Those traveling through the east side of Napa might have noticed the large construction project underway at Tulocay Cemetery.

The practice of yoga may be 5,000 years old, but Napa’s first Bikram Yoga studio is brand new.

Napa resident Tom Laborde has been promoted to vice president of operations of Aegis Living, supporting communities in Northern and Southern California. Laborde started with Aegis in 1998 as marketing director of Aegis Living of Napa, then moved into the executive director position, in 2001 was promoted to regional vice president then to his current role.

Artissimo has moved from Redwood Plaza in Napa to 849 Jackson Street, inside the large building housing Definitely Different. For more info, call 257-1889.

Miceli Financial Partners and MassMutual Financial Group announced associate Chris Pommerening has earned the Certified Fund Specialist designation from the Institute of Business and Finance. The CFS is the fourth-oldest designation program in the financial services industry and the only nationally recognized mutual fund designation. It is conferred upon candidates who complete an intensive year-long graduate school-level program on investing as it applies to mutual funds, closed-end funds, ETFs, REITs, and UITs.

Legal Aid of Napa Valley is pleased to announce the addition of Osvaldo Gómez Martínez and Julia Walk, to its board of directors. Gómez Martínez is a Ph.D. candidate in social and political science at the University of Cambridge, and Walk is an attorney in the Napa office of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, where she specializes in estate planning and administration.

Radford Landscaping, Inc. a locally owned and operated landscape maintenance, design and build firm has recently hired local resident Joseph White as maintenance quality control specialist.

Judy Naimo, the broker and owner of Green Valley Associates real estate in Napa, and Realtor Darlene Gardner, also of Green Valley, have earned EcoGreen Real Estate Agent Certification designations.

“I love chocolate,” said Debbie Dever.

A local business owner just called to say she got the loan! Yahoo! In this tough credit time you still can get financing if you are tenacious and cover your five C’s of credit.

Dear Investor,

In light of the recent stock market decline, many workers will be delaying the day they retire. The value in their 401(k), profit-sharing or other retirement plans most certainly has dropped.