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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Mayor, Developers Begin River Park Demolition Project

Compiled By Business Staff

FOR THE RECORD (October 14, 1997): Wrong time: The time given in Monday’s Business section for John Kretzmann’s Oct. 17 lecture on building communities was incorrect. The event will be at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar.

The hammers fall on River Park Square Monday.

The mayor and River Park Square developers symbolically kick-off the demolition project by whacking the west block with hammers at a 10:30 a.m. news conference. The actual demolition is expected to start later in the week.

The $100 million development project, which will include a movie theater, shops and restaurants, is scheduled to be completed by mid-1999.

In other events this week:

Today

Columbus Day holiday. Most U.S. financial markets are open.

Tuesday

The 32nd annual Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition Conference starts today at the DoubleTree Hotel-Riverside in Boise.

The Spokane Restaurant and Hospitality Association holds its board meeting at The Onion restaurant, 302 W. Riverside, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Call 467-7744.

The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce invites its members to tour a milk plant in Cheney, a potato processing plant in Moses Lake and a vegetable packing plant in Quincy, Wash. The tours were arranged by the Columbia Basin Committee of the Chamber’s Agriculture Bureau. Call 459-4127.

Wednesday

The U.S. Commerce Department releases its September retail sales report.

Thursday

Washington State University cooperative extension offers a free seminar on managing animal-transmitted diseases from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m in Sunnyside at the Tillicum Restaurant, 410 Yakima Valley Highway. WSU extension holds a dinner meeting to discuss development of new beef products at 6 p.m. in Davenport, Wash., at the Cottonwood Inn Restaurant.

The National Association of Women in Construction meets to have dinner and discuss managing environmental issues in private industry at 5:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue. Call 535-3531.

Friday

WSU extension offers a free seminar on managing animal-transmitted diseases from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m in Moses Lake at the Grange Hall.

WSU extension sponsors a lecture on building communities given by Dr. John Kretzmann, co-director of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute, from 8 to 8:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar, Spokane.

W. Berry Fowler, founder of the Sylvan Learning Centers, delivers the keynote address at a Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce breakfast at 7 a.m. in the DoubleTree Hotel in the Spokane Valley. Call (509) 924-4994.

The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce holds a candidate forum for City Council positions at 7:30 a.m., 1020 W. Riverside. Cost is $2 at the door. Call 459-4118.

Leadership Spokane will hold its second annual investor breakfast in the Ridpath Hotel’s Empire Ballroom from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Call 459-4116.

, DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Graphic: Aluminum prices

MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: ON THE SHELF Business Week, Oct. 13: Cover story explores WorldCom CEO Bernard J. Ebbers’ bold bid for MCI and how it could change the face of communications. Forbes, Oct. 20: Magazine follows the rise of EPA administrator Carol Browner and how she has built a power base by exploiting health and the environment.

Making tracks Here are the top 10 automobile manufacturers, based on estimated number of dealerships, according to Selling Power magazine: 1. General Motors, 8,546. 2. Ford Motor Co., 5,014. 3. Chrysler Corp., 4,612. 4. Toyota, 1,189. 5. Nissan, 1,086. 6. Honda, 995. 7. Mazda, 897. 8. Subaru, 626. 9. Volkswagen, 597. 10. Isuzu, 571.

This sidebar appeared with the story: ON THE SHELF Business Week, Oct. 13: Cover story explores WorldCom CEO Bernard J. Ebbers’ bold bid for MCI and how it could change the face of communications. Forbes, Oct. 20: Magazine follows the rise of EPA administrator Carol Browner and how she has built a power base by exploiting health and the environment.

Making tracks Here are the top 10 automobile manufacturers, based on estimated number of dealerships, according to Selling Power magazine: 1. General Motors, 8,546. 2. Ford Motor Co., 5,014. 3. Chrysler Corp., 4,612. 4. Toyota, 1,189. 5. Nissan, 1,086. 6. Honda, 995. 7. Mazda, 897. 8. Subaru, 626. 9. Volkswagen, 597. 10. Isuzu, 571.