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Target submits plans for Coddingtown store

February 8th, 2012

SANTA ROSA — Target Corp. wants to replace the vacant Gottschalks store building at Coddingtown Mall with a 144,000-square-foot store.
Area subs selected for SMART contract

February 8th, 2012

SANTA ROSA — A number of local companies have been selected for first part of the recently awarded $103 million design-build contract for underlying construction in the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit commuter rail system.
Vallejo wine warehouse arsonist sentenced to 27 years

February 7th, 2012

A federal judge in Sacramento today sentenced a 63-year-old Sausalito man to 27 years in prison and ordered him to pay $70.3 million in restitution related to the October 2005 fire at a Vallejo warehouse that destroyed an estimated $200 million to $250 million in wine.
Lagunitas explores own wastewater plant

February 6th, 2012

PETALUMA — Lagunitas Brewing Co. wants to build its own process-wastewater treatment plant to handle the expected growth of its brewery in the next several years, and Petaluma and business leaders are exploring whether additional industrial wastewater treatment capacity is needed to accommodate current food and beverage companies as well as attract more.
SMART expects ‘at least’ two more contracts by summer

February 6th, 2012

Planners expect to award at least two more contracts for the construction of a commuter rail line between Sonoma and Marin counties by this summer, following the failure of an effort that could have repealed the 2008 sales tax measure that supports the project.
Strong 2011 puts Exchange Bank closer to ‘primary objective’ of dividend

February 6th, 2012

Santa Rosa-based Exchange Bank earned $12.2 million in net income over the course of 2011, a 19 percent increase from the prior year that the bank attributed to developments such as strong core earnings and a reduction in problem assets.
Wellpoint, Anthem to put higher premium on primary care

February 6th, 2012

NORTH BAY — WellPoint Inc., the nation’s largest health insurance company and parent of Anthem Blue Cross, said it will pay physicians a higher reimbursement rate for primary care, a move aimed at reducing overall costs by rewarding preventative and quality care while hopefully addressing a nationwide physician shortage.
George Petersen Insurance completes move into new quarters

February 6th, 2012

George Petersen Insurance Agency completed its move from one College Ave. location in Santa Rosa to another, at 175 West College Ave. last week, which was the result of the company absorbing NorthWest Insurance in 2010.
Locally based food makers have put down roots

February 6th, 2012

NORTH BAY – After nearly 25 years in Petaluma, Barbara’s Bakery will depart in June. Yet times are good for most food manufacturers in the North Bay. The improving economy has been kind to the food business as consumers treat themselves in restaurants and supermarkets.
Langer investing in Santa Rosa for Sonoma label

February 6th, 2012

SANTA ROSA — The Langer family of Southern California, who acquired a sparkling juice bottling plant in Healdsburg three years ago, is making a multimillion-dollar bet on Sonoma County with a more than four-fold larger bottling plant with three times as much production capacity to support its new Langers of Sonoma brand.
Letter to the Editor: Save a park, run for Annadel

February 6th, 2012

nadel State Park has been a staple and beautiful asset to the Santa Rosa community for 41 years and now has a very uncertain future. As widely reported, the State of California can no longer maintain the park – the largest in Sonoma County – due to budget cuts. On July 1, the State will “close” Annadel State Park. Sonoma County Regional Parks is pursuing the possibility of managing Annadel on an interim basis, and working closely with the Parks Alliance for Sonoma County and other local nonprofit partners to raise the money to cover operating costs.
Leases and sales: Week of Feb. 6, 2012

February 6th, 2012

Commercial real estate leases and sales in the north San Francisco Bay area
People: Week of Feb. 6, 2012

February 6th, 2012

Civil Engineering Santa Rosa-based 15000 Inc. hired Jacob Miller, a mechanical designer. Mr. Miller is a graduate of California State University, Chico and a current member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He has volunteered his time with the Marin Municipal Water District shadowing the engineering design, drafting, surveying, and construction inspection departments. Commercial [...]
Airport passenger traffic rises 2.3 percent in January

February 3rd, 2012

SANTA ROSA — Passenger volume at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport in January was up 2.3 percent from a year before, according to figures released this afternoon.
River Road Vineyards names Seiden as GM

February 2nd, 2012

RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY — River Road Vineyards & Winery, recently acquired by The Republic of Tea owner Ron Rubin, hired Marcus Seiden of Santa Rosa as general manager.
Nurses, NUHW hold daylong Kaiser strike

January 31st, 2012

NORTH BAY — The National Union of Healthcare Workers is holding a day-long strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout Northern California, including hospitals in Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Vallejo and Vacaville, as the union negotiates a new contract with the health system.
SMART tax repeal effort fails

January 30th, 2012

NORTH BAY — An effort to allow voters to repeal the 2008 sales tax measure that funds a proposed commuter rail system in the North Bay has failed after election officials in Sonoma and Marin counties collected fewer than the minimum signatures required to advance the matter to the ballot.
Food production incubator considered for Petaluma

January 30th, 2012

PETALUMA — Creators of artisan food products who are challenged to find a place to take their businesses to a new level may be able to find such help in a food manufacturing incubator being considered in southern Sonoma County.
Repealing SMART will have expensive consequences

January 30th, 2012

Four years into the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression, everyone’s looking to boost the economy and invest wisely. In the North Bay, voters have provided the opportunity to do both: the SMART Train & Pathway.
People: Week of Jan. 30, 2012

January 30th, 2012

Click here for photo gallery Health Care The Northern California Center for Well-Being has hired Annette Zucconi as its new operations manager as part of its leadership team. Ms. Zucconi has dedicated over 20 years to non-profit community education work and brings a breadth of curriculum development, contract and program management experience to the Center [...]