North Bay Business Journal

Charitable Events Calendar submissions due Oct. 28

Submit your charitable events benefitting nonprofits in Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties for 2012

2011 Health Care Conference registration ends Nov. 25

2011 Healthiest Companies in the North Bay Inaugural Awards and Health Care Conference, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, 7:30-11:30 a.m., Hyatt Vineyard Creek, Santa Rosa

Barry Schuler: For the future to be ours, ‘become an education activist’

It may seem a bit cliché, but I am a classic American Dream story. Very humble upbringing with a strong family emphasis on education. I was encouraged to pursue my dreams (as long as I became a doctor or lawyer first). I have been lucky enough to have been born during a period of history where technology has advanced more in a couple of decades than in the five prior millennia. Through the entrepreneurial formula of vision + hard work + blood sweat and tears, I have achieved more than I ever thought possible, and now get the reward of living in the North Bay, and being a farmer.

PG&E, Petaluma Chamber to hold business expo Oct. 6

PETALUMA — Pacific Gas and Electric Company partnered with the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce to provide a small- and medium-sized business customer workshop at the chamber’s annual Business Expo scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Best Places to Work 2011: Welcome

Welcome to the Business Journal’s sixth Best Places to Work in the North Bay. The record 67 companies selected this year and featured on these pages are once again inspirational and instructional, providing the North Bay with key benchmarks for what makes a company a great place to work.

Best Places to Work 2011: Facts and Figures

Contest benchmark dates, figures over the years, top-scoring companies per category, six-time winners, average company score.

Calendar: Week of Sept. 26, 2011

Events in the north San Francisco Bay Area

Calendar: Week of Oct. 3

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn:   Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or   e-mail news@busjrnl.com. This Week Commercial Real Estate Networking Reception Sponsor: Exchange Bank Date: Oct. 4 at 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: $55 Place: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma Info: www.northbaybussinesjournal.com Neal Stephenson Reading & Book [...]

Impact Sonoma Conference registration ends Oct. 14

Impact Sonoma Conference: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, 7:30-11:30 a.m., Registration 7:30am, Program 8-11am, Hyatt Vineyard Creek, Santa Rosa

Calendar: Week of Sept. 19, 2011

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn:   Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or   e-mail news@busjrnl.com. This Week The Second Annual Sonoma County Human Dignity Film Festival Sponsor: Disability Services & Legal Center (DSLC) and the Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights Date: Sept. 21  at 6 p.m. [...]

Calendar: Week of Sept. 12, 2011

Events by businesses and organizations in the north San Francisco Bay Area

St. Joseph Health System to hold forum on Affordable Care Act

SANTA ROSA — St. Joseph Health System–Sonoma County will hold a forum on the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and how it impacts consumers.

2011 Healthiest Companies nominations close Friday

Nominations for the North Bay Business Journal’s Healthiest Companies in the North Bay competition will be closing Friday, Sept. 9.

To nominate a deserving company, use the online form at www.NorthBayBusinessJournal.com/37694. Or click the “Print Friendly” icon at the top right of the form page, print the form, and return it by fax to 707-521-5292 or by mail to 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401.

“Wellness has moved beyond being a buzzword to action,” said Business Journal Editor and Associate Publisher Brad Bollinger. “Improved health in organizations boosts productivity and morale and saves on operational, insurance and other costs. But helping people live healthier lives is the right thing to do.”

Calendar: Week of Sept. 5, 2011

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or e-mail news@busjrnl.com.

Calendar: Week of Aug. 29, 2011

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn:   Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or   e-mail news@busjrnl.com. This Week Marin Winemakers Tasting Series Sponsor: Skywalker Vineyards Date: Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: $15 Place: Vin Antico, San Rafael Info: http://vinantico.com/?page_id=1591 Solano EDC Breakfast with Dan Walters Sponsor: [...]

Commercial Real Estate Networking Reception registration ends Sept. 30

Register for the 2011 Commercial Real Estate Networking Reception, Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Featuring “Hot Laps” with Infineon drivers. Deadline is Friday, Sept. 30.

Impact Napa keynote sees growth returning this year

U.S. economic growth will accelerate late this year and the chances of a double-dip recession are “completely blown out of proportion,” according to economist Christopher Thornberg, who will be the keynote speaker at the Business Journal’s Impact Napa conference Sept. 1 in Napa.

Calendar: Week of Aug. 22, 2011

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn:   Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or   e-mail news@busjrnl.com. This Week Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce 39th Agri-Business BBQ Sponsor: The Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Date: Aug. 24 at 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. program Cost: $50 ($425 table of 8) [...]

Impact Solano Conference registration ends Sept. 16

A must-attend conference exploring the top issues shaping the future of business in Solano County

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8-10:30 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield. Registration: 8 a.m. Program: 8-10:30 a.m.

Calendar: Week of Aug. 15, 2011

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn:   Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or   e-mail news@busjrnl.com. This Week Sonoma County Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting Sponsor: Sonoma County Regional Parks Date: Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Place: Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, 126 First Street West, Sonoma [...]