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Mexican University Officer Tours Businesses, Facilities

Compiled By Business Staff

Fernando Leon Garcia, executive vice president of CETYS University system based in the Baja state of Mexico, arrives in Spokane today for two days of talks with Spokane Community College officials about possible professional and technical exchanges.

Garcia also will tour area businesses and facilities such as the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute.

In other events this week:

Today

Shareholders of Wismer Martin Inc., 12828 N. Newport Highway, meet 9 a.m. at headquarters to vote on a proposed sale of the company to New Jersey-based Physician Computer Network Inc.

Federal Reserve releases July consumer credit.

Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference opens in Singapore.

Tuesday

First of six public hearings in Eastern Washington on Department of Ecology proposed grass seed field burning restrictions opens at 7 p.m. in Pasco. Repeats at the same time Wednesday at Freeman Junior High School; and Thursday at the Spokane County Health District, 1101 W. College Ave., Room 140. Call Christine Corrigan at 509-454-7845.

Momentum ‘96 executive board holds September meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce building.

Wednesday

Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board holds public workshop at 5 p.m. at Spokane Falls Community College to update the state’s comprehensive plan for work force training and education. Call 360-664-4232.

Thursday

U.S. Chamber of Commerce videoconference, with Dougals Bailey, chairman of the American Political Network and Christopher Mathew, CNBC host, airs at 10 a.m. at Gonzaga University’s administrative building. The chamber also will release results of national survey on issues important to businesses in the 1996 election. Free. Call 459-4113.

Small Business Council meets at 7 a.m. at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside.

Jo Ann Smith, former president of the National Cattlemen’s Association, speaks at the Burton K. Wheeler Conference on ranching in Bozeman, Mont., continuing Friday. Cost: $15. Call 406-994-5208.

National Association of Women Business Owners Inland Northwest Chapter annual meeting opens at 6 p.m. at the Spokane Club, 1000 W. Riverside. Cost: $35. Call 838-8755.

Walter Mondale, U.S. ambassador to Japan, speaks in Seattle at the National Conference on the Japanese Residential Construction Market, continuing Friday. Call 206-543-2580.

Friday

Spokane Ag Bureau meets at noon at the Stockyards Inn.

Saturday

Fairchild Air Force Base Aerospace Days opens at 10 a.m., continuing Sunday.

Sunday

Microsoft chief Bill Gates addresses European forum in Paris on information technology. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Graphic: Measuring the Economy - Aluminum prices

MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: ON THE SHELF Business Week, Sept. 9: Procter & Gamble Co. has decided less is more. Business Week’s cover story says the master marketer is slashing product lines and item variations to make life easier for the company and shoppers. For example, P&G chopped the varieties of its Head and Shoulders shampoo from 31 to 15. It’s part of a growing consumer products trend to simplify product lines. The results at P&G: Sales are up and costs are down. Spending spree August same-store retail spending rose 3.1 percent nationally over the same period last year, according to a regular survey by the check acceptance company TeleCheck. Same-store retail spending in Washington state, though, dropped 4.8 percent in August over the same month last year.

This sidebar appeared with the story: ON THE SHELF Business Week, Sept. 9: Procter & Gamble Co. has decided less is more. Business Week’s cover story says the master marketer is slashing product lines and item variations to make life easier for the company and shoppers. For example, P&G; chopped the varieties of its Head and Shoulders shampoo from 31 to 15. It’s part of a growing consumer products trend to simplify product lines. The results at P&G;: Sales are up and costs are down. Spending spree August same-store retail spending rose 3.1 percent nationally over the same period last year, according to a regular survey by the check acceptance company TeleCheck. Same-store retail spending in Washington state, though, dropped 4.8 percent in August over the same month last year.