American Canyon – North San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma, Marin, Napa counties

American Canyon building area’s greenest high school

December 14th, 2009

AMERICAN CANYON – American Canyon High School will open its doors in the fall of 2010 and welcome students to an energy-efficient campus unlike anything seen in the area.
The building, designed by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects in Santa Rosa, will have a one-megawatt photovoltaic station that will provide about 85 percent of the electricity on the [...]
Crystal Geyser expands presence in Solano County

December 7th, 2009

CALISTOGA, FAIRFIELD – Napa County-based sparkling water maker Crystal Geyser has leased warehouse facilities in Fairfield.
Crystal Geyser signed a three-year lease on just over 70,000 square feet in the Solano County city. The company has had warehouse space in American Canyon.
The company is also planning a sprawling new sparkling water bottling facility near Orland in [...]
New project profiles: Biagi/Jackson distribution center, Carneros Vintners

November 9th, 2009

Editor’s note: The Business Journal features profiles of North Bay construction projects that are complete or nearly so. Send details to jquackenbush@busjrnl.com or fax to 707-521-5292.
After Hours: NBLC mixer / American Canyon Wal-Mart

October 19th, 2009

July 15: North Bay Leadership Council mixer at Infineon Raceway / July 22: American Canyon Wal-Mart event highlighting locally grown produce and agriculture literacy for California students. Published in the Business Journal Sept. 21, 2009.
Napa Nonprofit News: Chef Chiarello donates $28,000 to clinic; food bank in new space

August 31st, 2009

Napa’s federally qualified health center and largest provider of care to the uninsured and low income patients, Clinic Ole, recently accepted a $28,000 donation from local food celebrity Michael Chiarello. … The Napa Valley Food Bank, which is one of seven programs operated by Community Action of Napa Valley (CanV) moved into a greatly expanded location last week, though direct food distribution will have to take place elsewhere.
County and cities facing tough water-supply choices

August 31st, 2009

The future of urban growth and agriculture in Napa County will depend on managing existing surface and underground water as well as developing new resources to meet rising demands for endangered-species protection, according to a water-supply expert.
Wine: Feds pump $5.7 million into reservoirs

July 27th, 2009

Winegrape growers facing severe restrictions on how much frost-protection water they can tap from waterways key to spawning protected fish will have some federal funds to help build ponds to store winter rains or install water-saving equipment.
After Hours: Open house at 411,000sf and 307,000sf wine warehouses in American Canyon

July 16th, 2009

ICC-Stravinski of Madera hosted an open house July 15 at its two newly completed wine warehouses at 644 and 677 Hanna Ct. in the Green Island Road industrial area of American Canyon.
New Vine foreclosure auction delayed two weeks

July 13th, 2009

NAPA – Inertia Beverage Group, a Napa-based wine order direct-to-consumer and direct-to-trade conduit, Monday evening announced it has rescheduled the bulk foreclosure sale of assets of wine-order-fulfillment provider New Vine Inc., originally scheduled to start Tuesday morning, to July 27 to allow registered and potential bidders more time to evaluate the items.
New Vine assets set for Tuesday sale

July 10th, 2009

NAPA — The lead lenders to Napa-based wine direct-to-consumer logistics provider New Vine Inc., which shut down briefly in early June amid funding problems, are set to hold a bulk foreclosure sale of assets July 14.