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Chris Herde is the editor of The Courier-Mail’s commercial property Primesite and is part of The Australian Business Network covering a range of stories.

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City Beat

The new owner of The Spotted Cow Hotel is Ben White, Saturday, November 9, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

New owner for popular Toowoomba pub

A member of a renowned pub family has snapped up a hotel in his home town and is seeking to preserve and enhance the guest experience.

Business

Richard Crookes Construction managing director Jamie Crookes.

Building company gets back into the black

Family-owned building company Richard Crookes Constructions has returned to profitability after enduring one of the toughest periods ever in the sector.

City Beat

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 13, 2021: Bank of Queensland stock images at the BOQ building in Newstead Brisbane. Picture: NCA NewsWire /Jono Searle

Union stoush with BoQ over redundancy payments

The Finance Sector Union has taken aim at the BoQ over its takeover of owner-managed branches claiming workers face being sacked with no redundancy payments.

Business

GAMBLING: Pokies.Photo: Max Fleet / NewsMail

Aristocrat to offload video game developer to Swedes

Aristocrat Leisure will sell its Plarium Global business to a Swedish group for more than $1bn so it can focus on its core gaming machine and online operations.

City Beat

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission said officers checked the licences of 226 individuals in Townsville last week as part of a month-long, state-wide crackdown. Picture: QBCC

QBCC raids catch dodgy builders

Queensland’s building regulator conducted 2338 licence checkson active building sites in October and nabbed 58 people who face hefty fines and prosecution.

QLD Business

Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games renders of sporting venues proposed for development - Brisbane Indoor Sports Centre will host Basketball Picture supplied by Populous

Clock ticking: Olympics decisions must be made, experts warn

Industry leaders say the clock is ticking for the Queensland government to begin making major infrastructure decisions in preparation for the 2032 Olympic Games.

Business

The Clarke Creek Wind Farm project has just hit the halfway mark after having its 50th wind turbine installed.

Investment wave powering renewable development

A wave of new large-scale renewable energy generation projects were signed off in the September quarter, marking the healthiest investment data for the sector in two years.

Business

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, October 29 2024. GENERIC. Stocks. Finance. Economy. Stock price ticker of the Australian Stock Exchange, ASX, at their offices on Bridge Street. Picture: NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Cuscal launches Australia’s largest float of the year

Payments infrastructure giant Cuscal has taken a major step towards debuting on the ASX after launching Australia’s largest float for 2024.

QBW

Craig Charlton the Director with Gail Bray the General Manager, holding Lock Jaw Ladder Grip, Wilson - on Monday 4th of November 2024 - Photo Steve Pohlner

Couple scale new heights with ladder safety device

A revolutionary ladder safety device developed in a Brisbane backyard has been exported overseas and is in-line for a swag of awards.

Prime Site

The 1.25ha riverfront site at 117 Victoria St, West End bought by Traders in Purple.

$450m upscale West End project slashes dwelling numbers

The developer behind a $450m resort-style West End project has dramatically cut the number of planned dwellings on the site after picking up the property from liquidators.

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