North Bay Business Journal

People: Week of June 27, 2011

Brief news from companies in the north San Francisco Bay Are

People: Week of June 13, 2011

People items submitted by North Bay businesses for publication in the Business Journal

Large regional physician network planned

NORTH BAY — A leading Marin County doctors’ association is heading an effort to create a potentially powerful network of hundreds of North Bay physicians that, if successful, would significantly alter the region’s health care landscape.

Kaiser’s Bob Schultz set to retire; successor to be named in January

SONOMA COUNTY – Dr. Bob Schultz, physician-in-chief of Kaiser in Sonoma County for the past 15 years, has announced he will retire in April of next year.

Top Projects: Medical: Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa

SANTA ROSA — Kaiser Medical Center Santa Rosa’s newly opened hospital wing blends the latest in medical technology and environmentally sustainable, health-conscious building materials with architectural design elements that are proven to promote healing. If that sounds like something straight out of a hospital marketing brochure, there’s actually hard data to back it up.

Health care Q&A: Leaders in the North Bay

The BUSINESS JOURNAL will present its 2010 Health Care Conference from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek in Santa Rosa. In advance, we asked for comments from health care leaders and panelists Kevin Klockenga of St. Joseph Health System – Sonoma County; Martin Brotman, M.D., Sutter Health West Bay Region; Nancy Oswald, Redwood Community Health Clinics; Kirk Pappas, M.D., Kaiser Permanente; Wayne Fairchild, Redwood Regional Medical Group, and Mike Purvis of Sutter Health in Sonoma County.

Health Care Conference registration closes Friday

NORTH BAY — Registration for the Business Journal’s Health Care Conference will close Friday. The event will feature the top California official for the National Federation of Independent Business to discuss the impact of health care reform on small business in the keynote address on Nov. 18. To register, contact Linda Perkins at 707-521-5264 or events@busjrnl.com by Friday, Nov. 12, or go to www.NorthBayBusinessJournal.com.

Top small business expert to address health care conference

NORTH BAY — The top California official for the National Federation of Independent Business will discuss the impact of health care reform on small business in the keynote address for the Business Journal’s annual health care conference Nov. 18.
Following John Kabateck, executive director of NFIB/California, a panel of top North Bay hospital executives will discuss the impacts of reform along with hundreds of millions of dollars in hospital and other projects.
To register, contact Linda Perkins at 707-521-5264 or events@busjrnl.com by Friday, Nov. 12, or go to www.NorthBayBusinessJournal.com.

Projects to be honored for excellence, contributions to North Bay

NORTH 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.

Kaiser workers vote to stay with SEIU

[Updated: 4 p.m.] CALIFORNIA — Kaiser Permanente employees throughout the state voted to remain with the Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West instead of joining its rival offshoot, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

NUHW is considering a legal challenge to the election.

Thousands of Kaiser employees start union vote

NORTH BAY – Kaiser Permanente employees throughout Northern California begin voting today in a costly, high-stakes election that will likely determine the influence of two quarreling unions, each seeking to represent nearly 44,000 workers.

Fast Growing Companies in 2010

Three of Sonoma County’s newest tech companies — Raydiance, Enphase Energy and Métier — have widely diverse products: ultra-short pulse lasers, microinverters for the solar industry and project portfolio management software.

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, the Buck Institute for Age Research and TriVascular are expanding research, products and staff.

Nearly every sector within health care in the North Bay is undergoing rapid expansion, reflecting a nationwide trend that shows little sign of a respite. This is just a sampling of the quickly growing health care companies and providers across the North Bay, from corporate giants to rural clinics.

La Tavola, ProSight, Central Payment add space, markets; Frank-Lin, Kiewit to move to the North Bay: From linen rentals to financial transaction processing to insurance underwriting to alcoholic beverage production to heavy construction, several companies in various industries have relocated or expanded in the North Bay this year.

Health Care: Petaluma Health Center breaks ground on $15.5 million facility

The Petaluma Health Center last week broke ground on an expansion that will double its patient volume and significantly increase services offered at the federally qualified health center.

Kaiser employees can vote on union

NORTH BAY, CALIFORNIA – Kaiser Permanente employees throughout the region will be able to officially vote on whether to remain with the Service Employees International Union – United Healthcare Workers West, the union that currently is in place, or join its rival offshoot, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, the National Labor Relations Board announced last week.

NLRB sets Kaiser union vote

NORTH BAY, CALIFORNIA – Kaiser Permanente employees throughout the region will be able to officially vote on whether to remain with the Service Employees International Union – United Healthcare Workers West, the union that currently is in place, or join its rival offshoot, the National Union of Healthcare Workers, the National Labor Relations Board announced today.

Kaiser holds fifth ‘Neighbors in Health’; 400 kids helped last year

SANTA ROSA — Kaiser Permanente Medical Center of Santa Rosa held its fifth annual “Neighbors in Health” on Sunday, an event geared toward providing health care services for uninsured children throughout Sonoma County.

NLRB expected to rule on election for Kaiser workers

NORTH BAY — Kaiser Permanente employees across Northern California could have a chance to choose between two quarreling unions as early as next week.

Women in Business 2010: 10 years of honoring women business leaders

Savvy women business leaders have been beating the odds for decades in the North Bay, rising past glass ceilings and making their mark in all segments of the business community.

Spotlight: Leaders in Human Resources

Human resources leaders selected from the North Bay’s 10 largest employers from each county and the region’s staffing companies. Professionals listed alphabetically.

Kaiser tower hits milestone toward October opening

SANTA ROSA — The ambitious expansion at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center cleared a construction milestone, as major structural work has been completed by both the contractor and the architect.