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Latest reporting from the Business desk.
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Downtown San Rafael BID opens 2027 board nominations
The Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District opened a 20-day nomination window on Oct. 12 for three open board seats in 2027, with uncontested candidates declared elected if no additional petitions are filed.
Business
Basin Street buys 113,000-square-foot Northgate office complex
Basin Street Properties has closed on 899 and 1050 Northgate Drive in San Rafael, a 113,094-square-foot office and medical office complex, marking the North Bay developer's return to the city where its founders opened offices in 1974.
Business
Downtown San Rafael BID opens 2027 board nominations
The Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District opened a 20-day nomination window on Oct. 12 for three open board seats in 2027, with uncontested candidates declared elected if no additional petitions are filed.
Business
Downtown San Rafael BID opens 2027 board nominations
The Downtown San Rafael Business Improvement District opened a 20-day nomination window on Oct. 12 for three open board seats in 2027, with uncontested candidates declared elected if no additional petitions are filed.
Business
Golfery's indoor golf lounge gets San Rafael ribbon cutting
The San Rafael Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting Tuesday, Sept. 8 for Golfery, a new indoor golf simulator and coworking lounge at 647 Irwin St. that bills itself as Marin County's first such venue.
Business
BioMarin gives employees dining credits for downtown San Rafael
BioMarin Pharmaceutical and the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce have launched "BioMarin Dines Downtown," a program giving employees dining credits called "BioBucks" at participating downtown restaurants, aiming to channel corporate spending into the local economy.
Business
Redwood Credit Union names three new senior vice presidents
Redwood Credit Union promoted Jen Brooks Harris and Divine David and hired Keith Hildesheim to fill three senior vice president roles overseeing strategy, member experience and workforce development at the $10.7 billion North Bay institution.
Business
Golfery combines golf simulators, coworking on Irwin Street
Golfery, Marin County's first indoor golf simulator and coworking lounge, is now open at 647 Irwin St. in San Rafael, with a free grand opening party scheduled for Aug. 22.
Business
Crunch Fitness opens gym in San Rafael's Marin Square
Crunch Fitness has opened an 18,000-square-foot, $4 million gym at 38 Gary Place in San Rafael's Marin Square shopping center, with the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce hosting an official ribbon cutting with Mayor Kate Colin on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Business
San Rafael's Fourth Street welcomes Sapori Ristorante
Chef Jaime Wence and his wife Esther have opened Sapori Ristorante at 869 Fourth St. in San Rafael, a classic Italian trattoria in a building the couple spent a year renovating after purchasing it.
Business
Canal Alliance's 4-day week wins Best Place to Work again
Canal Alliance, the San Rafael nonprofit serving Latino immigrants, has been named a 2026 Best Place to Work by the North Bay Business Journal for the second consecutive year, citing its four-day workweek, mental health benefits, and hybrid model.
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Canal Alliance named Best Family Services in Marin Magazine poll
Canal Alliance, the San Rafael nonprofit serving Latino immigrants since 1982, was voted Best Family Services in Marin Magazine's 2026 Readers' Choice awards after more than 15,000 votes were cast countywide.
Business
Marin County seeks input on $250,000 economic vitality plan
Marin County Executive Derek Johnson is seeking public input on a new Economic Vitality Strategic Plan backed by a $250,000 consulting contract, covering downtowns, commercial corridors, and workforce development countywide.
Business
San Rafael's Casa Canal wins national design award for office-to-housing conversion
Casa Canal, a former office building at 3301 Kerner Blvd. converted into 40 units of permanent supportive housing, won the 2026 Gold Nugget Award of Merit and is now a finalist for the Grand Award to be announced July 29.
Business
America's oldest wine shop secures permit for downtown San Rafael store
Acker, Merrall & Condit Co., the world's largest fine wine auction house and America's oldest wine shop, has received a two-year city permit to open a retail wine shop at 1005 A St. in downtown San Rafael, though several additional licenses are still required before the store can open.
Business
San Rafael Chamber leader Karen Strolia named next CEO of nonprofit center CVNL
Karen Strolia, president and CEO of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, will become chief executive of the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership in August, succeeding retiring 25-year leader Linda Jacobs.
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