Mark Beyer

The leaders of strongly growing Western Australian companies believe a focus on delivering value to shareholders is the key to their success.

Futuris subsidiary Elders is believed to be closing in on EG Green & Sons, negotiating a deal to purchase National Australia Bank’s $20 million in loans to the embattled beef producer.

The companies that have achieved the strongest growth in market value over the past five years illustrate the breadth and depth of the resources boom currently being enjoyed in Western Australia.

Western Australia’s social entrepreneur of the year believes she can help tackle one of the state’s main business issues – the skills crisis. Mark Beyer talks to Susan Robertson about disabled workers.

Western Power’s decision to award its long-term coal supply contract to Wesfarmers’ Premier Coal has sparked speculation about the future of The Griffin Group’s coal mining business.

Western Australia’s top politician and its most respected business leader have locked horns over economic and industrial relations reform. Mark Beyer reports.

The sharp spike in the price of uranium this year has led to an equally sharp spike in the number of listed companies professing to be uranium explorers or looking to spin-off their uranium assets through new floats

Two years ago the price of uranium was languishing at around $US10 a pound. Since then the price has shot to almost $US30, spawning a revival in the metal’s prospects.

Multiplex has negotiated a new enterprise bargaining agreement with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and union boss Joe McDonald has claimed it is close to reaching agreement with several other employers.