Penny Hicks is a Realtor with Green Valley Associates, at 575 Lincoln Avenue, Suite, 240, in Napa.  She is a member of the California Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, North Bay Association of Realtors and National Notary Association. She recently earned the designation of Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) which enables her to professionally assist in leading senior clients through real estate transactions and draw on the expertise of a network of senior specialists.

Joseph Moore, president of Novato-based Baltimore Financial  announces the addition of Chris Cappeto and Therese Hall to the 30-year-old firm.  They have joined the Novato/Petaluma-based firm bringing mortgage experience and an extensive business management background to the Baltimore Financial team of experienced mortgage and investment brokers.

Kim McPherson has been a Napa Valley resident for over 37 years and a Realtor for more than four years. She specializes in homes and condominiums in the Silverado Country Club and vineyards and ranch properties.

On Saturday at 9:30 a.m., Ross Dress for Less will celebrate the 20th anniversary and re-opening of its  renovated Napa store at 3331 Jefferson St.

It was wheels that first got Jeremy Jack and Steve Pierce rolling together and it’s wheels that keep them rolling together.  

A squished tube of paint does not sell. No one knows this better than Jeff Holmes, owner of Napa Valley Art Supplies and Cartons and Crates.

Coming from a disadvantaged background in Houston, Texas, Pam Turner might have struggled her whole life to overcome early obstacles. Instead, her Native American heritage made it possible for her to move to Alaska to attend college, where she eventually got into nursing.  

One of the biggest liabilities for small business owners is improperly classifying workers.

Each year at this time I take a good look at what’s state-of-the-art in computer terms. I’ve got budgets to use up at the schools where I teach, and I’ve got to use the money wisely. And with the economic downturn, who knows if I’ll even have a budget next year.

The city of Napa is taking a new approach in the method of processing development applications.

Dear Len & Rosie,

Harris Interactive, a major international research firm, recently published a report about how aging Americans feel about their approaching retirement. The study was comprised of a survey of Americans between ages 45 and 65, and it had some interesting results.

Real estate home prices are in a free fall and one of the culprits creating this free fall are the very financial institutions who hold the mortgages on the homes. A little background is necessary to understand what is happening.