Sonoma County employers offered subsidies to train new workers

Peter Renfro has always enjoyed working, starting at the age of 15. He also has had a knack for spotting jobs in burgeoning industries. Renfro first started his career as a computer programmer in the early 1980s, where he worked on mortgage software systems. That led to a job in 2000 in the mortgage industry, […]

Labor shortage challenges North Bay employers

Celia Campos and her husband, Francisco, grew up in Calistoga and would love to live in their hometown, where their relatives still reside. But they have realized they will never be able to afford a home in this tourist town of slightly more than 5,000 citizens with no room to grow, sandwiched between the Diamond […]

Low unemployment in Sonoma County puts job seekers in driver’s seat

With part gumption and part perseverance, Jennifer Olivo has been able to get her designer-and-apparel business off the ground in a nondescript office park in Cotati. Now if only she could find some more workers, Olivo may have a shot at becoming the next Stella McCartney or Vera Wang. At her Jennifer Loel Designs, Olivo […]

First 100% Sustainable Wine Region

Wine Growers & Wineries Partner To Benefit Environment and Local Economy Sonoma County wines are renowned throughout the world for their award-winning quality and superb taste.  And in the near future, consumers will be able to purchase any Sonoma County wine with confidence knowing that all of the region’s wines are grown and made in […]

Get a taste of Sonoma during Wine Country Weekend

Many Sonoma County chefs find inspiration in the ancient cultures clustered around the Mediterranean, which share our mild winters and warm, dry summers. They’re ideal for producing complex, slow-ripened fruits like wine grapes, healthy olive oils and vegetables. Since things that grow together go together, the Mediterranean can be mined for all kinds of delicious […]

Wine Tasting at Horse & Plow in Sebastopol

Like Apples to Pinot Those who are new to Sonoma County wine country, Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir country specifically, may be surprised to learn that half a century ago this area’s most famous crop was Gravenstein apples, instead. Those locals who lament the uprooting of so many old, declining and no longer profitable apple […]

key industry clusters

FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING Petaluma is a hotbed of new and growing food and beverage producers who are leading their industry. Three Twins Ice Cream, Traditional Medicinals, Cowgirl Creamery, Straus Family Creamery, Clover Stornetta, Lagunitas Brewing Company and Amy’s Kitchen are all located in Petaluma. Many growing start-ups are moving to Petaluma to be closer to these industry leaders. Petaluma’s wine and spirits industry […]

Exports remain strong

For Robert Lindberg, an opportunity appeared last December when the president of a Chinese company brought a group of top managers to the offices of Santa Rosa adhesives manufacturer Reltek. As a result of that meeting, Reltek acquired a new distributor for exports to China. Ten months later, sales of its high-performance adhesives, sealants and […]

Rieke Packaging

Looking for closure? You’ll find it at Rieke Packaging right here in Rohnert Park. Rieke Packaging is an advanced manufacturer, and industry leader, in the plastic closure packing industry. When the focus in packaging is all about conserving resources, Rieke Packaging holds patents that secure goods in ways that help the environment and save money […]

TRAIL BUFF OR ROAD WARRIOR

So clip in, tighten your helmet, go full screen, press play and prepare to soar through an often bird’s eye view sampling of Santa Rosa’s most dramatic bike rides. > READ FULL STORY