North Bay Business Journal

  • Langer investing in Santa Rosa for Sonoma label

    February 6th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The Langer family of Southern California, who acquired a sparkling juice bottling plant in Healdsburg three years ago, is making a multimillion-dollar bet on Sonoma County with a more than four-fold larger bottling plant with three times as much production capacity to support its new Langers of Sonoma brand.

  • Why what happens in Greece matters to you

    October 31st, 2011

    Greece is a small country, 6,000 miles away with only 11 million people. How can what happens to Greece have any impact on the United States? The answer lies in the concept of globalization, which means that economies around the world are now interconnected, such that events in far off places have impacts here at home.

  • Job creation effort ‘transitioning from campaigning to execution’

    October 24th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — After winning approval from the Santa Rosa City Council, a countywide job creation effort headed by the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce received positive feedback from the cities of Sonoma and Healdsburg as it closed in on its $3.25 million fundraising goal.

  • Tom Duryea, CEO, Summit State Bank: Making the most of a very special place

    October 17th, 2011

    Increasingly, I see the more and more economic vitality from those businesses that are more lifestyle oriented. Sonoma County is becoming increasingly driven and transformed by individuals seeking a piece or being part of our unique lifestyle. Sonoma County has so much to offer, with our premium wineries, local produce and quality food, good climate and even our appealing cycling culture that is among the best of the world. Tourists are coming in increasing numbers to spend time in Sonoma County. We are attracting many who are moving here full-time to experience the bounty that makes up Sonoma County.

  • Manufacturing: Clear Focus takes Las Vegas; keeping satellites OK from Irene

    September 5th, 2011

    North Bay manufacturing companies are notoriously modest when it comes to trumpeting accomplishments, more likely to associate the term “PR” with a pressure regulator than public relations. So we’re often taken aback to discover what’s being made in our midst. In the spirit of blowing their horns for them we elicited some little-known facts from local manufacturers.

  • Community First to open third ‘smart’ branch; RCU to get ‘smart’ ATMs

    September 1st, 2011

    HEALDSBURG — Santa Rosa-based Community First Credit Union, which has more than 12,000 members in Sonoma County, plans to open a “smart office” in Healdsburg on Tuesday, the third such branch for the financial cooperative in the past 10 months.

  • Wine Country Group picks up three new offices in Sonoma County

    August 29th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Residential real estate brokerage Wine Country Group by Better Homes and Gardens is expanding its holdings in Sonoma County by merging with three Pacific Union International branches, two in Santa Rosa and one in Petaluma.

  • Startup AdverseEvents targets big pharma, consumers with side-effect data

    August 15th, 2011

    Readying for a September launch is a startup with relief for a headache that plagues prescription drug makers, sellers and consumers: nasty side effects. AdverseEvents Inc., founded by data researchers Brian Overstreet and partners, reports on its website the unwanted effects that can accompany over 5,000 prescription drugs.

  • Vintage Wine Estates acquires Cartlidge & Browne

    July 29th, 2011

    AMERICAN CANYON — Vintage Wine Estates, a Santa Rosa-based portfolio of wine brands, on Tuesday acquired the 100,000-case-a-year Cartlidge & Browne brand and inventory.

  • Health Care: Groups collaborate on 20th HeartWorks Fitness Center

    July 25th, 2011

    The Northern California Center for Well-Being, along with the Northern California Medical Associates, today celebrated the 20th anniversary of the HeartWorks Fitness Center, a cardiovascular rehabilitation program. The Center for Well-Being, which focuses on wellness and preventative care, and NCMA, a practice of cardiologists, have collaborated on the program made possible by ongoing support from [...]

  • Manufacturing Awards 2011: Supplier: DJ Grey wins coveted award from Parker Hannifin

    July 18th, 2011

    HEALDSBURG — DJ Grey, winner of the Supplier category, is a small company with a big reputation in the electronics manufacturing industry.

  • Healdsburg hospital could get $6 million in equipment upgrades from matching grant

    June 28th, 2011

    HEALDSBURG — The Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County announced that it has accepted a $3 million matching grant from Mill Valley-based Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation, providing up to $6 million in “much-needed” equipment upgrades at Healdsburg District Hospital over the next five years.

  • Crimson Wine Group acquires Seghesio

    June 1st, 2011

    HEALDSBURG — Napa-based Crimson Wine Group, a portfolio of several premium red wine brands owned by a New York investment company with $9.3 billion in assets, has acquired zinfandel-focused Seghesio Vineyards and most of the Seghesio family’s 300 acres of vines in Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley for an undisclosed sum.

  • Eight North Bay small businesses recognized as ‘climate-smart’

    May 5th, 2011

    Eight North Bay companies were among 23 small businesses the California Air Resources Board recognized Tuesday at its second CoolCalifornia.org Small Business Award ceremony for “climate-smart actions.”

  • Memorial, Healdsburg physicians join Marin-Sonoma IPA

    April 29th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — The Marin-Sonoma IPA today said physicians from the Annadel Medical Group and several associated with Palm Drive and Healdsburg District hospitals have officially joined the physician network, boosting the ranks of the Novato-based independent practice association to more than 400 doctors in Marin and Sonoma counties.

  • Wine: Lede acquires Anderson Valley vineyard; Q&A with Bill Foley

    April 25th, 2011

    Cliff Lede’s Breggo Cellars purchased Savoy Vineyard, a 52-acre pinot noir and chardonnay property in Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley. Fruit for the single-vineyard Breggo brand comes from the property. … Pinot noir producer Kosta Browne is expanding in Sebastopol, moving from one former apple processing plant to another. … In the April 11 issue, the Business Journal asked panelists of the April 28 Wine Industry Conference about trends in mergers and acquisitions and in direct sales and social media. Panelist Bill Foley, founder of Foley Family Wines, now provides his insights. … The Hess Collection in Napa gave a $10,000 grant each to The Land Trust of Napa County and the Napa County Student & Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship program (SLEWS). … The Napa Valley Vintners trade group is set to arrive in mainland China with 40 vintners from the county on a weeklong trade mission, including stops in Shanghai and Beijing to meet wine trade representatives, media, targeted consumers and political leaders. … Wine People notes

  • Healdsburg Lumber expands Marin County showroom

    April 18th, 2011

    SAN RAFAEL — Just more than a year after Healdsburg Lumber Co. acquired glazing and door retailer The Window Warehouse in Corte Madera, the Marin County business has undergone a major operational overhaul in the past several months.

  • North Coast breweries move up in craft beer rankings

    April 14th, 2011

    North Coast breweries mostly moved up on a national trade association’s annual list of the largest 50 U.S. beer makers.

  • Sonoma County Economic Development board releases data for nine cities

    March 14th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — The Sonoma County Economic Development Board, in partnership with city councils and chambers of commerce, has released a new series of City Economic Reports for each of the nine incorporated areas in Sonoma County. Areas covered by the reports include employment, demographics, residential and commercial real estate, consumer spending, and education.

  • Alliance Medical Center offers resource guide

    March 14th, 2011

    HEALDSBURG, WINDSOR — Alliance Medical Center has just released a comprehensive Resource Guide for Healdsburg and Windsor residents.

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