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Brisbane is full of extraordinary people doing extraordinary things. Here’s where you’ll find expertise, opinions and insights from Brisbane’s business community; read compelling stories on what makes the city’s diverse business sectors tick; and learn about the latest opportunities for investors, entrepreneurs and innovators.

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How Hilton Food Group got an appetite for Brisbane

Dug O’Hare, Executive Director Asia Pacific of Hilton Foods Australia and New Zealand discusses why Hilton Food Group invested about $150 million in automation at their Brisbane facility.

Why Dragonfly Shipping chose Brisbane for their launch into Oceania

Montreal-based global logistics company Intelcom have chosen Brisbane as the first site for their expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.

Connections on tap: How Brisbane delivered a warm welcome for Scottish craft beer business BrewDog

When Scottish craft beer giant BrewDog were choosing their Australian headquarters, the deciding factors that got Brisbane over the line included connections, climate and community.

How Chef Collective is transforming online food delivery in Brisbane

Chef Collective’s innovative new facility in Coorparoo is helping restaurants save money and adapt to a new dining landscape.

Little Hinges: The Brisbane start-up revolutionising property inspections

PropTech start-up Little Hinges have utilised the connections and networking opportunities provided by the Brisbane EDA to grow their revenue by 220%, doubling their number of active customers in the past four months.

Hindsite’s knowledge management tech is a worker’s best friend

Brisbane tech startup Hindsight is skilling up staff and fortifying the future of work

Brisbane researchers in world-leading bid to develop coronavirus vaccine

A team of Brisbane-based researchers at The University of Queensland is working swiftly to devise a vaccine for the novel coronavirus with human trials commencing this month.

Brisbane Economic Development Agency lends a hand to help food businesses survive

Brisbane Economic Development Agency’s Industry Growth and Trade team responded quickly to help prepare the Brisbane region’s food manufacturing businesses to survive COVID-19 restrictions.

Winery toasts success of transforming to in-home experiences during COVID-19

When Brisbane’s only inner-city micro-winery faced the closure of its in-house customer experiences due to COVID-19 restrictions, its team moved all those experiences off site.

How a beauty chain took a new product to market during COVID19

When COVID-19 restrictions were announced in March, Brisbane-based Brazilian Beauty founder and CEO Francesca Webster realised with a shock that the company and franchisee network of 21 luxury salons across the country would have to close.