North Bay Business Journal

Spotlight on innovators in green technology

This spotlight focuses on some of the North Bay people and companies that are creating new green technologies that are being put to work in the field daily. Know someone who should be here? Let us know. Listed alphabetically by innovator name.

Real Estate: Bridger re-enters market; CBAs continue to fuel debate

After a two-year hiatus from the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, Bridger Commercial Funding headquartered in Mill Valley has gotten back in. … The signing of a Community Benefits Agreement between the developer of Sonoma Mountain Village and the Accountable Development Coalition has spurred heated discussions in the development community as to what the long-term repercussions will be. … A new LinkedIn group, Real Estate Joint Venture Matching Group, has popped up online to help facilitate joint ventures to spur activity in the real estate market. … WellcomeMat.com is a community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers focused on using full-motion video to better market themselves and properties.

Debate on community benefits agreements

SANTA ROSA — At a lively Sonoma County Alliance meeting Wednesday, representatives from Codding Enterprises, the Accountable Development Coalition and a building industry representative discussed the hotly debated Community Benefits Agreement signed by Codding and the coalition on affordable housing, sustainable building practices and wage and benefit packages for the project.

Reaction to Sonoma Mountain Village, Accountable Development Coalition agreement mixed

ROHNERT PARK – There has been a mixed reaction from people in the building industry regarding the signing of a Community Benefits Agreement between the developer of Sonoma Mountain Village and a coalition of labor, housing and environmental groups as to the labor standards, housing, regional impact of development and green building standards for the innovative project on the 200-acre former Agilent Technologies site.

Sonoma Mountain Village, labor environmental group reach pact

ROHNERT PARK — The developer of Sonoma Mountain Village and a coalition of labor, housing and environmental groups have reached an agreement to cooperate on labor standards, housing, regional impact of development and green building standards for the innovative project on the 200-acre former Agilent Technologies site.

Sonoma Mountain Village, labor, environmental coaliton reach agreement on development

ROHNERT PARK — The developer of Sonoma Mountain Village and a coalition of labor, housing and environmental groups have reached an agreement to cooperate on labor standards, housing, regional impact of development and green building standards for the innovative project on the 200-acre former Agilent Technologies site.

In the works for more than two years, the “Community Benefits Agreement” is the first of its kind between a developer and the Accountable Development Coalition.

Codding acquires 33% of filtration startup AspenAir

ROHNERT PARK – Codding Enterprises has acquired a 33 percent interest in AspenAir and plans to use its air-filtration systems in all Codding green building construction projects.

Startups pitch at first North Bay Investors Summit

Expectations ran high among a group of 10 early-stage companies as they presented their business ideas and funding needs at the first North Bay Investors Summit at the Sonoma Mountain Village Event Center on June 10. The summit, organized by the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster in partnership with the Keiretsu Forum and the North Bay Angels, attracted 80 members of the Bay Area angel capital community.