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.
A THREE-COMPANY consortium of Clough Engineering, Henry Walker Eltin and Maunsell has been selected as preferred proponent for Main Roads' first alliance contract.
THE Western Australian Government has agreed to sign a deal with other States and Territories to try and prevent cross-border “poaching” of businesses and events.
LOCAL industry is in danger of missing out on major engineering and construction work on Woodside's $1.5 billion Enfield oil project, casting doubt on its chances of winning work on future big offshore projects such as Gorgon.
A PROPOSAL to exempt insurance agents from disclosing commissions on risk products has been roundly criticised by financial planners and the consumer lobby.
TWO of Perth's leading biotechnology companies are coming together, with pSivida's BioSilicon technology to be evaluated for use in Clinical Cell Culture's products.
THE owners of the Goldfields Gas Transmission Pipeline have agreed to invest $11 million in a new compressor station to expand the capacity of the pipeline.
THE good news was flowing freely at Wesfarmers' annual profit announcement this week, with managing director Michael Chaney speaking positively about the company's
THE local developer of an innovative perimeter security system has concluded a national distribution agreement with Alarmcom, one of Australia's major wholesalers of electronic security products.
UNITED Farmers Co-operative has foreshadowed more intense competition in Western Australia's fertiliser market following the opening last week of its new bulk handl
VENTUREAXESS'S wide range of investments includes a small firm at Jurien Bay that is tackling one of the key challenges facing the global aquaculture industry.
A US investment fund plans to start actively marketing a new type of capital raising in the local market after completing its first deal with an Australian Stock Exchange-listed company.
VENTURE capital group VentureAxess has outlined ambitious growth plans, including $40 million of capital raisings, following its merger with Perth's TechStart Fund Managers.
AN innovative security system developed in Perth has attracted wide industry interest after being judged second best new product at a major national trade show last month.