The proponent behind two new hospitality venues in Port Hedland has walked away from both projects due to time and cost blowouts, and will look to invest in Perth instead.
Companies that can overcome high costs, tight regulation and staff scarcity can be rewarded with large contracts, market leadership and loyal customers in the north-west.
The founders of a North West brewery will open their fourth venue, lifting the company into the upper echelon's of Western Australia's watering hole operators.
