The Edmund Road Four Square's success with two category wins at the recent Westpac Rotorua Business Awards reflected the Four Square operation's remarkable growth in the two years since it opened.

Helen Stewart has developed a passion for Kawerau's business life and its local community since moving to the Eastern Bay of Plenty town in 2002 to become executive director of the Kawerau Enterprise Agency (KEA).

Deryck Shaw's career path is a little unusual in that he has run his own consulting business since graduating more than three decades ago.

Seventeen new classrooms at two of Tauranga's schools, a new block at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and a $15 million warehouse are among more than $80 million worth of building approved in the city last month.

The key focus of Bev Edlin's work over the past 15 years has been on the determinants of effective governance.

One of Bethlehem's most recognised and popular wedding venues will be transformed into nearly 200 retirement-village units over the next 10 years.