North Bay Business Journal

Altec Industries breaks ground on Dixon plant

DIXON — Altec Industries, Inc., an Alabama-based leading international equipment and service provider for electric utility, telecommunications and contractor markets — including government and military — has broken ground for a new 42,000-square-foot manufacturing plant adjacent to its existing West Coast service center at 1450 North First St. in Dixon.

Large Napa warehouse project starts

NAPA — Construction is set to start this month on a 107,400-square-foot multi-tenant warehouse in a business park near Napa County Airport.

E&P Properties Inc., led by Dennis Paulley, owner of Benicia-based Metropolitan Van & Storage, is building the warehouse at the corner of Airport Boulevard and Airpark Road, near the south Napa intersection of Highway 12, leading to Interstate 80, and Highway 29, heading to American Canyon and Vallejo.

Rohnert Park to be third new G&C shop

SANTA ROSA — G&C AutoBody is on track to a have a 50 percent increase in revenue this year to $30 million with the opening of three new shops along the Highway 101 corridor.

Kaiser to undertake $30 million expansion of Napa data center

NAPA — Kaiser Permanente will soon undertake a $30 million renovation and expansion of its data center, adding 54,000 square feet to the remote building in Napa Valley Corporate Park.

Lagunitas plans $9.5 million expansion

PETALUMA — Lagunitas Brewing Co. is rushing a $9.5 million expansion just two years after a major production upgrade to keep up with what the company founder describes as a surge in demand.

Top Projects: Manufacturing: Thermo Fisher new plant

PETALUMA — Perhaps the most complex building project of the year in the North Bay took place in Petaluma, where Devcon Construction turned a 185,000-square-foot shell into a plastic injection molding manufacturing facility for Thermo Fisher.

Barlow apple plant renovation planned

SEBASTOPOL – A west Sonoma County city with a heritage of apple processing, natural living and artistry could have a dilapidated former apple plant near downtown transformed into a center for artisans and farmers to sell the fruits of their labor.

Bond offerings help Fairfield attract bottling company

NORTH BAY – Frank-Lin, the family-owned bottling company with 160 employees, 2,000 brands and currently located in San Jose, lost rail access and needed to move.

Meyer warehouse, Kiewit construction among projects

SOLANO – Solano County has a flurry of construction projects under way.

Warehouse goes green

AMERICAN CANYON — The 650,000-square-foot Kendall Jackson Family Wines Distribution Center earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it one of the largest LEED projects in the state.

New project profile: Solano County’s Meyer Corp. automated storage and retrieval system

With steel racking 11 stories tall and weighing 11 million pounds, the automated warehouse Vallejo-based Meyer Corp. U.S. is completing at its Fairfield distribution facilities is one of the tallest buildings in Solano County.

New project profiles: San Rafael Corporate Center phase 2; Mesa Beverage distribution center

Editor’s note: The Business Journal features profiles of North Bay construction projects that are complete or nearly so. Send details to jquackenbush@busjrnl.com or fax to 707-521-5292. San Rafael Corporate Center 770 and 790 Lindaro St., San Rafael; parking: 775 Lindaro Owner: SR Corporate Center Phase Two LLC, a joint venture between Seagate Properties Inc. of [...]

INDUSTRIAL: Hanna Court, American Canyon

When is a warehouse more than just a typical warehouse? When it comes with classic mission-style architectural features that make it look like a better fit for an upscale office complex or business park.

FexEx Ground to get new, bigger Windsor building

WINDSOR — Small-package courier FedEx Ground has wanted to expand its Sonoma County operations for five years, but it didn’t have the space.