-
Business news: Week of March 14, 2011
March 14th, 2011Brief news items from North Bay businesses.
-
Napa Valley wine auction harvests record $2.4 million
February 28th, 2011ST. HELENA — The Napa Valley Vintners’ annual wine futures auction to the trade held Feb. 26 in the Napa Valley, broke records finishing at nearly $2.4 million in sales. Last year’s PNV auction brought nearly 30 percent more than 2009’s take, and this year closed at 6 percent more than 2008’s record-setting $2.2 million.
-
The Wine Country Group merges with Better Homes and Gardens
February 17th, 2011SONOMA and NAPA COUNTIES — Bay Area real estate industry veterans Ed Krafchow, Earl Shuttleworth and Gerrett Snedaker announced today the formation of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wine Country Group Realtors with nine offices and over 180 agents concentrated in northern California’s Wine Country.
-
Napa Valley Vintners names 2011 president
January 3rd, 2011ST. HELENA — The Napa Valley Vintners board of directors elected Kathleen Heitz Myers of Heitz Wine Cellars as president of the 400-winery trade group for 2011.
-
Top Projects: Housing: Vineyard Lodge, Culinary Institute of America
December 6th, 2010ST. HELENA — The 12,000-square-foot Vineyard Lodge dorm expansion at the Culinary Institute of America is LEED Gold certified and fully occupied by 60 new culinary students from all across the country.
-
Napa Business: Clinic Ole names CEO; new law firm opens in Napa
November 22nd, 2010Community Health Clinic hired Tanir Ami as chief executive officer of Napa County’s only nonprofit health clinic on Nov. 15.
-
Projects to be honored for excellence, contributions to North Bay
October 18th, 2010NORTH BAY — The Business Journal will honor 12 North Bay real estate projects and the key industry players who made them possible at its fifth-annual 2010 Top Projects Awards reception on Dec. 8. Continue reading to see the list of winning projects.
-
St. Helena cancer center gets clinical trial approval
October 9th, 2010ST. HELENA – The Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center at St. Helena Hospital has earned government approval to enroll patients in national clinical trials designed to improve outcomes and reduce side effects. According to center Medical Director Gregory Smith, the center now has access to large national clinical trials covering most types of cancer and can enroll a patient for treatment in as little as 24 hours. The trials are National Cancer Institutes approved, which means Medicare and most insurance companies cover them.
-
Amplifications and corrections: Greg Ralston
July 30th, 2010Greg Ralston was appointed vice president of portfolio development and strategic initiatives for St. Helena-based wine sales and marketing firm Wilson Daniels Ltd.
-
Wine: Regulators gear up for third round of European grapevine moth fight
July 26th, 2010Also: Jess Jackson, Kunde and Balletto families receive honors
-
Women in Business 2010: Health Care: Elaine John
June 25th, 2010ST. HELENA — St. Helena Hospital opened its state-of-the-art Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center and Trinchero Surgery Center in 2009 as a result of robust community support marshaled by the St. Helena Hospital Foundation.
-
Construction: Whole Foods testing local food concept in Mill Valley
June 7th, 2010The newly completed renovation of the 29,000-square-foot vacant Albertsons store as a second Whole Foods Market grocery store in Mill Valley represents a testing ground for new concepts for the Texas-based chain, according to regional spokesman Danny Olivas. The company now has four Marin County stores and 25 in the Bay Area.
-
St. Helena Hospital to combine outpatient services in one location
May 31st, 2010ST. HELENA – St. Helena Hospital is consolidating its medical offices into a larger outpatient services location to be opened just south of St. Helena this fall.
-
Construction: Culinary Institute completing new facility
May 17th, 2010Teaching kitchen, ‘Flavor Bar;’ also, Napa considers green building standards
-
Napa tourism program on path to launch
May 3rd, 2010NAPA — Long-standing efforts to establish a regional destination marketing fund in Napa Valley cleared yet another procedural milestone as the county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to adopt a resolution supporting the Napa Valley Tourism Improvement District.
-
Calistoga, Yountville next to decide on new countywide tourism district
March 29th, 2010NAPA — The proposal to form a Tourism Business Improvement District in Napa County gained further traction, as the city of St. Helena recently voted to join the effort to market the entire region as a tourist destination.
-
Spotlight: Leaders in Commercial Banking
March 22nd, 2010(Listed alphabetically by name)
-
European grapevine moth quarantine declared for parts of Napa, Sonoma, Solano counties
March 9th, 2010NAPA VALLEY — The state Department of Food and Agriculture today declared 162 square miles in two portions of Napa Valley and tiny portions of Sonoma and Solano counties under quarantine to control what’s being called the first infestation of the European grapevine moth in the U.S.
-
Judge awards $30 million in Phelps case
February 17th, 2010ST. HELENA — A San Francisco judge ruled in favor of nearly $30 million in damages and attorney’s fees regarding St. Helena-based Joseph Phelps Vineyards’ compensation of Tom Shelton, longtime chief executive officer who died in July 2008, and former winemaker Craig Williams, according to a statement from their attorney
-
Third Cakebread elected Napa Valley Vintners board president
February 11th, 2010ST. HELENA — Napa Valley Vintners elected Bruce Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars as president of the trade association’s board of directors in 2010.
Lists Online
-
-
-
click one for Journal or Book of Lists digital replica -
Share your thoughts
Winners of Forty Under 40 of 2012
Forty professionals younger than 40 who have made a significant contribution to the business community of the north San Francisco Bay Area. [read their profiles]Wine Industry Conference 2012
Read presentations at the April 18 Wine Industry Conference and in-depth responses to questions on grape and wine supply, globalization and finance. [read more]-
Top News-
Most popular recent items
- Winners of the Forty Under 40 of 2012 6996 view(s) | posted on April 30, 2012
- Santa Rosa said to be home for reborn Aptera electric roadster 3110 view(s) | posted on May 7, 2012
- Lucasfilm moves forward with affordable housing at Grady Ranch 2100 view(s) | posted on May 8, 2012
- Healdsburg wine company gets $2.5 million investment 1839 view(s) | posted on May 10, 2012
- North Bay health centers get $11.8 million in construction grants 1514 view(s) | posted on May 1, 2012
Latest reader comments
- Lary Kirchenbauer columns
- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
-
Previous articles
-
Business Journal connections
Mobile