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  • Craig Nelson named CEO of Nelson Family of Companies

    January 13th, 2012

    SONOMA — Craig Nelson will become chief executive officer of Sonoma-based The Nelson Family of Companies as a result of its recent sale of the WorkForceLogic division to Orlando-based ZeroChaos.

  • Business News: Week of Jan. 30, 2012

    January 13th, 2012

    Public Relations Jay and Janet Silverberg, long-time Petaluma residents, have established Silverberg Communications, a public policy, media and crisis communications response firm. Mr. Silverberg served 11 years as a senior vice president for Xenophon Strategies, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, during which he managed multiple projects for clients such as The Salvation Army, Airbus, Rolls Royce, [...]

  • On airport, business makes voice heard

    January 12th, 2012

    Call it a tipping point or an epiphany, but business has found its voice on the critical public policy issues of the day.

  • New PD Media Lab offers Internet marketing solutions

    January 9th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — PD Media Lab, formed from the team behind the websites PressDemocrat.com, Towns and Watch Sonoma County, is a new full-service digital marketing and advertising agency for local businesses.

  • Sonoma County airport traffic up 9.8%

    January 5th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Passenger volume at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport was up by 1.2 percent in December compared to last year, while 2011 ridership overall increased nearly 10 percent from the year before, according to airport figures released today.

  • 2012 – The year of economic development

    January 2nd, 2012

    SONOMA COUNTY – Swiftly enacting a five-pronged strategic plan and partnering with existing economic development efforts will be some of the hallmarks of Sonoma County’s Building Economic Success Together or BEST group in 2012, said the organization’s newly appointed Executive Director Carolyn Stark.

  • BEST forms task forces to tackle employment issues in 2012

    January 2nd, 2012

    The newly formed economic development effort will partner with other groups during the year.

  • Business news: Week of Dec. 19, 2011

    December 19th, 2011

    Solano County’s chambers of commerce recently honored local businesses and community members, such as Meyer Corp. and Travis Credit Union, for their contributions to the community at the Spirit of Solano luncheon. … Fairfield-based MV Transportation, Inc. announced the opening of its new Dallas location in the well-known and centrally located Premier Place Building at 5910 North Central Expressway. … Napa Valley Vintners, a nonprofit trade association representing more than 420 wineries in the appellation, announced that the country of Thailand has recognized Napa Valley with Geographic Indication (GI) Status that will protect the American wine region from misuse of its name in wine labeling in that country.

  • Wells Fargo Center rolls out red carpet for web visitors with redesign

    November 21st, 2011

    Visitors can expect a more user-friendly and informative experience when purchasing tickets or donating online to the nonprofit Wells Fargo Center for the Arts after the organization lifts the curtain over its new Web site on Monday.

  • Inaugural ‘Flavor’ celebration of Napa food, wine

    November 7th, 2011

    NAPA — A star-studded, four-day wine and food festival will soon take place in the Napa Valley, marking the first time the region synonymous with fine dining and wine will hold a gathering of such significance on its own turf.

  • Santa Rosa chamber names executive director for BEST jobs effort

    November 1st, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — The Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce today announced the appointment of Carolyn Stark as executive director of the Building Economic Success Together program, a countywide economic development organization created to spur job growth while making Sonoma County more economically competitive.

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

    September 27th, 2011

    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.

  • Wineries pursue pouches for premium brands

    September 19th, 2011

    As Patrick Krutz, maker of a Sonoma County-based luxury-tier small-scale brand, looks for the best vessel to carry his new music industry-oriented second label into venues where such bands play, he’s considering a single-serving plastic pouch. Meanwhile in Napa Valley, people behind the edgy X Winery, Miracle One Wines and Clif Bar energy snacks have opted for a 1.5-liter spout-equipped bag without the box for new wine ventures.

  • Solano Center for Business Innovation launched

    September 19th, 2011

    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.

  • Marin Employment Connection lands $399,000 grant

    September 13th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — Marin Employment Connection, a public-private partnership powered by the Workforce Investment Board of Marin County, received a $399,000 grant to provide vocational training and certifications in the green economy for 100 unemployed or underemployed workers.

  • Health Action, Sonoma County to award worksite wellness

    September 12th, 2011

    The Sonoma County Economic Development Board, along with the county Department of Health Services and Health Action, recently launched the Healthy Businesses Recognition Program, as the wellness trend wends its way through nearly every sector.

  • Marin Economic Forum elects Kadel board president

    August 24th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — The Marin Economic Forum announced that Mike Kadel, central Marin regional manager for Bank of Marin, has been elected the organization’s new board president.

  • Does economic volatility and market change signal opportunity for start-ups?

    August 22nd, 2011

    An article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Shrinking in a Bad Economy: America’s Entrepreneur Class” recently caught my attention. The author asked whether or not the damage done by our weak economy would have a long-lasting effect and thus discourage the next generation of entrepreneurs.

  • Solano EDC hosts leading political columnist Walters

    August 15th, 2011

    FAIRFIELD — The Solano Economic Development Corporation will host The Dog Days of August, a breakfast event that will feature Sacramento Bee Political Columnist Dan Walters on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at the Hilton Garden Inn.

  • 49ers name Nelson Staffing as ‘preferred staffing provider’

    August 11th, 2011

    SONOMA/SAN FRANCISCO — Sonoma-based Nelson Staffing announced that it has been selected as the “preferred staffing provider” of the San Francisco 49ers.

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