Speakers Will Discuss Biotechnology Issues

Biotechnology is the focus of the Spokane Area Economic Development Council’s Spring Recruitment Rally, scheduled for Thursday.

Featured speakers include the leaders of two local biotech companies, who will share their views of the industry’s future in the Inland Northwest.

Peter Allison, president of Bio-Genetic Ventures, will discuss “The ABC’s of the Biotech Industry” and Joanna Ellington, president of Advanced Reproduction Technologies, will discuss “Biotech Activities in the Region.”

EDC President Mark Turner calls the rally “an opportunity for the business community to learn more about industries Spokane is targeting for recruitment.”

The program, free and open to the public, runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Deaconess Health Education Center, 910 W. Fifth. Reservations are required. Call 624-9285 for information or reservations.

In other events this week:

Tuesday

Japanese Consul General Yoshio Nomoto will be the special guest at the Japan Week business luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute. Cost: $15. Nomoto also will attend a business reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Business Information Center in the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For reservations for either event, call 777-3242.

Wednesday

“Viability of a Regional City: Implications for Spokane’s Urban Core” is the theme of the spring symposium presented by WSU Spokane’s Interdisciplinary Design Institute from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Phase One Classroom Building, Riverpoint campus, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Admission is free; to reserve a seat, call 358-7500 or e-mail design@wsu.edu.

* Discussion of what makes a good city is the theme of the Spokane City Forum, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Cost: $7.50, including lunch; Deadline for reservations is today. Call 777-1555.

Thursday

U.S. Labor Department reports on producer price index and Commerce Department reports on retail sales, both for March.

Friday

The Spokane International Trade Alliance presents a foreign trade zone seminar from 8 to 10 a.m. at the offices of Telect Inc., 2111 N. Molter in Liberty Lake. For information or reservations, call 459-4123.

* The Spokane Home Builders Association kicks off a three-day Home Improvement Show and Remodelers Tour. The show runs from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Spokane Fair and Exposition Center. The remodeling tour, which includes six projects, runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost: $5. Call 532-4990.

* Labor Department reports on consumer price index and Federal Reserve reports on industrial production, both for March.

Saturday

If you haven’t finished preparing your federal income tax return, don’t panic. You have until midnight April 17 to file your return this year, because April 15 falls on a Saturday

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