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Civil Engineers Sponsor Forum On Spokane Infrastructure

Compiled By Business Staff

Is Spokane’s regional infrastructure adequate for today and tomorrow?

That’s the topic for “a comprehensive forum on the condition, capacity and planning of our infrastructure.” The forum is from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute’s Commons Building, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Sponsor is the Inland Empire Section of the American Society for Civil Engineers.

Speakers include Rich Hadley of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, Spokane County Public Works Director Dennis Scott and a variety of other public and private sector experts on the issues. Registration, including lunch, is $60. Call Dale Hokanson of ASCE, 466-0358.

In other events this week:

Today

Canadian national elections.

North American Safety and Health Week.

Commerce Department releases reports on personal income spending and April construction spending. National Association of Purchasing Management releases its business survey for May.

Tuesday

Broadview Dairy, W.401 Cataldo, hosts a public centennial party from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., with tours and free ice cream.

Pacific Northwest governors meet in Portland with leaders of Indian Tribes and federal agencies to discuss salmon recovery efforts.

Downtown Coeur d’Alene Market opens for the summer.

Wednesday

Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda speaks to the American Heart Association “All Star Breakfast Benefit” at 7:30 a.m. in the Ag Trade Center. Cost: $50. Call 536-1500.

Commerce releases April factory orders.

Thursday

Brazilian trade officer Miguel Pardo de Zela and Argentinian trade officer Mike Liikala speak to the Spokane International Trade Alliance at 8 a.m. at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost: free to SRITA members; $10 nonmembers. Call 459-4123.

Washington Potato Commission opens annual meeting at 8 a.m. in Moses Lake. Call 509-765-8845.

Final day for companies to be nominated for the 1997 Washington Governor’s pollution prevention award.

Nation’s largest retailers announce May sales figures.

Last day for Sallie Mae shareholders to cast ballots on proposed restructuring of company.

Friday

Linda Chavez Thompson, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, and Gerald McEntee, international president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, open the three-day annual convention of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees at the Ridpath Hotel. Call 425-303-8818.

Hispanic Business and Professional Association meets at 11:30 a.m. at Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue. Call Marilyn DeCoster at 535-3770.

Eastern Washington University Center for Farm Health and Safety luncheon begins at noon at the Ridpath Hotel. Call C.J. Tyler-Watson at 359-6291.

, DataTimes MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: On the shelf Business Week, June 2: Spending $120 million to air Seinfield is no joke, but NBC is laughing all the way to the bank, a cover story says. Forbes, June 2: Cover story documents how one woman donated thousands to provide vouchers to free 153 kids from one of the worst schools in the state. Fine Print Money Magazine’s June edition offers tips on “how to avoid getting hurt by the fine print” in various deals. 1. Sneaky penalties and fees can pump up the cost of credit cards. 2. Online Internet services can be hard - and costly - to log off. 3. Cell-phone deals often break up in the footnotes. 4. There is more to car leases than low payments. 5. Variable annuities defer taxes but pile on fees. 6. Beware of costly clauses in home mortgages.

This sidebar appeared with the story: On the shelf Business Week, June 2: Spending $120 million to air Seinfield is no joke, but NBC is laughing all the way to the bank, a cover story says. Forbes, June 2: Cover story documents how one woman donated thousands to provide vouchers to free 153 kids from one of the worst schools in the state. Fine Print Money Magazine’s June edition offers tips on “how to avoid getting hurt by the fine print” in various deals. 1. Sneaky penalties and fees can pump up the cost of credit cards. 2. Online Internet services can be hard - and costly - to log off. 3. Cell-phone deals often break up in the footnotes. 4. There is more to car leases than low payments. 5. Variable annuities defer taxes but pile on fees. 6. Beware of costly clauses in home mortgages.