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Office of Economic Development, Placer County, California |
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Vol. 9, No. 9 |
September 2008 |
Ÿ Lincoln Chamber Presents Lincoln Showcase 2008
Ÿ South Pine Café Serves Eclectic Mix of Dishes
Ÿ Kings Beach Housing Project Awarded Large Grant
Ÿ New Hyatt Hotel Going Up in Roseville
Ÿ Placer County Fall Job Fair Set for October 9
Ÿ Classes Focus on How to Grow Green Businesses
Ÿ Passport to Dining Returns to North Lake Tahoe
Ÿ County Farmers Receive Grant for Small Farm Progress Days
Ÿ Discover ‘A Passion for Elegance’ at Fund-raising Home Tour
Ÿ E-waste Recycling Drive to Help Build Environmental Garden
Ÿ Vintners Open Showcase for Award-winning Wines
Ÿ What’s in Your E-Mail Newsletter?
Lincoln Chamber Presents Lincoln Showcase 2008
Food, wine, brew pub tasting, and live music - that mix makes Lincoln Showcase 2008, on Saturday, September 27, 5:30 - 10 p.m., in downtown Lincoln, the place to be. Presented by the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce, this seventh annual showcase features food and beverages from Placer County restaurants, breweries, and wineries. Livening the scene will be two well-known bands - Mercy Me! (R&B and funk), winner of two SAMMIE awards; and Dudley & the Doo-Rights (classic rock), playing “upbeat, entertaining, danceable” music. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door. For sponsorship opportunities, contact the chamber at (916) 645-2035. For showcase details, visit the Lincoln Chamber at http://www.lincolnchamber.com/
South Pine Café Serves Eclectic Mix of Dishes
Opened in south Auburn in May, South Pine Café is the third branch of a restaurant started in Nevada City a decade ago by George and Suzie Dyer. Their aim, they note on their website, has been to offer an eclectic array of specialty items that will attract a diverse mix of diners. And they seem to be doing just that at their new location. Sacramento Bee critic Mike Dunne says, “The South Pine Café’s extensive menu takes advantage of a modern and global consciousness to bring new color and vigor to traditional breakfast and lunch dishes. Lobster and a hollandaise with jalapeno chile peppers muscle into the eggs Benedict; the chicken in a burrito is seasoned with a Thai peanut sauce … But … there’s also a streak of traditionalism, as represented by such dishes as old timey biscuits and gravy, buttermilk pancakes, and huevos rancheros.”
For more, visit South Pine Café at http://southpinecafe.com/about.html or the Auburn Journal at http://www.auburnjournal.com/detail/88807.html?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=South+Pine+Cafe&search_filter_mode=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=6 or the Sacramento Bee at http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/dining/archives/013290.html
Kings Beach Housing Project Awarded Large Grant
A project that proposes to triple the amount of affordable housing on four Kings Beach sites recently received a $3.3 million grant from California’s Infill Infrastructure Program. The grant puts a “positive spin” on the Kings Beach Housing Now project, noted Domus Development president Meea Kang. San Francisco-based Domus Development is working with Placer County Redevelopment Agency and other entities to develop 74 units of family rental housing in Kings Beach, one project in the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Community Enhancement Program. “The county really stepped up and supported the project,” Kang said. The grant money is slated to pay for street improvements, utility upgrades, a parking structure, and new facilities to protect water quality and control runoff into Lake Tahoe. Project plans include Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified (LEED) green building design. For details, visit the Sierra Sun at http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20080701/NEWS/559513493/1004&parentprofile=1051
New Hyatt Hotel Going Up in Roseville
In July, developers and city officials broke ground on Hyatt Place, a new hotel next to the Galleria at Roseville. Developed by Larkspur-based ABA Development, the $26 million, six-story, 151-room Hyatt, part of a mixed-use development called Highland Village, will be completed in the fall of 2009. A “select service” brand, Hyatt Place will target business travelers with offerings “a step above” competitors, said Scott Brown, ABA’s CEO. Hyatt Place is the latest in what is becoming a nexus of hotels in the Galleria area. Throughout the county, the number of rooms is expected to double over the next three years, according to Placer Valley Tourism. For details, visit Roseville Press Tribune at http://www.rosevillept.com/detail/89676.html?content_source=&category_id=9&search_filter=&search_filter_mode=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=8
Placer County Fall Job Fair Set for October 9
Hundreds of job opportunities in Placer County and Greater Sacramento await job seekers at a Placer County Job Fair, Thursday, October 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Gold Country Fairgrounds, in Auburn. Free to job seekers, the fair will include about 80 employer tables. The job fair is hosted by Placer County Business Advantage Network (BAN) and sponsored by Gold County Media, Placer County Office of Economic Development, Workforce Investment Board, and Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce. For a list of attending employers or further details, contact Cindy Burris at cburris@placer.ca.gov or visit Placer County at http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/hhs/public_assistance/CalWorks/JobFairs.aspx
Classes Focus on How to Grow Green Businesses
A new certificate program offered by Sacramento State’s continuing education department helps business owners, managers, officers, and executives bring environmentally friendly tactics to their companies. The Green Business Operations certificate program consists of six courses that cover green business operations, facilities, purchasing, practices, return on investment, and leading change. Each class, a three-hour session, is held once a week for about a month at Roseville’s Utility Exploration Center, and some are also offered at Sacramento State. The program was set up to cater to the influx of green buildings and businesses, said Tonii Ramirez, senior programs coordinator. The classes can be taken in any order, and take 12 months to complete if taken consecutively. Each course costs $383. For details, visit Green Business Operations at
http://www.cce.csus.edu/catalog/course_group_detail.asp?group_number=344&group_version=1
or the Roseville Press Tribune at http://www.rosevillept.com/detail/90212.html?content_source=&category_id=9&search_filter=&search_filter_mode=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=8.
Passport to Dining Returns to North Lake Tahoe
For the fourth year, the North Tahoe Business Association is staging its Passport to Dining event at the Lake. Food and wine from local restaurants and live music highlight the popular party, set for October 2, 6 to 9 p.m., at the North Tahoe Conference Center, in Kings Beach. The event also includes a raffle and live and silent auctions. Passport to Dining is the business association’s biggest fund-generating event of the year, and each year a portion of the proceeds is reserved for a worthy cause. This year NTBA is partnering with the local nonprofit Family Resource Center. Advance tickets are $25 for NTBA members, $30 for non-members. For details, visit North Tahoe Business Association at http://www.ntbamainstreet.org/
County Farmers Receive Grant for Small Farm Progress Days
Four Placer County farmers have received a grant from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (WSARE) to stage the third annual Sierra Nevada Small Farm Progress Days. Recipients are Flying Mule Farm, Edwards Family Farm, the Natural Trading Company, and Twin Peaks Orchards. Progress Days will include four workshops and a Farmers’ Fair this fall, and four more workshops next spring. Fall workshops are California Sheep Academy (Sept. 12-14), Vegetable and Row Crop Field Day (Sept. 28), Forestry Field Day (Oct. 26), and Orchard Field Day (Nov. 8). The full-day Farmers’ Fair, October 18 at Thompson Ranch, in Auburn, will include a tradeshow, horse-drawn and conventional equipment demonstrations, “farmer show-and-tell,” technical resources for farmers and ranchers, and an evening potluck. Keynote speaker will be Lynn Miller, noted horse-farming expert and editor/publisher of the Small Farmer’s Journal. For details, visit Small Farms Progress Days at http://www.smallfarmprogressdays.org/
Discover ‘A Passion for Elegance’ at Fund-raising Home Tour
Auburn Symphony League’s home tour, “A Passion for Elegance,” presents for viewing six custom homes in the Auburn and Meadow Vista areas on Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The extraordinary foothills residences on the tour were crafted by award-winning builder Doug Gray. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on the day. Advance ticket holders can reserve a spot at a free Meet the Builder reception on Thursday, September 18, at the Auburn studio-gallery of renowned sculptor and artist Douglas Van Howd. The home tour is the league’s largest annual fundraiser. Proceeds help sustain the Auburn Symphony’s public service projects, including the Senior Outreach Program, Symphony Goes to Schools, and an annual Kinderkonzert for young people and their families. For home tour details and tickets, call (530) 823-6683 or (530) 305-8575 or visit Auburn Symphony at http://www.auburnsymphony.com./
E-waste Recycling Drive to Help Build Environmental Garden
The city of Roseville and SIMS Recycling Solutions have kicked off a business-oriented e-waste collection drive that will help fund construction of a public environmental learning garden. SIMS will donate a portion of the proceeds from the collection of televisions, printers, monitors, towers, laptops, and other electronics to the Roseville Utility Exploration Center’s planned Ideascape, an interactive garden demonstrating ideas for conserving water and energy, recycling and reducing waste. The city will match SIMS's contribution to the garden, according to a news release. The service, which is free to businesses, will be offered through September 17. Throughout the drive, businesses can call to have recycling boxes dropped off and SIMS will pick up the boxes at the completion of the drive. Businesses interested in participating may call (916) 746-7300. For more, visit the Sacramento Bee at http://www.sacbee.com/placer/story/1149134.html.
Vintners Open Showcase for Award-winning Wines
Longtime wine enthusiasts Stewart and Stephanie Perry turned their hobby into a business four years ago when they opened Fawnridge Winery in Auburn. They released their first wines - a Syrah, Merlot, and a Chardonnay - in 2004. Now, the couple has taken the next step, opening a wine tasting room in Downtown Auburn. Visitors to the tasting room have their choice of several award-winning Fawnridge vintages - a 2005 Barbera, a 2005 Chardonnay, a Sangiovese, a port, and an Old Vine Zinfandel. For the Perry’s, the wine business is “…about the people. That’s what drew us to the industry,” Stewart said. “My wife and I both enjoy the people who come in and ask questions about the industry and enjoy the wine.” For details visit Fawnridge Winery at http://www.fawnridgewine.com/ or the Auburn Journal at http://www.auburnjournal.com/detail/88616.html?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=Fawnridge+Winery&search_filter_mode=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=6
What’s in Your E-Mail Newsletter?
In Progress Online (IPOL), our monthly economic development e-mail newsletter covers the latest news on Placer County business and industry, agriculture, tourism, and the arts. It reports on new projects in our cities and towns and keeps readers up to date on the state of the region’s economy. IPOL posts news of state and local training, incentives, and loan programs that benefit business. It provides links to more information on each item. News about your business is always welcome. Please send items, questions, comments, or suggestions to the Office of Economic Development at econdev@placer.ca.gov or visit the OED Web site at http://www.placer.ca.gov/CEO/EconDev.aspx For past In Progress Online newsletters, go to Placer County Biz News at http://www.placer.ca.gov/CEO/Econdev/business%20news.aspx