Edc Summer Rally Features Software
Local software developers will be featured at the Spokane Area Economic Development Council’s Summer Rally, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd.
Fred Brown, chairman and CEO of LineSoft Corp., which makes specialized software for utilities, will give the keynote address. He will offer insights on “What Has Made LineSoft Thrive.”
While the program is free and open to the public, reservations are required. Call 624-9385.
In other events this week:
Monday
Ann Rydalch, director of the Mid-West Regional Resource Center for Innovations for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Industrial Technologies, presents a free workshop on “Funding for Innovative Ideas” from 9 a.m. to noon at the University of Idaho Research Park, 510 Clearwater Loop, Suite 2, in Post Falls. Call Theresa Cowles at (208) 777-4700.
Tuesday
A job fair is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt, to help fill more than 300 positions in downtown Spokane. Representatives from Pottery Barn, Sawtooth Grill, Travelers, Dakotah Direct, The Spokesman-Review and other downtown employers will take applications for jobs ranging from sales associates to assistant managers.
* Developer John Stone will discuss his Riverstone project during an Upbeat Breakfast presented by the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce at 7:25 a.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Inn. Cost: $8 at the door.
Wednesday
The Washington state Commission on Pesticide Registration meets at 10 a.m. at IAREC in Prosser, Wash. For more information online, visit http://www.wscpr.org, or call (509) 543-9757 or (208) 285-0121.
Thursday
The Spokane County Planning Commission holds the second of eight informational meetings to gather public comments on a proposed update of the Spokane County Comprehensive Plan from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Public Works Building, 1026 W. Broadway. For more information, call 477-2294.
Friday
Judi Johansen, Bonneville Power Administration administrator and CEO, will deliver the keynote address at the dedication of Modern Electric Water Co.’s new office complex at 10 a.m. at 904 N. Pines. Call Terri Richey at 755-9003.
* The U.S. Labor Department reports on producer price index; Commerce Department reports on retail sales, and the Federal Reserve reports on industrial production.
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