Leon R. Brauning of Napa was elected vice president of the California League of Bond Oversight Committees at its recent annual meeting in Sacramento.

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers recently celebrated its 34th year and elected Dawnine Dyer of Dyer Vineyard to the board of directors.

Fantesca Estate & Winery announces the appointment of Anthony Arcudi as associate winemaker. He joins winemaker Heidi Barrett in creating award-winning wines for the Spring Mountain boutique winery.

Maria McCuen has joined Clear Credit Plus, LLC as the director of operations.

The first commercial printing company in Napa County to qualify as a Bay Area Green Business is locally owned and operated Napa Printing & Graphics, at the Napa Airport Center.

The Area Agency on Aging serving Napa and Solano counties said two new members from Napa County have been appointed to serve two-year terms on its board of directors, joining the current members from Napa and Solano County.

For the next four weeks, 10 Questions focuses on business people involved in local nonprofit agencies.

One of the biggest challenges business owners and working parents have is balancing work and life. It is important to find strategies to cope with the overabundance of work and life. Here are six strategies to use.

The current whispers of economic recovery may entice the small business owner, or an entrepreneur within a larger company, to rest their fate in the changing winds of the external world. Somehow, someone or something out there is going to bring success.

Two things upfront: Napa was once a cow town, and Gary Larson should be illustrating this column today. A reader kindly passed along news of a business innovation outstanding in its field. Literally.

Dear Len & Rosie, We have three grown children with children of their own and we have a trust. We want our children to be the beneficiaries but want to set it up so that, should they divorce, the spouse would not have a right to the inheritance.