North Bay Business Journal

  • Amy’s Kitchen to revamp local operations as East Coast plant delayed

    December 20th, 2011

    PETALUMA [updated Dec. 21] — Amy’s Kitchen, maker of prepared natural and organic foods, plans to reconfigure its Santa Rosa and Oregon operations as the planned opening of a $63 million East Coast production facility has been pushed back “a few years.”

  • Large manufactured-home factory opens in Vallejo

    December 1st, 2011

    VALLEJO — Massachusetts-based Blu Homes today opened a 250,000-square-foot factory in Vallejo, where the company plans to eventually employ 500 and turning out that many of the company’s high-tech, high-green manufactured dwellings annually.

  • Closing the skills gap critical to future of North Bay manufacturing

    September 5th, 2011

    Suppose I told you that within the next five years the four North Bay Counties–Sonoma, Solano, Napa and Marin–were poised and capable of adding 3,000 to 5,000 new manufacturing jobs?

  • TenCate to consolidate 100 employees in Fairfield

    September 5th, 2011

    FAIRFIELD – TenCate Advanced Composites USA, Inc., a manufacturer of composites for space, aerospace and industrial applications, is moving its Benicia operations currently in three separate buildings to a single 65,000 square foot former warehouse in Fairfield.

  • Sustaining our manufacturing sector is critical

    September 5th, 2011

    The inaugural North Bay Business Journal Manufacturing Awards event on July 19 demonstrated how important manufacturing is to our North Bay economy. It also highlighted the challenges these companies face. The business community must come together to support and help sustain and grow these businesses, many of which have been operating here successfully for generations.

  • Manufacturing Awards 2011: Growth — Food & Beverage: Lagunitas Brewing sees growth accelerating

    July 18th, 2011

    PETALUMA — Sales of Lagunitas Brewing Co. craft beer grew 40 percent last year from 2009 and accelerated to 67 percent in the first half of this year over the same period of 2010, and a massive production expansion project in progress is itself swelling by nearly 50 percent just to keep pace with sales.

  • North Coast breweries move up in craft beer rankings

    April 14th, 2011

    North Coast breweries mostly moved up on a national trade association’s annual list of the largest 50 U.S. beer makers.

  • See it: 101MFG part of national manufacturing video

    February 17th, 2011

    Santa Rosa 101MFG.com’s Dick Herman is featured in a Department of Commerce video about U.S. manufacturing.

  • BioMarin starts pivotal clinical trial for GALNS treatment

    February 1st, 2011

    NOVATO — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced it started a phase 3 trial for N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase, named GALNS or BMN 110. It’s intended for the treatment of the lysosomal storage disorder Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA, or MPS IVA, also called Morquio A syndrome.

  • Codding Steel plans second shift amid big revenue growth

    December 20th, 2010

    ROHNERT PARK — Codding Steel Frame Solutions, a light-gauge metal stud panel manufacturer, has enjoyed strong revenue growth and is lining up projects next year that could double that growth and require a second shift.

  • Construction: KriStar casts big co-manufacturing deal for East Coast markets

    November 8th, 2010

    Also: Napa architect Kelley completes green program; Nov. 18 meeting on air rules

  • Immecor growing along with demand for computing power

    October 25th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA – In another sign that manufacturing is picking up, Immecor has moved its warehouse operation to leased quarters on Piner Road in Santa Rosa so that the operations at its Circadian Way headquarters can be expanded.

  • Aerospace supplier AEG gets lift

    October 25th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA – Engineering and manufacturing firm AEG Industries is responding to an uptick in the aerospace sector by doubling its staff and purchasing the building it expanded into last year.

  • Strong manufacturing sector calls for new list

    October 11th, 2010

    NORTH BAY – Despite the perception manufacturing in the North Bay dried up with the telecom bust, the industry’s small and mid-sized firms are flourishing along the 101 corridor. In recognition of this key sector in our region, the Business Journal is publishing a list of manufacturers in the North Bay [see page 8], the first in 10 years.

  • Coffee roaster manufacturer looks to grow

    October 4th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — Loring Smart Roast is on the prowl for investment capital to up its capacity now that its eco-friendly coffee roasters have gained recognition worldwide.

  • Manufacturers data sought

    August 30th, 2010

    NORTH BAY — The North Bay Business Journal is currently compiling information for a new list of Midsize Manufacturers in the North Bay, which encompasses Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Solano counties. Surveys must be submitted by Thursday, Sept. 9.

  • New approach for concrete wine tank

    August 23rd, 2010

    PETALUMA — From what was once the egg capital of the U.S., Sonoma Cast Stone is trying to crack into a developing market for egg-shaped concrete wine fermentation tanks by producing a larger, lighter-weight alternative to the dominant French version.

  • BioMarin acquires ZyStor in $115 million deal

    August 17th, 2010

    NOVATO — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today said it acquired privately held biotechnology company ZyStor Therapeutics Inc. in a deal valued at $115 million.

  • Manufacturing group on ISO push

    August 16th, 2010

    NORTH BAY – A consortium of manufacturing companies was set today to launch an unusual drive to make the North Bay what it says would be the world’s first “100 percent ISO-certified” manufacturing region.

  • Tech companies see orders rush in

    August 9th, 2010

    NORTH BAY – North Bay high-tech manufacturers are reporting a surge in orders, and companies that cut staff during the last couple of years are scrambling to get back up to speed by rehiring.

    • « Older Entries

Site Index

Industry News
Events
Mobile

Tags