North Bay Business Journal

Sonoma Mountain Village, labor environmental group reach pact

ROHNERT 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.

Sonoma Mountain Village, labor, environmental coaliton reach agreement on development

ROHNERT 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.

In the works for more than two years, the “Community Benefits Agreement” is the first of its kind between a developer and the Accountable Development Coalition.

Codding acquires 33% of filtration startup AspenAir

ROHNERT PARK – Codding Enterprises has acquired a 33 percent interest in AspenAir and plans to use its air-filtration systems in all Codding green building construction projects.

Who’s Who in Green Industries

The 31 people selected here for the Business Journal’s first Who’s Who in Green Industries are widely recognized as being among the pioneers and visionaries in an industry that today includes many hundreds if not thousands of creative professionals.

Business dean tells why ‘this community inspires me’

Editor’s note: Following are the opening remarks delivered to the Feb. 6 Sonoma State University Economic Outlook conference by William Silver, the dean of the SSU School of Business and Economics.

Wine: Hess Collection invests $30 million to increase vineyards, wine quality

The Hess Collection founder Donald Hess has started a $30 million, 10-year “quality improvement initiative” to upgrade his Napa County vineyards and wineries.

Codding Enterprises builds steel-framing factory

ROHNERT PARK — Codding Enterprises is bringing manufacturing back to the former Agilent Technologies campus in Rohnert Park. But instead of electronic equipment, Codding’s new venture will produce light-steel structural panels for building homes, offices, schools and other structures.