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North Coast 2011 winegrape crop 11% lighter, nearly 7% lower value

NORTH COAST -- The first official tally of the impact of the stormy 2011 winegrape season is in: North Coast vintners crushed 11.8 percent fewer tons last year than in 2010, and...

The Farmers Market subsidy and 1% vs. 99%

A few weeks ago, a fictional conversation was started between a member of Occupy Wall Street and a banker. Today the Occupier returns to have a conversation with a fellow native...

College of Marin receives warning from accrediting agency

KENTFIELD – The College of Marin has been instructed to correct issues identified during an examination by the region’s community college accrediting body or face...

Sonoma County tourism ‘bright spot’ in 2011

SANTA ROSA -- The county's $1.3 billion tourism industry turned in solid growth in 2011 despite a persistent recession, with year-over-year occupancy rates up 8 percent at...

Target submits plans for Coddingtown store

SANTA ROSA -- Target Corp. wants to replace the vacant Gottschalks store building at Coddingtown Mall with a 144,000-square-foot store.

Area subs selected for SMART contract

SANTA ROSA -- A number of local companies have been selected for first part of the recently awarded $103 million design-build contract for underlying construction in the Sonoma...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Vallejo wine warehouse arsonist sentenced to 27 years

A federal judge in Sacramento today sentenced a 63-year-old Sausalito man to 27 years in prison and ordered him to pay $70.3 million in restitution related to the October 2005...

Sonoma County Museum In Celebration of The Fort Ross Bicentennial

from:Sonoma County Museum

The Tsars' Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Decorative Arts Under the RomanovsOpening Reception Saturday, February 25, 5-7pm Vodka bar, Russian music, food and dancersMuseum...

Report: Napa-Solano commercial real estate stablizes

FAIRFIELD -- Industrial real estate vacancy in Napa and Solano counties fell 1.4 percentage points in 2011, but immediate availability of office space in the two counties...

After Hours: NBBJs 6th annual Succession Planning event

Jan. 18, 2012: The North Bay Business Journal held their sixth annual Succession Planning event at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa

Lagunitas explores own wastewater plant

PETALUMA -- Lagunitas Brewing Co. wants to build its own process-wastewater treatment plant to handle the expected growth of its brewery in the next several years, and Petaluma...

New life for ex-ILM studio in San Rafael

SAN RAFAEL -- Movie industry veterans led by longtime Dolby executive Tim Partridge have reopened the legendary sound stage at 3210 Kerner Blvd. in San Rafael.

SMART expects ‘at least’ two more contracts by summer

Planners expect to award at least two more contracts for the construction of a commuter rail line between Sonoma and Marin counties by this summer, following the failure of an...

Strong 2011 puts Exchange Bank closer to ‘primary objective’ of dividend

Santa Rosa-based Exchange Bank earned $12.2 million in net income over the course of 2011, a 19 percent increase from the prior year that the bank attributed to developments such...

Wellpoint, Anthem to put higher premium on primary care

NORTH BAY -- WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurance company and parent of Anthem Blue Cross, said it will pay physicians a higher reimbursement rate for...

George Petersen Insurance completes move into new quarters

George Petersen Insurance Agency completed its move from one College Ave. location in Santa Rosa to another, at 175 West College Ave. last week, which was the result of the...

Bills mandating coverage for mental, other illness pass assembly

CALIFORNIA -- Two recently passed state Assembly bills will require private health insures to cover the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and developmental disorders...

Locally based food makers have put down roots

NORTH BAY – After nearly 25 years in Petaluma, Barbara’s Bakery will depart in June. Parent company Weetabix is consolidating operations, giving Barbara’s 24...

Langer investing in Santa Rosa for Sonoma label

SANTA ROSA -- The Langer family of Southern California, who acquired a sparkling juice bottling plant in Healdsburg three years ago, is making a multimillion-dollar bet on Sonoma...

At last, a lunch box that is green

SAN RAFAEL – Along with the flourishing food scene in the North Bay comes a sustainable way to tote and munch it. ECOlunchboxes – plastic-free stainless containers...

Internal transfer or sale? Succession experts weigh merits

The Business Journal's "Who will take over your business?" event explored the two possibilities through case studies and expert discussion.

What will you leave for your organization?

Now is a good time. No matter where you are in your tenure as a leader, right now is the right time to begin shaping the legacy you wish to leave your organization. Your legacy is...

Letter to the Editor: Save a park, run for Annadel

nadel State Park has been a staple and beautiful asset to the Santa Rosa community for 41 years and now has a very uncertain future. As widely reported, the State of California...

FTC reviewing online advertising rules

The rules of online advertising are about to change. On Aug. 10, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission’s public comment period closed on its revised guidelines for...

Calendar: Week of Feb. 6, 2012

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or email...

Leases and sales: Week of Feb. 6, 2012

Commercial real estate leases and sales in the north San Francisco Bay area

People: Week of Feb. 6, 2012

Civil Engineering Santa Rosa-based 15000 Inc. hired Jacob Miller, a mechanical designer. Mr. Miller is a graduate of California State University, Chico and a current member...

Airport passenger traffic rises 2.3 percent in January

SANTA ROSA -- Passenger volume at Charles M. Schulz--Sonoma County Airport in January was up 2.3 percent from a year before, with , according to figures released this afternoon.

Shareholders approve AltaPacific merger with Stellar

Shareholders have approved the merger of AltaPacific Bancorp and Covina California-based Stellar Business Bank, a deal first announced in September and one that nearly doubles the...

SSU conference includes timely forecast, state controller, food industry visionary

The annual Sonoma State University Economic Outlook Conference Feb. 23, which for nearly two decades has been one of the benchmark events in the North Bay, will include a unique...

River Road Vineyards names Seiden as GM

RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY -- River Road Vineyards & Winery, recently acquired by The Republic of Tea owner Ron Rubin, hired Marcus Seiden of Santa Rosa as general manager.

Sutter, nurses’ union agree on contract

SANTA ROSA -- Registered nurses and Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa have reached a tentative agreement for a new collective bargaining contract for some 350 RNs represented by...

Wine Business Management Certificate online course applications due Feb. 6

Sonoma State University’s Online Wine Business Management Certificate launches its second round of foundation classes next week. Monday, Feb. 6, is the last day to apply....

PlumpJack acquires Stags Leap property

NAPA VALLEY -- PlumpJack Group today said it acquired the 40-acre Steltzner Vineyards property in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley to produce estate-grown wines from that...

Sixth-annual Forty Under 40 nominations close Friday, Feb. 10

Do you know an exceptional professional under 40 years old? The North Bay Business Journal is looking for nominations for its sixth-annual Forty Under 40, a special publication...

Strong 2011 puts Exchange Bank closer to ‘primary objective’ of dividend

SANTA ROSA – Exchange Bank earned $12.2 million in net income over the course of 2011, a 19 percent increase from the prior year that the bank attributed to developments...

Nurses, NUHW hold daylong Kaiser strike

NORTH BAY -- The National Union of Healthcare Workers is holding a day-long strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout Northern California, including hospitals in Santa...

SMART tax repeal effort fails

NORTH BAY -- An effort to allow voters to repeal the 2008 sales tax measure that funds a proposed commuter rail system in the North Bay has failed after election officials in...

After Hours: Hotel Healdsburg and Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen 10th anniversary

Nov. 11, 2011: Hotel Healdsburg and Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen celebrated their 10th anniversary on November 10th at Hotel Healdsburg

Food production incubator considered for Petaluma

PETALUMA -- Creators of artisan food products who are challenged to find a place to take their businesses to a new level may be able to find such help in a food manufacturing...

Medical-device maker Sanovas picks Sausalito for production

SAUSALITO -- Sanovas Inc. plans to expand its corporate headquarters in Marin County's southernmost city to include a manufacturing operation for early production of key...

Printers GPM, Northwestern merge to create third largest

ROHNERT PARK -- GPM of Rohnert Park and Impress Northwestern of Santa Rosa have merged, creating the third-largest commercial printer in the North Bay.

Leaders in commercial banking

A look at the North Bay's leading commercial bankers in 2012.

Investing in human services has huge benefits for costs, people

And while we apply our expertise to these areas, the public and private sectors are frequently putting Band-Aids on social ills and a never-ending set of "solutions"...

Repealing SMART will have expensive consequences

Four years into the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression, everyone’s looking to boost the economy and invest wisely. In the North Bay, voters have provided the...

Blame, blame, blame … you

Déjà vu all over again? How often have you heard that phrase banging against your skull … and how often was it telling you … “I’ve been...

What if a bank CEO and Occupy Wall Street sat down over coffee?

Imagine for a moment if a bank CEO and an Occupy Wall Street leader sat down over a cup of coffee to talk.

People: Week of Jan. 30, 2012

Click here for photo gallery Health Care The Northern California Center for Well-Being has hired Annette Zucconi as its new operations manager as part of its leadership team. Ms....