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 […]
