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For Immediate Release
Contact: Gary Tobin
News Releases for 2009  Trend: Antique Oriental RugsTuesday, November 17, 2009 - Interest in pricey, antique Oriental rugs is on the rise. Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, a gallery in Oakland, Calif. said that there is an unprecedented amount of interest in the best and most expensive antique rugs right now. View the entire release  Circle Bancorp Records 40th Consecutive
Profitable Quarter
Novato, CA, July 28, 2009 - Circle Bancorp, parent company of Circle Bank, today reported quarterly net income of $263,000 for the second quarter of 2009, the 40th consecutive profitable quarter for the community bank which serves consumer and business clients in Marin and Sonoma counties. View the entire release  Woodlands Market Breaks Ground for
Work on “New” Cafe in Kentfield
Kentfield—July 27, 2009 - Woodlands Market owner Don Santa announced today that ground has been broken for construction and remodeling for the “new” Woodlands Cafe, located next to Woodlands Market at 735 College Avenue. View the entire release Hamilton Ink, TOBIN & Associates Announce Marketing Joint Venture San Rafael—July 8, 2009 - Hamilton Ink PR and TOBIN & Associates, two of Marin County’s leading public relations and event marketing communications firms, today announced a marketing joint venture. View the entire release 
GoSolarMarin (™) Concludes
Successful Second ProgramSan Rafael, CA—April 14, 2009 - GoSolarMarin (™) founder Lisa Max today announced the successful conclusion of its second program to bring lower cost solar energy installations to Marin County. View the entire release Circle Bank Provides $3.4 Million Financing
For Anchor Mini-Storage AcquisitionNovato—April 14, 2009 - Circle Bank today announced that it had provided $3.4 million in funding to Equity Based Services (EBS) to finance the acquisition of Anchor Mini-Storage in Rohnert Park. View the entire release TOBIN & Associates Adds Services To Help Companies Reduce PR Costs San Rafael, CA – March 25, 2009 - TOBIN & Associates, which provides marketing and public relations consulting services to Northern California clients, today introduced a series of new services to help companies and organizations solidify their public profile without major long-term financial commitments. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company
Adds Three Buyers to International StaffTo Meet Demand from Savvy Collectors Oakland—February 19, 2009 - Jan David Winitz, president of Claremont Rug Company, today revealed that the percentage of acquisitions by “experienced connoisseurs” has grown steadily since last summer and sales trends “for the best of the best” are “extremely brisk.” View the entire release GoSolarMarin Brings Innovative Thin Film Solar ModulesTo Marin County for the First Time San Rafael—Feb. 19, 2009 - GoSolarMarin(SM) and SolarCity® have teamed up to make Marin County one of the first locations in the United States to install First Solar’s advanced thin film solar technology on residential rooftops. View the entire release Leslie Harlib Joins Marin County PR/Marketing Firm San Rafael—February 10, 2009 - Leslie Harlib, a veteran food, wine and lifestyle writer, has become an Associate at TOBIN & Associates, a leading Marin County public relations and marketing agency. She will head the firm’s expanded lifestyle practice. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Enhances
“Bounty of Major Pieces” from the 19th Century Oakland, CA - January 8, 2009 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, today announced the acquisition of a 70-piece lot of 19th century Oriental carpets which he described as “one of Europe’s premier collections of art level antique rugs.” View the entire release Heart of Marin Awards Made at Sellout Event San Rafael - January 8, 2009 - In remarks delivered today at the 16th annual Heart of Marin Awards, Tamalpais Bank chairman and chief executive officer Mark Garwood told an audience of 750 that business contributions urged his to nonprofit organizations were more important than ever. View the entire release  About TOBIN & Associates TOBIN & Associates provides reputation management, corporate communications, strategic message development, public relations and marketing/brand building services. The office is located at 523 4th Street, Suite 206, San Rafael, CA 94901. Tobin can be reached at 415-256-9490 or via email at gptobin2003@yahoo.com. News Releases for 2008 GoSolarMarin Selects SolarCity for Phase II - Dramatically Reduces Cost of Solar Installation in Marin CountySan Rafael, CA - Oct. 27, 2008 - GoSolarMarin(SM) and SolarCity®, whose community programs have helped 800 California home and business owners adopt solar power, announced a collaboration today that can make it possible for Marin County property owners to install solar power and pay less than they currently do for electricity. View the entire release Tamalpais Bank posts record third-quarter earnings Nancy Isles Nation - October 23, 2008 - Tamalpais Bancorp, the parent company of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors, reported record quarterly earnings Thursday, saying asset growth was strong despite an increase in its loan loss provision and tax rate. View the entire release Woodlands Market Contributes $27,000 To Kentfield Schools Kentfield, CA - September 24, 2008 - Woodlands Market today announced that its annual contribution to the Kentfield School District Foundation would exceed $27,000. View the entire release GoSolarMarin(SM) Issues RFP for Second Phase, Affiliates with MarinLink San Rafael, CA - September 9, 2008 - GoSolarMarin(SM), the most successful solar electric (solar PV) community program in Northern California history, today announced that it had begun a second project, by soliciting bids from solar vendors as a project of the non-profit MarinLink organization. View the entire release Sonoma County District Selects Bay Area's 1st Green-Certified Roofer Blue Turtle Roofing of San Rafael for Environmental Center San Rafael, CA - June 26, 2008 - The Harmony Union School District announced today that the roofing bid for the Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center in Occidental has been awarded to Marin County’s Blue Turtle Roofing , the Bay Area’s first green-certified roofing company. View the entire release Marin County Green Roofing/Painting Company Selects TOBIN & Associates San Rafael, CA - June 3, 2008 - Marin County-based public relations and marketing firm, TOBIN & Associates, has been selected by the Blue Turtle Roofing and the Paul Benson Painting companies to design and implement marketing programs. View the entire release Marin's First Green Roofer Introduces Solar Attic Fan San Rafael, CA - June 2, 2008 - Paul Benson, founder/owner of Blue Turtle Roofing, today announced that the Company has become the exclusive Northern California distributor of the Solar Dynamics solar attic fan. View the entire release Domestic and International Connoisseurs Embrace Antique Rug Sales Event in "Next Frontier of Art Investing" Oakland, CA - June 2, 2008 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, reported today that sales of his recently-acquired Hudson River Valley Collection of investment-level, 19th century Oriental carpets are “extremely brisk” and it had attracted a growing number of international purchasers. View the entire release Prestige Retailer Sephora Selects Medallia as Customer Feedback Solution Menlo Park, CA, May 27, 2008 - Sephora USA, a leading retailer of prestige beauty products, will implement a comprehensive customer satisfaction feedback program across its 202 North American stores using cutting-edge Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) solutions from Medallia, the EFM provider today announced. View the entire release Command Audio Founder to Chair International IP Conference in Prague Redwood Shores, CA - May 13, 2008 - Don Bogue, CEO and co-founder of Command Audio Corp., will chair an international conference dealing with intellectual property (IP) and patent issues to be held in Prague on June 12-13. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Acquires "Mother Lode" Collection of 19th Century Art Carpets Oakland, CA - February 12, 2008 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, today announced one of the most significant single acquisitions of art-level antique rugs from a private source in the past decade. View the entire release GoSolarMarin© Announces Website, First Installation Now Operating San Rafael, CA - January 28, 2008 - GoSolarMarin©, a coalition created by Lisa Max to lower the price and increase the availability of solar power, today announced that its website (www.gosolarmarin.com) was now operating. View the entire release Tamalpais Bank Ranked Largest SBA Lender in Marin County San Rafael - January 15, 2008 - Tamalpais Bank has been named the largest SBA lender based in Marin County by the San Francisco Business Times in its recently published 2008 Book of Lists. View the entire release Mark Garwood Named Chairman of Tamalpais Bank San Rafael - January 9, 2008 - Tamalpais Bank today announced that current CEO and President Mark Garwood will assume the role of Chairman in recognition of his expanding role in the strategic development of the organization. View the entire release News Releases for 2007 GoSolarMarin Agreement Includes Broad Discounts for All Marin County Residences, Businesses, Non-ProfitsSan Rafael - November 20, 2007 - GoSolarMarin today announced that its recommended supplier, SPG Solar of Novato, had agreed to provide its discounted pricing throughout Marin County to all homeowners, small businesses and non-profit organizations. View the entire release Salient Wealth Management Cited as One of 100 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies San Rafael, CA - November 13, 2007 - Salient Wealth Management, founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Rafael, has been named one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area, by the San Francisco Business Times. View the entire release Medallia Best Practices Conference Highlights Customer Feedback Programs Menlo Park, CA - October 23, 2007 - Research about customer satisfaction and loyalty was presented to a select group of participants at the recently concluded annual Best Practices Conference, hosted by Medallia, Inc., the world’s leading provider of on-demand customer experience management and enterprise feedback solutions. View the entire release GoSolarMarin Issues RFP To 15 Solar Companies San Rafael - October 17, 2007 - GoSolarMarin today announced that it had sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to 15 solar companies that had expressed an interest in bidding on a “group installation” contract for Marin County homeowners. View the entire release Gosolarmarin Schedules Meeting For Homeowners Seeking Solar Power San Rafael - October 6, 2007 - Gosolarmarin, a non-profit coalition of San Rafael homeowners interested in group purchase of solar energy, will hold its first meeting, Monday, October 1, in the Tamalpais Room at the San Rafael Corporate Center, 750 Lindaro, according to Lisa Max, the group’s organizer and a member of the Executive Steering Committee of the Lincoln San Rafael Hill Neighborhood Association (LSRHNA). View the entire release Tamalpais Bank Announces “Community Counts,” Designed to Support Area Non-Profit Programs San Rafael, CA - September 25 2007 - Tamalpais Bank today announced a comprehensive new program, Community Counts, which will provide funding, facilities and employee participation to non-profit programs and organizations. View the entire release Salient Wealth Management Named to Forbes List San Rafael, CA - August 16, 2007 - Salient Wealth Management, founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Rafael, has been selected by Goldline Research as one of the Most Dependable™ Wealth Managers in Northern California. The list is scheduled to be published in August by Forbes Magazine. View the entire release Salient's Richard Stone Warns Wealth Advisors to Avoid "Home Country" Bias San Rafael, CA - August 13, 2007 - Richard Stone, CEO/founder of Salient Wealth Management, told a group of prominent wealth advisors that “home country bias” was a major risk to avoid when designing investment plans for their clients. View the entire release Tamalpais Bank Names New Manager For Downtown San Rafael Branch San Rafael, CA - August 1, 2007 - Patricia Estebes, who has nearly a decade of Marin County banking experience, has been named branch manager for the Tamalpais Bank branch at 851 Irwin Street in downtown San Rafael, it was announced today by Mark Garwood, CEO/ president. View the entire release Salient Wealth Management, LLC, CEO Richard Stone Chairs National Conference San Rafael, CA - July 27, 2007 - Richard Stone, CEO/founder of Salient Wealth Management, LLC, will chair a national, two-day conference of wealth advisors to be held in Chicago, July 30-31. 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