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Development, deals and the local economy.

The New Business Desk

What is opening, what is permitted, what just changed hands: the Tribune tracks new business across Napa Valley, from downtown storefronts to up-valley deals. Send tips to the newsroom.

Sept. 30 Napa Valley Tourism Generated $2.8 Billion in 2025, Visit Napa Valley Reports
Sept. 26 Don Perico Returns to Downtown Napa at First Street

Business

Napa Valley Tourism Generated $2.8 Billion in 2025, Visit Napa Valley Reports

The annual Destination Symposium on September 24 laid out the visitor economy scorecard: 3.8 million visitors, $162.5 million in local tax revenue, one in every seven county jobs, and a $530 million lodging year.

Paula Quayle, Hospitality and Tourism reporter · September 30, 2026

Business

Don Perico Returns to Downtown Napa at First Street

The family owned Mexican restaurant, a Napa name for more than 30 years, has reopened at 1300 First Street in the former Buckhorn Grill space.

Priya Natarajan, Business reporter · September 26, 2026