North Bay Business Journal

NAPA — The envisioned shift of the shuttered 80,000-square-foot Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts building near downtown Napa from exhibition space to high-end corporate quarters isn’t such a stretch, according to a consultant for the owner.

The sales of 20 mostly office buildings in Marin and Sonoma counties, totaling 951,000 square feet, by Chicago-based Equity Office and Berg Holdings of Sausalito are moving closer to completion. …

The Dowling-Bracco Team of Cushman & Wakefield in San Rafael just won the marketing contract for Copia in Napa and is positioning the two-story, steel-framed building at 500 First St. as a potential corporate headquarters site. …

Two Grubb & Ellis agents join Colliers International in Fairfield.

NAPA — More than a year after Copia, the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, filed for Chapter 11 protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Rosa, its future is still up in the air.

SANTA ROSA, NAPA – Attorneys and creditors aired final concerns and objections to Copia’s liquidation plan during an all-day confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Court officials expect final approval of the arrangement on or before Nov. 6, triggering payments to former employees and creditors and auction of the property and assets.

Chief creditor seeking proposals for center; also, Silverado for sale

SANTA ROSA – After a successful inaugural event with more than 300 attendees, the Business Journal is holding its second Impact Napa Conference exploring top issues shaping the future of business in Napa County.

NAPA – A final bankruptcy settlement for the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts – the dream of late wine icon Robert Mondavi known as Copia – could come sometime in the next month and would be a key step in determining its future, be it for public use, private, or more likely a mix of the two, officials close to the matter said.