As Senior Editor at Business News, Mark Beyer has a wide-ranging brief to research, analyse and report on the issues, trends and personalities affecting the business community in Western Australia.
Mr Beyer has 35 years' career experience, primarily in business journalism. He joined Business News in 2002 and previously worked for The Australian Financial Review and The West Australian, and also has public relations and corporate affairs experience.
Before becoming a journalist, he was an economist with the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra.
The planned $15 million sale of the SeaLink Rottnest ferry service to the owner of the competing Rottnest Express service has been cancelled after coming under ACCC scrutiny.
A major renovation of the National Gallery in Canberra has enabled Perth to become the temporary home for Blue poles, Australia's most expensive and arguably most controversial painting.
Scottish company Zenith Energy Group has been appointed lead contractor for phase 2 of the $1 billion-plus Northern Endeavour decommissioning program off WA's northern coast.
BCI Minerals has taken another step toward downstream processing at its Mardie salt project despite a spate of other companies failing in their attempts to produce sulphate of potash.
The founder of software firm Track'em has relocated to Dallas to ramp up growth after winning work with engineering, procurement and construction contractors in the US and Middle East.
Justin Fris and Mark Beyer discuss the fact only a handful of the 100 projects submitted through the state's market-led proposal pathway have succeeded.
Perth-based Vysarn is raising $65.3 million to help fund the acquisition of local firm Welltech, just weeks after completing another acquisition in the water services industry.
Alcoa and its Japanese industry partners have approved development of a gallium production facility in WA's South West, with the Australian government investing $69 million in the project.
Diversified contractor Tasmea has announced its second acquisition this month, paying up to $75 million for an oil and gas services business started from scratch six years ago.
Civil construction and mining services contractor RJV has become wholly-owned by chief executive Tim Ryan, severing the final ties with the founding Vincent family.
St John of God Health Care's new private hospital in Midland has reached practical completion, paving the way for the state government to take over St John's existing private hospital.
Contracting giant ACCIONA has recruited a new CEO for Australia as the Spanish parent moves to buy out local shareholders and negotiations continue over a major WA project.
Perth-based aerial technology company Innovaero is planning to raise up to $50 million to accelerate the development of its military drones and pursue other programs.
Diversified contractor Tasmea is buying Melbourne-based Maxim Group as it joins other contractors chasing growth in the booming data centre and battery energy sectors.
Greatland Resources has committed to the development of its Havieron gold-copper mine in the Pilbara after executing a $500 million corporate debt facility.
Mark Stothard's Echo Marine has bought the award-winning JahRoc Furniture brand and plans to integrate its operations with his Henderson-based superyacht business.
A group of WA industry professionals has bought ownership of what is shaping up to be the state's largest battery energy storage system (BESS) at Kemerton from its Chinese owner.