Marketing Cooperative's (WAMMCO) profits fell dramatically to $1.3 million for the year to June 30 depsite a record turnover, eclipsing the $100 million mark for the first time.
Lithium producer Galaxy Resources has secured a financing agreement with a Chinese private investment company worth up to $156 million enabling the development of two key projects.
Woodside Petroleum chief executive Don Voelte said the company had suggested a range of exit options to its wavering partners in the $30 billion Browse LNG venture to facilitate the timely delivery of the massive project off the Kimberley coast.
Shares in Wesfarmers fell 6 per cent today after Woolworths announced plans to take on the Bunnings business through the takeover of hardware group Danks Holdings.
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Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining has awarded Nedlands-based mining software provider, ISS Group a $4 million contract for its Mining Intelligence Layer project, utilising ISS's BabelFish product.
Mining, sampling and laboratory equipment producer, Essa is making further improvements in efficiency and implementing cost reductions in response to posting a net loss of $800,000.
Cazaly Resources has secured engineering firm, Lycopodium to complete the pre-feasability study at the Parker Range Iron Ore Project, located in the Yilgarn district of Western Australia.
For companies operating in the mining and metals sector, costs, consolidation and capital have been identified as the greatest risks, an annual report has found.
