North Bay Business Journal

  • Barbara’s to leave Petaluma

    January 19th, 2012

    PETALUMA — Weetabix North America, owner of the Barbara’s brand of Puffins breakfast cereals and other snacks, today announced plans to relocate its local operations to Massachusetts in the next six months, affecting 24 jobs.

  • Raydiance weighs Petaluma expansion

    January 16th, 2012

    Raydiance, developer of next-generation laser technology, is considering a major expansion in Petaluma this year. Other items in this commercial real estate column: Santa Barbara-based multifamily property investment firm Nevins Adams Lewbel Schell, or NALS, purchased the 292-unit Rolling Oaks luxury apartment complex at 3700 Lyon Road in Fairfield for $52 million, or about $178,000 a dwelling. … Prima Fluer Botanicals of San Rafael signed a five-year lease for the 14,400-square-foot warehouse and offices at 23 Pimentel Ct. in Novato. … An affiliate of San Francisco-based industrial real estate investor Lowenberg Corp. purchased a 101,700-square-foot warehouse in American Canyon, Lowenberg’s ninth North Bay holding. … As part of planned projects around the Bay Area, San Ramon-based gym chain 24 Hour Fitness has been upgrading its North Bay facilities.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Jan. 16, 2012

    January 16th, 2012

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

  • Nicholas promoted to president of Redwood Trust

    January 12th, 2012

    MILL VALLEY — Brett Nicholas, a nearly 16-year employee of Redwood Trust Inc. (NYSE: RWT), has been appointed president of the real estate investment trust.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Jan. 9, 2012

    January 9th, 2012

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

  • BioMarin to move ‘several hundred’ to San Rafael

    January 6th, 2012

    SAN RAFAEL — Novato-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today said it plans to relocate several hundred employees from its Bel Marin Keys headquarters plant to downtown San Rafael by the end of this year.

  • 2011 top stories: New hospital, tech advances define year of the economy

    January 2nd, 2012

    The national and local economy was on everyone’s mind in 2011. But as the Business Journal editorial staff set out to develop its Top Ten Stories of the Year, it quickly became clear that the North Bay was blessed with multiple economy-boosting projects and new commitments job creation.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Jan. 2, 2012

    January 2nd, 2012

    Send commercial real estate transactions in North Bay counties to news@busjrnl.com and jquackenbush@busjrnl.com or to fax 707-521-5292 Brokerage abbreviations: CTBT = Cassidy Turley BT Commercial; C&CCNKF = Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank; K&C = Keegan & Coppin/ONCOR International; NBLS = Northbay Leasing & Sales; NBPA = North Bay Property Advisors LEASES size at address, city; [...]

  • Sonoma County moves closer to smokeless

    December 19th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — The first provisions of Sonoma County’s smoke-free law went into effect in early December, a move viewed by proponents as both a critical step in making the county healthier as well as a relatively rare achievement for a county.

  • Santa Rosa to test same-day tenant-improvement plan check

    December 19th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — As part of a wide-ranging review of zoning and permitting policies to spur business growth, the city of Santa Rosa plans to try same-day permitting for simple commercial tenant improvements, possibly shortening a process that can take weeks.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Dec. 19, 2011

    December 19th, 2011

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

  • Leases and sales: Week of Dec. 12, 2011

    December 12th, 2011

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

  • People: Week of Dec. 12, 2011

    December 12th, 2011

    Banking and Finance Summit State Bank  hired Britt Cooper as its senior vice president branch relationship manager. Mr. Cooper has 28 years of banking experience in Sonoma County. He has been a branch manager and commercial banker, both with the vice president title. He has his Master’s Degree in organizational development and human resources from [...]

  • Stony Point Plaza: Shopping center taking on a new life with smaller spaces

    December 5th, 2011

    Left with an decadelong anchor-tenant vacancy in nearly half of a 199,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in southwest Santa Rosa, Weingarten Realty Investors took the bold step toward dividing one space into five.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Dec. 5, 2011

    December 5th, 2011

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

  • $50 million Marin Commons renovation set for 2012 start

    November 28th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — As the county of Marin prepares to take ownership of a 328,000-square-foot office building in north San Rafael in December, preparations are under way to start the estimated $53.1 million transformation of a large portion into the county’s Emergency Operations Facility in mid-2012.

  • Commercial real estate: Madera Vista apartments get $65 million investment

    November 21st, 2011

    Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Co. (NYSE: AIV) is betting about $65 million on the renovation of the 126-unit vacant apartment complex in Corte Madera, amounting to $516,000 a unit. Also: Rowland Plaza to be refi’ed not sold; San Rafael Corporate Center gets medical office rezoning; Deer Creek Village courts Friedman’s, Home Depot; Santa Rosa office short-sale lands big tenant.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Nov. 21, 2011

    November 21st, 2011

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

  • County to spend $82 million on Marin Commons building

    November 15th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — The Marin County Board of Supervisors today approved an $81.9 million plan to purchase a 328,000-square-foot mostly vacant office building and renovate up to 110,000 square feet over the next three years to accommodate a new county Emergency Operations Facility.

  • TricorBraun wine group packs for Fairfield

    November 14th, 2011

    BENICIA — The wine division of St. Louis-based packaging supplier TricorBraun plans to move its Northern California distribution facility to a larger, automated distribution facility in Fairfield early next year.

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