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The Napa Chamber o Commerce AnnualInstallation o Directors and Awards Dinnerwent o without a hitch on the night galanight o January 21st at the Meritage Resortand Spa. A spectacular evening, at whichthe new Chamber o Commerce Board was

installed, celebrated community involvementwith awards or Citizen o the Year, MargritMondavi, Ambassador o the Year, Don Kriegerand Business o the Year, Napa Printing &Graphics/On Demand Direct Mail.

Led by Napa Mayor Jill Techel, the gavelwas passed rom outbound Chairman o theBoard, Randy Martinsen to inbound Chairman,Ryan Gregory. Mayor Techel praised thetireless work o the volunteer Board and sworethem in to their next year o duty, anointingeach with her magic wand!

COMMERCEFEBRUARY 2011 • VOL. 22 NO. 2 COUNT ON US TO FOCUS ON YOU.

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“this is the year” celebrated at chamber

annual dinner

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Ambassador o the Year, Don Krieger,was praised by an extraordinary lineup o dignitaries including, Congressman MikeThompson, Assembly Member MichaelAllen, Senator Noreen Evans representativeTracy Krumpen, Supervisor Bill Dodd and

• CREATING A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY

INSIDE

Sustainable Napa County (SNC) is thelocal energy eciency provider throughthe Pacic Gas & Electric (PG&E) LocalGovernment Partnership (LGP) program.The LGP program is authorized by theCaliornia Public Utilities Commission(CPUC) and is unded through “PublicPurpose Programs” charge on our utilitybills. Externally, the program is calledNapa County Energy Watch (NCEW) andthere are numerous other LGP’s/EnergyWatch programs in counties throughoutPG&E’s Northern and Central Caliorniaservice territory.

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• SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLEFuture

• REPRESENTING BUSINESSTO GOVERNEMNT

Margrt Mondav accepts the Ctzen of th Year Award

Camber Urges Participation Small Busness Survey

- Your voce can make a dfferenc

For the seventh year running, SmallBusiness Caliornia is surveying smallbusinesses on their concerns and issues to helguide its eorts.

Small Business Caliornia (SB-Cal) isasking or small businesses to respond its yeasurvey, which it sends to the Governor and evstate legislator. The survey can be ound on-li

at http://smallbusinesscaliornia.org/.According to Small Business Caliornia

president and ounder Scott Hauge, “This suris used by SB-Cal to guide its advocacy eorand it is infuential in expressing the problemaced by small business to opinion makers. Aexample is that the cost o providing healthcare was the most important issue to smallbusiness owners last year.” Scott Hauge went to say. “The Governor and legislators are now

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What are the goals of NCEW?• Achievement of measurable,

identiable, and vigorous kilowatt hour(kWh) and therm savings in Napa County.Our goal or this three year contract cycleis a 3.6 million kWh reduction

• Behavior change in customercommunities including building

benchmarking, and education and training• Capacity building in Napa Countyin both public and private sectors throughworkorce development, skills trainingand re-training, and developing a stableo local vendors and contractors who canhelp provide services

• Support to the CPUC StrategicPlan, including integration o energyeciency into local Climate ActionPlans; development o “reach” codesin all jurisdictions (or example, highperormance building ordinancesthat improve energy eciency) and

improved code compliance; creation andadvancement o innovative nancingstrategies to enable customers toimplement major energy eciencyretrots

What s the purpose and value of

NCEWWhile the our program goals noted

above make up the oundation o theprogram, the contract also encourages andsupports customer marketing, communityoutreach, and education regarding energyconservation and eciency.

The total value o resources thatwill be applied to Napa County over thethree year contract through Napa CountyEnergy Watch is approximately $1.2million.

A large portion o this amount is orlighting audits and associated rebates,

nceW continued from page 1... another portion is reserved or rebatesand incentives which come rom largerretrot and retro-commissioning projects,another is or the creation o a customstrategy or reaching income qualiedresidential customers, and the remainder isor customer and public outreach as well asprogram coordination. NCEW also oershigher-than-standard rebates: $.15/kwh ormunicipalities and non prots and $.13/kwh

or small commercial accounts

Who are NCEW’s customers?• Municipal governments (for their own

buildings and operations)• Nonprot organizations• Small commercial (primarily anything

below 200 kw), including smaller wineries• Residential (specically low and

moderate income)

How does the NCEW assst each

customer segment?For municipal, non prot, and small

commercial customers, NCEW providesa no-cost energy use assessment withemphasis on structures and systemsand comprehensive energy savingsrecommendations, including a detailedoutline o available rebates and incentives.Our team will rst analyze the no- andlow-cost opportunities or increasing energyeciency ollowed by a more in-depthevaluation to identiy any measures thatmay be considered in mid-to long-termplanning so customers are prepared tomake well inormed decisions or theirspecic operation. Next, the NCEW team

provides coordination o the installation o approved energy saving lighting equipment,verication o installation, and ree start-to-nish project management and qualitycontrol. In addition, NCEW handles theentire PG&E rebate process includingcompleting and submitting all necessary

orms to PG&E. NCEW oers higher-than-standard rebates: $.15/kwh ormunicipalities and nonprots and $.13/ kwh or small commercial accounts.

For income qualied residentialcustomers, NCEW coordinates with aPG&E approved contractor to provideree energy evaluation services, energyeciency education, and no-costhome upgrades, including: windows,

insulation, caulking, doors, rerigerators,microwaves, window AC units, lighting,aerators, shower heads and more. Inaddition, SNC will be working withcommunity stakeholders and nonprotorganizations develop and implement acustomized local strategy to reach NapaCounty customers.

Does NCEW algn wth the Napa

County Green Busness program?Yes! I a business has applied

or Napa County Green Businesscertication, the NCEW team can provide

the comprehensive energy assessmentrequired to complete the certicationprocess. I a business has not yet appliedto the program but intends to, workingwith NCEW now will help insure that theenergy assessment is complete, makingthe certication process a more ecientand timely process or the applicant andNapa County.

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addressing this issue that is o vitalconcern to small business owners.”

In addition to the current small

business survey, results o pastsurveys may be ound on SB-Cal’swebsite.

Small Business Caliorniarepresents the interests o smallbusinesses in Caliornia. Its Boardo Directors are leading advocatesor small businesses and representthousands o small businessesin every part o the state. Moreinormation regarding SmallBusiness Caliornia can be ound athttp://smallbusinesscaliornia.org/.

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preparations in our businesses to weatheranother sluggish year and look orward to aull upswing in 2012. They say we shouldocus this year on sharpening our saws,including up-training our employees and netuning our products, in order to be ready orand take ull advantage o the upswing in theeconomy when it comes.

But i you listened to olks around theroom at the Annual Dinner, many gave a moreoptimistic answer. According to MeritageResort General Manager Michael Palmer,

“2011 is looking very bright.” Certainlyattitude and economic outlook will dieramongst job sectors and some will seechange beore others. But there is reason tobelieve that Mr. Palmer is right, that Napa ingeneral could improve aster than the national

by Lisa Batto , ACE

President/CEO, Napa Chamber of Commerce

CEO’s FOCus

Chairman’s FOCus

by Ryan Gregory ,Vice President, Riechers Spenceand Associates

2011 Napa Chamber of CommerceChairman of the Board

I recently attended the WesternAssociation o Chamber ExecutivesConerence in Los Angeles. The rstprogram I attended was about EconomicDevelopment and the Chamber’s role. Welost our Napa Valley Economic DevelopmentCorporation a ew years ago and the NapaChamber has, in a ew areas, picked up someprograms, such as the ‘Tools for Business’ acomprehensive website lled with answersor new business owners to the experiencedowners. The Capital Access Network is in a

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start-up phase again and we are working withour banking partners and Small BusinessDevelopment partners to nd avenues orsmall business loans and investors. Wework with the Workorce Investment Boardto dene our existing base o workers andidentiy gaps in our industry sectors.

Recently we have started working withthe City o Napa in a Business Ombudsmanprogram. Focused on cutting through someo the red tape by providing the answers abusiness owner needs to Get OPEN! Couldthe Napa Chamber be working harder in our

community?Here are some programs that are

successul in other parts o the country:Economic Gardening: By supporting

second-stage companies and theentrepreneurial organizations that assistthem, the oundation is planting the seedsor a stronger economy. Communities arethe economic gardens that cultivate thesecompanies and organizations and createsupportive environments where they canthrive.

WE CAN DO IT!

GIS Site Locator Website – This

is a powerul tool or locating availablecommercial properties, business locationsdemographics and market inormation. Foexample, available properties can be viewealong with size, use, cost, developmentincentives and contact inormation.Corresponding demographic reports suchas labor orce, education levels, consumerspending and age can be created. In additibusinesses are mapped by industry showintheir distribution and concentrationsthroughout the area.

Business Resource Center: In 2005,a Jeerson County Colorado Chamber

o Commerce started a collaborativeeort between the County, ve cities,the workorce center and the communitycollege. Ater two years the Chamber spunthe program o into its own corporation.Find it at http://www.jecobrc.org

Are you interested in EconomicDevelopment in our community? Would ylike to be involved? Contact me by emailor call me direct – and we will get startedcreating a strong local [email protected] or 707-254-1146.


The 2011 Annual Dinner held on January21 was a spectacular night. The new Chambero Commerce Board o Directors andOcers were installed ushering in the nextgeneration o leadership or the organization.We celebrated community involvementwith awards or Citizen o the Year, MargritMondavi; Ambassador o the Year, DonKrieger; and Business o the Year, NapaPrinting & Graphics/On Demand Direct Mail.And it was a great opportunity or businessowners and Chamber members to network and

share their thoughts on what the new year willbring. Everyone was in good spirits and readyor a good party. While accepting her award,Mrs. Mondavi delivered the line o the night:“I know things have been hard (nancially)but we can do it… don’t wait, this is the year!”We can do it, we shouldn’t wait and thiscertainly could be the year.

Could this be the year? It depends on whoyou ask. The economists and analysts tell usthat the economic recovery will continue to beslow through 2011. Their advice is to make

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average and dey conventional wisdom. Napis a special place. It is a world-class touristdestination in a beautiul setting. Privateinvestment continues, downtown continuesto be reborn and the food control project ismaking signicant progress, all despite theeconomy. Because o all this, the recessionarrived here later than many other places, an

there is no reason to think it won’t end heresooner as well.None o us can predict the kind o year

it will be and when the ull upswing willbegin. This is dependent on so many outsideorces that we don’t have control over. But wdo have control over our own local businesscommunity and its health, enough to aectpositive change, and we shouldn’t waitaround. We can do much better at boostingour local economy by buying our goods andservices locally and supporting our localbusinesses. We can work and collaborate as community to eliminate unnecessary barrierto doing business. And our Chamber can

help businesses succeed by doing its utmostto provide the networking, education andpromotion that they need. Let’s come togethand do whatever possible to take control o odestiny here in Napa. We can do it!

As the Chamber embarks on thisimportant work, we will take a lesson romMargrit Mondavi’s playbook and do so withoptimism, excitement or lie and hope or thuture. We can do it, we shouldn’t wait andlet’s make this the year. ■




Do customers have to pay NCEW

for assessments and analyss?No. NCEW services come at no charge

to our customers as the program is undedthrough the public purpose programsurcharge and mandated by the CPUC. Allprogram services – rom initial assessmentto project management - are ully coveredby this unding. While a customer may

have some expenditure or identied energyeciency equipment upgrades (e.g. lightingreplacements) and/or retrots, these are notrequired and the customer is ree to choosewhether or not to install. However, thereturn on investment is typically high andany expenses are quickly paid back througha combination o rebates and savings onenergy bills

is the nformaton collected

and analyzed through NCEW

condental?Yes, customer privacy is very important

to us. Energy use inormation is nevershared with others and stays internal toNCEW and PG&E. In addition, NCEWwill never share contact inormation withany third parties or vendors (auditors,consultants, etc.). We also do notrecommend any outside products or vendorsbut will leave customers with enoughinormation so customers can ask the rightquestions o vendors and make inormedchoices about the businesses, suppliers,

materials and equipment they choose.

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leverage other PG&E

programs?NCEW works

closely with other PG&Edepartments includingSales and Serviceaccount executivesand Governmental andCommunity Relationsrepresentatives to make

sure the NCEW andother PG&E programsand tools are integratedand aligned includingbringing awarenesso resources andbusiness opportunities(example: Savings byDesign program ornew construction andthe Whole House Retrot program), andother PG&E programs that reach targetedindustries and business sectors includinglodging, schools, wineries, grocery stores,

and hospitals/health care.

How do busnesses begn the

NCEW process?The rst step is to contact Sustainable

Napa County to indicate interest and toschedule an appointment with the NCEWassessment team. All inquiries should bedirected to:

• Sally Seymour, Project Manager:[email protected] and,

• Bill Bennett, Project Engineer:[email protected]

• With a copy to Jeri Gill, CEO: [email protected]

What s Sustanable Napa CountyFounded as an initiative o the Gasser

Foundation in 2007, Sustainable NapaCounty (SNC) is a nonprot organizationbringing together stakeholders as part o a comprehensive, collaborative campaignto measurably improve conditions or ahealthy, prosperous Napa County. Ourvision is or a thriving community; ourmission is to take action or economicvitality, environmental health, andsocial equity. These three elements o sustainability are integral to, and refectedin, each o our goals and strategies. ■

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The Napa Chamber of Commerce Member2Member Discount Savings program isaimed at supporting our Chamber member businesses and keeping shopping dollars

local. For a complete list of participating businesses, visit napachamber.com.

EVERY Chamber member business AND their employees receive Member2Member keytags

- that’s over 20,000 people here in the Napa Valley!

YOU can present your keytag at participating businesses and receive special savings on

products and services. A complete listing is available online at napachamber.com.

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GAINING TRACTIONChamber’s VP of Marketnginvted to Pen Column for New Busness Secton

Have you noticed the great changesto the Napa Valley Register’s BusinessSection? Now, on Wednesday’s each week,you will nd “YourBusiness” on C1.

The new section will be in color andcontain extended business inormationrom the daily business on A4... such asstatistics, the popular “10 Questions”

eature, proles on local business ownersand much more.

The Napa Chamber’s VP o Marketing,Katherine Zimmer will be a eaturedcolumnist starting on Wednesday,February 16th. Her new column entitled“Gaining Traction” will providebusinesses with marketing advice, successexamples, labor law issues, and hot topicsthat local businesses need to know about

Contact [email protected] suggestions or column topics.



Apartments Vineyard Terrace Apartments Julie Molina, (707) 253-7529700 Stonehouse Dr, Napa www.capitalvalleyinvestments.com

Employment Services - HospitalitySpecialty Search InternationalRonald D. Folkman, (813) 818-78003170 Dry Creek Rd, [email protected] www.ssirecruiting.com

Financial Advisors & PlannersLPL Financial Mark C RichmondMark C. Richmond, CFP, (707) 603-2663702 Trancas St Ste 201, [email protected] www.napavalleyfnancial.com

InsuranceSt. Helena Insurance

Michael Applegate, (707) 963-36841361 Main St, St. [email protected] www.sthelenainsurance.com

WElCOmE nEW mEmbErs!

Investment Management & Financial PlanningUmpqua Investments, Inc.Evan Hershey, (707) 636-3462305 Soscol Ave, [email protected] www.umpquainvestments.com

Limousine ServicesDestiny Wine ToursRay Hanson, Jr., (707) 254-0442 www.destinywinetours.com

Non Proft OrganizationsNapa CASA, A Voice for Children Julie Diverde, (707) 257-22721804 Soscol Ave Ste 203, [email protected] www.napacasa.org

Payroll PreparationThe Payroll Factory

René Diekroetger, (707)255-15241135 Jeerson St, [email protected] www.payrollactory.com

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To learn about the benefts o membership, visit napachamber.com or

phone us at 707.226.7455

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Public RelationsBaillargeon ConnectMarie Baillargeon, (707) 927-5750 www.baillargeonconnect.com

Restaurants - MobilePHAT Salads & WrapsGia Sempronio, (707) [email protected] www.phatsalads.com

Wedding PhotographersT.J. Salsman PhotographyT.J. Salsman, (707) 266-8767 www.tjsalsmanphotography.com

WineriesFontanella Family WineryKaren Fontanella, (707) 252-10171721 Partrick Rd, [email protected]

www.ontanellawinery.com

Real Estate - Agents & RealtorsColdwell Banker -Brokers of the Valley(707) 258-52001775 Lincoln Ave, Napa www.cbnapavalley.com Terry Bremer Allison

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Charlie [email protected]

Joe [email protected]

Diane [email protected]

Scott [email protected]

Donald [email protected]

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Maribel [email protected]

Paula [email protected]

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Steve Gregory

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Dave [email protected]

Lynne [email protected]

Aida [email protected]

Virginia Morse [email protected]

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Sal [email protected]

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(L-R) 2010 Char, Randy Martnsen; Presdent/CEO,Lsa Batto; 2011 Char Ryan Gregory

Mayor Techel. All praised him or hisdevotion to promoting the Napa businesscommunity and he was held up as a modelo the benets o giving back, refectingNapa Chamber o Commerce’s 2011theme o “a rising tide raises all ships.”

Mrs. Mondavi was eted by allpresent as an icon o cultural enrichmentand philanthropy in the Valley andbeyond. As someone who has seenour Valley evolve rom prune yards tovineyards Mrs. Mondavi told us o hereorts to bring ne art and cuisine to thefedgling collection o arm towns thathas become a major global destinationor those with discerning palates; NapaValley. The crowd was rapt as she

described the beginnings o the summerconcert series and the great che’sprograms at Robert Mondavi Winery.Mrs. Mondavi received a standing ovationwhen she told us o her daily excitementor lie and exhorted “I know things havebeen hard (nancially) but we can do it…don’t wait, this is the year!”

Mrs. Mondavi’s sunny outlook wasrepeated by the evening’s host, MeritageResort General Manager and NapaChamber member, Michael Palmer. Mr.Palmer reported signicant increasesover last year in his property’s TOT, an

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achievement heartily celebrated by his leadership teat an end-o-year celebration dinner. With Januarytrending in the same direction Mr. Palmer says, “Ouguests are bringing their spending dollars to Napa,we are just the tip o the iceberg with these numbersbecause our guests get out into the Valley, they visitwineries, restaurants and retail centers and they uselocal transportation resources. We just erected the

rst wall o our new 8,000 sq. t. ballroom today, soI think it is auspicious to host the Napa Chamber’sAnnual Dinner on such a signicant day or us. 201is looking very bright.”

The Napa Chamber o Commerce’s achievemeor 2010 were listed by Randy Martinsen and includa new CEO, Lisa Batto, 46 dierent networking andinormational events, the abundance o marketingachievements, and many task orce recommendationto City and County government representinglocal business interests. From trac circulationin downtown Napa to industry specic needs andelection recommendations, the Napa Chamber o Commerce has remained relevant and involved,

impactul and resourceul to the eorts o building astrong local economy. Membership has held strong a challenging year and member Bob Burton o CAVMedia says, “The networking events provide us withidentiable business, membership has been extremevaluable to us.” This position is echoed by memberGloria Curry o Gloria Curry Skin Care Clinic, “Theevents get my business to click! Not just the mixers,but all the events help me get my business’s name outhere. The Napa Chamber is the most eective one Ihave seen.”

Incoming Chairman Ryan Gregory spoke o 20as a year o maintenance in our businesses. Echoingthe speakers at the Napa Chamber o Commerce’s E

– Economics Education Expectations conerence helast October, while our local economy seems to beimproving now, we should not get ahead o ourselvein our businesses and continue to pay attention to ouassets and resources. Continuing to make sure thatour employees are well trained and our products arewell tuned to take ull advantage o the upswing inthe economy. The Napa Chamber o Commerce iswell poised to help our businesses by providing thenetworking, education and promotion the membershrequires.

The evening closed with the presentation o Business o the Year to Napa Printing & Graphics

p . o m • 7 0 7 . 2 2 6 . 7 4 5 5 • creating a strong local economy • providing networking opportunities

Booth Pricing:Members: $350Non-Members: $500+ Extras, Electrical/Extra Table

Call Linda Bausch for more information and to register your booth by phone: 707.254.1148

* Booth registration dates:President’s Circle Members: February 7, 2011Members: February 14, 2011Non-Members: February 28, 2011

Monday through Friday:9:00 am to 12:00 pm or2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

When your date is available, pleasecall or come into the Chamberduring these hours...

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The master plan or Napa Chamber

o Commerce member, the SacramentoCounty Airport System (SCAS), demon-strates oresight and a vision or the uturethat includes environmental responsibilityand the growing need or convenient airtravel in the region. The Big Build aspect o the master plan broke ground in 2008 andhas an ultimate completion date o 2011.The $1.04 billion terminal modernizationproject will replace Sacramento Interna-tional Airport’s (SMF) 40-year-old TerminalB to meet the rising demand or passengerservices and improve the airport’s ability toattract new carriers and routes. The plan will

add 680,000 square eet o buildings to theairport and a people mover. Future connec-tion to the Light Rail system in Sacramentois included in the 20-year vision. SMFattained its international standing in 2000when Continental Airlines contracted withthem, and since then Continental has been joined by many other international carriers.SMF now services 9 million passengers ayear, a number that is projected to grow oncethe Big Build is complete. Located 12 milesrom downtown Sacramento and alwaysopen, service is available rom 13 major car-riers and one commuter airline.

SCAS encompasses our airports o various size and unction. Sacramento Ex-ecutive Airport (SAC) is a premier generalaviation airport housing over 20 businessesoering a wide variety o aviation relatedservices including a ull service Fixed BaseOperation, fight schools, aircrat mainte-nance, avionics, insurance, aerial photog-raphy as well as a restaurant, and more. Inaddition to an FAA tower and instrumentapproaches, the airport has three paved run-ways (two lighted) and oers tie-downs and

Chamber Member Spotlght:

hangar rentals. Located just 10 minutes

rom downtown Sacramento, SAC isclose to tourist attractions such as OldSacramento, the State Capitol, Cal ExpoState Fairgrounds and ARCO Arena(home o the Sacramento Kings). Theairport is also located near three publicgol courses and major shopping areas.

West Coast cargo hub Mather Air-port (MHR) provides access to a localmarket o nearly two million people, with anadditional market o over nine million within a90-mile radius. It is easily accessible by majorreeways and highways, and is situated neartranscontinental railway lines and a deep-

water port. Its location is ideal or service toPacic Rim nations. MHR comprises 2,875acres which ormerly served as an Air ForceBase which trained pilots as ar back as WWI.Its available acilities are impressive: twoparallel runways, one o which is 11,300 eetlong; capable o handling the largest ully-loaded aircrat, 40 acres o cargo ramp space,321,000 square eet o warehouse space, and198,000 square eet o oce space.

Last, but not least, Franklin Field is apublic use airport owned and operated by theCounty o Sacramento. The acility is consid-ered an uncontrolled airport since it does not

have an air trac control tower or personnel.There are approximately 36,000 operationseach year at Franklin Field, including fighttraining. The airport was acquired by theCounty o Sacramento in 1947 rom the ed-eral government under the Surplus PropertyAct o 1944 and was the ormer site o bombertraining during World War II.

On the subject o joining the NapaChamber at the Presidents Circle level SCASspokesperson Gina Swankie says, “The NapaChamber has greatly enhanced our ability to


develop relationships with the Napa busi-ness community. From introductions to keycontacts in the community to participation inevents and mixers to promotion o events vithe chamber’s various distribution channels,

we have been appreciative o the support o the Napa Chamber and its membership.

As we move closer to the grand openino the new Central Terminal B at SacramentInternational Airport, our membership ismore important than ever. We are both building a better Gateway to Northern Caliorniathat will serve Napa’s visitors and a betterGateway to the World or Napa’s businessesand residents. Collaborative communicationeorts will reinorce the act that while wemay be improving the airport, we will alsomaintain the same easy-in, easy-out airportexperience at a location that is not surround-

ed by the time-consuming trac that is socommon with the Bay Area airports.”

It is exciting times or SCAS, with theBig Build drawing to a close and light rail inthe not too distant uture our riendly airportto the East is blossoming, bringing traveloptions, business contacts and visitors to theNapa region.

For more inormation on the Sacra-mento County Airport System visit www.sacairports.org. ■

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On Demand Direct Mail. Preceded by a video introduction,Congressman Thompson praised partners Je Gerlomes andJohn Dunbar or their evident dedication to their employees.In these critical times not one employee has been laid o and many have been with them or ten years or more. Theircustomer testimonials refect an ever abiding concern withend product satisaction and an employee empowermentenvironment helps to deliver on that promise. Gerlomes andDunbar brought several employees with them to the dinner

and honored them or the award.For more inormation on the Napa Chamber o Commerce, or to get involved in committee work, please visitwww.napachamber.org.■

Federal, State and local dgntares present Napa Prntng & Graphcs wththe Busness of the Year Award



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NAPA ChAMBER 2011 OffICERSRyan Gregory, Charman of the Board ................ Riechers & Spence Associates, Inc

Debra Dommen, Char-Elect ......................................................Treasury Wine Estates

Chere Kno, Vce-Char Advocacy...........................................Redwood Credit Union

Kent Kuhlmann, Vce-Char Resources ........................ Kuhlmann Associates FinanciaRchard Rybck, Vce-Char Membershp ................................ Rybicki & Associates

Pamela Gleeson, Treasurer ..........................................................................Santen Inc.

Randy Martnsen, immedate Past-Char ....................... Accelerated Marketing Group

M I S S I O NAs the membershp organzaton for busness, we promote our communty’seconomc vtalty and qualty of lfethrough leadershp development,advocacy, facltaton and educaton.

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• Creatng a Strong Local Economy

• Promotng the Communty

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• Supportng a Sustanable Future

• Representng Busness to Government

• Engagng n Poltcal Acton

COMMERCE editorial is exclusively produced by the Napa Chamber of Commerce,1556 First Street, Napa, CA 94559. 707.226.7455

EDiTOR: Katherine Zimmer Please email submissions [email protected]

Lisa Batto, ACE, President/CEO, 707.226.7455, [email protected] Zimmer, VP Marketing & Communications, 707.254.1147, [email protected] Harper , Membership, 707.257.4598, sher [email protected] Wick, Customer Service Manager, 707.226.7455, [email protected] Page, Executive Assistant, 707.254.1145, [email protected] Sullivan, Administrative Assistant, 707.254.1143, [email protected] Bausch, Events & Membership Retention Manager, 707.254.1148, [email protected]

Caryl Chakerian, Communications Liaison, 707.738.6053, [email protected]

NAPA ChAMBER BOARD Of DIRECTORSDr. Edna Baehre, Napa Valley College; John Cardnale, State Farm Insurance; Ken Frank,La Toque; Clay Gregory, The Napa Valley Destination Council; Paul Hcks, PayrolMasters Inc; Cathy D’Angelo Holmes, Coldwell Banker Commercial; StantonLawson, Sequoia Senior Solutions; Bll Lockhart, Edward Jones; Barry Martn, Cityof Napa; Kevn Masse, Napa Ford Lincoln Mercury; Sherry McKllop, Follow YourCompass; Shawn Mlburn, Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa; Denns Pedsch, NapaCommunity Bank; Jame Penaherrera, Queen of the Valley Hospital Foundation;Suzanne Shff, Napa Valley Coalition of Nonprot Agencies; Don Shndle, WestinVerasa Napa; Brenda Speth, Napa Valley Register; Re Stults, Napa Valley Vintners;

Dr. Patrck Sweeney, Napa Valley Unified School District; Kevn Teague, HolmeTeague Roche Anglin LLP; Ton Renee Verra, Vierra Environmental Consulting;Jay Wllamson, Williamson and Company.HONORARY DiRECTOR: Julan Wedler , Retired.

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