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Healdsburg Lumber expands Marin County showroom
April 18th, 2011SAN 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.
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North Coast breweries move up in craft beer rankings
April 14th, 2011North Coast breweries mostly moved up on a national trade association’s annual list of the largest 50 U.S. beer makers.
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Sonoma County Economic Development board releases data for nine cities
March 14th, 2011SONOMA 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.
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Alliance Medical Center offers resource guide
March 14th, 2011HEALDSBURG, WINDSOR — Alliance Medical Center has just released a comprehensive Resource Guide for Healdsburg and Windsor residents.
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North Sonoma County corridor: Wine helps ease industrial vacancy
March 14th, 2011While the Santa Rosa north corridor real estate market saw an increase in vacancy rates in 2009, during 2010 there was a decrease in the industrial vacancy for the region and office vacancy remained flat.
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Business news: Week of March 14, 2011
March 14th, 2011Brief news items from North Bay businesses.
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EDB releases Sonoma County city economic reports
March 2nd, 2011The 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.
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Deadline for vineyard workers’ children scholarship is April 15
March 2nd, 2011HEALDSBURG — Wilson Winery in Healdsburg will give more than $10,000 in scholarships this year to children of Sonoma County vineyard workers. April 15 is the deadline for filing completed scholarship applications.
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From this morning’s Sonoma County Alliance meeting: Local officials discuss proposed redevelopment cuts
March 2nd, 2011The following are quick takes from local public officials via the Business Journal’s Twitter feed (twitter.com/NBBJ) from this morning’s discussion on Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut redevelopment agency funding for cities and counties.
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Ascentia to move Buena Vista wine brand to Geyserville
March 1st, 2011HEALDSBURG — California’s oldest wine brand, Buena Vista, will be relocating north to Alexander Valley this spring to increase efficiency and allow greater sourcing of grapes, Ascentia Wine Estates announced today.
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The Wine Country Group merges with Better Homes and Gardens
February 17th, 2011SONOMA and NAPA COUNTIES — Bay Area real estate industry veterans Ed Krafchow, Earl Shuttleworth and Gerrett Snedaker announced today the formation of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wine Country Group Realtors with nine offices and over 180 agents concentrated in northern California’s Wine Country.
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Wine: Grower claims for payment spiked in 2010
January 17th, 2011A disproportionate number of soured crop sales resolved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Market Enforcement Branch last year involved North Coast winegrapes, according to department records.
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Top Projects: Hospitality: h2hotel
December 6th, 2010HEALDSBURG — The brand new, award-winning h2hotel opened its doors earlier this year ahead of schedule and well within budget to rave reviews.
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The long legacy of Costeaux bakery
November 29th, 2010The 86-year legacy of Costeaux French Bakery
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Healdsburg, Santa Rosa Memorial hospitals sign affiliation agreement
November 16th, 2010HEALDSBURG and SANTA ROSA — The parent organizations of Healdsburg District Hospital and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital today announced they have entered into an affiliation agreement to share certain resources between the two institutions.
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VinWizard, Engineered Mechanical Systems in venture
November 8th, 2010SANTA ROSA – VinWizard, the tank temperature control system developed by New Zealand-based Wine Technology, is making a second pass at the U.S. market.
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Wine supply-chain manager FreeRun attracting attention
November 1st, 2010HEALDSBURG — A new wine industry supply-chain “insourcing” firm has built up a head of steam in landing clients eager to bring in expertise to cut costs and boost efficiency.
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Projects to be honored for excellence, contributions to North Bay
October 18th, 2010NORTH BAY — The Business Journal will honor 12 North Bay real estate projects and the key industry players who made them possible at its fifth-annual 2010 Top Projects Awards reception on Dec. 8. Continue reading to see the list of winning projects.
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D.J. Grey sees shift from overseas to local suppliers
October 11th, 2010HEALDSBURG – Small makers of custom electronics components who struggled through the downturn are benefitting from an uptick in the electronics manufacturing industry.
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Two local families plan for the next generation
October 4th, 2010NORTH BAY – In the same class at Cardinal Newman, raised in Sonoma County, Teejay Lowe and Will Seppi have both taken the reins of their family businesses, G&G Market and Costeaux Bakery, respectively. While the mechanics of the transfers may have some similarities, the two stories of the families’ succession planning show two very different experiences.
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