North Bay Business Journal

  • 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.

  • Grant offers rebates for energy tests

    July 4th, 2011

    Solar panels and new insulated windows are great property upgrades to lower utility costs, but owners can get a lot more green building for their greenbacks by making the structure as energy-efficient as possible beforehand. A new grant program makes it much less expensive to find out how much needs to be done, and local contractors who specialize in that kind of work are eager for the prospects of a boost in business.

  • Calix revenues jump 21.5 percent

    February 3rd, 2011

    PETALUMA — Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX) today announced revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $91.7 million, an increase of 21.5 percent compared to $75.5 million for the third quarter of 2010, and an increase of 3.8 percent compared to $88.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.

  • Guest Contributor: Chris Paris: Deadline to qualify for clean-tech incentives aproaching

    December 13th, 2010

    Recent news reports portray California as one of the nation’s centers of clean-tech activity. This is evidenced by the state’s wide range of business activity in alternative energy – ranging from solar to biomass to battery research.

  • Regional water recycling program awarded $7.3 million to begin construction

    May 13th, 2010

    The North Bay Water Reuse Authority has been awarded $7.3 million by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) towards the construction of projects that will expand recycled water use in the region. The funds are the first increment of a $25 million federal authorization by Congress in March 2009.

  • $8.9 million federal stimulus grant will help cramped Petaluma clinic expand

    December 21st, 2009

    PETALUMA — The Petaluma Health Center received an early Christmas present from the federal government in the form of an $8.9 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act facility improvement grant, which, along with $500,000 in other federal appropriations, is earmarked to refurbish an existing building located at 1179 North McDowell Blvd.

  • New rules on carrying back losses wil help real estate, others

    December 7th, 2009

    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allowed businesses with fewer than $15 million in gross receipts a five-year net operating loss carryback for the 2008 tax year.

  • Law: Napa considers pot dispensaries; COBRA subsidy may be extended

    November 30th, 2009

    The city of Napa will commence the next step in a nine-month process to design and implement pot sale regulations. … Three federal bills proposed in late October and early November could extend employer-fronted COBRA subsidies past the end of the year. … On Dec. 3, Vantreo Insurance Brokerage in Santa Rosa will offer a workshop on how recent legislation could protect employers against frivolous disability charges. … Early last month, the governor signed a piece of legislation meant to streamline efforts to prosecute certain mortgage brokers. … The Federal Trade Commission again delayed implementation of identity theft protections known as the “Red Flags Rule.”

  • Airport readies for terminal improvements

    June 29th, 2009

    SANTA ROSA – The Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport is getting ready for a major facelift, thanks to funds coming from two different sources totaling more than $3.3 million.

  • Report lays out regional strategy to keep, create jobs

    May 25th, 2009

    Transforming the North Bay into a “jobs magnet,” complete with a tri-county “Innovation Corridor” to drive job development is just one of the economic recovery and long-term growth recommendations proposed in a report commissioned by the North Bay Leadership Council.

  • Stimulus, other funding set for North Bay transit projects

    May 18th, 2009

    NORTH BAY – Napa, Sonoma and Marin counties plan to repair and repave roads and streets with funds allocated from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but several larger projects are funded and proceeding on schedule.

  • Marin and Sonoma counties plan electric-car fueling network

    May 18th, 2009

    NORTH BAY – U.S. automakers are diving belatedly into the hybrid and electric-car market, but what’s the good of an electric car that runs out of juice between San Francisco and the town of Mendocino?

  • St. Joseph Health System to open new hospice, stimulus stops cuts for ’09

    May 4th, 2009

    SONOMA COUNTY – St. Joseph Health System officials confirmed last week the launch of its third Sonoma County hospice, slated to open July 1 in Healdsburg. The nonprofit, along with 4,700 others nationwide, was saved from cuts by the stimulus this year, but legislators will continue to debate whether to trim the program beginning this October.

  • Officials seek Railroad Square funds

    February 23rd, 2009

    SANTA ROSA – Funding was the primary obstacle left in the way of the mixed-use Railroad Square project in Santa Rosa getting under way, and it looked to be closer than ever, but a new wrinkle has appeared: the federal economic stimulus bill.

  • ‘Stimulus’ would help housing, homebuyers

    February 9th, 2009

    NORTH BAY – Residential real estate builders, banks, mortgage brokers and new homeowners stand to be positively impacted by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly referred to as the “stimulus package.”

  • Brad Bollinger: How about let’s stimulate our local economy by expediting projects

    February 2nd, 2009

    Everyone is waiting for the vaunted “stimulus” dollars to drop over us from Washington, D.C., like some magic economic elixir.

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