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Sutter selects developer for Santa Rosa medical office building
May 9th, 2012SANTA ROSA — Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa today announced it selected Irvine-based Hammes Company to develop an on-campus, state-of-the-art medical office building as part of the new $284 million hospital just north of Santa Rosa.
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Report: Homebuilding to rebound after prices hit bottom in 2013
May 7th, 2012SONOMA COUNTY — Residential construction in the North Bay’s most populous county is projected to improve this year as prices for unsold homes finally hit bottom heading into 2013, but the pace of homebuilding going forward will be slower than before the economic recession and profits will be pinched harder, according to a new county government report.
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Food bank expects to open new building in January
May 7th, 2012SANTA ROSA — More than 100 representatives from many of the 149 nonprofit and faith-based agencies served by the Redwood Empire Food Bank were given an advance preview of the new headquarters building and food distribution hub on April 17.
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Marmot got RP building permits in eight days
May 7th, 2012ROHNERT PARK — High-end outdoor clothing and gear maker Marmot Mountain LLC wants to have its expansion to 58,000 square feet of office and light-manufacturing space in two vacant Rohnert Park buildings completed by summer, and thanks to a gamble by one of the new landlords and a fast-moving city permitting process, building permits for the bulk of the tenant improvements were approved in just eight calendar days.
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With state funding slimmer, SRJC’s Petaluma campus charts future
May 7th, 2012PETALUMA – The Sonoma County Junior College District is charting a future for its recently expanded Petaluma Campus, considering strategies at a time when reductions to state funding have stymied plans to increase enrollment and kept attendance hovering at about half the facility’s capacity.
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Leases and sales: Week of May 7, 2012
May 7th, 2012Commercial real estate leases in the north San Francisco Bay Area
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Psych hospital opening pushed to August
May 5th, 2012SANTA ROSA — The long-awaited opening of a 93-bed psychiatric hospital in Santa Rosa has been pushed back until August due to construction delays, according to the forthcoming hospital’s chief executive officer.
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SMART completes $199 million bond sale
May 2nd, 2012NORTH BAY – The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District announced that it has successfully sold more than $199 million in bonds, securing an overall 3.3 percent interest rate that the agency said will net $171 million to fund construction.
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North Bay health centers get $11.8 million in construction grants
May 1st, 2012A handful of health centers in and near the North Bay received grants totaling $11.8 million as part of a national program under the health care reform law, it was announced today.
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Share your thoughts on the proposed Rohnert Park casino
May 1st, 2012ROHNERT PARK — A Las Vegas-style Indian casino has been proposed — and is nearing approval — for the outskirts of Rohnert Park, prompting a high-pitched debate on whether the city and the county are properly suited for the project.
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Enphase widens European expansion with new testing lab
April 30th, 2012PETALUMA — Enphase Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENPH), today said it is setting up a new laboratory in Lyon, France, for local testing of the company’s European products.
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Summit State Bank declares dividend as income rises 30 percent
April 30th, 2012SANTA ROSA — Summit State Bank (NASDAQ: SSBI) today reported net income increased 30 percent in the first three months of 2012 than during the same period in 2011, and the bank’s board of directors approved a 9 cent dividend.
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Direct Flow Medical names new chief medical officer
April 30th, 2012SANTA ROSA — Direct Flow Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on minimally invasive implant to treat patients with heart valve disease, announced the appointment of Charles Davidson, MD, as chief medical officer.
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Marin-Sonoma IPA expands into new space
April 30th, 2012NOVATO — Responding to continuous growth over the last two years, the Marin-Sonoma IPA is moving into a larger space at Hamilton Landing in Novato, from about 12,000 square feet to more than 20,000 square feet.
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Commercial property shopping rises
April 30th, 2012Businesses are out in greater numbers shopping for real estate to buy and lease, but local commercial property experts are quick to note that it’s not the surge of activity seen in recent months in other parts of the Bay Area.
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Facing big losses, two Lake County clinics to be closed
April 30th, 2012Sutter Lakeside Hospital announced recently it would close two clinics in Lake County. … The Northern California Center for Well Being, which focuses on employee wellness throughout Sonoma County, recently entered into a contract with Fairfield-based Partnership Health Plan. … Dr. Bo Greaves of the Santa Rosa Community Health Centers was presented with the 2012 Family Physician of the Year award by the California Academy of Family Physicians. … The board of directors of TriVascular, Inc. appointed Christopher G. Chavez as chairman, CEO and president. … Palm Drive Hospital is expected to make a final decision within the next month on an electronic medical records system that could bring the 37-bed facility in line with its strategic partners while improving care. … The Petaluma Health Care District will host a community forum on health care reform on Thursday, May 3, from 6–8 p.m. … On Saturday, May 5, West County Health Centers will participate in the Sonoma County Human Race.
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Top commercial real estate deals and the people who made them happen
April 30th, 2012The “Top Deals and the People who Made them Happen” represent the top leases and sales for each Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties. They are based on submissions from the largest brokerages and Business Journal research.
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Sutter medical group expanding Airway services
April 30th, 2012SANTA ROSA — Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, the physician arm of Sutter Health in the Bay Area, will undergo a significant expansion of services in Sonoma County, with much of it being consolidated into 19,000 square feet of newly leased space at the Landmark Executive Center on Airway Drive.
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SRCHC moving A Street Clinic to Brookwood facility
April 30th, 2012SANTA ROSA — The Santa Rosa Community Health Centers recently closed its A Street Clinic, which served as a primary care and outreach center for the homeless, the medically underserved and underinsured, who will be transitioned to the recently opened Brookwood Health Center.
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Leases and sales: Week of April 30, 2012
April 30th, 2012Commercial real estate leases and sales in the north San Francisco Bay Area
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