Future Of Downtown Again Open For Comments

Do you have comments to make about the future of downtown Spokane? Here’s your opportunity.

The fourth and final downtown planning meeting, held by the Downtown Spokane Partnership and the city of Spokane’s planning department will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the Spokane Convention Center.

The meeting will be organized as an open house, designed to gather any new ideas or fine tune existing strategies for revitalization of the downtown core. For information, call the partnership at 456-0580 or the planning department at 625-6060.

In other events this week:

Today

A two-day Asian Society Business and Policy Conference in Seattle discusses Hong Kong one year after its transition. For information, call (206) 441-4419.

Tuesday

A meeting to explain Farm Service Agency loans and federal support programs for wheat farmers is scheduled at 2 p.m. in the Colfax Public Service Building. Call (509) 397-4301.

The U.S. Labor Department releases consumer prices and the Federal Reserve releases industrial production for May.

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examines mergers and corporate consolidation.

Wednesday

Clark Sorensen of the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies will lead a discussion on current events in Korea. The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. For information, call (509) 777-4279.

A meeting to explain Farm Service Agency loans and federal support programs for wheat farmers is held at 8:30 a.m. in the Lind Lion’s Club. Call (509) 545-8543.

The Spokane office of the Department of Revenue invites business people to a free, new business outreach workshop to help new and small business managers understand how to report state taxes. The workshop runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 4407 N. Division. For information or to register, call (509) 482-3805.

Thursday

The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce holds its 7th annual golf tournament at Indian Canyon Golf Course. Call (509) 459-4111 for information.

A meeting to explain Farm Service Agency loans and federal support programs for wheat farmers is held at 9:30 a.m. in the Pasco USDA Service Center. Call (509) 545-8543.

The American Society of training and Development hosts a luncheon and seminar on “Using Assessments and Tests,” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cavanaughs River Inn, 700 N. Division. For information or reservations, call (509) 625-3843.

The Yokohama Business forum in Seattle features the economic outlook and prospects for U.S. companies, and Washington high-tech industries in Japan. For information, call Patrick Dwyer at (212) 575-9106.

Friday

A meeting to explain Farm Service Agency loans and federal support programs for wheat farmers is held at 8 a.m. at the Marcellus Grange Hall in Ritzville. Call (509) 659-1761.

The U.S. Treasury Department releases budget deficit for May.

Consumer Reports, June issue: The magazine rates 46 hotel chains and offers tips on how to pay less for lodging. Business Week, June 15: Recommendations on where to invest are contained in a special midyear guide that lists best bets for stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate and foreign markets.

Changing times Here are some findings from the second annual survey by the 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance. The survey polled more than 200 general managers in supermarkets nationwide during March. Beverages and snack foods are the packaged goods that men purchase most often. Women most frequently purchase household goods, dairy products and toiletries. Cigarettes and liquor combined are the most frequently shoplifted items of 1998 with an increase of 180 percent from 1997.