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		<title>Area subs selected for SMART contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Argonaut Constructors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dutra Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farhad Mansourian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghilotti Bros.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit - SMART]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stevenson Supply Co.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA ROSA -- A number of local companies have been selected for first part of the recently awarded $103 million design-build contract for underlying construction in the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit commuter rail system.]]></description>
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		<title>Vallejo wine warehouse arsonist sentenced to 27 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Sacramento today sentenced a 63-year-old Sausalito man to 27 years in prison and ordered him to pay $70.3 million in restitution related to the October 2005 fire at a Vallejo warehouse that destroyed an estimated $200 million to $250 million in wine.]]></description>
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		<title>New life for ex-ILM studio in San Rafael</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/48070/new-life-for-ex-ilm-studio-in-san-rafael/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greg Maloney]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kerner Optical]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAFAEL -- Movie industry veterans led by longtime Dolby executive Tim Partridge have reopened the legendary sound stage at 3210 Kerner Blvd. in San Rafael.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong 2011 puts Exchange Bank closer to &#8216;primary objective&#8217; of dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/47722/banking-column-exchange-bank-and-redwood-credit-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Rosa-based Exchange Bank earned $12.2 million in net income over the course of 2011, a 19 percent increase from the prior year that the bank attributed to developments such as strong core earnings and a reduction in problem assets.]]></description>
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		<title>Wellpoint, Anthem to put higher premium on primary care</title>
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		<comments>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/48142/wellpoint-anthem-to-put-higher-premium-on-primary-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY -- WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurance company and parent of Anthem Blue Cross,  said it will pay  physicians a higher reimbursement rate for primary care, a move aimed at reducing overall costs by rewarding preventative and quality care while hopefully addressing a nationwide physician shortage.]]></description>
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		<title>Locally based food makers have put down roots</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/48116/locally-based-food-makers-have-put-down-roots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing Update 2-6-2012]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY –  After nearly 25 years in Petaluma, Barbara’s Bakery will depart in June. Yet times are good for most food manufacturers in the North Bay. The improving economy has been kind to the food business as consumers treat themselves in restaurants and supermarkets.]]></description>
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		<title>At last, a lunch box that is green</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/48219/at-last-a-lunch-box-that-is-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loralee Stevens, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erin Urano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Wagner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing Update 2-6-2012]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Harris]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAFAEL – Along with the flourishing food scene in the North Bay comes a sustainable way to tote and munch it. 
ECOlunchboxes – plastic-free stainless containers and cotton bags to carry them in – are a surprise bestseller in Whole Foods, Container Stores and retail outlets across the U.S. and abroad.

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		<title>Leases and sales: Week of Feb. 6, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/47170/leases-and-sales-week-of-february-6-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commercial real estate leases and sales in the north San Francisco Bay area]]></description>
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		<title>People: Week of Feb. 6, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Civil Engineering Santa Rosa-based 15000 Inc.  hired Jacob Miller, a mechanical designer. Mr. Miller is a graduate of California State University, Chico and a current member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  He has volunteered his time with the Marin Municipal Water District shadowing the engineering design, drafting, surveying, and construction inspection departments. Commercial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART tax repeal effort fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY -- An effort to allow voters to repeal the 2008 sales tax measure that funds a proposed commuter rail system in the North Bay has failed after election officials in Sonoma and Marin counties collected fewer than the minimum signatures required to advance the matter to the ballot.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical-device maker Sanovas picks Sausalito for production</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/47746/medical-device-maker-sanovas-picks-sausalito-for-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAUSALITO -- Sanovas Inc. plans to expand its corporate headquarters in Marin County's southernmost city to include a manufacturing operation for early production of key components used in its microsurgical devices, used in diagnosing and treating cancer and other chronic diseases.]]></description>
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		<title>Repealing SMART will have expensive consequences</title>
		<link>http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/47543/repealing-smart-will-have-expensive-consequences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four years into the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression, everyone’s looking to boost the economy and invest wisely. In the North Bay, voters have provided the opportunity to do both: the SMART Train &#038; Pathway.]]></description>
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		<title>People: Week of Jan. 30, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here for photo gallery Health Care The Northern California Center for Well-Being has hired Annette Zucconi as its new operations manager as part of its leadership team. Ms. Zucconi has dedicated over 20 years to non-profit community education work and brings a breadth of curriculum development, contract and program management experience to the Center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Impact Marin Conference registration ends March 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 Impact Marin Conference, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 8-10 a.m., Embassy Suites, San Rafael. Panel 1: "Hospitality opportunities ahead" with Michael Shapiro of the San Rafael Pacifics and Karl Hoagland of Larkspur Hotels and Restaurants. Panel 2: "Marin's economy and biotech" with Dan Moshavi of Dominican University of California's School of Business and Leadership plus Remy Gross of Buck Institute for Age Research.]]></description>
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		<title>RepealSMART campaign submits ballot signatures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORTH BAY -- Election officials in Sonoma County have completed an initial count of 5,471 signatures submitted today in support of a ballot measure to overturn the quarter-cent sales tax voters approved in 2008 to fund construction of a North Bay commuter rail project. Staff at the Marin County Registrar of Voters office will conduct an informal count on Monday. RepealSMART, the group spearheading the repeal, submitted the signatures hours before an end-of-the-day deadline and six months after their efforts officially began in August.]]></description>
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		<title>Sanovas plans Sausalito expansion for production</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAUSALITO -- Sanovas Inc. today announced it will expand its corporate headquarters in Marin County's southernmost city and start local assembly of key components for its microsurgical devices, used in diagnosing and treating cancer and other chronic diseases. The startup plans to hire 20 locally this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of Marin reports profit in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOVATO -- Bank of Marin Bancorp (NASDAQ: BMRC), the parent company of Bank of Marin, announced today that the bank’s annual net income increased by 14.8 percent in 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Marin, Sonoma unemployment lowest in three years; Napa&#8217;s rate rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Westamerica cites rate pressure in 2011 earnings decrease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAFAEL – Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC), the parent company of Westamerica Bank, said in a report today that a low interest rate environment pressuring the banking industry led to a decrease in income in 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Hennessy Advisors increases dividend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Gneckow, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOVATO – The board of directors for Hennessy Advisors (OTCBB: HNNA), the Novato-based investment management firm, announced a 25 percent increase in its annual cash dividend today; from 10 cents to 12.5 cents per share for calendar year 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>After Hours: Mountain Play Assn. Fall Gala</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 5, 2011: The Mountain Play Association held their annual fall gala fundraiser at the San Rafael JCC]]></description>
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		<title>Raydiance weighs Petaluma expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raydiance, developer of next-generation laser technology, is considering a major expansion in Petaluma this year. Other items in this commercial real estate column: Santa Barbara-based multifamily property investment firm Nevins Adams Lewbel Schell, or NALS, purchased the 292-unit Rolling Oaks luxury apartment complex at 3700 Lyon Road in Fairfield for $52 million, or about $178,000 a dwelling. ... Prima Fluer Botanicals of San Rafael signed a five-year lease for the 14,400-square-foot warehouse and offices at 23 Pimentel Ct. in Novato. ... An affiliate of San Francisco-based industrial real estate investor Lowenberg Corp. purchased a 101,700-square-foot warehouse in American Canyon, Lowenberg's ninth North Bay holding. ... As part of planned projects around the Bay Area, San Ramon-based gym chain 24 Hour Fitness has been upgrading its North Bay facilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Lifehouse to relocate in Marin, expand services</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Verel, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAFAEL -- Lifehouse, a nonprofit organization that assists the developmentally disabled in Marin and Sonoma counties, is relocating from its existing Smith Ranch Road location to a 5,880 square-foot space at 899 Northgate Dr. in San Rafael, a move that will accommodate three years of continuous growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Leases and sales: Week of Jan. 16, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commercial real estate leases and sales in the north San Francisco Bay area]]></description>
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		<title>Business news: Week of Jan. 16, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Business Journal Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cosmetics Assemblymember Jared Huffman will present his December Sustainable North Bay Award to Renaissance House of Beauty for its environmentally responsible products and business practices. In 2009, Renaissance became the first “green” certified hair and beauty salon in Marin County. For Renaissance, being green means being environmentally conscious about the products they use and retail, [...]]]></description>
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