North Bay Business Journal

  • Supervisors sign off on airport plans

    January 24th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The Sonoma County Supervisors today officially signed off an $84 million safety upgrade and expansion of Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport but tabled a proposed health and noise study on the project. Construction could start in August if the Federal Aviation Administration OKs the plan by April as anticipated.

  • Supervisors OK $84 million airport upgrade

    January 10th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an $84 million upgrade to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport that will enhance safety, add a new passenger terminal, provide longer runways and allow mid-sized commercial jets to land at the airport.

  • SMART board approves first construction contract

    January 9th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Construction of a commuter rail line between Sonoma and Marin Counties could begin as soon as tomorrow after the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit board of directors today voted unanimously to approve a $103 million design-build contract with the joint venture of Alameda-based Stacy and Witbeck Inc. and Herzog Contracting Corp.

  • SMART sells $191 million in bonds to fund construction

    December 20th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — updated at 3 p.m. — Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit today announced the sale of $191 million in multimodal rate bonds to fund construction of a train linking Marin and Sonoma counties. The proceeds of the bonds will be put in an escrow account while the group RepealSMART works to collect signatures to repeal Measure Q, which put in place voter-approved sales tax to pay for the commuter line.

  • 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.

  • Major private construction projects on tap in 2012

    December 19th, 2011

    A number of major private-sector construction projects will be under way or are set to begin in 2012: Grady Ranch, San Rafael; Madera Vista, Corte Madera; East Washington Place, Petaluma; Marin County Emergency Operations Facility, San Rafael; Safeway expansion, Petaluma; Bell Village, Windsor; Multitenant warehouse, Napa; Kaiser data center expansion, Napa; The Barlow, Sebastopol; and Napa Century Center, Napa.

  • Stevenson Supply acquires Vallejo store from Ruoff

    December 16th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Stevenson Supply, which specializes in products to manage rainwater runoff and the dirt it moves, made its a further step toward expanding sales further into the Bay Area by acquiring Al Ruoff & Son in Vallejo.

  • Auto body chain installs $2 million in solar on three shops

    December 12th, 2011

    Santa Rosa-based G&C AutoBody is spending $2.09 million installing photovoltaic power arrays on three of its seven locations to write off the whole project cost in one year under a special 2011 tax incentive for capital investments.

  • Carpool lanes opened in Cotati

    December 6th, 2011

    The new seven-mile stretch spans north and southbound on U.S. Route 101, between Rohnert Park Expressway and Old Redwood Highway Bridge.

  • Top Real Estate Projects of 2011: Recognition of remarkable projects important in difficult economy

    December 5th, 2011

    Welcome to the Business Journal’s sixth annual Top Projects competition recognizing 11 exceptional contributions to the North Bay’s built environment. Read about what makes each remarkable in 2011.

  • DeTurk Round Barn: Painstaking historic restoration with high-tech, too

    December 5th, 2011

    Since the $2.5 million adaptive-reuse painstaking transformation a 120-year-old historic horse stable into a high-tech community center was completed in March, DeTurk Round Barn in west Santa Rosa has accommodated weddings and receptions, birthday parties, business and group meetings, workshops and special events almost once a week, and a number of holiday parties are lined up through the end of this year.

  • Petaluma Health Center: A welcoming new place for doctor and patient

    December 5th, 2011

    PETALUMA — When the Petaluma Health Center opened the doors to its brand new, 52,000-square-foot location this June, an immediate impact was felt by both staff and patients working in and getting treatment at the federally qualified health center.

  • $20 million B. Robert Burdo Culinary Arts Center set to serve students and public

    December 5th, 2011

    In addition to serving the needs of the county’s only professional culinary program, the 22,000-square-foot building will also be serving up food and treats to the public.

  • Tyler Florence Rotisserie & Wine: The Parisian experience

    December 5th, 2011

    NAPA — Tyler Florence Rotisserie & Wine, a bistro that replicates an authentic Parisian experience complete with a sidewalk café and retail shop is at 720 Main St. in the Napa Riverfront complex.

  • Amorosa Village largest project for Burbank Housing

    December 5th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — The Amorosa Village affordable apartment and town house community, located at 1300 Pebble Creek Drive in southwest Santa Rosa, was started taking residents last spring.

  • Ramekins Culinary School: A courtyard that takes one back centuries

    December 5th, 2011

    SONOMA – When Sarah and Darius Anderson bought the Ramekins Culinary School in 2008 at 450 W. Spain St., they saw an opportunity to transform the facility into an elegant European-style learning center, event locale and inn.

  • 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.

  • Santa Rosa Utilities Field Office: A model of sustainability

    December 5th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA – New administrative and operations offices, a training center and seven maintenance shops are among new 2011 additions to the Santa Rosa Utilities Field Office located at 35 Stony Point Road and West College Avenue, across from the Finley Community Center.

  • Ross School: Rising above flood waters for students, community

    December 5th, 2011

    ROSS – Construction officially wraps up today in the renovation of Ross School, a project that included elevating portions of the school by four feet to avoid flooding and the construction of a new “multipurpose room.”

  • Morimoto Napa: Sixth signature restaurant with Wine Country touches

    December 5th, 2011

    NAPA — When “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto opened his sixth signature restaurant at 610 Main St. in Napa’s Riverfront complex, he was greeted by a long list of fans with advance reservations.

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