North Bay Business Journal

April 4, 2012: To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation held their 2012 grant awards reception at Servino’s restaurant in Tiburon

NORTH BAY – The volume of small business lending in the North Bay backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration was 29 percent lower for the first half of fiscal 2012 compared to the same period last year, with a corresponding 16.7 percent decrease in dollars across Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties, according to the SBA.

California for-profit businesses now can legally converge social responsibility and environmental awareness objectives with traditional economic and profit goals under two new forms of incorporation that became effective Jan. 1.

Construction Carilile Macy, a Santa Rosa-based civil engineering, landscape architecture and surveying firm, has hired Christopher Brown as its  finance manager. Health Care Chris Bandy, MD, FACS, has been named trauma medical director of Kaiser Permanente’s Vacaville Medical Center. Dr. Bandy joins Kaiser Permanente from Enloe Medical Center in Chico where he was a trauma and [...]

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or email news@busjrnl.com. This Week Habitat for Humanity – National Women Build Week Sponsor: Lowes and Habitat for Humanity Date: May 7-13, 7:30a.m.-2:00p.m. Cost: Free Place: Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, Windsor Info: 707-578-7707 North Coast Business Exchange- [...]

Send Calendar items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or email news@busjrnl.com. This Week “Leveling the Playing Field” at the Schulz Museum Sponsor: Chas M Schulz Museum Date: May 14  Cost: $5 -$10 Place: Chas M Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane Info: 579-4452 2012 Construction [...]

Event: Thursday, June 28, 5:30-9 p.m., DoubleTree, Rohnert Park. At the 2012 gala, we honor the legacy of Peanuts creator and women’s athletics supporter Charles Schulz with keynote speaker Missy Park, founder of Title Nine clothing, remembering Title IX federal law that changed women’s sports forever.

Feb. 11, 2012: Anova’s held its 3rd Annual ACE of Hearts Pink & Red Ball at the Friedman Event Center in Santa Rosa

  Biotech Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. announced the appointment of Shalini Sharp as chief financial officer and senior  vice president of finance, effective May 21.  Ms.  Sharp will be a member of the senior management team and will be responsible for leading the corporate finance function. Ms. Sharp joins Ultragenyx from Agenus Inc. (formerly Antigenics Inc.), [...]

SANTA ROSA — State regulators are cracking down on contractors trying to cut corners on employment and licensing law to win jobs amid the steep contraction in the building industry in the past six years, while local governments increasingly have been actively looking for ways to speed projects that will revive the economy and tax base, according to experts set to speak at the Business Journal’s 2012 Construction Conference next week.

Forty professionals younger than 40 who have made a significant contribution to the business community of the north San Francisco Bay Area.

These 2012 Forty under 40 nominees, though not winners this year, have proven to be successful young professionals to keep an eye on.

The Business Journal has created an exclusive forum for winners of its Forty Under 40 awards over the years.

Banking and Finance Leslie Miller has joined Corte Madera-based Financial Connections Group, Inc., as a financial adviser, as the firm expands to handle its growing business in Marin County. Financial Connections is an independent, fee-only financial advisory firm that was founded in 1995. Ms. Miller, a resident of Kentfield, has more than 20 years of [...]

The political class in Sacramento is obsessed with raising taxes, enacting new regulatory schemes and green economy pipedreams. But they should be focused on this stunning trend.

NORTH BAY – Borrowers in the wine industry have found it easier to access financing recently, with industry lending experts citing a warming approach to commercial lending from traditional sources and an uptick in interest for specialty non-bank lending.

NORTH BAY — As employers continue to grapple with ever-increasing health care costs — with or without federal health care reform — those with fewer than 100 employees are increasingly looking for affordable options, with the idea of partial self-funding gaining traction in the past few years, insurance experts said.

                    “If you seek authenticity for authenticity’s sake you are no longer authentic.” –Jean-Paul Sartre Years ago I was traveling regularly to Asia, and wanted to buy my wife a Cartier tank watch, a style that was very popular at the time. I visited a reputable jeweler where most of my partners had been shopping [...]

This Week Spring Healthcare Employment Fair Sponsor: Opperman & Sons; Clos Du Bois Date: Apr. 23, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Place: Kentfield Campus Student Services Building, First Floor Info: 415-485-9410 Spring Healthcare Employment Fair Sponsor: Opperman & Sons; Clos Du Bois Date: Apr. 23, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Place: Kentfield Campus Student Services [...]

Feb. 23, 2012: Sonoma State University held its annual Economic Outlook Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Rohnert Park.