News Articles for Vernon Wheatley

The falling iron ore price has had a big impact on WA's wealthiest.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the major findings from the domestic gas inquiry; Collgar's wind farm plan; Western Power's nuclear stance; Pilbara energy enablers; Perdaman's Karratha plan; the price of iron ore; Nicheliving's woes and Sanur's Subi battle; Vern Wheatley's legacy, and preview the upcoming edition of the Business News magazine.

The man who built Automotive Holdings Group into the country's largest dealership group has passed away at the age of 89.

Car dealer Eagers Automotive's dramatic share price drop this week was costly for shareholders, notably the local Wheatley family, the value of whose stake fell more than $30 million yesterday.

Automotive Holdings Group had employed a consistent approach to buying and integrating dealerships over many years, long-serving director and head of business development Hamish Williams told Business News after his recent retirement.

THE 2012 wealth creators' list would not be complete without acknowledging the fortunes generated by the development of the Little Creatures brewery and subsequent listing of Little World Beverages

The mining and property booms have created unprecedented wealth in Western Australia. WA Business News looks at the individuals leading the charge.

WORKING hard and enjoying it is one of the overriding principals driving one of WA's largest family businessesAHG is WA's second largest private company after the Multiplex Group, according to the WA Business News Book of Company Lists.