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		<title>New life for ex-ILM studio in San Rafael</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Locally based food makers have put down roots</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY –  After nearly 25 years in Petaluma, Barbara’s Bakery will depart in June. Yet times are good for most food manufacturers in the North Bay. The improving economy has been kind to the food business as consumers treat themselves in restaurants and supermarkets.]]></description>
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		<title>At last, a lunch box that is green</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and cotton bags to carry them in – are a surprise bestseller in Whole Foods, Container Stores and retail outlets across the U.S. and abroad.

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		<title>Datum Technologies completes process for coveted ISO certificate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA –  Datum Technologies has completed the ISO certification process and is ready to expand its market into aerospace and defense, said co-owner and President Richard Hunt.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturers, schools join in &#8217;100-in-100&#8242; program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY – This week will see the kickoff for enrollment in "100-in-100," an innovative program to put high school students up close with local manufacturers.]]></description>
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		<title>Agilent Technologies: Ultimate Frisbee or walking a trail</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/44127/agilent-technologies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA – Agilent Technologies’ Electronic Measurement Group headquarters on Fountaingrove Parkway is a global showcase for employee well-being. During the last few years the company has poured $50 million into plant upgrades with workers’ health a primary focus.]]></description>
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		<title>Agilent Technologies names Santa Rosa&#8217;s Nersesian COO</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/44196/ron-nersesian-named-coo-of-agilent-technologies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Ron Nersesian has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. ]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless growth helps propel Agilent revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/43963/wireless-growth-helps-propel-agilent-earnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) rounded out the its fiscal year with a strong fourth quarter, seeing revenues and orders rise 10 percent from the previous year. The Electronic Measurement Group headquartered in Santa Rosa saw revenues jump 12 percent from the same quarter last year, although orders were flat for the period.]]></description>
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		<title>Pacfic Union College offers nursing classes in Napa</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/41705/puc-offers-nursing-classes-in-downtown-napa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAPA – Responding to continued demand for nursing degrees Pacific Union College is now offering both a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a registered nurse program for adults in downtown Napa.]]></description>
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		<title>Tektronix selects airport location</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/40272/tektronix-selects-airport-location/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Tektronix has leased a 10,042-square-foot space near the Sonoma County Airport for its Sonoma County design center, the company and Basin Street Properties announced today.]]></description>
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		<title>Empire College expands hospitality degree options; includes industry certifications</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39783/empire-college-offers-new-degree-in-hospitality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39783/empire-college-offers-new-degree-in-hospitality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Empire College is expanding its hospitality program, offering a new specialized associate degree in guest services. The 18-month program includes eight certificates and two certifications from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel &#038; Lodging Association.]]></description>
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		<title>Zap Jonway obtains new rounds of financing in China</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/40317/zap-jonway-obtains-new-rounds-of-financing-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Zap Jonway last week announced two new rounds of credit financing from China Merchants Bank totaling $37.33 million for expansion plans in China as recent Securities &#038; Exchange Commission filings indicate a shakeup in its U.S. presence.]]></description>
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		<title>Benicia scores green auto operation</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/40265/40265/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Impact Solano report 9-19-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 9-19-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Murtaugh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port of Oakland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Scott]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valero Energy Corp.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BENICIA –  City and county officials got a tour last week of Benicia’s first foray into green technology. Startup zero-emission car developer Coda Automotives of Santa Monica has inked a deal with long-time Benicia automotive processing company Amports Inc. to do the final assembly on its flagship zero-emission cars. Coda CEO Phil Murtaugh led a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solano Center for Business Innovation launched</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/40256/solano-center-for-business-innovation-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing and Business Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Reiger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Upgrade California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Environmental Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impact Solano report 9-19-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Percivelle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Ammann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 9-19-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solano Center for Business Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solano County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solano Economic Development Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOLANO COUNTY –  A new non-profit group is focussed on helping Solano’s small businesses grow revenues with an eye toward creating jobs. Charles Rieger, formerly with IBM and now owner of a construction business, is the guiding force behind the Solano Center for Business Innovation.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing: Clear Focus takes Las Vegas; keeping satellites OK from Irene</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39483/clear-focus-takes-las-vegas-keeping-satellites-ok-from-irene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39483/clear-focus-takes-las-vegas-keeping-satellites-ok-from-irene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top News Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Architectural Plastics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clear Focus Imaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DJ Grey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healdsburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lemo USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing 9-5-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marin County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 9-5-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAX Water Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petaluma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rohnert Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X2nSat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[North Bay manufacturing companies are notoriously modest when it comes to trumpeting accomplishments, more likely to associate the term “PR” with a pressure regulator than public relations. So we’re often taken aback to discover what’s being made in our midst. In the spirit of blowing their horns for them we elicited some little-known facts from local manufacturers.]]></description>
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		<title>Enphase Energy powers toward $100 million IPO</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39556/enphase-energy-powers-toward-100-million-ipo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enecsys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enphase Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fast-Growing Companies 9-5-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[initial public offering - IPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 9-5-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petaluma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SolarEdge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tigo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PETALUMA -- Solar power technology startup Enphase Energy is preparing for what would be the North Bay's largest  initial public offering in years that could raise $100 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Wine Country Group picks up three new offices in Sonoma County</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39400/wine-country-group-picks-up-three-new-offices-in-sonoma-county/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/39400/wine-country-group-picks-up-three-new-offices-in-sonoma-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top News Item]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top News Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Better Homes and Gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wine Country Group Realtors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathy Harrington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloverdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coralee Barkela]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Howard Allen Realtors The Wine Country Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glen Ellen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healdsburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mason-McDuffie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mergers and acquisitions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Napa County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Union International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleasanton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonomo County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Helena]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suzanne Drace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wine Country Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Residential real estate brokerage Wine Country Group by Better Homes and Gardens is expanding its holdings in Sonoma County by merging with three Pacific Union International branches, two in Santa Rosa and one in Petaluma.]]></description>
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		<title>Agilent division has &#8216;historic&#8217; third quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/38495/agilent-division-has-historic-third-quarter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/38495/agilent-division-has-historic-third-quarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top News Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agilent Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earnings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronic Measurement Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Nersesian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) reported strong growth for the third quarter of 2011, with its Santa Rosa-headquartered Electronic Measurement Group revenues up 24 percent over a year ago. Orders for the division increased 12 percent in that timeframe. The group is adding staff to its tech center and changing internal layouts to increase manufacturing capacity.]]></description>
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		<title>Startup AdverseEvents targets big pharma, consumers with side-effect data</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/38183/adverseevents-targets-big-pharma-consumers-with-side-effect-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/38183/adverseevents-targets-big-pharma-consumers-with-side-effect-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care and Senior Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AdverseEvents Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ambien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Overstreet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healdsburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 8-15-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Readying for a September launch is a startup with relief for a headache that plagues prescription drug makers, sellers and consumers: nasty side effects. AdverseEvents Inc., founded by data researchers Brian Overstreet and partners, reports on its website the unwanted effects that can accompany over 5,000 prescription drugs.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Journal Q&amp;A: SolarCraft&#8217;s Bill Stewart</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/37632/business-journal-interview-solarcrafts-bill-stewart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enphase Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marin County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 8-8-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SolarCraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County Energy Independence Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suntech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thin film solar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AN RAFAEL -- Bill Stewart, an electrical contractor who saw the solar light early on, got into the industry in 1978 and founded SolarCraft in 1984, a good 20 years before improved state incentives encouraged a crop of solar companies to spring up in the North Bay.

Now at 45 employees Novato-based SolarCraft adheres to its original model: a crack team of installers do all the work themselves without resorting to contract workers except when intricate ground preparation is necessary.]]></description>
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		<title>Eurofins Scientific adds DNA sequencing to Petaluma lab</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36982/eurofins-scientific-adds-dna-sequencing-to-petaluma-lab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36982/eurofins-scientific-adds-dna-sequencing-to-petaluma-lab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belgium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biotech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurofins Scientific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurofins Supplement Analysis Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gene sequencing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helaman Escobar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 7-25-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petaluma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PETALUMA -- Eurofins Scientific has added a new DNA sequencing facility to its laboratory in Petaluma. Headquartered in Belgium, Eurofins is an international provider of bioanalysis services and products for academic and industrial laboratories worldwide. It’s main U.S. genetic sequencing center is in Huntsville, Ala.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Awards 2011: Environment: Wright Engineered Plastics leads the way</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36697/manufacturing-awards-2011-environment-wright-engineered-plastics-leads-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36697/manufacturing-awards-2011-environment-wright-engineered-plastics-leads-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 7-18-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Manufacturers in the North Bay 2011]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- Wright Engineered Plastics, winner in the Environment category, is also a winner in the offshore manufacturing battle.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Awards 2011: Growth &#8212; Technology: Labcon sees markets expanding</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36717/manufacturing-awards-2011-growth-technology-labcon-sees-markets-expanding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Labcon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PETALUMA -- Labcon North America wins in the Technology-Growth category for expansion in all directions: products, customers, staff, quarters and green practices.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Awards 2011: Innovation &#8212; Technology: Raydiance taking precision fast-pulse laser to new frontiers</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36727/manufacturing-awards-2011-innovation-technology-raydiance-taking-precision-fast-pulse-laser-to-new-frontiers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 7-18-2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petaluma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raydiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Manufacturers in the North Bay 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ultrafast laser]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PETALUMA -- Raydiance was named winner in the Innovation--Technology category for its unique, multi-application product and for the wide and rapid dissemination of its technology.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing Awards 2011: Leadership: Enphase Energy takes lead in solar technology</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/36732/manufacturing-awards-2011-leadership-enphase-energy-takes-lead-in-solar-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[North Bay Business Journal 7-18-2011]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solar mictroinverter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PETALUMA -- Enphase Energy is the winner in the Leadership category, clearly ahead of the pack of new, green technology companies in the North Bay.]]></description>
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