Business is looking sunny for Yountville’s newest children’s boutique, Lemondrops. 

Queen of the Valley Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.

Redwood Credit Union recently completed its 2009 United Way campaign with a contribution of $77,894, exceeding its goal of $70,000 by more than 10 percent.

Napa County Public Health division will offer an online meeting for Napa County business owners, to provide information and answer questions on how H1N1 flu could affect local businesses this flu season.

Elliott Faxstein has joined Pacific Union Real Estate’s  Napa office on Main Street as a sales associate, said Linda Carroll, the firm’s vice president and branch manager of the Napa and St. Helena offices.

Mr. Rooter Plumbing, which has a franchise in Napa, has been recognized in Franchise Times Top 200 list for 2009.

Each Wednesday, the Napa Valley Register’s Business Focus asks “10 Questions” of a local entrepreneur or businessperson. Readers are welcome to suggest business people to be profiled.

What could be more frightening than Halloween being over? Answer: The mega-holiday season that is already here.

Is it jobs, then spending, or spending, then jobs? The nation looks for each newsflash or business report indicating an end to economic decline and a return to prosperity.

Dear Len & Rosie, My recently deceased brother had a daughter 30 years ago. He and his wife divorced within her first year of her life. Apparently, my brother’s daughter was adopted by her mother’s second husband after she remarried. Would this daughter be legally entitled to any part of my brother’s estate or his trust? My brother had a living trust and didn’t want to leave anything to her, but the trust didn’t specifically name her and exclude her from an inheritance. Instead, the trust said, “I have purposefully omitted any other relatives from any and all distributions.” Is this a problem? -- Nancy