North Bay Business Journal

1 week ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | Edward Booth

Napa is proposing a five-year, 52% increase to trash and recycling rates to prevent a projected $12 million shortfall in its waste fund.

1 week ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | Susan Wood

California cannabis regulators reported more citations were issued in the first few months of this year than all of 2024 when it comes to product labeling and advertising geared toward children. In the months leading up to April, California Department of Cannabis Control reported five citations were issued. In 2024, the agency handed out two citations, along with 13 notices of compliance on potential violations.

1 week ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | Susan Wood

WaFd Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) reported Friday second-fiscal-quarter earnings of $56.25 million. That’s a 19% increase in net income from the fiscal first quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2024, and a 254% jump from $15.88 million the previous March. Most financial barometers for the second quarter were up.

1 week ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | Keri Brenner

A Marin County venture capital firm has selected a Mill Valley artificial intelligence startup for its final investment. Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures, which launched in April 2020, raised $6.6 million from 62 local investors. The investment in 1mind is the 13th investment, said Zachary Kushel, the firm's founder and managing partner.

1 week ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | Jeff Quackenbush

Fort Point Beer Company and Henhouse Brewing Company merged, creating Northern California’s fourth-largest craft beer producer. Both brands will maintain their identities, focusing on local markets. The merger addresses declining craft beer sales and aims for operational efficiency. In a strategic move that signals resilience in the challenging craft beer industry, San Francisco’s Fort Point Beer Company and Santa Rosa’s HenHouse Brewing Company have merged.