Archive for October 2021

Juliana Almanza joined Associated General Contractors of California as a human resources administrator seven years ago, and rose through the ranks to become chief of staff, the second-highest position in the construction industry’s main advocacy group in the state.

The SBA said its lending set a record in 2021. Here’s where the money went and what business owners need to know.

Bryce Miller says that he told his friends and teachers, from the age of 8, that he wanted to grow up to be head of business development for Sutter Health.

All the factors seen in recent years for multifamily properties — high demand, tight supply, few new projects and soaring rents — probably explain why a Rancho Cordova property saw more than 150% appreciation in just five years.

Siblings Billy Zoellin and Amber Michel, owners of Bacon & Butter, are planning to open a new bar and happy hour restaurant called The Green Room at 3839 J St. in East Sacramento.

In a nod to the founders’ background, S.F. startup Tumble has also pledged to hire at least 25% veterans.

Ladan Ghobad started her sustainable design firm Enerlite Consulting Inc. to pursue a practice she had studied in graduate school — combining the analysis of a building’s potential energy use with design to increase sunlight in the building.

The young Peninsula company seeks to win FDA clearance next year for its fast-acting treatment for depression where other drugs have failed.

The leader of San Francisco’s second largest hotel property owner was candid that the ‘opportunistic’ REIT will ‘likely sell a few more’ local assets.

Though the Covid-19 pandemic is the hot topic in forecasting the future of cities now, opportunity zones were expected to have a major impact, a couple years ago. So as projects labeled opportunity zone investments take shape, commercial real estate market observers are taking stock of how well they’ve worked.