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One steel-frame factory shuts; others expand
October 10th, 2011ROHNERT PARK — Codding Enterprises LP shut down a 5-year-old Rohnert Park factory for making light-gauge steel framing panels for rapid construction, but panelized construction ventures in Napa and Vallejo are expanding.
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Large RP solar array activated
October 4th, 2011ROHNERT PARK — Sonoma Mountain Village’s additional 1.158-megawatt solar system was dedicated Friday.
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First third-party commercial PACE funding approved
September 8th, 2011ROHNERT PARK — Codding Enterprises, developer of Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park, said it received county of Sonoma approval for $1.6 million in funding for a second 1-megawatt solar electric array at the development, the first project funded under a new public-private model for clean-energy enhancements to commercial properties.
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Innovative Molding plans RP plant
May 30th, 2011ROHNERT PARK — Innovative Molding Inc., maker of plastic container lids and measuring spoons, plans to expand its headquarters plant this fall in a move from Sebastopol to a major portion of a mixed-use development in southeast Rohnert Park.
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Coddingtown renovation set to start in May
April 21st, 2011SANTA ROSA — A long-awaited makeover of Sonoma County’s largest shopping mall, Coddingtown, is set to start in earnest this spring with multimillion-dollar upgrades to common areas inside and outside the 841,000-square-foot property.
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Codding Steel plans second shift amid big revenue growth
December 20th, 2010ROHNERT PARK — Codding Steel Frame Solutions, a light-gauge metal stud panel manufacturer, has enjoyed strong revenue growth and is lining up projects next year that could double that growth and require a second shift.
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Jobs & Prosperity gathers partners, promotes Nov. 2 voter registration
October 18th, 2010SANTA ROSA – The brand new voter education group North Bay Jobs & Prosperity Project is just finishing up its first registration drive and has plans to keep an eye on newly elected supervisors and city council members and their positions on job promotion.
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Codding acquires former Los Robles Lodge property
September 14th, 2010SANTA ROSA — Rohnert Park-based Codding Enterprises acquired the former Los Robles Lodge just south of the Coddingtown mall in Santa Rosa in a short-sale transaction Sept. 9, and Codding is exploring redevelopment options such as multifamily homes, shops and a health club.
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Planning commission recommends Sonoma Mountain Village approval
August 2nd, 2010ROHNERT PARK — The city Planning Commission recommended approval of the 175-acre Sonoma Mountain Village redevelopment at the former Agilent Technologies manufacturing campus in southeast Rohnert Park, a project that would accommodate 4,400 residents and as many temporary and permanent jobs as it’s built over one to two decades.
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Codding Steel launches onto bigger playing field
May 31st, 2010NORTH BAY – A joint venture between Codding Enterprises and Genesis Worldwide received additional impetus from Codding acting as an angel to the Canadian maker of steel frames.
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Commercial Real Estate: Big 5 to move from Coddingtown Mall
May 31st, 2010Whole Foods resumes Coddingtown store work; Petaluma industrial heats up
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AspenAir sees future in energy savings
April 4th, 2010ROHNERT PARK – AspenAir, the air filtration system provider that has touted the health benefits of clean indoor air and increased efficiency of HVAC equipment, has another arrow in its quiver: energy savings.
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Company sending 100 portable houses to Haiti
February 8th, 2010SONOMA COUNTY — Two Sonoma County companies are responding to the international call to quickly shelter hundreds of thousands of Haitians left homeless by a large mid-January quake that shattered the island nation.
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Spotlight on innovators in green technology
February 1st, 2010This spotlight focuses on some of the North Bay people and companies that are creating new green technologies that are being put to work in the field daily. Know someone who should be here? Let us know. Listed alphabetically by innovator name.
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Real Estate: Bridger re-enters market; CBAs continue to fuel debate
December 21st, 2009After a two-year hiatus from the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, Bridger Commercial Funding headquartered in Mill Valley has gotten back in. … The signing of a Community Benefits Agreement between the developer of Sonoma Mountain Village and the Accountable Development Coalition has spurred heated discussions in the development community as to what the long-term repercussions will be. … A new LinkedIn group, Real Estate Joint Venture Matching Group, has popped up online to help facilitate joint ventures to spur activity in the real estate market. … WellcomeMat.com is a community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers focused on using full-motion video to better market themselves and properties.
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Debate on community benefits agreements
December 2nd, 2009SANTA ROSA — At a lively Sonoma County Alliance meeting Wednesday, representatives from Codding Enterprises, the Accountable Development Coalition and a building industry representative discussed the hotly debated Community Benefits Agreement signed by Codding and the coalition on affordable housing, sustainable building practices and wage and benefit packages for the project.
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Codding Steel ramps up production
November 9th, 2009ROHNERT PARK – Codding Enterprises’ 2-year-old, light-gauge steel framing panel manufacturing venture is building momentum with new contracts and new veteran modular-construction leadership.
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Who is liable for green building performance?
November 2nd, 2009NORTH BAY – Green building performance, or rather failure to perform, has long topped the list of legal risks related to sustainability-minded construction, but developers face even greater stakes this year as government-mandated LEED standards loom and achieving certification becomes more difficult.
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Who’s Who in investment property management
October 26th, 2009The Business Journal profiled 23 leading managers of North Bay investment real estate. That includes office, industrial, retail, multifamily and single-family properties for which the owners have entrusted handling of tenant relations, marketing, maintenance and other related services.
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Sonoma Mountain Village, labor environmental group reach pact
October 19th, 2009ROHNERT PARK — The developer of Sonoma Mountain Village and a coalition of labor, housing and environmental groups have reached an agreement to cooperate on labor standards, housing, regional impact of development and green building standards for the innovative project on the 200-acre former Agilent Technologies site.
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