Petaluma business news

• Petaluma postal hub's closure means lost jobs, slow mail

  By LORI A. CARTER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Thursday May 17, 2012 3:02 pm

  

  Closure will mean delays in delivery of local mail and lost or relocated jobs for workers.

• Enphase posts 136 percent jump in sales

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Friday May 11, 2012 2:08 pm

  Petaluma solar component maker Enphase Energy saw revenue soar 136 percent in the first quarter.

• Stero Company to shutter in 2013

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Wednesday April 25, 2012 4:28 pm

  Petaluma business closing in a consolidation by its parent corporation, Illinois Tool Works.

• Sonoma County jobless rate rises to 9.5%

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Friday April 20, 2012 1:45 pm

  Sonoma County saw a rise to 9.5 percent unemployment in March.

• CamelBak expands into new markets

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Sunday April 8, 2012 8:58 am

  

  Petaluma company is world's largest maker of 'hands-free hydration systems.'

• Enphase shares jump 22% as Petaluma startup goes public

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Friday March 30, 2012 12:41 pm

  

  Shares of Petaluma solar startup Enphase Energy jump 22 percent after company goes public.

• Years later, dentist opens new office

  By JAMIE HANSEN, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Thursday March 29, 2012 4:00 pm

  

  Two dentists are celebrating opening a new office, about five years after setting out to do so.

• Petaluma startup Enphase cuts share price ahead of IPO

  Wednesday March 28, 2012 3:35 pm

  

  Petaluma green tech company expects to raise up to $58 million.

• New owner of Greenbriar Apartments plans ‘substantial renovation'

  JEFF QUACKENBUSH, NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL

  Monday March 19, 2012 9:34 am

  

  Renovation planned for problem-plagued eastside apartment complex.

• Petaluma startup Enphase announces IPO share prices

  By STEVE HART, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Friday March 16, 2012 3:13 pm

  

  Petaluma green tech startup Enphase Energy wants to raise nearly $100 million when it goes public.

• Sonoma County home sales accelerate in February

  By ROBERT DIGITALE, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Wednesday March 14, 2012 11:24 am

  County homebuyers signed contracts in Feb. at a level reminiscent of pre-recession days.

• $65 million deal for Petaluma, Rohnert Park office buildings

  By SAM SCOTT, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Wednesday March 14, 2012 6:55 am

  A group of investors is paying $65 million for 14 office buildings in Petaluma and Rohnert Park.

• Petaluma dealer to take back $62,000 car sold to man with dementia

  By JAMIE HANSEN, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Tuesday March 13, 2012 8:09 am

  

  Dealer defends actions, saying man gave no indication that he was not of sound mind.