" Title this the list of those guaranteed to get zip. "

" Why would Copia owe money to Napa RV and Marine? Do they have a boat? Maybe an RV? "

" Looks li.ke COPIA went into business totaly on credit and fooled everyone with the "wine country" PR hype. Big ideas...no brains. Its sux for these "non priority" vendors who will never be paid. Napa is losing it's bucoilic beauty with these get rich schemes...and they are truly schemes to fool the public. "

" I don't understand the $55,000 to patina group. They are the restaurant group that ran Julia's kitchen, which, by this list, did most of the damage. Most of the list is made up of food and wine companies. Why don't they pay the napa companies first since it was our tax dollars? Good luck to some of the smaller companies, I hope this doesn't cause a ripple effect. "

" I work for one of these companies and have for 15 years. This is the first year I can remember that we did not receive a Christmas bonus. If Copia had paid us what they owe us, there would have been plenty of bonus for 17 hardworking employees in a napa small business. "

" even though the receivables industry might be taking a hit right now there are still a lot of cars on the road. once things pick up again receivables should pick up. just how many new cars there are on the roads. it can't be that bad. "

" the receivables industry has always been a depressing industry. they get the worst seat, and count the painkillers they could qualify for, and the different lies they could tell a doctor to get the painkillers. after they get the painkillers they generally sit there and relax when they should be trying to collect debt. "

" Restaurants and Retailers here...shame on them!!!!and to Copia....you know uncle sams rules!!!

the 500,000 visitors expected from wine experts did not come close to even half that.

and who are the experts now!!! "

" Our company is listed as being owed 775.00 when in fact the total is closer to 10,000. Does anyone know who to talk to about this? "

" We are listed as being owed 775, when the real total is nearly 10,000. Who do we talk to about this? "

" Doing the math, there is almost 200K due to venders in Napa county alone.

Where is all the revenue the City claimed would be generated by this venture? Good job City officials. All that was achieved by this disaster for the "tourists" was to cripple 85 of our local merchants. And many more.

The City has to reevaluate it's "tourist" based policies and start taking care of our locals, who after all, are the main life blood of this valley.

We were here before the tourist and will be long after they are gone. "

" melinda - contact the bankruptcy folks in Santa Rosa. I suspect these figures were provided by Copis. I also suspect it does not matter as you are going to get little if anything. "

" Yea, Echo, do the math. Napa would be even more of a Podunk if there were no tourists. They are a major part of the economic lifeblood of our community. If it weren't for their visits a fair number of people wouldn't have the wherewithal to shop at the local serving businesses.

Ambitious ventures have been and will continue to be prone to going broke. This is the way of the world. Many of those vendors who were left holding the bag also made some significant income over the past seven years.

Vendors should always do business with their eyes wide open. That Copia was struggling was known a year before they finally closed their doors. The companies that continued to serve them knew they were taking a risk. "

" i was a lot like Echo at one time. hopeful, mindful, not afraid by the worldly ways of a city that had a population of 75k, never afraid to ask questions, hopeful for change, amazed by what a couple $100k could buy, happy to be breathing, ambitious about the future, indignant, and indulgent. i see myself when i read your passages. i know that if i hoped for things someday it would work out. "

" I've lost my faith and hope. Sorry Nana about your bonus that bites. "

" Also, how come Napa Valley Lamb is from Loveland Colorado? That's not a Napa company! How can they have a Napa name if they are from Colorado? "