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Leases and sales: Week of May 21, 2012
May 21st, 2012Commercial real estate leases and sales in the north San Francisco Bay Area
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12th annual Women in Business Awards recipients announced
May 18th, 2012The North Bay Business Journal has announced 15 recipients of its 2012 Women In Business Awards.
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North Bay jobs picture shows continued strengthening in April
May 18th, 2012Unemployment rates across the North Bay had the seasonal drop in April from March but were markedly improved from figures for the previous April, as private-sector hiring increased in some counties while it remained flat in others, according to state figures released today.
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Autodesk first quarter beats expectations
May 17th, 2012SAN RAFAEL — Software maker Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today reported first-quarter revenues rose 11 percent from a year before and net income jumped nearly 14 percent.
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Marin Community Foundation distributes $2 million in health care grants
May 14th, 2012NOVATO — Grants totaling $2 million were distributed by the Marin Community Foundation to various health care agencies in Marin County as part of a$10 million, five-year grant established by Sutter Health.
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Large Marin, Sonoma office properties for sale
May 14th, 2012Two major owners of commercial property in Marin and Sonoma counties have put 20 office buildings with 951,000 square feet on the market for sale in recent weeks in what some market watchers are anticipating will test institutional investor views of the long-term outlook for the North Bay business community.
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SRHC leases space for new Roseland children’s clinic
May 14th, 2012The Santa Rosa Community Health Centers has selected a new location for its Roseland Children’s Health Center, which is currently housed at an elementary school, that will accommodate the growing services by nearly quadrupling the size of the current site. … Kaiser Permanente is joining a nationwide effort to combat what health officials say is a growing epidemic — obesity. … Marin General Hospital’s Cancer Institute received the “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Only 106 out of roughly 3,000 cancer centers in the U.S. have recieved the award, according to Marin General, and it has not been given to any other hospital in Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco or San Mateo counties. … Marin General Hospital’s Cancer Institute received the “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. … Kaiser Permanente’s Napa-Solano region recently awarded $800,000 in grants to local nonprofits in both counties, focusing on five key areas: access to prevention and primary care services; reducing obesity and overweight rates in adults and children; decreasing risky teen behaviors; prevention of community violence; and reducing health disparities.
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Experts urge caution in ruling on meal and rest breaks
May 14th, 2012NORTH BAY — A recent state Supreme Court decision has greatly clarified the long contentious issue of when and how employers must provide meal and rest breaks — or at least the opportunity for meal and rest breaks — but employers still need to think carefully about the matter, employment law experts said.
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Leases: Week of May 14, 2012
May 14th, 2012Commercial real estate leases in the north San Francisco Bay Area
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Three local stores part of Cost Plus purchase by Bed Bath & Beyond
May 9th, 2012Cost Plus Inc. (Nasdaq: CPWM) stores in Santa Rosa, Napa and Greenbrae are part of a $495 million cash deal announced today by the Oakland-based home accessories retailer to sell the operation to New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY), which has stores in Santa Rosa, Larkspur and Vallejo.
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Lucasfilm moves forward with affordable housing at Grady Ranch
May 8th, 2012NOVATO — Lucasfilm has partnered with the Marin Community Foundation to explore options for building affordable housing on the Grady Ranch property near San Rafael that George Lucas originally planned for a sizable digital-movie studio.
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Leases and sales: Week of May 7, 2012
May 7th, 2012Commercial real estate leases in the north San Francisco Bay Area
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Hennessy declares dividend after profitable quarter
May 3rd, 2012NOVATO — Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (OTCBB: HNNA), a Novato-based investment manager, reported total revenue of $1.73 million in the first three months of 2012, and the board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 3.125 cents per share.
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SMART completes $199 million bond sale
May 2nd, 2012NORTH BAY – The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District announced that it has successfully sold more than $199 million in bonds, securing an overall 3.3 percent interest rate that the agency said will net $171 million to fund construction.
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North Bay health centers get $11.8 million in construction grants
May 1st, 2012A handful of health centers in and near the North Bay received grants totaling $11.8 million as part of a national program under the health care reform law, it was announced today.
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Marin-Sonoma IPA expands into new space
April 30th, 2012NOVATO — Responding to continuous growth over the last two years, the Marin-Sonoma IPA is moving into a larger space at Hamilton Landing in Novato, from about 12,000 square feet to more than 20,000 square feet.
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Commercial property shopping rises
April 30th, 2012Businesses are out in greater numbers shopping for real estate to buy and lease, but local commercial property experts are quick to note that it’s not the surge of activity seen in recent months in other parts of the Bay Area.
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Loss of Lucas project could reverberate for years
April 30th, 2012SAN RAFAEL – The decision by Lucasfilm to withdraw advanced plans for a new digital movie studio in San Rafael’s Lucas Valley will reverberate throughout the Marin County economy for many years and result in the loss of hundreds of jobs and tens of millions of dollars to the regional economy.
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Top commercial real estate deals and the people who made them happen
April 30th, 2012The “Top Deals and the People who Made them Happen” represent the top leases and sales for each Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties. They are based on submissions from the largest brokerages and Business Journal research.
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Kentfield hospital to get $9 million upgrade
April 30th, 2012KENTFIELD — Kentfield Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospital will soon undergo a $9 million renovation and upgrade, a project five years in the making that is poised to begin in mid-May or early June, officials announced.
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