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  • Law: Leap Solutions grows; ruling on ‘employment loss’

    May 16th, 2011

    Leap Solutions Group, a Santa Rosa-based consultancy and human resources management firm, is in expansion mode after securing an SBA loan that will enable it to double its office space as it seeks to add more services.

  • Education: Redwood Credit Union sets fifth financial literacy academy

    May 9th, 2011

    Redwood Credit Union is hosting its fifth free Youth Financial Literacy Academy in partnership with Sonoma County Schools and the National Endowment for Financial Education for local high school students.

  • North Bay SBA lending up 21 percent

    April 25th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — North Bay SBA lending — both 504 and 7a — increased by 35 percent in dollars and 21 percent in volume year-over-year for the first half of fiscal 2011 that began in October.

  • Banking & Finance: Redwood Credit Union to open in Sebastopol; also: Circle Bank makes Women’s Initiative loans

    March 28th, 2011

    Redwood Credit Union is going to open a new full-service branch and ATM in Sebastopol at 7840 Covert Lane near Pacific Market in early fall 2011.

  • BEST economic program kicked off

    March 18th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — A proactive and coordinated effort from the public and private sectors targeting job growth, Sonoma County BEST – “Building Economic Success Together” — officially kicked off with a breakfast this morning at Santa Rosa Junior College.

  • Fourth youth Financial Academy to be held March 22-24

    March 1st, 2011

    Dates: March 22–23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and March 24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Redwood Credit Union, along with Santa Rosa City Schools and the Sonoma County Office of Education, is offering its fourth free Financial Academy for local high school students.

  • Banking & Finance: Circle Bank exits ‘tenant in common’ lending

    February 28th, 2011

    Circle Bank, one of the leaders in the Tenants in Common market, has left that sector due to risk concentration in that market.

  • Redwood Credit Union to absorb Cal State

    February 18th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Redwood Credit Union and Cal State Central Credit Union have announced plans to merge as of April 1 and will operate under the name Redwood Credit Union.

  • Spotlight: Leaders in Commercial Banking in 2011

    January 31st, 2011

    Following are many of the leading professionals in commercial lending across the North Bay. (Listed alphabetically by institution name)

  • Banking & Finance: Circle CEO named to web domain panel; RCU chief on national board

    January 10th, 2011

    Kim Kaselionis, president and chief executive officer of Circle Bank in Novato, has been named one of eight members of an American Bankers Association. … AmericanAg Credit is going through due diligence regarding a proposed merger with Mountain Plains Farm Credit in Greeley, Colo. … American AgCredit has also announced the promotion of three long‐time employees: Bill Rodda, Jim Rizza and Clay Popko. … Bank of Marin Bancorp has signed a lease for a new branch office in downtown Sonoma. The new office at 136 W. Napa St. will open in late spring. With the new location, Bank of Marin will have five branch offices in Sonoma County with a total of 16 offices. … Brett Martinez, president and chief executive officer of Redwood Credit Union, has been elected to the board of directors of the Credit Union National Association, the national trade association for United States credit unions. … U.S. Trust has announced the addition of Jason Foster as senior vice president and private client consultant, based in Santa Rosa, in the west division, as part of a talent acquisition campaign designed to enhance the depth and breadth of its service capabilities for ultra-high-net-worth clientele throughout the nation. … Exchange Bank has announced that Lori Zaret was promoted to senior vice president, chief human resources officer. …

  • Business Journal Q&A: Top lenders give their outlook, tips for getting financing

    December 6th, 2010

    NORTH BAY — The economy is still challenged, and businesses are still struggling. But there are some positive things happening, according to leading SBA lenders in the North Bay.

  • Jobs & Prosperity gathers partners, promotes Nov. 2 voter registration

    October 18th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA – The brand new voter education group North Bay Jobs & Prosperity Project is just finishing up its first registration drive and has plans to keep an eye on newly elected supervisors and city council members and their positions on job promotion.

  • Banks one step closer to an uptick in lending

    September 16th, 2010

    NORTH BAY — This morning, the Senate passed HR 5297, the small business lending bill that once made into law will greatly increase the reach of Small Business Administration loans.

  • People: Week of July 5, 2010

    July 5th, 2010

    Send People items to the North Bay Business Journal, Attn: Business Register, 427 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401; fax 707-521-5292; or e-mail news@busjrnl.com.

  • Spotlight: Leaders in Human Resources

    June 21st, 2010

    Human resources leaders selected from the North Bay’s 10 largest employers from each county and the region’s staffing companies. Professionals listed alphabetically.

  • 2010 Forty Under 40: The winners

    April 26th, 2010

    The winners of the Business Journal’s fourth-annual Forty under 40 awards were selected from more than 75 nominees and represent new honorees not previously chosen in 2007, 2008 or 2009.

  • Spotlight: Leaders in Commercial Banking

    March 22nd, 2010

    (Listed alphabetically by name)

  • North Bay wealth, investment advisers offer their guidance

    March 1st, 2010

    NORTH BAY – From around the North Bay, wealth advisers, businesses strategists and investment experts weighed in on economic opportunities and dangers in the current environment.

  • Redwood Credit Union becomes top SBA lender

    December 7th, 2009

    SANTA ROSA – Redwood Credit Union is about to celebrate its 60th anniversary in January and its place as No. 1 Small Business Administration lender in the North Bay. In the last year, RCU has created a Small Business Administration loan department and surpassed the rest of the SBA lenders in the North Bay in [...]

  • SBA program attracts borrowers

    December 7th, 2009

    NORTH BAY – In February, the Small Business Administration and Congress rolled out a program to make SBA loans more attractive to both lenders and borrowers by increasing the guarantee percentage and waiving fees. It worked: $730 million was allotted and the guarantee went from 75 percent to 90 percent. But the money that was [...]

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