Matt Mckenzie

Design work is nearly complete for the world’s largest trimaran yacht, to be built at the Australian Marine Complex in Perth’s southern suburb of Henderson.

The continuing strength of the Australian dollar and flat-to-falling commodity prices remain concerns for the economy.

Osborne Park-based BCJ Plastics has survived four decades of change in the local manufacturing industry, but sales and research manager Tim Hartung said it was a move into boutique production that helped the company flourish.

Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has grown its Perth corporate practice division with the addition of Simon Rear, who is moving from Allion Legal.

Property developers have reported substantial earnings growth during the 12 months to June as low interest rate settings foster a transition from resources to dwelling investment.

Western Australia’s grain handling cooperative CBH Group has announced a record $4.55 per tonne growers’ rebate after a year of strong harvest last financial year.

Sharp timing on commodities stocks has helped drive a strong result for investment manager Katana Capital, with a 187 per cent increase in revenue to $8.3 million, from $2.8 million the previous financial year.

The GFC and new technology have put increasing pressure on law firms, but local firm HHG Legal Group is taking the opportunity to tailor a new service for the middle segment of the market.

Movements in the US dollar and Ghanaian Cedi relative to the Australian dollar have combined with lower gold production and higher costs to drive Perseus Mining into losing territory.