Archive of: Finance

Small business marketing: it takes multiple channels

What happens to the extras and services we love in an economy like this? Many solid small businesses, so much in the spirit of Sonoma’s natural surroundings and thirst for green living, were hard hit with the General Economic Unpleasantness. Yet they thrive. How?

By Deb Carlen

Dave Viviani honored by California Cheese and Butter Association

Sonoma Valley native David Viviani, former president and co-owner of Sonoma Cheese Factory for 40 years, is being honored this week as the first recipient of the California Cheese & Butter Association Lifetime Achievement Award. He will also be the state organization's first inductee into its CCBA Hall of Fame at its annual meeting this week at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley.

Sonoma Truck and Auto Broadway location closing

Sonoma Truck and Auto, which has sold and serviced cars and trucks at its location on Broadway for close to four decades at the corner of MacArthur Street, until recently under the ownership of the late Robert Bohna, is vacating the site by the end of January, and all of the cars and trucks have to go.

Bank of Marin opens branch

By Bill Lynch INDEX-TRIBUNE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & PUBLISHER

Union Bank celebrates first year in Sonoma, Anna Grant joins staff

Union Bank's Sonoma Branch Manager Molly Fedorchak was all smiles this week having not only completed the bank's first year in Sonoma, but doubling the deposit goal set for the new branch's first year growth projections. She also announced the addition of Sonoma Valley resident Anna Grant as her newest senior relationship banker.

More Audits for the Wealthy

IRS audits are up nearly 8% for the wealthiest Americans.

Byron W. Hancock

What to do when a family member dies

Here is a check list of steps to take when a family member dies.

By Lillian Meyers

Energy Tax Credits – Act Soon

Tax credits and cuts you should know regarding home ownership.

Karla Noyes

A Home – Still the American Dream

Buying a home is still the American Dream - and more than that it may a great tool for retirement planning - given the state of many "personal economies".

Gayle Arrowood

It's a Small World After All

Today we live in a global economy, an interconnected world where goods and capital move freely at lightning speed across countries. The widely accepted view is that globalization not only benefits all countries across the world, but lends itself towards the betterment of the economy as a whole.

Gary Umholtz