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Compiled By Business Staff

A Nobel prize winner, an expert on Chinese trade and

political cartoonist Milt Priggee are among the range of speakers appearing this week at various business meetings in the Pacific Northwest.

But for many people in Spokane, the highlight will be a country music concert. Musician John Michael Montgomery on Saturday will open the $62 million Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, with the first public concert at the 12,500-seat, downtown facility.

In other events this week:

Today

First of four Washington Department of Revenue workshops on the equipment sales tax exemption for manufacturers begins at 9 a.m. at Spokane Community College, Sasquatch Room of Building 6. The two-hour workshop will be repeated at 1 p.m. today and 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday Call Sandra Yuen, 360-753-7795.

Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, winner of the 1990 Nobel prize in medicine, speaks in Seattle at the two-day Medical Investments Northwest conference. Call 415-312-0700.

Tuesday

Eden Woon, executive director of the Washington State China Relations Council, speaks at noon at the Ridpath Hotel. Workshops on doing business in China begin at 10 a.m. Cost: $25. Call 466-3742.

Washington Horse Racing Commission meets in Spokane. Call 360-459-6462 for more information.

The Institute of Business Law opens two-day workshop in Seattle on employment regulations in Washington state. Call 310-450-0500.

Northwest Power Planning Council meets in Twin Falls, Idaho, through Thursday. Call 503-222-5161.

U.S. Department of Labor releases August producer price index.

Wednesday

The Northwest and Pacific Region Conference of the American Institute of Architects opens at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, running through Saturday. Call 747-5498.

U.S. Department of Commerce releases August consumer price index.

Thursday

GlobalSoft International Forum, a trade show for software developers, opens at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. Call 206-682-6900.

The Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board meets at 8 a.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd.

Friday

Milt Priggee, political cartoonist for The Spokesman-Review, speaks at 7 a.m. in the Red Lion Inn to the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Connections Breakfast. Chamber directors for 1995-1996 also will be installed.

First of two one-day seminars sponsored by the Inland Northwest Chapter of the Appraisal Institute open at Templin’s Resort in Post Falls. Author William Kinnard discusses “Real Estate Risk Analysis. Call Lynn Jolicoeur at 509-489-2208.

National Conference on School Choice opens in Seattle. Call Carrie Howard Shaw, 206-789-8776.

, DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Graphic: Measuring the economy

MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: On the shelf Business Week, Sept. 11: Mergers are wild again on Wall Street. But unlike the leverage buyouts of the ‘80s, bigger may be better this time around, says Business Week. Shopping Centers Today, September: Widespread closings of mall-based bookstores are being investigated by the antitrust division of the Justice Department. Air traffic World’s biggest airports, based on number of passengers between January and June: Chicago O’Hare, 32.4 million. Atlanta Hartsfield, 27.95 million. Dallas-Fort Worth International, 26.36 million. Los Angeles International, 25.72 million. London Heathrow, 25.60 million. Tokyo International, 22.10 million.

This sidebar appeared with the story: On the shelf Business Week, Sept. 11: Mergers are wild again on Wall Street. But unlike the leverage buyouts of the ‘80s, bigger may be better this time around, says Business Week. Shopping Centers Today, September: Widespread closings of mall-based bookstores are being investigated by the antitrust division of the Justice Department. Air traffic World’s biggest airports, based on number of passengers between January and June: Chicago O’Hare, 32.4 million. Atlanta Hartsfield, 27.95 million. Dallas-Fort Worth International, 26.36 million. Los Angeles International, 25.72 million. London Heathrow, 25.60 million. Tokyo International, 22.10 million.