Sonoma County Alliance – North San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma, Marin, Napa counties

Career development program catching on with students, business

September 21st, 2009

SONOMA COUNTY – Local students and young adults will soon have access to new career planning, job placement and online resume building programs, following an effort by county leaders to motivate and prepare youth for employment.
Assemblyman: Budget mess ‘has not been solved’

August 5th, 2009

SANTA ROSA – Calling the ongoing state budget debacle “the worst crisis in our history,” California State Assemblyman Jared Huffman outlined a six-point reform package he believes could return the Golden State to fiscal responsibility.
Seven cities, county share economic development plans

June 15th, 2009

In an attempt to foster mutual cooperation and enhance awareness of economic development activities throughout Sonoma County, eight government agencies came together at a Sonoma County Alliance meeting June 3 at the Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club to talk about retaining existing businesses, attracting new ones, creating jobs and leveraging private/public partnerships to stimulate growth.
Business Journal Q&A: How new world order in banking impacts borrowers

May 18th, 2009

The following questions and answers on financial industry trends are based on an interview with Patrick Kilkenny, an independent business and financial services adviser based in Santa Rosa who previously served as president of the National Bank of the Redwoods for 22 years.