Compass Group

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Bert Giancristofaro will play to the strengths of the Jus Burgers brand after taking ownership of the business last year, with his immediate priority being store refits and fine-tuning the customer experience.

The state government has backed plans for a 700-bed workers camp at Karratha, despite opposition from the local community, after Woodside Petroleum launched a website that is meant to boost local employment on future gas projects.

The A-grade office building at 12 Newcastle Street on the north eastern edge of the CBD has been offered for sale through CBRE.Constructed in 2010, the building has 4,946 square metres of gross lettable area, plus 47 car bays, and sits on 1,749sqm of land.

Seven of WA’s most prominent agribusinesses have grown their revenue by about 30 per cent, with increased demand from Asia the main driver.

Woodside Petroleum has struck a revised deal with the City of Karratha to build a 604-bed workers camp, but the planning approval time-frame for the project remains uncertain.

Telecommunications provider Swift Networks has won multiple contract extensions and expansions, as well as a new contract, in the resources industry.

Major WA agribusinesses plan new investments to create scale and efficiency, while smaller operators are cooperating to access new markets with niche products.

Multiplex has commenced construction of the 604-bed Bay Village accommodation facility for Woodside Petroleum's fly-in, fly-out workers in Karratha.

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Business News’s updated ranking of WA’s largest employers highlights the increased use of casual and contract staff.

The renewal of four major contracts with Fortescue Metals Group and Rio Tinto has maintained Sodexo’s status as the largest operator in the state’s facilities management sector.

Investment house Dorado Property has acquired the office building at 12 Newcastle Street in a deal worth $24.2 million.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, inductees of the WA Women’s Hall of Fame and the winners of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Women in Resources Awards were announced over the weekend.

Unemployment is at record lows in WA, but pressure from mass resignations and outbound travellers is looming.

Compass Group is hoping to expand its Kambalda East accommodation for mine site workers with a $30 million addition.

A development assessment panel has approved a $30 million expansion to an accommodation village in Kambalda East, which has reached capacity.

Albemarle Corporation has appointed Compass Group to operate its $140 million Paris Grove workers village in Australind, awarding a contract worth $70 million.

Facility operator Compass Group plans to add hundreds of rooms in a $79 million expansion of a Port Hedland accommodation, to house workers of BHP’s port debottlenecking project.

US chemicals behemoth Albemarle’s multi-billion-dollar commitment to lithium processing comes amid tightness in labour supply and housing.

Plans for a 300-room, four-star hotel in Port Hedland's West End have been submitted by a Singaporean developer.

A development assessment panel has approved a $79 million proposal to double the capacity of a Port Hedland accommodation that houses BHP workers.