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Bender Insurance Solutions
SACRAMENTO’S WOMEN-LED BENDER INSURANCE SOLUTIONS CELEBRATES 85 YEARS
Bender Insurance Solutions is celebrating 85 years, three generations of family, and being a woman-led business. It’s the largest and only employee-owned commercial insurance and surety brokerage in the Sacramento region, with a mission to provide protection, superior service, and education.
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OAK VALLEY COMMUNITY BANK
DRIVEN BY STRONG FEMALE LEADERS
With over 30 years serving Central Valley businesses and the local people and families who breathe life into them, Oak Valley Community Bank is committed to relationship banking at its best. Driven by a team of strong women leaders, Oak Valley is expanding in the Capital Region.
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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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DesCor Builders
BUILDING A LEGACY TO THRIVE FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP
Prior to launching DesCor Builders in February 2005, founders Brad DesJardin and Neal Cordeiro asked themselves, “How do we create a business that is truly built to last and that can sustain its culture for multiple generations into the future?”
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HGA
LEADING THE INDUSTRY IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
“Architecture is a team sport that depends on collaboration and diverse viewpoints, including those of women,” says Beth Young, principal and Sacramento office director of HGA. “I’ve seen the industry’s landscape change, with more women hired and more women promoted to leadership positions, and HGA is at the leading edge of that evolution.”
Getting the Casino Rolling
Elk Grove leaders tout promising opening months for Sky River Casino
After several years of work by Wilton Rancheria, the tribe’s casino operator Boyd Gaming, and local leaders, Sky River is finally up and running.
Cultivating Community
After a pandemic slump, coworking spaces continue to spread in the Capital Region
There are signs that the coworking sector may be on its way back up. If passionate coworking space owners are to be believed, their sofas, meeting tables, conference rooms and event venues may be catalysts for growth in the Capital Region.
Ghost Kitchens Spread in Sacramento
Rentable kitchen spaces offer a flexible business model for food entrepreneurs and landlords
A trend that helped many restaurants stay afloat during the pandemic has become a burgeoning new business model.
A Call to Service Summons Young Americans to Sacramento
How a decades-old federal program strengthens local communities
AmeriCorps, the federal program that recruits Americans
ages 18-26 for a 10-month commitment to national service, turns
30 this year. What do members learn about life in America during
their tenure, and what is their impact on Sacramento?
Vivek 3.0
Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé buys the River Cats, talks business successes, future hopes and team involvement
Vivek Ranadivé sometimes draws the ire of fans and media
criticism for perceived meddling in his team, which hasn’t made
the playoffs in 16 years. But there’s another side to his
story, his work as a leader of one of the highest-valued
businesses in the area and the potential impact he continues to
have on Sacramento.