North Bay Business Journal

Business Journal Q&A: SolarCraft’s Bill Stewart

AN RAFAEL — Bill Stewart, an electrical contractor who saw the solar light early on, got into the industry in 1978 and founded SolarCraft in 1984, a good 20 years before improved state incentives encouraged a crop of solar companies to spring up in the North Bay.

Now at 45 employees Novato-based SolarCraft adheres to its original model: a crack team of installers do all the work themselves without resorting to contract workers except when intricate ground preparation is necessary.

Business News: Week of May 23, 2011

News submitted by North Bay businesses for publication in the Business Journal

Medtronic to install solar

SANTA ROSA — Medtronic CardioVascular will install a $1.2 million solar array at its Fountaingrove campus, the company announced today.

The 324-kilowatt system, scheduled to be completed by next summer, is expected to reduce the electrical demand of Medtronic’s largest Santa Rosa facility by 40 percent at peak hours and realize net savings of approximately $1.8 million over 20 years.

Contractors have seen the best and the worst in a battered industry

The 2010 Spotlight on Leaders in Contracting on pages 6 to 13 illuminates how top general and specialty contractors have remained on top as a number of sectors of the construction industry have contracted significantly in the past four years.

Spotlight on leaders in contracting

The following are the largest commercial general, general engineering, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and solar contractors in the North Bay, based on their ranking on Business Journal lists in the past 12 months.

Business news: Week of July 5, 2010

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LEED gold facility serves community

MARIN COUNTY, SAN RAFAEL – With a design and ambiance surpassing even the highest-income serving facilities, the Marin County Board of Supervisor’s decision to build a centralized wellness center for low-income residents is probably the best possible use of money won from a lawsuit against tobacco. The $32 million Marin Health and Wellness Campus is [...]

Green Business: Marin forum includes well-known author; Hall Wines earns LEED gold

The organizers of the third-annual Marin Green Business Forum announced this year’s program, called “Green business leadership – taking local action for sustainable economic renewal,” which will feature renowned environmental author Hunter Lovins.

Business News: Week of July 13

News submitted by North Bay businesses in the Business Journal for July 13th