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Petaluma office and industrial: Industrial rents expected to rise slightly

March 14th, 2011

There was a high level of office market adjustment within Petaluma in 2010, but commercial real estate in the city overall appears poised for continued recovery.
Santa Rosa office: Market activity returns in early 2011

March 14th, 2011

The free fall of the Santa Rosa office market has slowed and tour activity has picked up substantially since the first of the year.
Business news: Week of March 14, 2011

March 14th, 2011

Brief news items from North Bay businesses.
TWiT leases big space in Petaluma

February 3rd, 2011

PETALUMA — This Week in Tech (TWiT), the tech-focused netcast network that’s podcast, tweeted, blogged and streamed, has leased nearly 10,000 square feet at 140 Keller St. in Petaluma.
Commercial Real Estate: Brokers see better market in 2011

January 31st, 2011

After being hit hard by the housing crash of 2006 and double-whammy of economic recession and financial markets collapse of 2008, more North Bay commercial real estate markets appeared to be coming off the bottom of the market in 2010 and headed toward stabilization in 2011, according to market experts.
Longtime camera bag-maker Lowepro expands in Petaluma

January 10th, 2011

PETALUMA – Lowepro, an industry leader in camera carrying equipment, has expanded into new quarters in a former Cisco Systems building in Petaluma.
Commercial real estate sees some key leases, but vacancies remain elevated

October 25th, 2010

Sonoma County office vacancy rates decreased in the third quarter to 22.7 percent 13.7 million square feet from a peak of 24.8 percent at the end of last year and was about the same as it was in the fall of 2009, according to Keegan & Coppin.
Small food-milling firm sees bright future

July 26th, 2010

SEBASTOPOL – A long-time family-owned business in Sonoma County has jumped on opportunities offered by the soft real estate market and new SBA incentives to purchase its own building in Santa Rosa.
2010 Midyear Report — Industrial: Industrial market shows signs of rebound

July 19th, 2010

The purchase of a never-occupied 166,200-square-foot southwest Santa Rosa building by the founders of a growing Sebastopol-based hydroponics equipment supplier may be part of swelling industrial real estate activity not seen for two years.
Commercial Real Estate: Big 5 to move from Coddingtown Mall

May 31st, 2010

Whole Foods resumes Coddingtown store work; Petaluma industrial heats up
Guarded optimism on commercial real estate

March 15th, 2010

NORTH BAY — After a commercial real estate market in 2009 with relatively little leasing and even fewer sales, local experts are seeing early signs that 2010 could be noticeably better.
Santa Rosa office: As markets find stability, ‘now is the time’ to act

March 15th, 2010

Santa Rosa office vacancy remained flat throughout the second half of 2009, recording 16.1 percent for both the third and fourth quarters. The year-over-year increase in vacancy was less than 1.0 percent above the 15.3 percent vacancy factor in the fourth quarter of 2008.
North Santa Rosa corridor office-industrial: Looking for clarity in 2010

March 15th, 2010

Over 2009 the Santa Rosa north corridor real estate market saw an increase in both the office and industrial vacancy for the region.
Rohnert Park-Cotati: Adjusting to ‘new market realities’

March 15th, 2010

The Rohnert Park-Cotati market remained fairly stable in 2009 despite trying economic times.
Petaluma: City is ‘a field of opportunity’ for companies

March 15th, 2010

Last year saw some big changes in Petaluma’s commercial real estate landscape.
Cornish & Carey nabs 17 agents

March 8th, 2010

LARKSPUR and SANTA ROSA – Cornish & Carey Commercial, which has 11 offices in the greater Bay Area, is making a big move into North Bay commercial real estate brokerage with two offices and 17 agents, almost all of them formerly affiliated with Orion Partners.
Medical equipment reseller moves from Berkeley to Santa Rosa

March 8th, 2010

SANTA ROSA – A reseller of medical instruments is making Santa Rosa its new home.
Umpqua to open loan, investment office in Santa Rosa

March 1st, 2010

NORTH BAY – Roseburg, Ore.-based Umpqua Bank is opening its first office in Santa Rosa in mid-April.
Commercial Real Estate: Petaluma complex on market for $12M

February 8th, 2010

On the heels of two north Petaluma sales totaling 278,000 square feet in late 2009, Charles Stephens of Stephens Properties just put his 85,000-square-foot Petaluma flex-space property at 715 Southpoint Blvd. on the market asking $12.35 million, or about $144 a square foot.
Most Influential Leaders in the North Bay: Jim Adams, Rachel Dollar, Rob McMillan, Al Coppin, Daniel Duckhorn, Mark Ihde, Stan Mead, Dave Siembieda, Iver Skavdal

February 8th, 2010

Last August when we published our first group of Most Influential Leaders in the North Bay, we promised we would bring you more of their stories. We honor that pledge today and promise to bring you more of the inspiring stories of business people in future editions.