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Third generation to take helm of La Tortilla Factory
November 14th, 2011SANTA ROSA — Culminating a several-year family business succession plan, Sam Tamayo will take over as chief executive officer of La Tortilla Factory in January, the company announced today.
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Manufacturing Awards 2011: Special Award: La Tortilla Factory wins top SBA recognition
July 18th, 2011SANTA ROSA — In 1977, La Tortilla Factory opened with $75,000 — including a $50,000 loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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La Tortilla Factory named SBA ‘Small Business of the Year’
April 21st, 2011SANTA ROSA – In 1977, La Tortilla Factory opened with $75,000 – including a $50,000 loan through the Small Business Administration. Almost 35 years later, the 300-employee business has been named Small Business of the Year by the SBA for the Northern California region.
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Wellness programs draw more interest
February 14th, 2011SANTA ROSA – Growing numbers of employers of all sizes in the North Bay are embracing wellness programs for their employees. A recent survey of commercial insurance carriers by the Business Journal revealed a common theme of business clients seeking information or actively developing wellness programs both to manage employee health care costs and prepare for the impact of health care reform.
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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, 2010Last 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.
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Most Influential Leaders: Stan Mead
February 8th, 2010CEO, La Tortilla Factory
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SSU business students step into the field to learn
June 29th, 2009ROHNERT PARK – Students at Sonoma State University’s School of Business are trying out a new way of learning operations management by attending classes onsite at local companies.
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La Tortilla tells successful story of succession planning
December 8th, 2008Editor’s note: This story is drawn from a Nov. 6 Business Journal conference that focused on how La Tortilla Factory planned for and accomplished an internal transfer in leadership using external resources. The conference included La Tortilla Factory’s Chairman Carlos Tamayo (keynote speaker); Jim Andersen, partner at Andersen & Company CPAs; Bill Schrader, president of Exchange Bank; Jeff Menashe, CEO of the Demeter Group; and Dan Cohn, partner at Farella Braun & Martel, as moderator.
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Tamayo family couple starting restaurant
July 28th, 2008Sonoma Latina Grill will open this fall in the Hamilton Marketplace, an upscale shopping center near the entrance to the Hamilton Landing residential and business park in Novato.
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