Former Wisconsin Governor To Address Momentum Meeting
Momentum ‘96, one of the most powerful business groups in the Inland Northwest, holds its annual meeting today in Spokane.
Momentum, a privately funded non-profit group of 550 business leaders, gathers at 11:30 a.m. in the Spokane Ag Trade Center. The $25-per-person meeting and luncheon is open to the public.
Lee Sherman Dreyfus, former governor of Wisconsin, is scheduled to speak about the next 30 years in America. He’ll be followed by an annual report from Momentum president Gordon Budke.
In other events this week:
Today
Bilateral talks begin in Geneva on global pact to open telecommunications markets.
Tuesday
The Microsoft/Seafirst Bank Small Business Summit in Spokane opens at 8:30 a.m. in the Spokane Convention Center. Cost: $39. Call 800-925-1343.
Dick Gorecki discusses documentation at the ISO 9000 breakfast, beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Business Training and Applied Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Call Karen Neubauer at 533-4725.
Wednesday
Washington state Department of Revenue conducts free New Business Outreach workshop on how to report state taxes, beginning at 8:30 a.m., and repeating at 1:30 p.m., on the eighth floor of 4407 N. Division. Call 482-3800.
Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration meets in Richland to discus 1996 funding proposals. Call 509-372-7492.
Pacific Northwest Grain and Feed Association country elevator council meeting meets in Kennewick. Call 503-227-0234.
Thursday
Matt Immons of Jacklin Seed Co. discusses developments in the Philippines at the Inland Northwest World Trade Council luncheon at Mukogawa Ft. Wright Institute Commons, 11:30 a.m. Cost: $10. Call 459-4122.
Business After Hours begins at 5:15 p.m. at the Easter Seal Society of Washington, 606 W. Sharp. Cost: $5. Call 459-4111.
New York Cotton Exchange holds noon seminar on potato futures in Moses Lake. Call 800-NY-SPUDS.
Friday
Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside, conducts 7:30 a.m. panel discussion with Spokane County and city officials on the effects of growth management. Call 459-4111.
Tony Delgado, a farmer with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, speaks at noon to the Spokane Ag Bureau at the Stockyards Inn restaurant.
Saturday
Inland Power & Light Co. holds its annual meeting at Colfax High School, beginning with registration at 10 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., and a business meeting at 1 p.m.
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