26 August, 2011 – A Western Australian business crucial to the safety of liquefied natural gas platforms, oil rigs and desalination plants has taken top honours in the 19^th Telstra Australian Business Awards in Melbourne.

SECAUCUS, NJ (March 29, 2011) – New York-based, full-scale production company Leftfield Pictures is currently shooting the fourth season of Pawn Stars, the History network’s highest-rated series—ever—with a pair of Panasonic AG-HVX200A P2 HD handheld camcorders. Leftfield Rentals, the company’s rental and production services arm, owns dozens of Panasonic camcorders, including AG-HPX170 P2 HD handhelds and tape-based HD models like the HDX900, which along with the HVX200As are utilized on other prominent productions such as Oddities on Discovery Channel and American Restoration, a Pawn Stars spin-off that’s set to air at 10P EST on April 15^th on History.

17 August 2011 - Australia’s best small and medium businesses have nominated a shortage of skilled labour as their biggest challenge.

A poll of state and territory winners and finalists of the 2011 Telstra Business Awards found almost one in five businesses listed skill shortages as their biggest concern, while higher business costs, managing cash flow, increased competition and the Australian dollar also were presenting challenges.

More than 100 businesses participated in the poll ahead of the national finals of the 19^th Telstra Business Awards in Melbourne on 26 August.