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IN PROGRESS ONLINE |
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Office of Economic Development, Placer County, California |
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Vol. 10, No. 8-9 |
September 2009 |
Ÿ BrightStar Home Health Agency Serves South Placer County
Ÿ Placer County Businesses Named in State’s Top 100
Ÿ The Place! Opens in Lincoln with a Dozen Artists
Ÿ Fro-Yo Fever Hits Downtown Auburn
Ÿ Folsom Lake Bank Opens in Roseville
Ÿ Five Star Auto Care Recognized by National Magazine
Ÿ Tahoe City Celebrates Fall with October Harvest Festival
Ÿ Placer Wineries Win State Fair Medals
Ÿ William Jessup Opens New Apartment Complex
Ÿ Tiffany Opens Jewelry Store at Galleria
Ÿ In Progress Online Now Published Bi-Monthly
BrightStar Home Health Agency Serves South Placer County
Now licensed by the California Department of Public Health, BrightStar Home Health agency provides skilled nursing and physical therapy services in the home. The Roseville agency is an independently owned and operated franchise of BrightStar, which has 130 agencies across the country. “Referral sources such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and case management organizations contact us when patients are discharged to their homes and need skilled nursing or therapy,” explained Ignacio Cespedes, owner and president of the Roseville BrightStar. The growing company currently has more than 40 employees available on-call, and plans to more than double that number in 2010. A separate division of the company, BrightStar HomeCare, provides respite and companion care in the home - meal preparation, errands, bathing assistance, pet care, light housekeeping, and transportation to appointments. “Our operating philosophy is ‘yes, please tell us what you need,’” said Cespedes. “We’re available 24/7 without answering service. We’ll treat you like our own family. We hire the best to provide the best quality of service.” For details, contact Ignacio Cespedes at icespedes@brightstarhealthcare.com or (916) 781-6500 visit BrightStar Healthcare at http://www.brightstarhealthcare.com/
Placer County Businesses Named in State’s Top 100
Innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership - these qualities characterize the companies recently cited on the list of New California 100 Innovative Businesses. Three Placer County businesses made the 100 list: Connected Information Systems (connecting teachers, students, and parents; Roseville, http://connected.info/info/), ioSafe (disaster-proof hardware; Auburn, http://www.iosafe.com/), and Paramount Equity Mortgage (Roseville, http://www.paramountequity.com/index2.html). Also cited was Clear Capital (valuation products; based in Truckee with a branch in Roseville, http://www.clearcapital.com/). Named as Early State Showcase Companies were Ocular Development (solutions to general eyecare market; Granite Bay, http://www.oculardevelopment.com/) and Med-Ready Healthcare (biotechnology research, staffing services: Roseville, http://www.medreadyhc.com/. The top 100 companies were honored in Sacramento as “innovative and economically impactful companies within their respective communities and within the state overall” and as “outstanding examples of this entrepreneurial spirit.” For more, visit The New California 100 at
The Place! Opens in Lincoln with a Dozen Artists
Newly opened in Lincoln is a fine arts gallery and antique store highlighting up to 25 area artists. The Place! Is the result of a one-year collaboration of artists Jean Cross and Bonnie Dunlap, and businesswoman Kathy Dorsey, who also owns The Wardrobe on 5th Street. Besides artwork, the gallery offers old photographs restored by Cross (of which the Lincoln Area Archives Museum will receive a percentage of sales) and antiques, from silk kimonos to church chairs. Dunlap is also an antique appraiser and will be available by appointment to appraise customers’ antiques. “We’re proud to feature artists within 100 miles,” Cross said. “And we’ll have something for all budgets.” The Place! is located at 505 G St., Lincoln. For more, visit the Lincoln News Messenger at
Fro-Yo Fever Hits Downtown Auburn
Tango Frozen Yogurt, newly opened at 940 Lincoln Way in Auburn, offers self-serve frozen yogurt with a choice of 30 toppings, including fresh fruit, brownie bites, nuts, or crumbled candy, all for forty cents an ounce. “I want this to be a fun place where you can bring your family,” said owner Lisa Swisley. Swisley offers sugar-free and non-dairy yogurt, and also sells sandwiches and salads from Brown Bag Catering. Located in the heart of the Lincoln Way Streetscape project, the shop will one day have outdoor seating. For now, Tango has a handful of tables inside and soon-to-be-completed loft seating upstairs. For more, visit the Auburn Journal at
Folsom Lake Bank Opens in Roseville
Folsom Lake Bank opened its first branch in Roseville at 2233 Douglas Blvd. It is the second location for Folsom Lake Bank, a startup that opened in April 2007 on Sutter Street in Folsom’s historic district. Bank founders have planned for multiple branches before they started getting a bank charter, said Robert Flautt, bank president. “Folsom Lake Bank has seen rapid and steady growth based on delivering personal attention and customer service,” Flautt said. The bank has existing customers in Roseville and Granite Bay, Flautt said. For more, visit the Sacramento Business Journal at
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/07/06/daily26.html
Five Star Auto Care Recognized by National Magazine
Rocklin’s Five Star Auto Care, a one-stop shop for car washes and auto repair, was recently named one of the Top 50 car washes in the country by Modern Car Care magazine, one of only three California car washes so recognized. “The 50 car washes on the list were chosen because of their established presence in their communities,” said Modern Car Care editor Tony Jones. An environmentally friendly car wash, Five Star installed 612 solar panels a year ago and now operates almost entirely on solar energy. It also incorporates other “green” items and practices into its operations, including eco-friendly cleaning solutions, energy-saving blow dryers, and recycling used oil and oil filters. Focused on the community, Five Star is a member of regional chambers of commerce and a frequent sponsor of several local events. The business also supports local schools through donations as well as incentive programs. For more, visit Five Star Auto at
http://www.fivestarrocklin.com/
Tahoe City Celebrates Fall with October Harvest Festival
One of the pleasures of visiting Lake Tahoe in the fall is finding Tahoe City’s Annual Harvest Festival in full swing. Events include Oktoberfest (Saturday, October 10, 3 to 6 p.m. at Cobblestone Center), featuring brews, tasty food, live music with Déjà Vu, and kids’activities sponsored by local organizations. The Pumpkin Patch Family Carnival (Saturday, October 17, 10 to 2 p.m. at Rideout Community Center) offers pick-your-own Halloween pumpkins, fun and games. All month long, downtown Tahoe City will be filled with Scarecrows on Parade, innovative scarecrows created by local business, schools, and nonprofit organizations. Residents and visitors are invited to cast votes for their favorite scarecrow and be entered into a drawing for prizes. For details, visit Tahoe City Downtown Association at http://www.visittahoecity.com/harvest_festival.aspx
Placer Wineries Win State Fair Medals
Casque Wines, one of the county’s newest wineries, and Pescatore Winery, founded in 1997, walked away from the 2009 California State Fair Wine Competition with several medals. Casque’s two inaugural red wines won two of 37 medals given in the new Microwinery category - a Silver for its 2006 Syrah and a Bronze for the 2006 Cabernet Franc. Casque produces small lots of hand-crafted Bordeaux and Rhone-style wines. Earlier this year, Casque’s 2007 Calotte Blanc, a white Rhone-style blend, won “Best of Class” at the San Francisco Chronicle 2009 Wine Competition. Pescatore Vineyard and Winery garnered a Bronze Medal at the State Fair for its 2007 Petite Sirah, the same wine that won a Gold Medal at this year’s Chronicle Wine Competition. Using only grapes grown in Placer County, Pescatore produces annually 600 to 700 cases of wine, including Zinfandel, Syrah, and Barbara. Both wineries will be represented at the 2nd Annual Placer Valley Wine & Art Party, featuring 14 Placer County wineries and their award-winning wines, at Fountains at Roseville, Saturday, October 17, 6 to 11 p.m. The party includes the works of 50 artists on display and a full concert with three live bands. For more, visit Casque Wines at http://www.casquewines.com/ or Pescatore Winery at http://www.pescatorewines.com/
William Jessup Opens New Apartment Complex
William Jessup University in Rocklin recently opened its new student apartment complex, marking the completion of the first phase of the college’s $25 million expansion project announced a year ago. The complex, which is Rocklin’s first five-story building, creates space for up to 192 additional students, doubling William Jessup’s current on-campus capacity. The 192-bed apartment building contains 24 apartments, each with four furnished bedrooms and two baths. The eight-person suites are about 1,420 square feet. The 35,517-square-foot complex was constructed by Reeve-Knight Construction Inc., the chief contractor for the project. William Jessup’s fall semester started in August with the university’s largest incoming freshman class - 130 students. For more, visit the Sacramento Business Journal at http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/08/10/daily13.html
Tiffany Opens Jewelry Store at Galleria
Adding another iconic name to Roseville’s distinguished list of retailers, Tiffany & Co. opened its doors in August to dozens of excited shoppers. The opening - giving the region its first chance to bring home a “Tiffany Blue” bag without going to the Bay Area - comes at a time when purveyors of luxury goods, including Tiffany, have seen their sales squashed by the recession. As a result, Tiffany decided to reduce the number of store openings this year to three, down from six in 2008. The opening, then, was a vote of confidence in the Westfield Galleria at Roseville and Placer County, which has continued to attract high-end tenants despite the downturn. The new store carries very expensive pieces, including a $100,000 aquamarine brooch, but also offers more moderately priced items. For details, visit the Sacramento Bee at http://www.sacbee.com/roseville/story/2111323.html
Auburn Artist David A. Carter is one of the world’s best-known paper engineers, as creators of pop-up books are known. His bug series - “The 12 Bugs of Christmas,” “Bugs in Space,” etc. - numbers about 20 books, and he has produced dozens of others. His latest series - the final title coming out this fall - takes pop-ups into a new realm, experts say: the realm of fine art. “I have no question that this is a form of art,” said Beth Rohlfes, curator for the Blue Line Gallery in Roseville. The gallery recently opened a show, running through January 9, that focuses entirely on Carter’s “Red Dot” book series, inspired by the work of Alexander Calder, the sculptor famous for monumental mobiles spotted with red, blue, yellow, and black. “These are purely abstract and purely sculpture, and they’re beautiful,” said Maria Winkler, an art professor at CSUS. For details, visit the Sacramento Bee at http://www.sacbee.com/books/story/2180066.html
or Roseville Arts at http://rosevillearts.org/ or David A. Carter at http://www.popupbooks.com/
In Progress Online Now Published Bi-Monthly
In Progress Online (IPOL), an economic development e-mail newsletter, formerly published monthly, will now appear every other month. IPOL 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.