State of the Grape: SVB’s annual wine-business report makes emphatic plea for industry change March 20, 2024 9:15 am|Wine businesses must adapt to changing consumer habits, or go the way of the wine cooler, warns industry…
Statista: Will TikTok be banned in the United States? March 14, 2024 11:49 am|On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to…
Leap Solutions acquired by George Peterson Insurance March 11, 2024 3:15 pm|Santa Rosa-based George Peterson Insurance Agency on Monday announced the acquisition of local HR firm Leap Solutions. Leap…
Business ‘overcharging’ on the decrease, according to Marin consumer protection report March 7, 2024 2:43 pm|Despite how your pocketbook might be feeling, the number of businesses overcharging customers last year was down. At…
Bitcoin—too clever by half! March 1, 2024 11:05 am|Crypto investors are used to volatility—with values of the non-corporeal currencies rising and falling almost constantly in real…
Thomas Reed, co-founder of Clos du Bois and renowned Cold War-era strategist, dies at 89 February 21, 2024 11:16 am|Clos du Bois winery founder and Cold War-era government insider Thomas C. Reed died Feb. 11 in Santa…
Putting a ring—and a prenup—on it: Once frowned upon as unromantic, prenuptial agreements are becoming the rope that ties the knot February 19, 2024 11:57 am|“Debra” and her fiancé were on the same page—they wanted a prenuptial agreement, a legal contract in which…
The giving trees: How healthy landscapes can lead the healthy communities February 19, 2024 11:21 am|There’s a lot of talk these days of “forest bathing” and the health benefits that come with being…
License to ill: California’s new sick-leave mandate leaves some North Bay employers feeling nauseous February 19, 2024 10:55 am|With approximately 130 employees, Healdsburg-based Costeaux French Bakery is considered a small employer. Changes in employment law, and…
A Creative Push: These nonprofits have their outreach in the North Bay down to a fine art February 19, 2024 9:32 am|The creative economy in the North Bay is far more of an economic driver than many realize. But…