North Bay Business Journal

  • Forecast: Wine, grape prices to rise in 2012

    January 25th, 2012

    SACRAMENTO — The prices of wine on U.S. store shelves could start rising this year because of an “emerging shortage” of winegrapes and wine plus a sales and marketing “blitz” last year, according to experts speaking at a major wine industry trade event this morning.

  • Marin, Sonoma unemployment lowest in three years; Napa’s rate rises

    January 20th, 2012

    NORTH BAY — Unemployment rates across the North Bay in December edged downward slightly or remained at essentially the same high levels as in November, and Marin County’s jobless rate fell below 7 percent for the first time in nearly three years.

  • Bulk-wine inventory hits 12-year low

    January 19th, 2012

    SANTA ROSA — The tightest inventory of top varieties of wine available for purchase in bulk in a dozen years and a dwindling supply of those winegrapes could extend the rise in pricing for those fine-wine components into this year, but wineries are hard-pressed to pass those cost increases to consumers who are continuing to look for discounts, according to experts at a major local wine industry seminar this morning.

  • Health Care: BloodSource leases space for permanent facility

    December 19th, 2011

    BloodSource, a Sacramento area-based blood supplier of hospitals in Central and Northern California, has leased nearly 7,200 square feet at 3505 Industrial Drive in Santa Rosa, which will be the company’s permanent location for Sonoma County. … OffSiteCare, a telemedicine company founded by Sebastopol physician Dr. James Gude, has opened a central hub in San Francisco, where it it intends to provide nighttime hospitalist and specialist consultations for seven Northern California Hospitals, including several in the North Bay, the company said. … Daymon Doss, the current executive director of the Northern California Health Care Authority and former Petaluma Healthcare District CEO, has taken a three-month consulting job as interim executive director of the Mt. Diablo Health Care District in eastern Contra Costa County. … Marin Commuinty Clinics was awarded $460,000 by the Marin County Board of Supervisors to help adults suffering from the onset of serious psychiatric illness, along with other mental health services. … Napa County has selected San Diego-based McAlister Institute to operate a short-term residential and detox center on the campus of Napa State Hospital.

  • North Bay unemployment rate continues decline in November

    December 16th, 2011

    [Updated Dec. 20] Unemployment rates in the North Bay either dropped slightly or rose incrementally in November, reaching the lowest rates in the past two years but remaining at high levels, according to figures released by the Employment Development Department.

  • Calendar: Week of Dec. 5, 2011

    December 5th, 2011

    Business-related events in the north San Francisco Bay area

  • REACH Air merges with Oregon ambulance company

    December 2nd, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — REACH Air Medical Services and Cal-Ore Life Flight today announced they have merged, creating what they describe as a “comprehensive network of medical air and ground transportation in the Western United States.”

  • Important legal changes for wine, alcohol in 2012

    November 28th, 2011

    Important laws and regulations affecting members of the California wine and alcohol beverage industry in 2012 include clarification on third-party marketing and promotions, a new direct-to-consumer wine retail license, permission for on-premise infusion of wine and spirits with flavors, a change in the definition of “distilled spirits” for taxation purposes, new state Russian River frost-protection water rules and agricultural union elections law changes.

  • Leases and sales: Week of Nov. 21, 2011

    November 21st, 2011

    Commercial real estate leases and sales for the north San Francisco Bay area.

  • Jobless rates: Marin, 7.2%; Napa, 8.3%; Sonoma, 9.3%

    November 18th, 2011

    Unemployment rates across the North Bay dropped slightly in October, with some counties posting job gains and others essentially flat, according to figures released this morning by the California Employment Development Department.

  • Leases & sales: Week of Nov. 14, 2011

    November 14th, 2011

    Commercial real estate transactions in north San Francisco Bay counties

  • Lenders, legal experts caught off-guard in fed’s crackdown on pot dispensaries

    October 31st, 2011

    NORTH BAY — As the federal government moves to disrupt or disband medicinal marijuana dispensaries across Northern California — many of which operate legally according to state laws — an unlikely target has been thrust into the cross hairs of the sticky legal battle: banks and lenders.

  • Employment experts see only slight improvements

    October 24th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — Employment experts in the North Bay say hiring in the fourth quarter of this year will remain relatively stable but still challenging, as an uncertain market and a slow-paced recovery continue to top the concerns of employers, many of which are still relying on a significant amount of temporary workers.

  • Unemployment rates drop slightly in September

    October 21st, 2011

    Unemployment rates across the North Bay edged downward in September, as the school year and harvest season spurred job growth in some counties while professional services grew in others, according to the state Employment Development Department.

  • Constellation mechanizes some high-end harvest

    October 17th, 2011

    Constellation Wines U.S., the world’s largest wine producer, is making a big move forward this year with machine harvesting for higher-end wines.

  • Legislature sends Amazon.com sales tax bill to governor

    September 19th, 2011

    The California Senate and Assembly last week passed a modified version of Assembly Bill 155, a bill of interest to anyone who’s followed the Amazon.com tax battle that could impact some 10,000 affiliates of the online giant retailer. … A California appellate court has for the first time addressed when paid leave offered to an employee as a sabbatical is considered “paid vacation.”

  • Some improvement in unemployment

    September 16th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — Unemployment rates across the North Bay dropped in August, as the start of the school year spurred hiring by the government sector and professional services in some counties enjoyed a rebound in hiring, according to figures releases this morning from the Employment Development Department. However, job gains that had been posted through much of the year stalled during the month.

  • Cohill tapped to lead Sutter’s West Bay Region

    September 13th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Sutter Health today announced that Mike Cohill, currently chief executive officer of Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, will be the new president of Sutter’s West Bay region, which stretches from San Francisco into Lake County.

  • Leases & sales: Week ending Aug. 19, 2011

    August 19th, 2011

    Commercial real estate leases and sales in north San Francisco Bay area counties

  • Private job gains, public cuts keep North Bay unemployment unchanged in July

    August 19th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — High unemployment rates across the North Bay in July either were virtually the same as in June or a year before or barely edged upward, as private-sector job gains were offset by fewer government jobs, according to state figures released this morning.

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