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BANK OF MARIN
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Bank of Marin values the unique perspectives and experiences of its employees as they help build and deepen relationships with businesses across Northern California.
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SAFE CREDIT UNION
SIX LEADERS WORKING TO MAKE SAFE CREDIT UNION THE BEST PLACE TO BANK AND WORK
Behind the scenes at SAFE Credit Union are six women who account for half of SAFE’s senior executive team. They come from diverse backgrounds and hold unique superpowers, but there is one thing that stands out among them all: hard work.
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More Than 12,000 Californians Are Getting Cash From Guaranteed Income Experiments
Four years after Stockton conducted a nationally watched experiment, giving 125 households $500 a month with no strings attached, dozens of programs throughout California are testing the idea of a guaranteed income.
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TABER CREATIVE GROUP
Celebrating over 25 years of success, increasing brand valuations and demonstrating ROI in marketing client growth initiatives, including M&A projects
What would you like to achieve for your brand in 2023 and beyond?
Together, with clients across the U.S. and partner agencies around the globe, the award-winning Taber Creative Group (TCG) team collaborates with the organizations we serve to have increased brand valuations by more than $10 billion — and growing — since 1997.
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Book Review: ‘Tiny Business, Big Money’
A business writer surveys entrepreneurs whose businesses take in seven-figure revenues without large teams
In the Capital Region, microbusinesses are a critical cog in the economic landscape. This business movement is the theme of a 2022 book entitled “Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High Revenue Microbusiness.”
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Sacramento Valley, Already Deluged, Braces for More Floods
Storms have already tested a region at high risk of flooding. One report says the Central Valley needs $30 billion in improvements over 30 years.
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Recession? What Recession?
Business leaders and economists think the Capital Region will do just fine through at least the first half of this year
Business economists are reporting several warning signs about the national economy. But on a local level, things are looking up. We consider all the factors that will help the Capital Region be able to ride out a recession.
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Gilbert CPAs
SUPPORTING NONPROFITS WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AND PHILANTHROPY
Gilbert CPAs provides professional services to hundreds of nonprofit organizations and also supports the nonprofit community philanthropically as a cornerstone of their company culture.
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GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF SERVICE
Founded in Sacramento in 1933, Golden 1 Credit Union is member-owned and not-for-profit, with a “people helping people” philosophy.
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SAFE CREDIT UNION
PARTNERING FOR OUR REGION'S ECONOMIC STRENGTH
Dave Roughton serves as CEO for SAFE Credit Union and as an executive committee board member for the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC), where he is instrumental to both organizations’ success.