North Bay Business Journal

  • Avoiding an employee exodus

    August 9th, 2010

    NORTH BAY — As the job market slowly rebounds, employers who relied on slimmer, more pressed staffs could be in for a surprise – many of them could be eying a swift departure once the opportunity arrives.

  • Women in Business 2010: Entrepreneurship: Brenda Gilchrist

    June 25th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — Brenda Gilchrist said she’s always had an interest in psychology and helping people. The best outlet for this goal, she found, was to start her own business and continuously take risks.

  • Women in Business 2010: Human Resources: Debra Miller

    June 25th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — As vice president of human resources at St. Joseph Health System, Debra Miller oversees and coordinates a vast array of employees at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, which serves as the region’s level II trauma center, and at other sites – from skilled specialists performing high-stakes surgeries to the employees responsible for day-to-day operations that help patient care run as smoothly as possible.

  • Winners announced for 10th anniversary Women in Business awards

    May 11th, 2010

    NORTH BAY — The North Bay Business Journal has selected 10 women from Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties for its 10th annual Women in Business awards honoring leaders, innovators and visionaries across a wide range of professions.

  • New legal, HR resources in North Bay

    June 22nd, 2009

    Three law firms open, HR program for nonprofits, small businesses launched NORTH BAY – Four veteran legal and employment-law compliance experts launched new businesses in Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties in recent months, including a unique HR model geared specifically for small businesses and nonprofits. Twenty-year human resources specialist and San Rafael business owner Jill [...]

  • High employee morale critical to a company’s success and innovation

    May 11th, 2009

    If you’re looking for more bad news then stop right here – there’s no need to read further. If you want bad news, it’s pretty easy to find doom and gloom. You will not get that here. This column is a place for solutions. This is a place for the many business owners, managers and executives like me who still believe in their company and their employees.

  • Record growth for Enwisen sign of changing HR

    February 9th, 2009

    NOVATO – Locally grown software-as-a-service human resources provider Enwisen announced record growth of more than 50 percent in 2008 and continued success in 2009, which HR professionals say is a sign of the continued transition of the profession and the economy.

  • Brokers warn of higher comp rates

    February 2nd, 2009

    CALIFORNIA – The four-year decline in workers’ compensation insurance rates, which dropped another 18 percent last year, is showing early signs of a halt in 2009, according to North Bay brokers who warn that a dramatic swing could come fast and without warning.

  • Vintners pool dropping self-insurance

    February 2nd, 2009

    CALIFORNIA – A workers’ compensation self-insurance pool of vintners has become the latest victim of the credit crisis.

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