Blackburne managing director Paul Blackburne was last night named the 2016 Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals, ahead of a talented and diverse field of candidates.
The state's investment in Finbar's Pelago property development may have become the subject of recent controversy, but some in Karratha's small business community are in no doubt that the strategy is good for the Pilbara.
Karratha's first small bar owner, Bart Parsons, has realised his dream of opening among the traditional pubs and hotels in the northern town, but it has come with a costly sting in the tail.
