North Bay Business Journal

  • Health Action, Sonoma County to award worksite wellness

    September 12th, 2011

    The Sonoma County Economic Development Board, along with the county Department of Health Services and Health Action, recently launched the Healthy Businesses Recognition Program, as the wellness trend wends its way through nearly every sector.

  • Medical device industry group opposes new 2.3 percent tax

    August 1st, 2011

    NORTH BAY — As part of the federal health care overhaul bill passed last year in Washington, medical device makers will have a new tax imposed on them that is forecast to generate roughly $20 billion in new government revenue.

  • Economist calls Sonoma County outlook ‘fairly optimistic’

    June 29th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — The pace of Sonoma County’s economic improvement will increase in the second half of this year and into 2012 with improvement in the state and national economy, according to an economist at a Sonoma County Economic Development Board conference this morning.

  • Sonoma County BEST program to get $300,000 from county

    May 24th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Despite concerns from some members of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors about more spending at a time of county budget cuts, the board this morning voted 4-1 for a three-year grant for $100,000 annually to the economic development program Building Economic Success Together, or BEST.

  • Sonoma County spring economic report shows higher employment

    May 12th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — A new report on the economic health of Sonoma County predicts that rising levels of employment, innovation by local technology firms and hotel occupancy will lead to a stronger growth for the county this year, according to a spring 2011 local economic report by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board, Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board and research partner Moody’s Analytics.

  • Tax-exempt bonds alternative way to finance

    March 28th, 2011

    NORTH BAY — Tax exempt bonds and loans are increasing as an alternative way for industrial, manufacturing and nonprofit construction projects to get financing.

  • Sonoma County Economic Development board releases data for nine cities

    March 14th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY — The Sonoma County Economic Development Board, in partnership with city councils and chambers of commerce, has released a new series of City Economic Reports for each of the nine incorporated areas in Sonoma County. Areas covered by the reports include employment, demographics, residential and commercial real estate, consumer spending, and education.

  • Sonoma EDB plans focus on job clusters; ‘Restaurant Week’ back

    January 17th, 2011

    SONOMA COUNTY – The Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s 2011 work plan introduces several new initiatives that build on past efforts made possible by a major new grant.

  • Law gives self-employed break on health costs

    January 10th, 2011

    The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 signed into law last September provides a tax break for the self-employed on health care costs.

  • 2011 Trends: Economist: ‘A lot of little green shoots springing up’

    January 3rd, 2011

    NORTH BAY – While some dark clouds remain on the economic horizon, North Bay economists and business climate watchers are increasingly bullish about the 2011 regional forecast.

  • ‘To Our Children’s, Children’s Children’

    December 30th, 2010

    When the iPod in shuffle mode came upon the Moody Blues album “To Our Children’s Children’s Children,” it seemed a perfect analogy for today.

  • Study finds margins improve for Sonoma County health care providers

    November 12th, 2010

    SANTA ROSA – Operating revenues for Sonoma County health care organizations increased 2.2 percent in 2009 and total operating expenses fell 2.6 percent, marking the first decline in more than a decade and the highest level of net income since 2004, according to the 2010 Sonoma County Health Care Industry Insider Report.

  • Report says ‘flight to value’ to continue for wine consumers

    April 19th, 2010

    NORTH COAST — This year is shaping up to be another challenging one for the wine industry on the North Coast as signs of recovery in the U.S. economy and consumer spending slowly take hold, according to an economic report released today.

  • Sonoma Co. business confidence improves for first time since fall 2007

    February 22nd, 2010

    SANTA ROSA — The Business Performance Index for Sonoma County this winter increased from the summer rating to the first positive movement in business confidence since fall 2007, according to a report released this afternoon by the Sonoma County Economic Development Board.

  • Health Action set to unveil worksite wellness program

    August 24th, 2009

    SONOMA COUNTY – Employers will soon be invited to participate in a region-wide worksite wellness initiative that seeks to improve the health of the local work force as well as recognize the county’s healthiest businesses.

  • People: Week of June 22

    June 22nd, 2009

    People items submitted by North Bay businesses for publication in the Business Journal for June 22nd

  • 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.

  • Leaders say encouraging business development key to retaining local talent

    May 25th, 2009

    With the loss of 600 high-wage positions just between Agilent Technologies and Medtronic Cardio-Vascular in Sonoma County alone, North Bay business, government and education leaders will need to work together to create alternatives for the region’s talent.
    Local economic experts said unlike specific industries that can rise and fall, small business development might be the answer to attracting new talent in the future and realigning local resources in difficult times.

  • Business dean tells why ‘this community inspires me’

    February 23rd, 2009

    Editor’s note: Following are the opening remarks delivered to the Feb. 6 Sonoma State University Economic Outlook conference by William Silver, the dean of the SSU School of Business and Economics.

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