2012 NorthBay biz 500 by Norman Rosinski· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·Rank Company Name Revenues (Millions) Website 1 Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. 5,740 www.firemansfund.com 2 Agilent Technologies 2,800 www.agilent.com 3 Autodesk,…
Lori Dickerson Fouche by Alexandra Russell· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·In July 2011, Fireman’s Fund Insurance tapped Lori Dickerson Fouché as its new president/CEO. A Princeton (bachelor’s in history, 1991)…
SMART More Questions than Answers Part 2 by Bob Andrews· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·I still haven’t heard from SMART’s general manager, to whom I submitted some questions almost two months ago. I was…
Throwing Out the Fax Machine for Good by Michael E. Duffy· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·Why do we still have fax machines? If you think about it for a minute, a fax machine is really…
Fast Cars Fine Wine and Fat People by Richard Thomas· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·Since all good things have to end, I thought I’d change gears a bit and write a few musings from…
Whats in a Domain Name by Scott Gerien· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·For this bonus issue of NorthBay biz, I don’t have a real sexy topic, but it’s something I get a…
The Retirement Conundrum by David Raub· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·The U.S. Treasury Department has recently proposed new rules encouraging retirees to devote at least a part of their retirement…
Drive On by David Raub· March 15, 2012 12:00 am·In January, the county of Marin installed three new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, which are now available to the…