North Bay Business Journal

  • The phenomenal success of Measure M and Highway 101

    February 16th, 2012

    It’s important not to forget how critical the passage of Measure M in 2004 was to Sonoma County transportation — and just how bad traffic on Highway 101 would be today without it.

  • SMART OKs moving Rohnert Park station near State Farm site

    February 15th, 2012

    SAN RAFAEL — Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit officials today gave final approval for the relocation of a proposed commuter rail station in Rohnert Park, embracing a more central site that proponents said could help spur future transit-oriented development in an area that includes the office complex State Farm Insurance vacated in 2010.

  • Area subs selected for SMART contract

    February 8th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — A number of local companies have been selected for first part of the recently awarded $103 million design-build contract for underlying construction in the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit commuter rail system.

  • SMART expects ‘at least’ two more contracts by summer

    February 6th, 2012

    Planners expect to award at least two more contracts for the construction of a commuter rail line between Sonoma and Marin counties by this summer, following the failure of an effort that could have repealed the 2008 sales tax measure that supports the project.

  • Airport passenger traffic rises 2.3 percent in January

    February 3rd, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Passenger volume at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport in January was up 2.3 percent from a year before, according to figures released this afternoon.

  • SMART tax repeal effort fails

    January 30th, 2012

    NORTH BAY — An effort to allow voters to repeal the 2008 sales tax measure that funds a proposed commuter rail system in the North Bay has failed after election officials in Sonoma and Marin counties collected fewer than the minimum signatures required to advance the matter to the ballot.

  • Repealing SMART will have expensive consequences

    January 30th, 2012

    Four years into the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression, everyone’s looking to boost the economy and invest wisely. In the North Bay, voters have provided the opportunity to do both: the SMART Train & Pathway.

  • RepealSMART campaign submits ballot signatures

    January 27th, 2012

    NORTH BAY — Election officials in Sonoma County have completed an initial count of 5,471 signatures submitted today in support of a ballot measure to overturn the quarter-cent sales tax voters approved in 2008 to fund construction of a North Bay commuter rail project. Staff at the Marin County Registrar of Voters office will conduct an informal count on Monday. RepealSMART, the group spearheading the repeal, submitted the signatures hours before an end-of-the-day deadline and six months after their efforts officially began in August.

  • 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.

  • Horizon to add San Diego flights; Vegas out

    January 18th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Seattle-based Alaska Airlines announced today that it is adding daily nonstop service from San Diego to Santa Rosa, but will discontinue service between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas to support the new route. The decision to halt service to Las Vegas came from Alaska Airlines, and the Sonoma County Airport will seek other potential carriers to replace the route, according to an airport spokeswoman.

  • 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.

  • Officials say airport expansion to open North Bay to new markets

    January 12th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The expansion and safety upgrades of Sonoma County’s airport approved last week by the Board of Supervisors have the potential to vault the county’s $1.2 billion tourism industry even further by expanding into new markets, while producing nearly 900 jobs during construction, according to proponents and much of the business community.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • SMART announces contract winners for Phase I

    January 5th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit officials today announced the winners of the construction contract for the commuter rail line’s first phase. The work will include two stations not previously part of the initial phase.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Survey shows enduring voter support for SMART

    November 23rd, 2011

    A majority of voters in Marin and Sonoma counties said they would oppose the repeal of Measure Q, the sales tax measure funding the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit project, according to poll results released today by the North Bay Leadership Council. Critics say that the level of support has fallen since 2008.

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