News and successes for Queensland business and industry

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Queensland business and industry enjoys consistent growth through new infrastructure, local and international investment, and government support. Learn more about recent news and successes for Queensland business and industry.

2011 news and successes

Innovation alive and well in Queensland
15 July 2011 - The latest Australian innovation survey shows Queensland businesses are embracing innovation more than ever before.

Major statewide infrastructure plan to strengthen regions
12 July 2011 - A pioneering Queensland infrastructure blueprint for the next 20 years has today been released by the state government for consultation.

A bold vision for a stronger state
12 July 2011 - A landmark plan to maximise the long-term economic growth and livability of Queensland's regions has been released by the Queensland Government.

Positive job numbers cap financial year
7 July 2011 - Queensland capped off 2010-11 with an extra 2400 trend jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) employment data revealed today.

Queensland Premier promotes opportunities on trade mission to China
22 June 2011 - Queensland Premier, the Honourable Anna Bligh, is in Beijing today as part of a trade mission to promote trade and investment opportunities.

Queensland's next wave of prosperity ushers in jobs boom
12 June 2011 - 140,000 new jobs will be created over the next 2 years as Queensland cements its reputation as Australia's 'capital of opportunity'. Treasurer Andrew Fraser said the jobs boom would be fuelled by surging business investment and the might of our resources sector.

Qld jobs growth outpaces nation
9 June 2011 - Queensland's jobs growth outpaced the nation in May as the state's economic recovery builds, Treasurer Andrew Fraser said.

Qld retail trade figures equal second strongest of all the states
2 June 2011 - New ABS figures out today reaffirm the growing confidence in the Queensland economy, with retail trade growth for the month of April the equal second strongest of all the states.

Queensland builds its economic recovery: Fraser
26 May 2011 - New ABS figures show a business investment building revival throughout Queensland following the natural disasters of earlier this year.

Skills Queensland Fund officially launched
24 May 2011 - Premier Anna Bligh today announced that grants of up to $2 million were now available for industry groups and companies for training programs to head off future skills shortages.

Think local, go global: Queensland back in business
18 February 2011 - A new Bligh Government campaign has enlisted the help of some of Queensland's most famous faces to spread the message that much of Queensland is back in business following recent natural disasters.