Week Ahead
Wednesday
“Financial Recordkeeping” – SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business, is presenting a workshop that will discuss how to keep good business records and how to understand and use financial statements as business management tools, 8:30 a.m.-noon at 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 444. $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Call (509) 353-2821 to register.
“Profiting from Green Business Practices: Energy Efficiency” – Workshop will provide information on how Avista’s new energy efficiency loan program can help individuals and businesses save money. There will be speakers from SNAP Financial Access, Avista Energy, Sustainable Local Investment Partners (SLIP), Numerica Credit Union and STCU. Light appetizers and beverages will be provided. 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Community Building Lobby, 35 W Main Ave. Free. RSVP online at www.surveymonkey.com /s/green-rsvp. Information: (509) 209-4244.
Thursday
Washington Society of CPAs – The Spokane chapter will host this event as part of its Spring Breakfast Series. Group will discuss “General Accounting and Auditing and Tax Update.” 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Gonzaga University’s COG building, 702 E. Desmet Ave. Two CPE continuing education credits. $15/students, $50/WSCPA members and nonmembers. Registration: www.wscpa.org or (800) 272-8273.
“A Conversation with Stacey Cowles, Publisher of The Spokesman-Review”– Presented by BizStreet. Cowles will discuss the future of the newspaper industry, the digital environment’s effect on the retail world, and how the newspaper is changing to adapt. 8-9:30 a.m. at Greater Spokane Incorporated, 801 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 100. $25/GSI members, $50/nonmembers. Information or to register: (509) 321-3632 or http://events. greaterspokane.org.
Friday
Farm Marketing Seminar – The Bonner/Boundary Farm Bureau will sponsor this seminar for local agricultural producers featuring Darin Saul from the University of Idaho and Leah Clark for the Idaho Preferred program. 9 a.m. at Holiday Inn Express, 477326 Highway 95, Ponderay, Idaho. Participants are encouraged to bring their Idaho-made products to sample or display. Call (208) 290-8748 if you plan to bring something. RSVP not required.
Conventions
Spokane Lilac Festival Association “Ignite the Spirit of America” Armed Forces Festival – Today, citywide, 160,000 attendees.
Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs State Convention – Monday through Friday, Spokane Convention Center, 400 attendees.
Washington Wastewater Collection Personnel Association – Tuesday through Thursday, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 130 attendees.
Catholic Diocese of Spokane Ordination – Wednesday through May 30, Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 300 attendees.
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Western Zone Meeting – Wednesday through May 31, The Davenport Hotel and Tower, 115 attendees.