North Bay Business Journal

Marin General finalizes acquisition of sixth practice

February 20, 2012

GREENBRAE — Marin General Hospital has finalized the addition of a sixth medical practice to an expanding network of clinics it will now operate, a development seen as pivotal for the hospital as it looks for ways to attract and retain physicians amidst an increasingly consolidating, reform-driven health care landscape.

Circle Bank donates 50,000 pounds of food to local food banks

February 23, 2012

NOVATO – In celebration of its 50th profitable quarter, Novato-based Circle Bank announced today that it will donate 50,000 pounds of food to two Bay Area food banks, the San Francisco and Marin Food Bank and the Redwood Empire Food Bank.
$180,000 gift to SSU creates Hugh Codding Entrepreneur-in-Residence

February 23, 2012

ROHNERT PARK — Sonoma State University’s School of Business and Economics will soon add an “entrepreneur-in-residence” to its program, a move funded by an $180,000 donation from Codding Enterprises and one that Dean William Silver said would help create an “entrepreneurship pipeline” linking students, the North Bay Innovation Hub and the regional economy.
Napa flight school to end operations after 40 years

February 22, 2012

NAPA — After more than 40 years in Napa, the International Air Service Company, better known as IASCO, will be suspending flight operations and moving its remaining 25 students to the company’s second facility in Redding on March 4, according to company President Robert Walters.
Sales abroad boost Medtronic CardioVascular third quarter

February 21, 2012

SANTA ROSA — Sales growth outside the U.S. boosted revenue for the Santa Rosa-based division of Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) by 8.1 percent in its fiscal third quarter, the medical device maker reported today.
Buckelew, Family Service Agency merger represents two-fold trend

February 20, 2012

The recent merger of two Marin nonprofits represents a two-fold trend affecting nonprofit mental health providers: increased consolidation of services amid the prolonged economic downturn and a shift toward larger, more integrated organizations as a result of health care reform, according to experts.
Bergin University expands with Rohnert Park move

February 20, 2012

At nearly 15,000 square feet, the former administrative building for the Cotati-Rohnert Park School District will allow the nationally renowned college to host a greater number of students and conduct many training and recreation activities for dogs on-site.